CARMEN Parking Plate Recognition Software
Technical Specifications

The CARMEN Parking license plate recognition engine is a special version of the CARMEN license plate recognition technology.

It has been developed to offer an excellent solution for the growing need of parking and access control management systems.

With integration CARMEN Parking into parking management systems, it becomes possible to automate vehicle entry to and exit from a car park or a secure zone and to use the recognised registration number for inventory management.

Supported operating systems	· Windows 7 · Windows Vista (32bit only) · Windows XP · Windows 2003
Programming languages	· Visual C/C++ · Visual Basic 6.0 · Borland Delphi · Visual Basic .NET · C# · Java
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	· Live analogue video input (PAL or NTSC)
Trigger	· Trigger is needed for starting the recognition (key press, inductive loop, IR barrier, IR sensor etc.) Limitation: one recognition per channel in every three seconds (3 sec delay between two recognition processes on the same channel)
Processingt time dependences	· Image quality (complexity, noise level, etc.) · 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 · Colour 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 (128MB RAM) · Free PCI (2.1) / PC104+ slot
Technical specifications are subject to change without prior notice

For server applications or embedded systems/smart cameras we recommend CARMEN FreeFlow to use.

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