CONTENTS INSTALLING AND PRE-INSTALLATION POSITIONING CAMERA 1.1 Choosing Location Camera Installation Adjusting Plate Tilt Angle LPR (ANPR) Specification CONFIGURING YOUR CAMERA Data and Time Network Settings Analytics SD Card Exposure Focus Pixel width Install or Update Application Activate Application 10. Configure Application INSTALLATION Observing proper installation Examples of proper installation...
PRE-INSTALLATION 1.1 Choosing Location The LPR (License Plate Recognition) / ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) Technology running on this camera will provide you with the best results when following the recommended installation requirements below. Fig. 1 Recommended Camera shown from side 30 degrees Maximum Vertical Angle Minimum and Maximum Forward Distance depend on lens zoom.
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1.1 Choosing a Location (Continued) Camera can cover 1 road lane. Recommended 30 degrees Maximum Horizontal Angle Normally, setting recognition zone (see orange Fig. 3 frame below) in lower half of camera view is sufficient and favours app performance. Camera shown from top 30 º...
INSTALLING AND POSITIONING CAMERA 2.1 Camera Installation NOTE: Refer to camera installation guide and follow the installation instructions. 2.2 Adjust for Plate Tilt Angle For the best results, check the angle of your plate compared to the horizontal alignment and rotate the camera to achieve less than 5°...
2.3 LPR(ANPR) Specification: Wisenet 5 cameras LPR(ANPR) CAMERAS XNO-6120R/RW XNO-6080R/RW XNV-6080R/RW LPR Usage Conditions Urban Traffic Urban Traffic Urban Traffic Speed Description Regular Speed Moderate speed Moderate speed Lane Coverage 1 lane (3.6m/12ft Wide) (with built in IR) 1 lane (3.6m/12ft Wide) (with built in IR) 1 lane (3.6m/12ft Wide) (with built in IR) Speed limit Up to 90km/h (55mph)
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2.4 LPR(ANPR) Specification: Wisenet 7 cameras LPR(ANPR) CAMERAS XNO-6123R/RW XNO-C6083R/RW XNV-C6083R/RW LPR Usage Conditions Urban Traffic Urban Traffic Urban Traffic Speed Description Regular Speed Moderate speed Moderate speed Lane Coverage 1 lane (3.6m/12ft Wide) (with built in IR) 1 lane (3.6m/12ft Wide) (with built in IR) 1 lane (3.6m/12ft Wide) (with built in IR) Speed limit Up to 90km/h (55mph)
CONFIGURING YOUR CAMERA NOTE: There is no default username and password to access the camera settings 1) Please setup your own username and password when you access camera settings for the first time. 2) Make sure to set correct date and time for the camera before going in to any additional settings. 3) If camera firmware update is required, it is strongly advised to factory reset on camera to make sure that changes applied successfully Field of View ○...
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3.1 Configure Initial Camera Settings [Date and Time] Date & Time Choose Timezone and set Use daylight saving time if applicable. date and time or opt to synchronizing with your PC or NTP server. NOTE: RoadWatch app relies on camera time and time zone settings and if those are not set properly, you may not see events in RoadWatch app and events delivered to the outer systems...
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3.1 Configure Initial Camera Settings (Continued) [IP, DNS, Ports] IP & Port Proper IP, DNS and ports setting are important for: • NVR and other integrations • outside LAN access if required NOTE: Reboot the camera whenever IP address gets changed. 10 | RoadWatch Quick Reference Guide...
3.1 Configure Initial Camera Settings (Continued) [microSD card] micro SD card needs to be setup correctly for the application to access it and store images Make sure the SD card is installed, formatted in VFAT and operating Change the micro SD card if you see Error status.
3.1 Configure Initial Camera Settings (Continued) [Exposure adjustments] The recommended settings from the RoadWatch application are the starting point for the camera setup, and cover most cases. Adjust the settings up to your installation conditions. Make sure the number plates are well visible both in day and night. Sensor: 25-30 fps SSDR: Off White...
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3.1 Configure Initial Camera Settings (Continued) [Exposure adjustments: Automatic Gain Control] AGC low, BW, IR on Automatic Gain Control can improve overall scene visibility notably. However, even at low setting AGC produces noise that can ruin license plate images, also lighter areas tend to bleach out. See illustrations to the left.
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3.2 Simple Focus on Plate Read Area This feature allows you selecting the plate area and hitting a button to perform a “Simple Focus” on the plate area. From the Video & Audio menu, select Focus setup. Click and drag to draw an area of focus where the license plate is displayed.
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3.3 To measure pixel width of license/number plate Spread or move license/number plate (vehicles) across the scene and take snapshots using web viewer capturing feature (Live Capture); 16 | RoadWatch Quick Reference Guide...
3.4 Install or Update Application [Application] Please go to App in camera open platform section. Go to Open platform section in camera web viewer. Click Stop box to stop RoadWatch App Open platform It is very important to stop App before updating App.
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3.5 License Activation [Application] Please go to App settings If your camera did not come with the RoadWarch application activated, you need to activate it in order to start registering the vehicles.You would also need to activate your application when you update or reinstall it. Indicate the license key, click Send key button, and wait for the application to...
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3.6 Configure Application Settings [Application] Please go to App in camera open platform section. To run the RoadWatch app, select the Open platform menu and click the App button in the Application name field. Open platform 19 | RoadWatch Quick Reference Guide...
3.6 Configure Application Settings (Continued) [Application] Go to Woad Watch application tab and select “Settings” from the pull down menu. First, choose the Region 1) Choose the correct region that matches your country/region (Europe is set by default). For Europe region specify the Preferred country to improve the ANPR accuracy.
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3.6 Configure Application Settings (Continued) [Application] Check pixel width of the plate Plate Grid tool in the Settings tab of RoadWatch and Freeze Frame feature to check whether plate fits the required range. 21 | RoadWatch Quick Reference Guide...
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3.6 Configure Application Settings (Continued) [Application] Check that Application can see SD card Please check the SD-Card status in the ABOUT section of the RoadWatch app. Change the micro SD card if you see Error status. 22 | RoadWatch Quick Reference Guide...
4.1 Observing PROPER Installation SCENE REQUIREMENTS: <30˚ HAN 0123 <30˚ <5˚ > 130px <5˚ License/number plate is License/number Vertical angle is less Tilt angle is less Horizontal angle more than 130 px in width plate is readable than 30° than 5° is less than 30°...
4.1 Observing PROPER Installation (Continued) POSSIBLE IR RESTRICTIONS: The license/number plate is quite close to the frame boundary. The license/number plate is closer to the centre of the You may notice a vignette effect. frame. The plate is illuminated much better. Pay special attention to IR vignette effect (see illustration on the left) when setting up recognition zone.
4.2 Examples of IMPROPER Installation Too small (less than 130px wide) Tilt angle exceeds 5° Focus and Shutter faults Depth of field is insufficient to Improper focus settings. Blurry image due to long exposure. Fix cover foreground license plates. Adjust the lens. the shutter speed to obtain a sharper Adjust the lens settings.
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4.2 Examples of IMPROPER Installation (Continued) Exposure faults Insufficient light. Adjust exposure settings or provide additional lighting. Too much light. Either adjust the iris or shutter speed. Night time: dim the IR or set the AGC to Low. 26 | RoadWatch Quick Reference Guide...
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DESIGN AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE Under no circumstances, this document shall be reproduced, distributed or changed, partially or wholly, without formal authorization of Hanwha Vision Co.,Ltd. * Wisenet is the proprietary brand of Hanwha Vision, formerly known as Samsung Techwin. Version 1.0...
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