Configuring AutoVu™ Free-Flow

To use AutoVu™ Free-Flow, you must configure general settings which define how the system handles license plate reads, and how AutoVu™ Free-Flow works with Pay-by-Plate Sync.

To configure AutoVu™ Free-Flow:

1. From the Config Tool home page, click System > Roles.
2. Select the LPR Manager you want to configure, and then click the Properties tab.
3. Select Free-Flow.
4. Configure plate matching.
   • Match tolerance threshold:

     This value indicates the number of single-character differences between entry and exit plate reads that are still considered a match. Setting the value to 0 is equivalent to an exact match.

     IMPORTANT: Setting this value too high may cause plate reads to be associated with the wrong vehicle. The default value is 1.
5. (Optional) Configure Pay-by-Plate Sync settings if you are using a third-party payment provider.
   • Server:

     Enter the IP address of the machine on which Pay-by-Plate Sync is installed.
   • Port:

     Enter the port number for the Pay-by-Plate Sync connection (default: 8787).
6. (Optional) Configure XML export settings if you are sending plate reads to a third-party system.
   • XML export folder:

     Specify the export folder for AutoVu™ Free-Flow XML data.
   • Include vehicle images with export:

     By default, vehicle images are not included with exported XML files.

     NOTE: Including vehicle images increases the size of the XML export file.
   • Export occupancy:

     Export parking zone occupancy data to a separate XML file.

     NOTE: A single XML file is exported for all parking zones. This file is overwritten once per minute.

     The following is an example of an occupancy XML file:

     
     <OccupancyExport>
       <RoleId>8817e652-a9ca-4d06-81d7-8db93b5e3819</RoleId>
       <RoleName>LPR Manager</RoleName>
       <ParkingOccupancies>
         <Occupancy>
           <Capacity>100</Capacity>
           <ParkingZoneId>293b9997-19ac-4fd9-99a4-c713fbbe1b96</ParkingZoneId>
           <ParkingZoneName>P1</ParkingZoneName>
           <TimestampUtc>2017-04-05T20:15:00Z</TimestampUtc>
           <Vehicles>5</Vehicles>
           <Violations>1</Violations>
           <EnforcedVehicles>0</EnforcedVehicles>
         </Occupancy>
         <Occupancy>
           <Capacity>200</Capacity>
           <ParkingZoneId>9dab3ef5-197f-4a33-87ae-e85dfa01c0b2</ParkingZoneId>
           <ParkingZoneName>P2</ParkingZoneName>
           <TimestampUtc>2017-04-05T20:15:00Z</TimestampUtc>
           <Vehicles>4</Vehicles>
           <Violations>0</Violations>
           <EnforcedVehicles>0</EnforcedVehicles>
         </Occupancy>
       </ParkingOccupancies>
     </OccupancyExport>

   • Export violations:

     When a vehicle is in violation, vehicle information is exported as a separate XML file.

     The following is an example of a violations XML file:

     
     <InLotViolation>
       <ParkingZoneName>P1</ParkingZoneName>
       <ParkingRuleName>Default parking rule</ParkingRuleName>
       <ParkingZoneId>293b9997-19ac-4fd9-99a4-c713fbbe1b96</ParkingZoneId>
       <SessionId>e6abdbb3-3b1a-e711-8b70-001018e35f7c</SessionId>
       <ParkingRuleId>09e29d39-83da-4cdc-81cc-0191833cb9a6</ParkingRuleId>
       <EntranceRead>
         <DeviceId>1775e575-af23-4387-9546-23ab6c67e619</DeviceId>
         <PlateNumber>L8NJI4</PlateNumber>
         <PlateState>DP</PlateState>
         <ReadId>e4063dad-8264-410b-a50a-c3fdc9375e5c</ReadId>
         <ReadTimestampUtc>2017-04-05T20:08:57.7919418Z</ReadTimestampUtc>
         <UnitId>95b71795-735e-497d-8955-5acc3a0c9388</UnitId>
       </EntranceRead>
       <ViolationReason>ConvenienceTimeExpired</ViolationReason>
       <TimestampUtc>2017-04-05T20:09:57.7919418Z</TimestampUtc>
     </InLotViolation>

   • Export completed sessions:

     When a vehicle exits the parking lot, the parking session information is exported as a separate XML file.

     The following is an example of a completed sessions XML file:

     
     <ParkingSessionCompleted>
       <ParkingZoneName>P1</ParkingZoneName>
       <ParkingRuleName>Default parking rule</ParkingRuleName>
       <ParkingZoneId>293b9997-19ac-4fd9-99a4-c713fbbe1b96</ParkingZoneId>
       <SessionId>e6abdbb3-3b1a-e711-8b70-001018e35f7c</SessionId>
       <ParkingRuleId>09e29d39-83da-4cdc-81cc-0191833cb9a6</ParkingRuleId>
       <EntranceRead>
         <DeviceId>1775e575-af23-4387-9546-23ab6c67e619</DeviceId>
         <PlateNumber>L8NJI4</PlateNumber>
         <PlateState>DP</PlateState>
         <ReadId>e4063dad-8264-410b-a50a-c3fdc9375e5c</ReadId>
         <ReadTimestampUtc>2017-04-05T20:08:57.7919418Z</ReadTimestampUtc>
         <UnitId>95b71795-735e-497d-8955-5acc3a0c9388</UnitId>
       </EntranceRead>
       <ExitRead>
         <DeviceId>cefe75b2-7152-45a9-b657-07f10c2880cd</DeviceId>
         <PlateNumber>L8NJI4</PlateNumber>
         <PlateState>QC</PlateState>
         <ReadId>1670f981-7138-47e8-babd-d9e7ab631122</ReadId>
         <ReadTimestampUtc>2017-04-05T20:12:41.663817Z</ReadTimestampUtc>
         <UnitId>0b1a978f-8a45-45a3-9123-263a5f7004de</UnitId>
       </ExitRead>
       <StartTimestampUtc>2017-04-05T20:08:57.7919418Z</StartTimestampUtc>
       <ConvenienceTimestampUtc>2017-04-05T20:08:57.7919418Z</ConvenienceTimestampUtc>
       <ViolationTimestampUtc>2017-04-05T20:09:57.7919418Z</ViolationTimestampUtc>
       <CompletedTimestampUtc>2017-04-05T20:12:41.663817Z</CompletedTimestampUtc>
       <ConvenienceTimeDuration>00:01:00</ConvenienceTimeDuration>
       <GracePeriodDuration>00:00:00</GracePeriodDuration>
       <PaidDuration>00:00:00</PaidDuration>
       <ViolationDuration>00:02:43.8718752</ViolationDuration>
       <EnforcedDuration>00:00:00</EnforcedDuration>
       <TotalDuration>00:03:43.8718752</TotalDuration>
       <CompletedReason>VehicleExited</CompletedReason>
     </ParkingSessionCompleted>

7. Configure event settings.
   • Capacity threshold:

     Specify the parking zone capacity threshold at which a capacity threshold reached event is generated.
8. Click Apply.