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Using a SharpX – Multi system
Using a SharpX – Multi system
This section explains how the multi-threading capability of the SharpX – Multi system
affects how you add and configure cameras.
This section includes the following topics:
• "What is the SharpX – Multi?" on page 129
• "Connect and configure cameras for a SharpX – Multi 4-port system" on page 129
What is the SharpX – Multi?
The SharpX system consists of a SharpX camera unit and an LPR Processing Unit
(sometime referred to as a “trunk unit”). For more information, see "AutoVu SharpX
components" on page 4.
The SharpX – Multi is a SharpX system with a trunk unit that has multi-threading capability.
This means that one internal processor (also called an SBC for “single board computer”) can
control two SharpX camera units. There are two versions of the SharpX – Multi:
• SharpX – Multi (2-port). Trunk unit with two physical camera ports, and one multithread
processor controlling both ports.
• SharpX – Multi (4-port). Trunk unit with four physical camera ports, and two multithread
processors. One processor controls the first pair of ports, and the other processor
controls the second pair of ports.
For more information, see the AutoVu SharpX specification sheet.
Connect and configure cameras for a SharpX – Multi 4-port system
You can connect any SharpX or SharpX VGA camera unit to any of the trunk unit’s camera
ports. However, the SharpX is an XGA camera, and it needs more processing power to
capture plates at 30 fps than a SharpX VGA. At 30 fps, SharpX can capture plates on
vehicles travelling at up to 300 km/h.
If you want the SharpX to capture at 30 fps, it can’t share a processor with any another
SharpX camera. If it does, its frame rate will drop to 15 fps, which means it will only be able
to capture plates on vehicles travelling at a maximum of 150 km/h.
EXAMPLE If you have one SharpX and two SharpX VGAs, do the following:
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