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JAI IIT Camera Systems VIS-CAM 350 Installation Manual

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    Iit camera systems in image triggering cameras vis-cam 350 iit vis-cam 400 iit document version: a document p/n: 10657.

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    Disclaimer iii iit camera system manual notice the material contained in this manual consists of information that is proprietary to jai inc., and may only be used by the purchasers of the product. Jai inc. Makes no warranty for the use of its product and assumes no responsibility for any errors whic...

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    Iit camera system manual iv disclaimer warning changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for fcc compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Vis-cam system installation manual jai inc. 625 river oaks parkway san jose, ca 95134 tel:...

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    Table of contents v iit camera system manual table of contents disclaimer notice ................................................................................................... Iii table of contents ....................................................................................................

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    Iit camera system manual vi table of contents.

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    List of figures vii iit camera system manual list of figures figure 1. Vis-cam 350 iit overview ............................................................................ 12 figure 2. Block diagram of the iit camera ................................................................... 12 figure 3. C...

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    Iit camera system manual viii list of figures.

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    List of tables ix iit camera system manual list of tables table 1 electrical connections for the iit camera x2 connector ....................................... 22.

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    Iit camera system manual x list of tables.

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    Introduction 11 iit camera system manual 1. In image triggering system 1 introduction for a quick start guide, please refer to appendix g at the end of this manual. 1.1 document overview this manual is a supplement to the vehicle imaging subsystem 300/350/400 (vis-cam 300/350/400) manual. References...

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    Iit camera system manual 12 introduction 1.3 iit camera overview figure 1. Vis-cam 350 iit overview 1.4 principle of operation figure 2. Block diagram of the iit camera.

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    Introduction 13 iit camera system manual the concept of the iit camera is to exploit the retro-reflective properties of the vehicle license plates. A retro-reflective surface returns the incoming light in the same direction it comes from. The iit camera is equipped with a number of emitting infrared...

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    Iit camera system manual 14 introduction vehicles are detected from both driving directions (front or rear shots). The system will only work if the license plate is moving through the retro-reflective sensitive region of the picture area. Other parts of the vehicle being retro-reflective can cause g...

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    Installation preparation 15 iit camera system manual 2 preparing for installation 2.1 preparation for installation as mentioned in the previous section is it essential for the function of the iit camera that the license plate moves through the sensitive region when the vehicle passes the camera. 2.1...

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    Iit camera system manual 16 installation preparation figure 6. Typical over lane site layout plan the light sensor and flash shown in figure 6 are optional. If over lane mounting is not possible the camera can be mounted at the side of the road as close to the road as possible. 2.2 performance of tr...

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    Installation 17 iit camera system manual 3 installation 3.1 camera dimensions figure 7. Iit camera housing side view figure 8. Iit camera housing front view.

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    Iit camera system manual 18 installation 3.2 installing the camera the camera is mounted using the same vis mount as vis-cam systems (300/350/400). Please refer to section 3.2 in the vis-cam system installation manual for camera mount template and mounting instructions. 3.2.1 opening the camera hous...

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    Installation 19 iit camera system manual 3.2.2 attaching the safety tether a coated wire safety tether is provided for use in attaching the removable top lid to the gantry or pole. The tether has a loop at each end. First you should loop the tether around the gantry and hook one loop through the oth...

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    Iit camera system manual 20 installation 3.2.3 cable connections the cable connections are the same as for vis-cam systems (300/350/400) but the cable entry is different as shown in the picture below. Figure 9. Iit camera cable entry it is very important that the outer cable shield is connected to t...

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    Installation 21 iit camera system manual figure 11. Iit camera i/o board layout.

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    Iit camera system manual 22 installation figure 12. Iit i/o board power and data connector x2 signals table 1 electrical connections for the iit camera x2 connector x2 pin # wire color signal remarks 1 white/orange in cat5e/6 cable ethernet a+ 2 orange in cat5e/6 cable ethernet a- 3 white/green in c...

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    Installation 23 iit camera system manual 3.4 flash the flash is optionally used for vehicle illumination at night. The electrical control signal connection to the iit camera is from x1 on the iit i/o board. The signals are: figure 13. Iit i/o board flash connector x1 signals the electrical signals a...

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    Iit camera system manual 24 system set-up 4 system set-up the proper way of deploying the camera, as described in section 4 of the vis-cam system installation manual, also applies to the iit camera. The ethernet connection to the setup pc is accessed by removing the cable between the en camera and t...

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    System set-up 25 iit camera system manual 4.1 properties setup when using built-in light sensor the camera properties for using the built-in light sensor function is shown below. Figure 15. Unselect the ttl trigger input in the trigger section for the camera. Figure 16. Select manual control in the ...

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    Iit camera system manual 26 system set-up figure 17. Set the value to 1.50 by manually typing the value 4.2 properties setup when using external light sensor the camera properties for using the external light sensor function is shown below. Figure 18. Trigger selection unselect the serial trigger in...

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    System set-up 27 iit camera system manual figure 19. Select falling edge in the trigger edge select field figure 20. Select camera “adr control (using light sensor)” in the camera adr control figure 21. Set the light sensor ip address as described in the vis-cam system installation manual section 4..

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    Iit camera system manual 28 system set-up figure 22. Set the value to 1.50 by manually typing the value 4.3 settings for built-in automatic license plate reader (alpr) 4.3.1 alpr parameters if the camera was purchased with built-in alpr reader, the parameter set up is described below. Figure 23. Ima...

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    System set-up 29 iit camera system manual figure 25. Alpr enabled the license plate character size must be set in accordance with the actual values. The character size can be found from the en setup video window by activating the “freeze” buttom when a vehicle has been grabbed and then using the mea...

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    Iit camera system manual 30 system set-up figure 27. View tcp/ip in order to capture images, “capture images” must be selected as shown below. Figure 28. Capture images setting.

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    System set-up 31 iit camera system manual for more details on ftp image transfer, see section 3.2 of user’s guide en camera series caution: ensetup capture mode and ftp transfer mode are exclusive to each other. Both modes should not be enabled simultaneously in the camera. 4.4 setting the iit i/o b...

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    Iit camera system manual 32 system set-up figure 30. Iit i/o board communication the dac values in commands c to j are set to 32 from the factory and it is normally not necessary to change these. The ttl trigger pulse width is set by command a to a value between 01 and ff (255d) times 0.1 ms. = betw...

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    System set-up 33 iit camera system manual figure 31. Iit camera trigger generation principle.

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    Iit camera system manual 34 system set-up 5 appendix a: troubleshooting fault description possible cause “remedy” 1.1 camera does not trigger or has bad trigger performance iris is not fully open open iris 1.2 illuminator is not properly aligned with the camera see en camera/illuminator alignment pr...

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    Appendix a 35 iit camera system manual 6 appendix b: focus adjustment of kowa 35mm the following describes the adjustment of the 35mm kowa lens for best day/night performance using iit ir illuminator for night illumination. 1) disconnect ir illuminator from iit io board connector x11: figure 32. Ir ...

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    Iit camera system manual 36 appendix d 7 appendix c: vis-cam 400 iit-2030 and vis-cam 400 iit-2076 the vis-cam 400 iit-2030 and vis-cam 400 iit-2076 are made a little different from the vis-cam 350 iit cameras. The picture below shows the vis-cam 400 iit overview figure 34. Vis-cam400iit-2030 and vi...

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    Appendix e 37 iit camera system manual 8 appendix d: connection to tnc-100 floodlight the connection of tnc-100 floodlight for night time visible constant illumination is shown below. Figure 35. Connection to tnc-100 for vis-cam 400 iit the on and off switching point are set via the camera propertie...

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    Iit camera system manual 38 appendix f 9 appendix e: iit i/o board default settings the table below shows the default settings for microcontroller u12 on the i/o board. The settings are accessible from the en setup via serial communication terminal – laser (iit i/o board). Inquiry syntax: # change v...

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    Appendix f 39 iit camera system manual besides these constants there are some commands for test purposes. These are: name cmd syntax description disable checksum u #u98 disables checksum commands until next power down show input vector o #o shows the activated fiber channels. If channel 2 and 3 are ...

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    Iit camera system manual 40 appendix f besides these constants there are some commands for test purposes. These are: name cmd syntax description disable checksum u $u99 disables checksum commands until next power down firmware version v $v shows the installed firmware version for u1 status request s...

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    Appendix g 41 iit camera system manual 10 appendix f: quick start guide # description illustration 3 1 find a place to mount the camera in a position where the vehicles will be passing through the reflection sensitive part of the picture sec. 1.5 2 make sure that the geometry is correct: ¾ max heigh...

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    Iit camera system manual 42 appendix g 5 connect the camera to the ethernet port of an appropriate test pc. Switch on the camera power. Launch en setup application sec. 4 6 align camera mechanically to correct position by adjusting the vis mount and using the tools from en setup. Do not adjust the c...

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