Laser speed detection system
March 2002
Sensors & Transducers
Advantech is doing its part to help the Korean police enforce speed limits and preserve public order and safety by supplying an essential part of a laser speed detection device. The product can be used in either manual or automatic mode by law enforcement officers to detect the speed of passing vehicles. By using state-of-the-art laser technology and by taking several readings per second, this system is able to achieve an accuracy of ±1,6 km/h. Once a speeding vehicle has been identified, a clear image is produced on the spot or stored for future processing (up to 7500 frames on a 2 GB HDD). Optional features include a connection to an automatic data backup system and an automatic vehicle register inquiry system.
Advantech's contribution to this speed detection system consists of the PCM-5862L, a 132 mm Pentium MMX processor-based SBC with on-board VGA/LCD and Ethernet. The system integrator chose this board, as it was "one of the strongest, most feature-laden embedded boards of its kind" on the market. A Pentium MMX processor provided the speed and power necessary for the thousands of measurements and computations performed each second by the device, while on-board VGA/LCD and Ethernet eliminated the need for costly and cumbersome expansion boards. Advantech is represented locally by ProMicro.
Elton Prytz, ProMicro
011 706 7913
[email protected]
www.promicro.co.za
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