EN 61000-4-2, -3, -4, -5, -6, -8, -11 DECLARATION OF ROHS COMPLIANCE FOR ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS: ARH Inc. ("the Company") hereby declares that the FreewayCAM ANPR camera family placed on the European Community market by the Company after 8 June 2011 are compliant with EC Directive 2011/65/EU on the Restrict of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (commonly known as the EU RoHS Directive.)
HARDWARE OVERVIEW Sunshield Wall bracket Camera with bracket Red status LED Light sensor Green status LED Camera optics Infrared LEDs behind the protecting plate Camera front Page 4/18 FreewayCAM Install Guide...
Camera fastening screw Remove protective film from the protecting plate (on the front of the camera) before using the FreewayCAM. ADJUST THE BRACKET 1. Loosen the camera fastening screw on the bottom of the bracket. (Use a size 5 Allen key).
(6-8mm in diameter). Seal the unused cable endings (end sleeves) before connecting to power in order to avoid any damages caused by a possible short circuit. 1. CABLE LAYOUTS In case of WVGA and HD cameras: Page 7/18 FreewayCAM Install Guide...
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The lower two connectors of the back panel of the camera are for the power supply and Ethernet connection. The additional two sealed outputs are designed for GPS and radar connections if necessary. ETHERNET SPECIFICATION: CAT5e crossover cable with an RJ45 plug. Page 8/18 FreewayCAM Install Guide...
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Over-current by fuse Protection TRIGGER SPECIFICATIONS: Input: min. 5V, max. 12V Logic Output: min. 5V, max. 12V, max. 10mA Pulse width: min. 1 ms Mind the polarity. Page 9/18 FreewayCAM Install Guide...
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SCHEMATIC FOR TRIGGERING: EXTERNAL WIRING SCHEMATIC SERIAL CONNECTION SPECIFICATION: The serial port of the camera complies with the RS 232 standard. Route the cable according to the image to avoid the collection of rainwater at the socket Page 10/18 FreewayCAM Install Guide...
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS The FreewayCAM is developed to operate without any kind of special software. SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS: For network setup, administrator (root) privileges are necessary. Web browser: Mozilla Firefox 47, Internet Explorer 10-11, Google Chrome version 51 or later. If possible, update your browser (Firefox or Chrome) to the latest available version.
5. Start a browser then enter the default IP address of the camera into the address bar (http://192.0.2.3). Once this is done, the camera starts with administrator privileges, ready for setup and configuration. Page 12/18 FreewayCAM Install Guide...
ANPR; therefore, try to avoid settings where the character size is greater than 50 pixels in height. The line width of a character on the image should be at least 2 pixels. Page 13/18 FreewayCAM Install Guide...
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A properly set camera should provide a similar image: A proper sample image Proper character sizes (in pixels) on the sample image Page 14/18 FreewayCAM Install Guide...
(no spider webs or any other contaminants inhibit the visibility), the mechanical components and parts are not damaged in any way Page 15/18 FreewayCAM Install Guide...
2. Enter the ifconfig command to see the reserved Ethernets (e.g. eth0). 3. Enter the following command: ifconfig ethY 192.0.2.25 where Y is a free eth (e.g. eth1) and 192.0.2.25 is a sample IP address. Page 16/18 FreewayCAM Install Guide...
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LED’s. Do not look into the illumination unit directly from close range or for more than 100 seconds. If you do not take these safety precautions, you risk damaging your eyes. Page 17/18 FreewayCAM Install Guide...
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