¶ 1) To Start KITS
Navigate to your desktop and double-click the ‘KITS’ icon. If you need to create a desktop shortcut, navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Kimley-Horn\KITS\KITSCS, right click on ‘KITS_CS.exe’, select create shortcut and move this to your desktop.
¶ 2) Adding an Intersection and Defining Map Presets
Open the KITS Map and click the ‘Add Device’ button on the left side of the Map ribbon. You can also right-click on the map and select ‘Add Intersection’. Follow each step in the KITS Device Setup wizard to add the intersection to KITS. To add a map preset, zoom to the preferred location and click the ‘Add’ button. Select a preset to zoom the map to that location.
¶ 3) View Timing Values and Create Graphics
Select an intersection from the Intersection List, click the ‘Intersections’ tab and select ‘Timing Values’ under the ‘Real-Time’ menu.
To create graphics, click the ‘Editor’ sidebar on the right-hand side of the Timing Values Graphics. Drag and drop graphics elements onto the map and click the ‘Option’ dropdown to associate elements with a phase actuation, detector call, special function, etc.
To access a specific intersection's timing values, right click on the intersection in the map and select ‘Timing Values’ in the right-click menu.
¶ 4) Historical Intersection Timing Data and Event Log
Click the ‘Intersections’ tab and click the ‘History Reports’ button to see a list of available reports. Click ‘Event Log’ and select the preferred extents to generate a report of any KITS events. Click ‘Historical Intersection Timing Report’ and select the preferred extents to view a graphical representation of the controller’s phase timing over each cycle.
¶ 5) Viewing Alerts
The KITS Alert Viewer module is accessible by selecting ‘Alert Viewer’ in the ribbon under the ‘Home' tab. Enter criteria into the Search field or configure column filters to narrow down the list of alerts. Click the ‘Realtime Status’ button to pause Alert Viewer updates and allow grouping by columns.
To access the KITS Alert Viewer module from the map, enable the alerts layer by clicking ‘Alerts’ and right click on an alert to acknowledge, remove or view more information for the alert.
¶ 6) Controller Pages
Access the controller pages by right-clicking an intersection on the map, in the Intersection List, or in the Layer Manager. The controller pages can also be accessed by clicking the ‘Intersections’ tab and selecting the corresponding controller type for a particular intersection under ‘Controller Database.’
¶ 7) Saving Workspace Layouts
Version 24.12+
To configure the KITS layout as preferred, click the ‘Save current layout’, enter a workspace layout name, and click ‘OK’ to save the layout.
You can also configure the layout to use on startup via the pin next to the layout name in the drop down or select a different layout via the same drop down.
¶ 8) Dashboard View
The main window layout within the dashboard view can be configured to show whatever the user wants to see. A sample setup is shown in the image below. To adjust where windows are docked, click on the window tab and drag to the desired docking location.
