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A barrier and parking system combines a boom barrier or road blocker, a plate recognition camera, vehicle detection sensors and management software. When a registered plate is read the barrier opens without an attendant; every entry and exit is logged with plate and photo, occupancy is counted and charges are taken where needed. Existing barriers can be connected too.
An attendant raising the barrier by hand is a salary every month, and the gate goes unchecked during breaks and shift changes. Plates written on a clipboard are rarely found again when an incident needs investigating. Set up properly, the barrier decides for itself who may enter, logs every movement, takes payment where needed and reports on it.
We install the barrier, control board, cameras, field software and management dashboard as one system, with the control board and software designed in-house. It runs on the same platform as our licence plate recognition and card access systems, so vehicle and pedestrian entry are monitored from one dashboard. Staff barriers can also be wired through a dry-contact relay to our own SmartPass access control software, so the access groups and weekly time profiles defined for turnstiles and doors apply at the barrier too. To buy SmartPass, fill in the sales form.
Picture a factory gate: staff cars enter by plate without stopping, a supplier's lorry is routed to the visitor flow, and the security officer deals only with that exception. When damage is reported in the car park that evening, the vehicles that came in during those hours are found in the log by plate and photo, with no paper logbook to search.
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Boom barriers, high-speed barriers or hydraulic road blockers, with opening speed and arm length chosen for the traffic volume and lane width at each gate.
The barrier opens when a registered plate is read — no card, remote or attendant needed. Visitor vehicles are routed to a separate flow.
Entry and exit counts give live free spaces, shown on an LED sign at the entrance. Once the car park is full, no further vehicles are admitted.
Time-based tariffs, subscriptions and free periods, with payment by payment kiosk, card terminal or mobile app — shorter queues at the exit.
Induction loops and photocells stop the arm closing onto a vehicle. Manual release and emergency procedures are defined for power cuts.
Entry and exit logs, occupancy and revenue reports, subscriber usage. Every movement is archived with plate and photo, so it can be searched by plate after an incident.
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We look at entry and exit points, peak-hour vehicle numbers and manoeuvring space on site, and choose barrier type and position accordingly.
Power, loop channels, camera angles and sign positions are drawn up and the tariff defined. Scope and cost come in a written proposal.
Barriers are mounted, cabled and connected, cameras adjusted and software set up, then the system is tested with live traffic.
Your security and management staff are trained, and we agree a periodic maintenance and spare parts plan with you.
If your barrier works, there is no need to replace it. We add a control board and plate recognition module and connect the existing barrier to the system, so you only pay for what is missing. Your security staff are not sidelined either: instead of raising the arm all day, they focus on visitors and exceptions.
Since 2013 Digital Bridge has developed software and hardware within one team. Because we design the control board and software ourselves, you have one team to call when something goes wrong, and technical support is available 24/7. Let us survey your entrances and set out scope and cost in a written proposal.
A boom barrier or road blocker, a barrier control board, ground loop detectors and photocells, a plate recognition camera, an occupancy sign, a payment point where needed, and central management software. We design the control board and software in-house, and the system runs on the same platform as our card access and plate recognition, so vehicle and pedestrian entry share one dashboard.
The camera reads the plate of the approaching vehicle and the software checks it against the registered list. For a registered vehicle the barrier opens by itself, with no card, remote or attendant. Unlisted or guest vehicles are routed to a separate flow. Every movement is archived with plate and photo, so records can be searched by plate after an incident.
Vehicles are counted in and out, free spaces are calculated in real time and shown on an LED sign at the entrance; once the car park is full, no more vehicles are admitted. For paid parking you can set time-based tariffs, subscriptions and free periods, with payment by kiosk, card terminal or mobile app.
Ground loop detectors and photocells stop the arm from lowering while a vehicle is underneath it. Manual opening and an emergency scenario for power cuts are defined during installation. Barrier type, opening speed and arm length are chosen to suit traffic volume at the entrance and the width of the lane.
If your barrier works, there is no need to replace it. We add a control board and a plate recognition module to connect it to the system, so you only pay for what is missing. The site survey checks the barrier, power supply and camera angles, and scope and cost are set out in a written proposal.
Yes. Our barrier system runs on the same platform as card access and plate recognition, so vehicle and pedestrian entry are monitored from one dashboard. Barriers at staff entrances can also be connected to SmartPass access control and attendance software through a dry-contact relay input, so the permission groups and weekly time profiles defined for turnstiles and doors also apply at the barrier.
Typical sites include residential complex entrances, shopping centre car parks, factory and industrial zone vehicle gates, hospital and campus car parks, municipal car parks, hotels, logistics centres and truck gates, and office building car parks. At each site, barrier type, arm length and opening speed are chosen during the survey to suit peak-hour traffic, lane width and manoeuvring space.
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