Safire Smart - LPR Version 2

The Safire Smart LPR V2 series represents a significant leap in traffic surveillance, offering high-precision analytics for both high-speed road monitoring and automated access control. This guide covers the configuration for the SF-IPB585ZA-4LPR-V2 and SF-IPB585ZA-4LPR-0832V2 models.

Scenario: Plate Detection (Traffic Flow)

Detection Configuration

Schedule Settings

Linkage Settings

Comparison Settings

Linkage Settings

Vehicle Database Management

OSD Settings

Scenario Entrance & Exit (Access Control)

Detection Configuration

Vehicle Database Management

Advanced Access Control Configuration

OSD Settings

Real-Time Monitoring

Data Retrieval and Export

1. Choosing Your Application Scenario

Before configuring the analytics, you must determine how the camera will be used. The V2 firmware optimizes processing based on two primary scenarios:

Scenario: Plate Detection (Traffic Flow)

Best for monitoring public roads or parking aisles where the primary goal is data collection and traffic analysis.

Detection Configuration

• Detection Settings: Enable storage settings to ensure metadata is saved.

• Recognition Modes: Choose based on vehicle flow:

• All: Captures everything.

• Approaching: Triggers only when the vehicle moves toward the lens.

• Driving Away: Triggers as the vehicle departs.

• Area Tuning: Define your Detection Area (where the OCR engine looks) and Block Areas (to ignore static plates on parked cars or signs).

• Target Size Filter: Set the minimum/maximum plate size to prevent false triggers from small objects or distant noise.

Schedule Settings

Linkage Settings

Comparison Settings

• Tolerant Digits: To account for dirty plates or extreme weather, you can set a tolerance level (e.g., allowing 1 "fault character"). This ensures the gate still opens if a 'B' is read as an '8'.

• Alarm Trigger Mode: 

  1. License Plate: Standard trigger. 

  2. License Plate & Parking Card (Wiegand): Dual-authentication mode requiring both a plate match and a physical credential.

Linkage Settings

Define what happens when a match is found in your lists (Allowlist/Blocklist):

• Alarm Out: Triggers the internal relay to open a barrier.

• Wiegand Output: Sends the plate data to an external third-party access controller.

Vehicle Database Management

The Safire Smart V2 supports onboard database management without the need for an external NVR/Server.

• Manual Entry: Best for adding single visitors or staff.

• Bulk Entry: Import CSV files for large residential or corporate databases.

OSD Settings

Customize what info appears on the screen (e.g., Plate Number, Timestamp, or List Category)

Scenario Entrance & Exit (Access Control)

Designed for gates and barriers. This scenario focuses on matching plates against a database to trigger physical hardware.

Detection Configuration

• Detection Settings: Enable storage settings to ensure metadata is saved.

• Recognition Modes: Choose based on vehicle flow:

• All: Captures everything.

• Approaching: Triggers only when the vehicle moves toward the lens.

• Driving Away: Triggers as the vehicle departs.

• Area Tuning: Define your Detection Area (where the OCR engine looks) and Block Areas (to ignore static plates on parked cars or signs).

• Target Size Filter: Set the minimum/maximum plate size to prevent false triggers from small objects or distant noise.

Vehicle Database Management

The Safire Smart V2 supports onboard database management without the need for an external NVR/Server.

• Manual Entry: Best for adding single visitors or staff.

• Bulk Entry: Import CSV files for large residential or corporate databases.

Advanced Access Control Configuration

The LPR V2 allows for granular control over how the camera interacts with physical barriers.

Relay & Barrier Gate Logic

• Manual Relay Testing: You can manually test the barrier connection by selecting Open the gate, Close the gate, or Pause from the relay function menu.

• Vehicle-Based Rules: You can define specific actions for different vehicle categories:

  • Unknown Vehicle: Decide if the gate stays closed or opens for unrecognized plates.

  • Allow List: Typically set to "Open the gate" for automated entry.

  • Block List: Set to "No Operation" to ensure restricted vehicles cannot enter.

  • Temporary Vehicle: Custom rules for visitors or short-term access.

OSD Settings

Customize what info appears on the screen (e.g., Plate Number, Timestamp, or List Category)

Real-Time Monitoring

This mode provides a dedicated dashboard. From here, operators can:

• Manually trigger the Gate Open/Close command.

• Take instant snapshots.

• Quickly jump into advanced LPR configurations.

Data Retrieval and Export

Search Limits: To maintain performance, the system displays a maximum of 500 pictures per search query.

Export Options:

• File Only: A CSV/Excel log of plate numbers and times.

• Image and File: Includes the cropped plate snapshot and the full-frame vehicle image.