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Drive5 System Installation Manual
1 Introduction
1.1 Document overview
This Installation Manual details steps for deployment of the Drive5 traffic camera system, as well as
maintenance and troubleshooting information. The system consists of a high performance camera,
LED illumination, weatherproof long-lasting housing, and I/O Board
JAI strongly recommends that the installer reads this manual thoroughly, in order to obtain sufficient
knowledge about the Drive5 equipment, before initiating the actual installation.
1.2 Product overview and system hardware components
Figure 5.
Drive5 components overview (not to scale)
The Drive5 uses a state-of-the-art 5.3-megapixel camera system with a 1-inch format CMOS image
sensor that freezes the motion of a rapidly moving vehicle at high resolution. The system includes a
fixed focal length lens; an on-axis illuminator; and a weatherproof housing with sun shield, heater
resistors, I/O Board, and a pan-tilt-roll mounting bracket.
The Drive5 features an embedded JAI trigger/light sensor for image triggering and image contrast
control. It also features an embedded LED Ring Light illuminator (infrared, white or blue) for
independent 24/7 operation and excellent license plate contrast (see Figure 6).
The Drive5 system is Ethernet based with a built-in processor using an embedded Linux O/S for
various operations, such as data transfer to the back office, frame storage, JPEG compression, and
so on.
Installing the Drive5 involves connecting a system cable (sold separately) to the I/O Board in the
Drive5 system (see Quick Start Guide or Section 3 for instructions). The other end of the system
cable connects to your power source, your network, and your Vinit trigger input. JAI provides, and
strongly recommends, the use of a J-panel board (sold separately) to make these connections. The J-
Panel is a DIN-rail-mounted PCB (printed circuit board) equipped with various interface terminals for
interconnection. Each J-panel can support up to two Drive5 systems.
Drive5 System
System Cable
(sold separately)
J-Panel
(sold separately)