CARMEN FreeFlow Plate Recognition Software
Technical Specifications

CARMEN FreeFlow is a core technology rather than a complete application, and it was specially designed and developed to be easily integrated into complex intelligent traffic applications. As a flexible system, with its comprehensive functions library it can be tailored to meet special customer requirements.

Typical application areas of CARMEN FreeFlow

• Building traffic movement database
• Automation and simplicity of airport and harbour logistics
• Security monitoring of roads, checkpoints
• Prevention of non-payment at gas stations, drive-in restaurants, etc.

Supported Operating Systems	· Windows 7, Vista (32bit only), XP, 2003 · Linux
Programming Languages under Windows	· Visual C/C++ · Visual Basic 6.0 · Borland Delphi · Visual Basic .NET · C# · Java
Programming Languages under Linux	· C/C++
Software Development Kit	· DLLs, ActiveX components, OCX files
Type of Plates	· Recognition is country and font independent: any Latin, Arabic, Chinese, korean and Cyrillic characters can be recognized · State/country region recognition (optional)
Image Input	· Still image from memory or file (BMP,JPEG,JPEG2000) · Live analogue video input (PAL or NTSC)
Trigger	· Trigger is not mandatory but recommended when recognizing from live video
Processing time dependences	· Image quality (complexity, noise level) · Image size · Processing power (CPU speed) · Parameter settings
Output	· Plate number in ASCII/UNICODE · Position of plate · Positions of characters · Tip list for each characters · Confidence levels for each tips · Color of plate (optional) · Country ID (optional) · Locating more plates on one image
Documentation	· Reference manual in electronic format
System Requirements	· Intel, PIII 1 GHz or higher Intel CPU (128 MB RAM) · Free PCIe / PCI (2.1) / PC104+ slot or USB 2.0 port
Technical specifications are subject to change without prior notice

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