Contents ......................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Installation Guide for VS50 ANPR Camera ....................1 1. Component List ........................... 4 Standard Components ......................4 Optional Components ......................4 2. Introduction ............................4 3. Connections ............................5 4. Connection to PSU ..........................6 5.
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7.5.4 System Function - Test Outputs and Shutdown ..............28 7.5.5 Passwords ..........................28 7.5.6 Date / Time Management ....................29 8. Mounting the Camera ........................30 9. Troubleshooting ..........................30 10. Camera Specification (Subject to change) ..................31 VS50 Installation Guide V1.0...
1.1 Standard Components VS50 ANPR Camera RJ45 Mating Kit 1.2 Optional Components PSU 24v Dc ( VS50-PSU ) I/O Relay Cable ( VS50-IO-CBL) 2. Introduction The ANPR camera comes pre‐aligned and set up for a stated distance. These distances relate to standard UK number plates for use with ANPR software.
Pin 7 = Output 2 ‘Lights’ Pin 8 = Output 1 ‘Barrier’ A 5m cable with a pre-fitted M12 cable connector, can be purchased from Norbain (VS50-IO- CBL). Alternatively, a standard M12 female connector can be independently purchased. It is recommended that the IP68 rating should be used to preserve the rating of the unit.
The default IP address of the VS50 camera is: 192.168.127.10 The address of every VS50 camera on a given network must be unique and appropriate for communication with the ANPR computer. 6. Relay Connection When using the relay cable supplied by Norbain as an option, one end will be fitted with an M12 8- pin male connector which should be securely fitted to the camera housing.
7. Camera Configuration (Software) The VS50 camera runs a webpage to enable easy setup and configuration of the device. All settings are controlled from here so there is no need to connect through remote desktop or other viewing software. 7.1 First time run and setup wizard To connect to the VS50, first ensure that your computer is on the same network range (i.e.
7.1.2 Setup Wizard – System Use After clicking to run the setup wizard, a new window for the ‘VS50 Configuration Wizard’ will open showing the ‘System Use’ page (Figure 4 below). On this first page, there are 5 options for the system use available to you: Bespoke Setup –...
ANPR system. Lane Description - Here you can input a user-friendly alphanumeric string to describe the lane type and location. In the example below, it describes the lane as the ‘Main Car Park Exit’ VS50 Installation Guide V1.0...
Once the lane has been configured, click ‘Next’ 7.1.5 Setup Wizard – Regions The VS50 has an on-board engine capable of reading plates from all over the World. In the ‘Regions’ page, you should select the region of installation from the drop-down list and any countries which are likely to be seen by the camera.
Once your list is complete, click ‘Next’ 7.1.6 Setup Wizard – Detection The VS50 should normally recognise plates without user intervention. Site specific settings to optimise the engine can be entered in the Detection page (Figure 9). Figure 9: Setup Wizard Detection Traffic Type: Automatic –...
First enable the interface by checking the box next to ‘Enable’ Figure 10: Setup Wizard Stream Settings Car Park # - You can allocate VS50 cameras to specific car parks in a larger ANPR system. Identify here the car park number to which the camera is associated.
Backlog send order - The VS50 camera is able to backlog data in an internal buffer if the connection is lost with the JetParking server. The Backlog send order configures whether the oldest or most recent data is prioritised when the network comes back online.
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Figure 12: Setup Wizard XML Protocol Options Next you can choose the backlogging options which instructs the VS50 camera what to do if the communications link to the xml host machine is down. Figure 13: Setup Wizard XML Backlogging VS50 Installation Guide V1.0...
Port Number - The port number that the ANPR event data will be sent to / the trigger will be received from. The default port number is 4200. Note: Information on the schema for the software triggering can be found by contacting VS50 Installation Guide V1.0...
7.1.10 Setup Wizard – Relay Control The VS50 has two separate relay outputs labelled as ‘Output1 - Barrier’ and ‘Output2 - Lights’. The labels are advisory and do not necessarily mean the output from the camera should be connected to these devices.
‘Next’. 7.1.12 Setup Wizard – BOF The VS50 also comes complete with a BOF web services interface allowing data to be sent to the Safety back office system (See Figure 17). To begin configuration, first click ‘Enable BOF Web Service’.
(list of allowed and alarm vehicles). If a Wiegand output is required for a vehicle in the table, the specific access code is to be added in the ‘Wiegand’ field. When the VS50 reads a plate with a Wiegand code associated in the database it will output this according to the options set below (See Figure 18).
Figure 19: Setup Wizard LED Sign Menu To enable the interface, tick the ‘Enable LED Sign’ check box, then enter the IP address of the sign and communication port number (default 5200). VS50 Installation Guide V1.0...
7.1.15 Setup Wizard – Parking Logic VS50 Integrates with SkiData systems through both a PlateTech and Parking Logic interfaces. As a general rule, the UK and Ireland use the Parking Logic and the rest of the World tends to use the...
7.1.16 Setup Wizard – PlateTech VS50 Integrates with SkiData systems through both a PlateTech and Parking Logic interfaces. As a general rule, the UK and Ireland use the Parking Logic and the rest of the World tends to use the Plate Tech interface.
To relaunch the following a restart, simply wait a minute or two and then type in the camera’s new IP address into your web browser. To make further changes, either relaunch the wizard, or go to the ‘Settings’ tab if you are just making changes to a single menu. VS50 Installation Guide V1.0...
Notes: It is also advised that a minimum of 3-5 reads are taken of each passing vehicle. This should present itself on screen as 3-5 new patches appearing on-screen as a vehicle passes. VS50 Installation Guide V1.0...
Camera may not be at the best exposure (see 7.1.6 Detection). 7.3 Database and Alarms Setup The VS50 supports a local on-board database. This can either be uploaded manually using the web interface; or pointed at an external database with updates via XML.
5. Plate list of the most recent vehicles. Clicking on an entry from the list brings up the associated information and images. 6. ‘Go Live’ button. This is visible after selecting a vehicle from the plate list. It puts the page back in live updating mode. VS50 Installation Guide V1.0...
7.5 Maintenance The VS50 has a host of Maintenance functions to help upgrade, diagnose, back-up and restore the camera. 7.5.1 Upload / Download Manager The Upload / Download Manager page is where upgrades can be applied to different aspects of the camera.
7.5.3 System Restore The VS50 is able to create restoration points and restore to either a last known good configuration or a full factory reset. Once the camera is setup and working, it is strongly recommended that you create a restore point by clicking on the ‘System Restore’...
The default username and passwords for the camera are administrator and [blank] respectively. To change the password, go to the passwords menu and enter the current credentials, followed by the new authorisation information. Once complete, click ‘Apply’. Figure 29: Maintenance Password Screen VS50 Installation Guide V1.0...
7.5.6 Date / Time Management This page allows you to set the date and time settings of the VS50 camera. An option to use Daylight saving time (DST) will be present also (not shown on Fig31 below) Figure 31: Maintenance Date/Time Management...
8. Mounting the Camera This is used to connect the wall bracket supplied The VS50 comes complete with a small U-bracket with the camera. Pole and ceiling mounting options are also available Figure 30: U Bracket For more information and pricing on optional mounting brackets, please contact your account manager.
Sensor: 1/3’ Effective Pixels: 1280(H) x 960(V) Shutter Speed: Min - 1/500. Max - 1/8000. Video Format: Uncompressed Gigabit (not output from VS50 as a stream). Min Illumination: 0 Lux operation with integrated IR. Processor: 1.46GHz Dual Core Memory: 2GB RAM Operating Temperature: ‐30 to +55...
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