ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition)
Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) is a surveillance method which uses optical character recognition software on images in order to read licence plates on vehicles.
Also known as License Plate Recognition (LPR), it is a camera-based system that enables cars to be tracked and documented in real-time. So for instance, it can be used to calculate the time someone has spent in a car park or for identifying crime at petrol stations. It is also a valuable application when used in covert counter-terrorism surveillance of ports and airports.
ANPR can be used in conjunction with existing closed-circuit television or road-rule enforcement cameras. They are also used by various police forces in numerous applications, for example, as a method of electronic toll collection or for monitoring traffic behaviour at traffic lights.
The diagram below illustrates how ANPR can be utilised in an access control application.
First, the camera captures the image of the licence plate and the optical character recognition software reads the licence number. The data is then checked against a database in order to establish whether the vehicle is authorised to gain entry and instructs the barrier accordingly.
ANPR Hardware Solutions From Wordsworth
Wordsworth is a supplier of Industrial IT and Networking solutions to customers in the ANPR market. Our Industrial PCs are manufactured in the UK to meet the reliability and environmental requirements of all ANPR systems and are in use on many roads throughout the UK and Europe.
Wordsworth’s networking division are specialists in GPRS / 3G communications to remote ANPR sites as well as being able to provide complete Ethernet network solutions for any media – copper, fibre or wireless.
Wordsworth ANPR Hardware
Wordsworth's Fanless New eBOX embedded system supports a socket P Intel® Core™2 Duo or Celeron® M processor with FSB 533/667/800MHz, support two DDR2 DIMM sockets up to 4GB memory.
Incorporating the Intel® GME965 Express chipset, this high performance embedded box computer offers two graphics solutions including the cost-effective Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 and the onboard PCI Express x16 slot.
Also offers a PCI slot and PCIe x16 slot to deliver mass expansibility. The eBOX639-840-FL is a powerful box PC for industrial automation, digital signage, gaming industry, industrial controller, and vehicle applications.
Fanless Embedded System with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor, PCI and PCIe x16 Slots
The Wordsworth Prosys low noise is a 1U industrial PC based on the latest Intel Core 2 mobile processor.
It comes in a 1U Industrial Chassis with a DVD/RW and a removable 3.5� HDD, fitted with an Intel Core 2 T7500 2.13GHz CPU, 1GB DDR2 Memory, 80GB SATA II Storage, DVD-RW Drive, Dual GbE and Windows XP Professional.
Wordsworth PCI Express 4 Channel Video Graphics Capture Card.
- External GPIO relay board with eight channels (4 in / 4 out),included I/O kit & cable
- PCI Express x1 interface with PCIe-to-PCI bridge onboard
- Four video channels with 120 fps @ D1 per channel
- NTSC/PAL/SECAM auto sensing
- Support Multiple Card (maximum 32 ports video input)
- SDK with Windows drivers
- Applications: Video surveillance, security, public transportations, police and government
PCI Express 4 Channel Video Capture Card
The Wordsworth IAP-320 series are reliable IEEE802.11 a/b/g WLAN Access Point with 2 ports LAN.
It supports 802.1X and MAC filters for security control. It can be configured to operate in AP/Bridge/Repeater/AP-Client mode.
You are able to configure IAP-320 series by WEB interface via LAN port or WLAN interface.IAP-320 series provides dual Ethernet ports in switch mode, so that you can use Daisy Chain to reduce the usage of Ethernet switch ports. In addition, IAP-320 series also provides P.D. feature on ETH2 which is fully compliant with IEEE802.3af PoE P.D. specification. Therefore, IAP-320 series are one of the best communication solutions for wireless applications on the industrial network.
Access Control Solutions
A popular add-on to any ANPR system is the facility to provide ‘Access Control’ functionality like raising and lowering of a roadside barrier or locking / unlocking a door.
Depending on the application Wordsworth is able to offer either a plug-in card I/O card for your PC or an Ethernet solution that can be placed close to the device to be controlled and networked back to a controlling PC.
- 16 Open Collector output channels
- 16 Optical isolated digital input channels
- DC signal input with filter or Without filter
- AC Signal input with filter
16-channel isolated digital input & 16-channel open-collector output Board
Wordsworth provide dual redundant power inputs, 12~48 VDC, on terminal block to guarantee a non-stop operation.
With wide operating temperature, -10~55°C, and rugged IP-30 housing design, IDS-5042-WG and IDS-5042-IWG could operate in the harsh industrial environment. We believe Wordsworth offer the best solution to the high demand of secure serial to WLAN critical data communication.
Industrial 4-port RS232/422/485 to 802.11 b/g WLAN and 2-port 10/100TX Device Server
Wordsworth redundant Ring Ethernet switch with 24x10/100TX & 2x1000 SFP COMBO ports.
With completely support of Ethernet Redundancy protocol, Wordsworth (recovery time < 10ms over 250 units of connection), and MSTP/RSTP/STP (IEEE 802.1s/w/D) can protect your mission-critical applications from network interruptions or temporary malfunctions with its fast recovery technology.
IES-3242GC can be managed centralized and convenient by a powerful windows utility — Open-Vision. IES-3242GC also supports functions of network management, such as SNMP, RMON, Port Trunking, and Port/Tag-based VLAN security. Therefore, this Wordsworth switch is one of the most reliable choice for highly-managed and Fiber Ethernet application.
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