Number Plate Recognition Products
CARMEN Mobile ANPR unit
Overview
CARMEN ANPR mobile unit is specially designed to support automatic license plate recognition from moving vehicles. The mobile unit is a purpose built fixed mounted computer for In-vehicle application equipped with a 8,4 inch display. The ANPR mobile unit is designed specially for enforcement or monitoring purposes used particularly on highways having free-flowing traffic. The system can automatically take images of passing vehicles furthermore, can locate and read the license plates from the grabbed images by using CARMEN FreeFlow ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) software. The result is given back in ASCII character codes. The Carmen FreeFlow ANPR product consists of three parts:1.Carmen FreeFlow ANPR engine
2.Functions' library
3.FxVD4mc_sF frame grabber card (embedded in the mobile PC)The core of CARMEN FreeFlow is an image processing software module that interprets the content of raw visual data, extracts the important information and converts it into "computer understandable" (ASCII) format within a fraction of a second. The proprietary image recognition and OCR technology of Adaptive Recognition Hungary is embodied in this computer program. The CARMEN Engine provides the ability to read virtually any license plate in the world.
The CARMEN Engine has no Graphical User Interface (GUI) but it has an Application Programming Interface (API) as the Engine was designed to be integrated into applications and to serve as an automatic number plate recognition service.
Technical Specification
Processor Mobile Pentium III 500 MHz processor
Embedded 64MHz Multimedia Processor
Extreme low 1.35-Volt Technology
Embedded FXVD4mc_s frame grabber card (PC104+ format)RAM Memory 128 MB RAM type SO-DIMM, expandable to 384 MB Hard Disk Drive Internal 30 - 40 GB slim line HDD, Processor & I2C controlled preheating and cooling CD-ROM / DVD / CD-R drives Options: Internal slim line CD-ROM drive, DVD drive or CD-R drive Navigation Integrated GPS receiver, NMEA standard: VTG, RMC, GGA, GSA, GSV Data communication Internal GPRS communication Available features for PC/104+ PCI-Only Multi channel Video Input Card
Multi Channel Video Input MPEG Encoding
TV & RDS Radio receivers and 1 Video Input
PC-Card/CardBus SlotOperating System Windows® 95/98/2000, Windows® NT/XP, Linux Mandrake® 7.6 Dimensions and Weights Central Unit: Std DIN Car Radio Mounting Case for Dash-Board Mounting
Console mounting:189 mm (w) x 61 mm (h) x 177,5 mm (d), 1.8 kg
CD-ROM box: 189 mm (w) x 19 mm (h) x 177,5 mm (d), 0.2 kg
Display Unit: 212 mm (w) x 180 mm (h) x 25 / 45 mm (d), 1.0 kgOption for Car Interface & Audio 1 x external CAN according to vehicle standard J 1939 plus 1 x Internal CAN Bus
Integrated 2 x 30W Stereo power amplifier
Integrated TV and RDS Radio receivers
Integrated Video input, high quality video-grabber card
Phone Audio for hands free, TV / Radio voice
5W loudspeaker in display unitMounting Universal surface mounting Computer and Display Casings
Std DIN Car Radio Mounting Computer Case for On-Board MountingShock and vibration Shock and vibration protected Computer and Display unit ESD IEC 61000-4-2: 1995, level 4 (8kV discharge) Dry heat According to IEC 68-2-2 Bc.: 90oC/1h, 85oC/5min, 70oC/96h Stress Cycling According to IEC 68-2-14 Nb and simultaneously vibration test according to IEC 68-2-35: 1h -25oC, 1h 70oC, 48h/axle. Rate of temp.change:3 +/- 2oC/60s. Number of cycles: 65 Display Separate TFT LVDS display
8,4" SVGA, 800x600 pixels
Wide-range viewing angle
262 000 colors, C&T 69030 Graphic Chipset
Programmable 16-bit smart display unit
4 MB Video RAM
Full digital interface
High brightness screen
Automatic Brightness adjustment controlled by environmental luminance
Internal vibration and shock protection
Processor & I2C controlled preheating
Option: Touch screen.Interfaces: COM1, Standard Dsub9 connector
2 x USB
2 x PS2 for keyboard and mouse
GPS antenna
GSM antenna
Digital display interface
Vehicle power connector: Power input, 4 x digital input, 3 x digital output, vehicle ignition, IGN15, Wake-Up 1 x PC/104+ on PCI-only Bus for std PC/104+ boards
Audio I/O for Microphone and Stereo Out for External Amplifier.Battery Internal rechargeable backup battery
Processor controlled battery chargePower Supply Operating voltage 12 VDC
Computer unit's operating power consumption 12 W excluding display and heating
Internal filtrations of supply voltage's fluctuation and breaks according to vehicle standard
Power ON / OFF Ignition controlled Auto Start and Stop Run
2 x general inputs (Ignition and alarm)
Phone call wake up feature in Stop Run mode
Watchdog for the O/S state's
Auto-controlled Stop Run Timer according to Ignition.
Corrosion protection Degrees of protection according to IEC 68-2-30 Db Cold weather Start-Up According to IEC 68-2-1 Aa Transient voltages According to ISO 7637-1, test pulse 5, level 3, vehicle system "loaddump"
According to ISO 7637-2 and 3. Test pulse 1a: Vs=-150V, Ri=10ohm, t1=5s.
High Active Digital Inputs: -600V, 1ms, Ri=50ohm
Low Active Digital Inputs: +300V, 1ms, Ri=50ohmReverse- and over voltages Reverse battery voltage protection
24V, time not limited (wrong cable connection in 24V systems)
35V, 1 hour (alternator failure)
48V, 20 min (booster start)Voltage drop, vehicle Engine start ISO 7637-1, test pulse 4, Vs=-7V, Va=-6V, t6=40ms, t8=10s
ISO 7637-2, test pulse 4, Vs=-16V, Va=-12V, t6=50ms, t8=20sElectromagnetic compatibility (EMC) Fulfills the requirements of 95/54/EEC directive for ESA's radiated emissions
Based on draft EN 55022 (1997)QA Methods SAE J1939/11 (CAN)
DIN 40050 (IP)
IEC 68-2-38 2/Ad (TMP)
IEC 61000-4-2 (ESD)
Environmental Specs Humidity 5 % - 95 %
Operation Temperature -25°C to + 55°C
Storage Temperature -40°C to + 80 °C
Components
Applications
Carmen mobile unit is ideal for any in-vehicle application where Automatic Number Plate Recognition is required.
Typical areas for usage:
· Police cars
· City or highway monitoring applications
· Patrolling for stolen cars