Application Note - Stadium Turnstile Automation

Whether a stadium or venue is being used to host a sporting event, convention or trade show an effective and reliable turnstile and ticketing solution needs to be implemented to ensure public safety, crowd control and that ticket revenues can be effectively collected and monitored. A typical turnstile solution will allow a person to pass based on the presentation and validation of a barcode ticket, magnetic stripe ticket, RFID card or token. To meet the functional and connectivity requirement of an interconnected turnstile solution the JetBox 9310 is the ideal embedded platform due to its robust design, compact form factor, reliable RISC processor and multitude of interfaces for connection ticket readers and the turnstile and ticketing control network.

The ruggedised compact design makes the JetBox 9310 series suitable to be mounted in a turnstile cabinet. The ultra reliable RISC processor technology provides the performance and reliability required for the orderly flow of event attendees. The serial device server and digital inputs and outputs allows for connectivity to the barcode / magnetic stripe / RFID card / Token reader and the turnstile mechanism controller. The four Ethernet (PoE optional) allows multiple IP cameras to be connected for monitoring the crowd and cascading the JetBox platforms inside the turnstiles, saving on cost associated with cabling.

Design Considerations

• Ruggedised , compact, fanless, dustproof platform suitable for installation in a turnstile cabinet.
• Reliable RISC processor with Linux support for customized real time control, networking, and interfacing to card readers
• Serial and I/O to card reader and turnstile gate mechanism
• Connectivity for IP cameras and between turnstile and the management network

Why JetBox 9310

• Ruggedised industrial design, compact, fanless, and suitable for mounting inside a turnstile cabinet
• Super reliable and cost effective Intel IXP RISC based processor that supports Real time Linux for or customized control applications, networking and interfacing to card readers.
• 2 x RS232 port and 2 RS232/422/485 ports and for connecting multiple card reader and 4 DI + 4DO to indicate ticket validation and activation of turnstile gate mechanism
• 4 x Ethernet (PoE optional) ports for connecting IP cameras and cascading multiple turnstiles.

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