Validator: Fare Collection

This Validator is a component of the Wayfarer® Automatic Fare Collection & Revenue Management System:

           > Tag-In/Tag-Out Multi-Door Distance Based Automatic Fare Collection (AFC)

           > Access Control (on vehicle & gate control)

           > Live Tracking

           > Driver Time / Attendance

           > Duty System (Scheduled vs Operated)

Used by: Public Transport Operators and BRTs for Fare Collection, Schools, Mines, Universities for Access Control.

It has built-in GPS and 3G for live vehicle location tracking, control-room functionality and automatically communicates with the central server via 3G for Online Reporting. Transaction data is automatically uploaded to the Server, while configuration data is downloaded from the Server.

Integrates to Passenger Information Systems controlling Displays & Announcers on Vehicles & Platforms.

The passenger presents a smartcard/QR Code to the Validator which allows/denies access & deducts a trip or value from the passenger’s smartcard, while displaying the balance, route/zone validity & expiry date.

Automatically handles Smartcards for:

           > Blacklisting (lost cards)

           > Recharge (adding trips or value, extending expiry dates, routes/zones changes)

Connects to the Wayfarer Back Office Software Suite (for Configuration, Monitoring & Online Reporting)