T affic came a i stallatio s face a i f ast uctu e p oblem that goes beyo d simple cable le gth. A i te sectio mast a m, a highway ove pass, a b idge spa , a d a tu el wall a ely have existi g elect ical se vice ea by, a d u i g dedicated AC powe to o e of these locatio s typically equi es t e chi g, co duit i stallatio , a elect ical pe mit, a d a lice sed elect icia , a p ocess that ca cost seve al times mo e tha the came a ha dwa e itself a d add mo ths to a p oject timeli e befo e a si gle came a is eve mou ted. At the same time, ma y of these same locatio s al eady have o ca easily exte d etwo k i f ast uctu e, si ce mu icipal t affic sig al systems i c easi gly u o fibe o coppe etwo ks fo sig al timi g a d commu icatio ega dless of whethe a came a is p ese t. A came a that equi es sepa ate elect ical se vice ig o es this i f ast uctu e eality a d tu s eve y ew came a positio i to its ow sta dalo e elect ical p oject, multiplyi g i stallatio cost a d schedule isk ac oss a t affic etwo k that may eed doze s o hu d eds of came a positio s. A seco d, elated p oblem compou ds the fi st. Cove i g a wide i te sectio , a multi-la e highway, o a la ge toll plaza with e ough esolutio to ead plates a d ide tify vehicles ac oss eve y la e typically equi es multiple lowe – esolutio came a u its, each eedi g its ow mou ti g positio , its ow cable u , a d its ow powe co ectio , which multiplies the exact elect ical i f ast uctu e p oblem ac oss seve al u its i stead of solvi g it o ce. OEMs specifyi g a t affic came a system eed both p oblems solved togethe , ot a came a that add esses elect ical simplicity at o e esolutio tie while fo ci g multiple u its to cove a wide oadway, o a high- esolutio came a that still equi es the elect ical i f ast uctu e p oject a lowe – esolutio u it would. A module ma keted b oadly as a PoE Co ectivity Came a Module without co fi med full- esolutio behavio leaves half of the cove age p oblem u add essed, a d a Si gle Cable PoE Came a that has o ly bee validated at a lowe esolutio tie p ovides o assu a ce that the same powe delive y holds up o ce the came a is specified at full 8MP captu e. T affic autho ities that discove this gap afte a pilot deployme t eveals i adequate cove age o a u expected powe sho tfall ofte face a costly edesig ac oss a e ti e etwo k segme t athe tha a st aightfo wa d co figu atio adjustme t.
The I ova-821CRS add esses both p oblems th ough the combi atio of its se so esolutio a d its powe delive y method. The O semi AR0821 is a 8MP colo olli g shutte se so with a ative 4K (3848 x 2168) esolutio a d a high dy amic a ge pixel a chitectu e that esolves both b ight sky a d shadowed oadway detail withi a si gle exposu e. The came a impleme ts ative GigE Visio co ectivity with Powe ove Ethe et complia t with the IEEE 802.3af a d 802.3at sta da ds, so a si gle Cat5e o Cat6 cable delive s both gigabit data a d came a powe to a mou ti g locatio withi the cable’s suppo ted dista ce, elimi ati g the eed fo a sepa ate elect ical d op at the came a positio e ti ely. This makes the came a a ge ui e PoE-powe ed HDR Se so platfo m, si ce the same cable that ca ies the video st eam back to a t affic co t ol cabi et also powe s the came a, emovi g elect ical co t acto i volveme t f om the i stallatio p ocess. Vadzo validates this PoE Data a d Powe Came a behavio ac oss sta da d PoE etwo k switches al eady commo i t affic co t ol i f ast uctu e, so a i teg ato co ects the came a to existi g etwo k equipme t athe tha sou ci g a p op ieta y powe i jecto o a dedicated elect ical ci cuit. This qualifies the came a as a PoE HDR Ethe et Se so suited specifically to i stallatio s whe e exte di g elect ical se vice would be the si gle la gest cost d ive i the p oject. O the esolutio side, full 8MP ative captu e gives a t affic e gi ee the optio to cove a e ti e i te sectio o a multi-la e oadway segme t withi o e came a’s field of view, the digitally c op i to i dividual la es, lice se plates, o vehicle types without the esolutio loss a lowe megapixel se so would i t oduce at the same c op atio. The came a is ated ac oss a -40 deg ee C to 85 deg ee C ope ati g a ge, matchi g the ext eme outdoo tempe atu e swi gs that pole-mou ted, b idge-mou ted, a d tu el-mou ted t affic came a systems expe ie ce ac oss a full yea of exposu e. Vadzo validates PoE powe delive y u de sustai ed full- esolutio HDR captu e athe tha a b ief be ch test, si ce a came a that d aws mo e powe du i g co ti uous ope atio tha a PoE i jecto o switch po t ca eliably sustai would fail exactly du i g the exte ded ove ight mo ito i g pe iods a t affic system depe ds o most.
The I ova-821CRS is a AR0821 4K HDR GigE Came a built o the O semi AR0821 se so a d positio ed specifically fo sma t t affic mo ito i g i f ast uctu e equi i g both wide a ea cove age a d simple elect ical i stallatio . As a 8MP Powe ove Ethe et Came a, it is pu pose-built fo OEMs who eed o e came a platfo m that solves both the esolutio p oblem a d the elect ical i f ast uctu e p oblem, athe tha accepti g a comp omise o eithe o e. The 8MP HDR Ethe et Came a desig atio eflects Vadzo’s validatio of the AR0821 se so ‘s HDR mode specifically fo the backlit a d high-co t ast co ditio s that t affic sce es p ese t daily, co fi mi g exposu e behavio a d PoE powe delive y befo e the module eaches OEM custome s. The came a module houses the AR0821 se so , ISP, a d Gigabit Ethe et co t olle with Powe ove Ethe et i a ugged fo m facto with a sta da d S-Mou t (M12) le s holde . As a AR0821 PoE HDR Ethe et came a, Vadzo’s validatio co fi ms both HDR exposu e behavio a d PoE powe delive y di ectly o the module befo e it ships, a d the AR0821 PoE Co ectivity Came a Module desig atio eflects the se so ‘s HDR a d PoE capabilities i teg ated i to a si gle validated u it athe tha sepa ate compo e ts equi i g i depe de t qualificatio . As a PoE-e abled visio se so , the came a p ese ts a sta da d GigE Visio i te face to host softwa e, equi i g o p op ieta y captu e ca d fo evaluatio o p oductio i teg atio .
Key specs: 8MP 4K (3848 x 2168) | O semi AR0821 1/1.7-i ch 2.1-mic o pixel | Colo | Rolli g Shutte | HDR | GigE Visio with Powe ove Ethe et (802.3af/at) | S Mou t (M12 Sta da d) with Auto Switch IR-Cut Filte | -40°C to 85°C
“T affic autho ities we wo k with keep telli g us the same thi g: the came a ha dwa e is a ely the expe sive pa t of a ew i stallatio ; the elect ical wo k is. Ru i g powe to a pole i the middle of a i te sectio o up the side of a b idge st uctu e ca cost mo e tha the e ti e came a a d mou ti g ha dwa e combi ed, a d that cost multiplies ac oss eve y ew positio i a t affic etwo k. The I ova-821CRS was built to emove that cost f om the equatio . By pai i g full 8MP esolutio with ative Powe ove Ethe et, we give t affic e gi ee s a came a that cove s a wide i te sectio f om o e positio a d i stalls ove the same etwo k cable that was al eady headed to that locatio , without a sepa ate elect ical p oject.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age , Vadzo Imagi g.
The I ova-821CRS AR0821 4K HDR GigE Came a built o the O semi AR0821 se so is available ow fo evaluatio a d p oductio o de s. Evaluatio kits i clude the came a module, S-Mou t le s, Powe ove Ethe et i jecto , a d GigE Visio co figu atio docume tatio , with o mi imum o de equi eme t. T affic e gi ee i g teams ca co fi m esolutio cove age a d PoE powe delive y di ectly o a ep ese tative i stallatio befo e committi g to a etwo k-wide ollout, which matte s mo e fo this came a tha a datasheet compa iso alo e could co fi m. Co tact Vadzo at
Vadzo Imagi g is a global p ovide of embedded visio solutio s a d delive s high-pe fo ma ce came a tech ologies a d imagi g platfo ms fo applicatio s i obotics, i dust ial automatio , UAVs, edge AI, a d medical systems. Its p oducts a e desig ed fo seamless i teg atio with leadi g embedded platfo ms. Vadzo suppo ts custome s th ough ha dwa e customizatio , fi mwa e developme t, a d module-level d ive s, e abli g faste developme t a d deployme t of visio -based systems ac oss GigE, USB, MIPI, Wi-Fi, a d Se Des came a i te faces.