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CAVe-in-a-box – Acceptance Checklist

All the antennas and devices firmly fastened to the box

☐ RSU
☐ OBU
☐ Wired Network Switch
☐ Wi-Fi Switch
☐ Traffic Signal Controller
☐ V2X Hub
☐ Tablet PC
☐ RSU antenna
☐ OBU antenna

☐ Able to power ON all components with one switch
LED/Light turns to the color indicating operating mode depending on the vendors

☐ RSU LED
☐ OBU LED
☐ Wired Network Switch LED flickering green
☐ Wi-Fi Switch LED green
☐ Traffic Signal Controller LCD screen
☐ V2X Hub
☐ Tablet PC

Network scan test [cave-in-a-box.sh from https://github.com/usdot-fhwa-stol/cav-education]

☐ Do all the devices have correct IP/Port combination? If No, Which devices have incorrect networking?

☐ RSU
☐ OBU
☐ Wired Network Switch
☐ Wi-Fi Switch
☐ Traffic Signal Controller
☐ V2X Hub
☐ Tablet PC

V2X Hub admin portal using the tablet

☐ Enable SPaT Application
☐ Confirm SPaT message count is incremental and frequency is correct (around 100 which means 100 milliseconds between each SPaT message)

BSM receiving

☐ Able to login to the OBU using the tablet (If applicable)
☐ Run vendor specific commands to enable BSM broadcast
☐ Re-connect with the V2X Hub admin portal and enable MessageReceiver plugin
☐ Confirm BSM count is incremental, and frequency is correct (around 100 which means 100 milliseconds between each SPaT message)

CAVe Test Tool application – optional

☐ Confirm the application is running by going to the http://localhost:8000
☐ Confirm BSM displayed as they are received from the OBU

This photo shows the shelf of Connected and Automated Vehicle education (CAVe)-in-a-box. The tablet, NanoPi/Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Hub computer, Power over Ethernet (PoE) Injector, network switch, and wireless router are labeled at their respective locations.

Source: FHWA.
Figure 1. Image. CAVe-in-a-box shelf.

This photo is a front view of the Connected and Automated Vehicle education (CAVe)-in-a-box infrastructure kit. Two 5.9 gigahertz (GHz) antennas, the GPS antenna, and the traffic signal controller are labeled at their respective locations.

Source: FHWA.
Figure 2. Image. Front view of infrastructure kit.

This photo is of a MK5 roadside unit (RSU) in the Connected and Automated Vehicle education (CAVe)-in-a-box infrastructure kit. The RSU is positioned below the power strip, both of which are labeled.

Source: FHWA.
Figure 3. Image. Roadside unit (RSU) in infrastructure kit.

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