ARH PARKIT User manual

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ParkIT Install Guide
Version 1.0
Document version: 11.10.27
Table of Contents
Compliances ......................................................................................................................................... 3
1. Hardware overview ........................................................................................................................... 4
2. Install the bracket.............................................................................................................................. 6
2.1 Mounting ..................................................................................................................................... 7
3. Setting up the camera....................................................................................................................... 7
3.1 Power / trigger/ serial connection................................................................................................ 7
3.2 Ethernet connection.................................................................................................................... 8
4. Software requirements ...................................................................................................................... 8
5. Accessing the camera....................................................................................................................... 9
6. Recommended camera position ..................................................................................................... 10
7. Maintenance / Storage .................................................................................................................... 12
Appendix............................................................................................................................................. 13
Contact Information............................................................................................................................. 14
C A U T I O N!
The camera emits invisible, high power infrared light. Do not look into the light
directly to avoid the risk eye damage.
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Compliances
CE certificates:
The ARH ParkIT ANPR digital camera family complies with the European CE requirements specified in the
EMC Directive 89/336/EEC.
The ANPR cameras conform to the following Product Specifications:
Emission:
EN 55022, EN 55024
Immunity:
EN 61000-4-2, -3, -4, -5, -6, -8, -11
Declaration of RoHS Compliance for Electrical and Electronic Products:
ARH Inc. ("the Company") hereby declares that the ParkIT ANPR camera family placed on the European
Community market by the Company after 1st July 2006 are compliant with EC Directive 2002/95/EC on the
Restrict of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (commonly known as the
EU RoHS Directive.)
Compliance with RoHS means that where the product falls under the scope of the EU RoHS Directive, the
product does not contain the following substances:
- Mercury (Hg) 0.1%
- Lead (Pb) 0.1%
- Cadmium (Cd) 0.01%
- Hexavalent Chromium (Cr+6) 0.1%
- Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBB) 0.1%
- Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE) 0.1%
Above the indicated maximum concentration values by weight in homogeneous materials unless the
substance is subject to an exemption specified in the Directive or in subsequent Commission Decisions.
This declaration represents the Company's best knowledge, which is partially based on information
provided by third party suppliers.
Equipment modifications:
This equipment must be installed and used according with the instructions given in its documentation. This
equipment contains no serviceable components. Unauthorized equipment changes or modifications cause
warranty to void.
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1. Hardware overview
Sunshield
Wall bracket
Infrared LEDs
Green status LED
Infrared LEDs
Light sensor Red status LED
Camera optics Camera with bracket
Head Foot
Cove
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Camera front
Bracket
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Bracket Details and Sizes
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2. Install the bracket
The bracket can be adjusted at two different points:
1. Adjusting the ball joint (A). The bracket allows rotating the ball joint in a 35-degree spatial angle in
any direction.
2. Adjusting the foot (B). If the necessary extent of rotation exceed 35 degrees then the foot of the
bracket can be rotated by 180º extending the 35 degree spatial angle with additional 20° according
to the figure.
B
A
Bracket foot rotated by 180°
enables additional 20°
to rotate the camera by.
Steps of rotating the foot
1. Remove the four screws (1) located at the back of the foot. (Use size 4 Allen key).
2. Rotate the foot (2) by 180 degrees.
3. Place the screws back into the holes and screw them back on.
NOTE: Do not over tighten the screws.
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2.1 Mounting
The bracket can be mounted into different surfaces. Use appropriate screws for installation according to the
mountable surface.
NOTE: Failures due to inappropriate installation void the warranty.
3. Setting up the camera
NOTE: Technical specifications are subject to change without prior notice.
The camera is equipped with two cables. The first cable is responsible for the power, trigger and serial
connections while the second cable is for communication via TCP/IP. The lengths of the pre-assembled
cables are 1.5 meters and they can be extended (if necessary) according to the followings:
RJ45: with e.g. inline coupler
Power/Trigger/Serial: with e.g. junction box
IMPORTANT NOTICE! For cabling use quality, outdoor-certified cables!
Improper cabling causes warranty to void! Note that camera cables are not weatherproof! Protect
the cable endings from water to avoid damaging the camera inside.
3.1 Power / trigger/ serial connection
Description Cable color
1. DC in -........................... Black
2. DC in +............................Red
3. Opto in + ...................... Brown
4. Opto out - .......................Red
5. Opto out + ..................... Grey
6. Opto in - ...................... Orange
7. Serial TX .......................White
8. Serial RX ...................... Green
9. NC (no connect) ........... Yellow
10.Serial GND .....................Blue
NOTE: Avoid accidental contacting of the end sleeves. It may cause permanent damages.
POWER SPECIFICATION:
The required input voltage is: 12V DC. Consider voltage drop when using long cables!
DC input: 12V nominal (10V..15V), reverse polarity protected
Power: 10W
Input current: 1.0A (Max 2.5A transients occur for a few μsecs)
Over-current protection: by fuse
NOTE: Use smooth circular cables only (6-8mm diameter).
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TRIGGER SPECIFICATION:
Output: Open Collector (max. 12V DC/ 10mA)
Input: min. 5V, max. 12V
Pulse width: min. 10 ms
SERIAL CONNECTION:
The serial port of the camera complies with the RS 232 standard.
Sample application for trigger input and output
3.2 Ethernet connection
The camera is equipped with CAT5 UTP crossover cable with RJ45 plug. It is ready to connect both to PC
and network switches directly.
NOTE: The RJ45 plug is not weatherproof.
4. Software requirements
The ParkIT camera is developed to operate without any kind of special software.
Software requirements
Windows or Linux operating system
Web browser: Mozilla Firefox 4, Internet Explorer 8, Google Chrome 14.X.X.X or later editions
NOTE: To enable all camera functions, enable and update JavaScript and ActiveX controls in your browser.
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5. Accessing the camera
Steps of accessing the web interface of the camera from a browser:
1. Connect the camera to a computer or network switch, then power on the camera. After it is turned on,
both status LEDs (red and green on the camera front) are turned on while the camera is booting. After
finished, the green status LED flashes two times signaling that the camera is ready for operation. If the
green LED does not turn off then the input voltage is too low.
2. Set your computer’s IP address to 192.0.2.x where x is an integer number between 1 and 254 except 3
and your subnet mask to 255.255.255.0. For more information on changing the IP address, see
Appendix.
3. Use the ping command to test the communication with the camera
Windows: Linux:
C:\>ping -t 192.0.2.3 username@mylinux:~$ ping 192.0.2.3
4. Soon, the ping package returns: Reply from 192.0.2.3 If not, power off then on and enter the
previous ping command again. After 3 seconds, the camera will try to get IP address automatically via
DHCP.
5. Start a browser then enter the default IP address of the camera into the address bar
(http://192.0.2.3). After this, the camera starts with administrator privileges, ready to be set up and
configured.
NOTE: To enable all camera functions, enable (and update) JavaScript and ActiveX controls in your
browser.
6. Configure the Camera
The ParkIT camera must be configured before using. With the Configuration Wizard, the camera
features (e.g. zoom, triggering etc.) can be set up quickly and easily. Of course, the use of the wizard is
optional – camera properties can be set up manually as well.
Steps of the Wizard:
Network setup (Changing the default IP address of the camera is strongly recommended), time and date
settings, camera task selection, configuration of image properties, autozoom and autofocus, event
managing and profile settings. For more information on the Wizard, see ParkIT User’s Manual.
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Web interface after configuring the camera:
6. Recommended camera position
A good ANPR engine can read plates from images captured in various conditions. However, to achieve
over 95% recognition rate with short recognition times, the position of the camera have to be calculated
accurately. The best position is if the angle between the camera axis and the direction of the vehicle
movement is minimal (see below).
The distance between the camera and plate is also important. If the camera is too far from the plate, the
characters may not be large enough for recognizing them. In this case, zoom-in until you reach the proper
size. If the distance is too short it may happen that, a part of the plate is over the camera’s field of view
(when the vehicle is near to the side of the lane or the plate is not at the middle of the vehicle).
Generally, sharp and characters easily readable to the human eye are appropriate for ANPR/LPR purposes.
The most important factor is the size of the characters on the image. For Latin characters it is
recommended to have at least 16 pixel character height, for Arabic or other special characters it is
recommended to have 20 pixel height (since they are more calligraphic than Latin characters). Too large
characters are also not suitable for ANPR, therefore try to avoid settings where the character size is greater
than 50 pixels in height. A line width of a character on the image should be at least 2 pixels.
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