Project
Introduction:
In parking facility equipment implementation, other than the
infrastructure of gate control, facility monitoring, and safety
alarm monitoring, there's one other important segment which
helps to generate revenue that requires the same rugged and
weather resistant industrial automation needs: Parking Facility
Kiosk. The use of these kiosk reduce the need to have multiple
attendants as well as security guards, if needed. These kiosks
can do things as simple as taking payment and lifting the
gate or more complex needs such as storing credit card information.
There are so many different possibilities by automating these
parking facility kiosks.
System
Requirements:
Due to the demand for an automated payment system,
Advantech has developed a concept that uses the industrial
computer as the user interface. This industrial computer is
ideal due to its wide operating temperature range and the
capability to handle XP embedded or better for easier application
development. There are plenty of USB ports to connect to a
RFID reader or a swipe type card reader, bill validator, and
thermal printer. For different varieties of relay and digital
input/output control, this computer can expand to include
a compact size I/O card such as PC/104 or PCI-104.
As
for the display, since the system may be installed in an outdoor
or semi-outdoor environment, Advantech recommends using a
1000 NIT high-bright display.
FPM-3151SR |
15"
XGA High Bright Industrial Monitor with Resistive Touch
Screen, Direct-VGA, DVI, and wide temp. range |
UNO-2178A |
Intel
Atom D510 Automation Computer with 6 x USB, 8 x COM, Mini
PCIe |
ADAM-6060 |
6-channel
Digital Input and 6-channel Relay Modbus TCP Module |
System
Diagram:
System
Description:
Each
kiosk has an Advantech embedded automation computer along
with a high-bright display. The customer touches the screen
to select different options. All the different options are
analyzed and forwarded to the proper locations such as a control
room, a gate lift, security camera, etc.
Conclusion:
The system has delivered reliable performance. The total maintenance
cost has been significantly reduced due to the rugged design
of the Advantech products. The ease of use and the hours saved
by customers has provided a system that is well-received and
easy to use. The overall savings and the flexibility and functionality
of the kiosk is the future of managing parking facilities.
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