Compucard
System for the digital processing of multi-standard tickets/cards designed for automatic motorway toll stations.
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An innovative toll collection system
COMPUCARD, which is installed in most of the Italian motorway toll stations, is the first unit able to digitally process signals and allow the automatic management of tolls in unmanned toll stations.
The software installed in COMPUCARD, which digitally processes signals, is able to dynamically and automatically reconfigure operating parameters, so that the system is able to accept worn or unreadable tickets/cards.
The sophisticated control electronics and the high performing firmware enable to carry out complete diagnostics tests to check the stability and efficiency of the system and to transmit to the central office a series of status information that can be used to schedule an effective preventive program and minimize faults within the plants.
Furthermore, COMPUCARD is able to provide information on the status of processed tickets/cards in order to allow users to replace worn badges or detect potential faults on the units that automatically issue the tickets.
The concepts studied and implemented during the development of COMPUCARD have been further enhanced with COMPUCRD-I, a system that is able to issue automatic entrance tickets and manage the collection of tolls in motorway stations supervised by an operator.
Supported types of tickets/cards
COMPUCARD supports the most common types of motorway tickets/cards:
- Standard TRANSAC tickets with magnetic band, such as those used for Viacards (cards for the payment of tolls) and motorway tickets
- Standard ISO magnetic cards like credit and ATM cards
COMPUCARD also supports smart cards and tickets with barcodes.
