Parking
Lot Monitoring System
Project
Introduction:
Rest areas experience heavy traffic all year long as travelers
stop to stretch their legs and visit rest rooms. In Japan,
rest areas are called service areas and feature parking lot,
restaurant, convenience stores, gas station, and road information
center in addition to the standard amenities. One of Advantech’s
customers in Japan was looking to build a high-tech monitoring
system at parking lot of new service area in order to measure
traffic flow and provide improved security.
System
Requirements:
This project set out to create a comprehensive monitoring
system at parking area of a new service area along the Highway
in Japan. An extensive communication system would be required
to deliver not only accurate parking information to onsite
personnel about the coming and going of vehicles, but also
to carry traffic information to digital signage to update
drivers on the highway status and help provide efficient security
at the service area as well.
EKI-2541S |
10/100T(X)
to Single-Mode SC Type Fiber Optic Industrial Media Converter |
EKI-2748FI |
4Gx+4SFP
Managed Ethernet Switch with Wide Temperature |
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EKI-7554SI |
4+2
SC Type Fiber Optic Managed Industrial Ethernet Switch |
EKI-7659CPI |
8+2G
Port Gigabit Managed Redundant Industrial PoE Switch |
EKI-7656C |
16+2G
Combo Port Gigabit Managed Redundant Industrial Ethernet
Switch |
EKI-7654C |
4+2G
Combo Port Gigabit Managed Redundant Industrial Ethernet
Switch |
SFP-FXS/LC-30E |
100Base-FX
Single-mode SFP Module |
| SFP-GLX/LC-10E |
1000Base-LX
Single mode SFP Module (10km) |
| FPM-3151SR |
15"
XGA High Brightness Industrial Monitor w/Resistive Touchscrren,
Direct-VGA, DVI, and Wide Temp. |
System
Diagram:
System
Description:
Over
300 Advantech Managed Switches, media converters, and SFP modules
were applied in this application, from Gigabit and Fiber Optic
Managed Switches and Media Controllers. Advantech’s strength
in this scenario was the ability to provide a variety of devices
that can be easily connected with each other and providing a
reliable, redundant network through the X-Ring technology. Many
of the devices in this application also feature wide operating
temperatures, making them especially suitable for the demanding
service area requirements. The switches are connected to controllers
for digital signage purposes and IP cameras for surveillance.
Conclusion:
When the communication system was finished, one of the first
comments from the system integrator was how much they appreciated
Advantech’s ability to provide Ethernet switches, media converters,
and rack mount IPCs from one supplier. This allowed them to
be assured all products in the communication system would
be well integrated with each other with minimal programming
effort. In addition, they were very satisfied that Advantech’s
EKI series of Industrial Communication devices provided them
with a reliable, redundant and robust communication system
to compliment their new, modern service area.
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