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This article will guide you through the process of connecting all the equipment needed to perform mobile License Plate Recognition (LPR). 

Once installed there are several factors that can affect performance. This article guides you through some troubleshooting practices that can inprove overall system performance.

Table of Contents


Standard Hardware

There are several pieces of gear that comprise the OPS-COM LPR system. A typical system includes the following items:

  • 2-Tattile Mobile LPR Cameras with one connector cable per camera

  • 1-PL8RDR Device 4G/LTE 

  • 1-4G/LTE Tablet

  • 1-3” Bluetooth printer

  • 1-RAM Universal No-Drill Tablet Vehicle Mount & Accessories

Each Mobile LPR camera will need a cable built to accommodate communication between the PL8RDR device and the camera.
Cables are best to be custom built in order to suit the logistics of what vehicle is being used and where the camera is located on the vehicle.
Note: It is best practice to have the proper amount of cable so no coiling or stretching of the cable is reacquired. 

Standard Power Cable

Used to supply power to the camera. The camera will connect to the PL8RDR computer wirelessly.

Parts Required for Each Cable

  • BINDER M16 99-5672-19-08 series 423 connector (part code T18654)

  • Power cable - RED/BLACK cable 0.50 mm cut to the proper length to accommodate the distance from the cable to the power source 

    • an inline fuse is suggested

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This is the front view; holding the connector by the wires and viewing the terminals.

Advanced Cable For Troubleshooting

The following diagram represents how the cable should be wired in an advanced setup where the camera communicates with the PL8RDR through a standard ethernet cable. 

This is more likely to be used in troubleshooting rather than typical operation.

Parts Required for Each Cable

  • BINDER M16 99-5672-19-08 series 423 connector (part code T18654)

  • Ethernet CAT5 cable cut the the proper length to accommodate the distance from the PL8RDR to each Camera 

  • Power cable - RED/BLACK cable 0.50 mm cut to the proper length to accommodate the distance from the cable to the power source

    • NOTE: CAT cable can supply power on unused pair


Checking Firmware updates.

You should always insure you have tre latest firmware installed. 

For more information on checking and updating your firmware please see this article

Signal Strength

There are two types of signal strength that can come into play. You may be using WIFI or you may be using LTE (cellular commnunication).

If you are a WIFI user you can test signal strenth with multiple applications that are typicall a free download.
For an example of a process thsat will test WIFI strength please see this article.

If you are a LTE user you can see the signal strength by looking at the device's status from the LPR Scanning screen.
By tapping on Status at the top right of the screen you will be presented with a list of items and their connection status. 
Signal Strength will appear at the bottom of tgis list.

The closer to zero the better.

dBm

Comment

-51

Best

-80

Minimum for best connectivity

-90

Noisy connection; not stable

-96

our office window (usable)

-107

LTE tablet outside (usable)
Phone in basement

-111

Worst

failed

failure to get signal

Adjusting the Camera's View

Depending on the application of your camera, whether it be fixed or mobile, there are adjustments that can be made to improve accuracy and speed of reads.
Adjusting the angle, height and width of camera's read area can improve performance by simply defining the camera's sweet spot so to speak. For more information on adjusting the capture area please see this article

This is the front view; holding the connector by the wires and viewing the terminals.



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