SBC controls radar speed cameras

The previous version is based on AD9 radar cameras that are now being advanced and equipped with state-of-the-art technology. Q-Products, the long-standing Czech and Slovak Republic distribution and development partner of ADL Embedded Solutions is supporting and accompanying Ramet in the successful migration from the old to the new industrial PC. Important mandatory criteria in this project were the compact design of the system, a single board solution, long-term availability and the ability to use it in an extended temperature range.

Additional customer requests for greater computing power and memory capacity are met in full and successfully integrated with the ADL CPU board solution. The next-gen radar cameras feature a lighter measuring unit, a more powerful SBC and the option of remote control coupled with the remote transmission of images.

The radar cameras are available in a variety of versions - mobile mounted in a vehicle, stationary on a tripod or as a fixed installation on a gantry or bridge. All these versions are based on the same philosophy and technical solution. The speeding offences are documented and can be seen on the display immediately after the measurement. In addition, the radar cameras are equipped with ANPR modules. These are capable of recognising vehicle number plates and crosschecking these against a corresponding database that can be integrated into each radar camera. If this is not required, the ANPR module can be used for back office processing. The radar camera can perform measurements in both directions and take pictures of the front and rear of vehicles. The integrated GPS system also allows the precise location of the measurement to be identified.

“The advantages afforded to us by the SBC from ADL Embedded Solutions are the extremely robust and compact design, the long-term availability of over seven years, the high quality and reliability – the ADLE3800PC-3845 withstands harsh, non-air-conditioned environments – and the excellent support on site by Q-Products”, commented Rudolf Vácha, Managing Director, Ramet. “The greatest advantage however is the outstanding low power/price/performance ratio. Thanks to the successful migration onto this SBC, we can process and evaluate more data in less time.”

The PCIe/104 computer ADLE3800PC-3845 used from ADL Embedded Systems is based on Intel’s SoC E3845 Atom processor, with clock speeds of up to 1.91GHz. Up to 8GB DDR3L-1333 DRAM are available for the main memory. The graphics engine of the ADLE3800PC is capable of decoding ten or more streams of 1080p videos and features integrated hardware acceleration for the video decoding of H.264, MVC, VPG8, VC1/WMV9 and other standards. It also supports DirectX 11, Open GL 4.0, full HD video playback and a maximum resolution of 2560 x 1600 at 60Hz with dual display support.

In terms of interfaces, the SBC supports eight USB 2.0, one USB 3.0, two RS232 COM and two 10/100/1000Mbit Ethernet LAN ports plus a 7.1 channel HD audio interface with SPDIF inputs/outputs. Further features include two SATA 3 GB/s channels in addition to video ports for DVI/VGA and DisplayPort/HDMI. The expansion options include an mSATA socket and a PCIe/104 connection with two 2^nd gen PCIe x1 lanes. The SBC is supplied with just 5VDC and operates with a thermal solution developed by ADL Embedded Solutions or an approved thermal solution in the temperature range from -40 to +85°C.

“ADL Embedded Solutions provides a broad range of embedded products and services, which range from standard and modified SBCs through to turn-key high-performance systems for harsh environments”, says Martin Kristof, Managing Director, ADL Embedded Solutions. “Our wealth of expertise in the development and manufacture of embedded systems enables us to offer our customers expert advice and support with their projects. After first agreeing on the requirements of the system in advance, we then proceed to develop an industrial PC solution tailored precisely to the application with all the required specifications. We are in turn supported on site by partners such as Q-Products. The Slovak republic company has been accompanying the customer Ramet since the initial design-in four years ago and performs the migration to the SBC successfully along with the customer.”