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Raspberry Pi Automatic Plate Detection

The document is a Python script for a Raspberry Pi that utilizes an LCD display and a camera to perform automatic number plate recognition using the OpenALPR library. It initializes the camera, checks for its availability, and continuously captures frames to detect license plates, displaying the results on the LCD. The script also includes a button to reset the system and handle errors related to camera connectivity.

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Raspberry Pi Automatic Plate Detection

The document is a Python script for a Raspberry Pi that utilizes an LCD display and a camera to perform automatic number plate recognition using the OpenALPR library. It initializes the camera, checks for its availability, and continuously captures frames to detect license plates, displaying the results on the LCD. The script also includes a button to reset the system and handle errors related to camera connectivity.

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import Adafruit_CharLCD as LCD

import [Link] as GPIO


import time
from openalpr import Alpr
import sys
import cv2
from datetime import datetime
import os

button = 2

[Link](button,[Link])

# Raspberry Pi pin configuration:


lcd_rs = 21 # Note this might need to be changed to 21 for older revision
Pi's.
lcd_en = 20
lcd_d4 = 16
lcd_d5 = 12
lcd_d6 = 7
lcd_d7 = 8

# Define LCD column and row size for 16x2 LCD.


lcd_columns = 16
lcd_rows = 2

lcd = LCD.Adafruit_CharLCD(lcd_rs, lcd_en, lcd_d4, lcd_d5, lcd_d6, lcd_d7,


lcd_columns, lcd_rows)

plate_detected = False

alpr = Alpr("eu", "/home/pi/openalpr/src/build/config/[Link]",


"/home/pi/openalpr/runtime_data")

alpr.set_top_n(20)
alpr.set_default_region("md")

reset = True

while reset == True:

lcd.set_backlight(0)
[Link]()
print "Automatic Number Plate Detection"
[Link](' Raspberry pi\n Based ')
[Link](2)
[Link]()
[Link]('Automatic Number\nPlate Detection')
[Link](3)

[Link]()
[Link]('Searching for\nCamera')
print "Searching for Camera"
[Link](2)

camera=[Link](0)

if not [Link]():
main = False
print "can't open the camera"
[Link]()
[Link]('Error:Camera not\nFound')
[Link](2)
[Link]()
[Link]('Connect Camera &\npress reset')
while [Link](button) == True:
None

else:
main = True
print "camera found"
[Link]()
[Link]('Found Camera')
[Link](2)

while True:

ret, frame = [Link]()

results = alpr.recognize_file(frame)

i = 0
for plate in results['results']:
i += 1
for candidate in plate['candidates']:
prefix = "-"
if candidate['matches_template']:
prefix = "*"

plate_detected = True
break

if plate_detected:
[Link]()
[Link]('license plate \nno. is '+ candidate['plate'] )
plate_detected = False
else:
[Link]()
[Link]('Plate not detected..')

if [Link](button) == False:
[Link]()
break

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