diff --git a/apps/server/src/device-events.ts b/apps/server/src/device-events.ts
index f2c97fb..bb7d224 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/device-events.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/device-events.ts
@@ -8,19 +8,19 @@ import type { PrinterStatus } from "@parking/devices";
 
 export interface DeviceInputEvent {
   readonly driverId: string; // e.g. "dingtian"
-  readonly deviceId: string; // which configured device (lane_devices id)
+  readonly deviceId: string; // which configured device (devices id)
   readonly input: number; // 1-based input/channel
   readonly edge: "on" | "off"; // active / inactive
   readonly at: string; // ISO-8601 (server receive time)
   readonly source: "push" | "poll";
 }
 
-// A credential read at a lane: a ticket scanned at exit, a plate from LPR, a card
-// at a reader. Drives identity-based flows (exit validation, and later permits /
-// pay-station lookup). `kind` mirrors IdentitySource. See parking-session.md.
+// A credential read: a ticket scanned at exit, a plate from LPR, a card at a reader.
+// Drives identity-based flows (exit validation, permits, pay-station lookup). `kind`
+// mirrors IdentitySource. See parking-session.md.
 export interface DeviceReadEvent {
   readonly driverId: string;
-  readonly deviceId: string; // lane_devices id of the reader/scanner/camera
+  readonly deviceId: string; // devices id of the reader/scanner/camera
   readonly value: string; // the ticket id / plate / card number
   readonly kind: "ticket" | "plate" | "qr" | "card";
   readonly at: string; // ISO-8601
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ export interface ReadOutcome {
 
 /** A printer's status as tracked by the live monitor (status + identity). */
 export interface PrinterStatusEvent {
-  readonly deviceId: string; // lane_devices id
-  readonly lane: number;
+  readonly deviceId: string; // devices id
   readonly driverId: string;
   readonly role?: string; // entry-dispenser | booth-receipt
   readonly status: PrinterStatus;
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ class DeviceEventBus extends EventEmitter {
     return () => this.off("input", cb);
   }
 
-  /** A credential read (ticket scan, plate, card) at a lane. */
+  /** A credential read (ticket scan, plate, card). */
   emitRead(event: DeviceReadEvent): void {
     this.emit("read", event);
   }
diff --git a/apps/server/src/device-resolve.ts b/apps/server/src/device-resolve.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..243da14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/device-resolve.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+import { and, eq, devices, type Db, type DeviceRow } from "@parking/db";
+
+// Device resolution for the pool-of-spaces model — NO lane. A parking lot is one
+// pool with a flexible set of entry/exit points. Direction lives on each RELAY
+// inside an access controller, and readers/cameras BIND to a (controller, relay).
+// See wiki/concepts/entry-exit-points.md.
+
+/** A flow direction. "both" = one relay/barrier serving entry AND exit. */
+export type Direction = "entry" | "exit" | "both";
+/** A concrete flow a credential/button drives (never "both"). */
+export type FlowDirection = "entry" | "exit";
+
+/** One relay on an access controller: which barrier it opens, in which direction,
+ *  and (optionally) the input terminal its entry button is wired to. */
+export interface RelaySpec {
+  /** 1-based relay channel on the board (the driver's pulseOpen(doorId)). */
+  readonly relay: number;
+  readonly direction: Direction;
+  /** 1-based input terminal of the entry button that fires this relay (transient
+   *  entry). Absent = no button at this barrier (subscriber/reader-driven only). */
+  readonly button?: number;
+}
+
+/** Access controller config (the `relays[]` map + connection fields). */
+interface AccessConfig {
+  readonly relays?: RelaySpec[];
+  readonly [k: string]: unknown;
+}
+
+/** Reader/camera config: optional binding to a controller relay. */
+interface BoundConfig {
+  /** The access `devices.id` this reader/camera sits at. */
+  readonly controllerId?: string;
+  /** The relay on that controller it opens. */
+  readonly relay?: number;
+  /** Fallback direction when not bound to a relay. */
+  readonly direction?: Direction;
+  readonly [k: string]: unknown;
+}
+
+/** A resolved barrier: the controller row + the specific relay to pulse. */
+export interface ResolvedRelay {
+  readonly controller: DeviceRow;
+  readonly relay: number;
+  readonly direction: Direction;
+}
+
+/** All enabled access controller rows. */
+function accessRows(db: Db): DeviceRow[] {
+  return db
+    .select()
+    .from(devices)
+    .where(eq(devices.category, "access"))
+    .all()
+    .filter((r) => r.enabled);
+}
+
+/** The relay specs declared on an access controller (defaults to none). */
+export function relaysOf(row: DeviceRow): RelaySpec[] {
+  const cfg = row.config as AccessConfig;
+  return Array.isArray(cfg.relays) ? cfg.relays : [];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Resolve a button press to the relay it fires: the access controller with this
+ * deviceId, and the relay whose `button` terminal matches the pressed input. Only
+ * an ENTRY (or both) relay is a transient-entry trigger. Returns null otherwise.
+ */
+export function relayForButton(db: Db, controllerId: string, terminal: number): ResolvedRelay | null {
+  const row = db
+    .select()
+    .from(devices)
+    .where(and(eq(devices.id, controllerId), eq(devices.category, "access")))
+    .get();
+  if (!row || !row.enabled) return null;
+  const spec = relaysOf(row).find((r) => r.button === terminal);
+  if (!spec) return null;
+  if (spec.direction !== "entry" && spec.direction !== "both") return null;
+  return { controller: row, relay: spec.relay, direction: spec.direction };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Resolve a reader/camera to the relay it opens. Preferred: its config binding
+ * (controllerId + relay) → exactly that barrier, direction inherited from the relay
+ * spec. Fallback (unbound): the device's config.direction + the first relay site-
+ * wide matching that direction — keeps the single-barrier case trivial. Null if
+ * nothing resolves (no barrier to open).
+ */
+export function relayForDevice(db: Db, deviceRow: DeviceRow): ResolvedRelay | null {
+  const cfg = deviceRow.config as BoundConfig;
+
+  // Bound: follow controllerId + relay to the exact barrier.
+  if (cfg.controllerId && typeof cfg.relay === "number") {
+    const controller = db
+      .select()
+      .from(devices)
+      .where(and(eq(devices.id, cfg.controllerId), eq(devices.category, "access")))
+      .get();
+    if (controller && controller.enabled) {
+      const spec = relaysOf(controller).find((r) => r.relay === cfg.relay);
+      if (spec) return { controller, relay: spec.relay, direction: spec.direction };
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  // Unbound: fall back to the device's declared direction + first matching relay.
+  const want = cfg.direction;
+  if (want === "entry" || want === "exit" || want === "both") {
+    return firstRelayByDirection(db, want === "both" ? "entry" : want);
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The first relay site-wide serving a direction ("both" relays match either).
+ * Used as the unbound fallback and where a flow only needs "an exit barrier".
+ */
+export function firstRelayByDirection(db: Db, direction: FlowDirection): ResolvedRelay | null {
+  for (const controller of accessRows(db)) {
+    const spec = relaysOf(controller).find(
+      (r) => r.direction === direction || r.direction === "both",
+    );
+    if (spec) return { controller, relay: spec.relay, direction: spec.direction };
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+/** Enabled devices of a category whose direction matches `want` (or is "both").
+ *  Direction is inherited from each device's bound relay, else its config fallback.
+ *  Used for snapshots: every entry/exit camera fires on an entry/exit. */
+export function devicesByDirection(
+  db: Db,
+  category: DeviceRow["category"],
+  want: FlowDirection,
+): DeviceRow[] {
+  return db
+    .select()
+    .from(devices)
+    .where(eq(devices.category, category))
+    .all()
+    .filter((r) => {
+      if (!r.enabled) return false;
+      const d = directionOf(db, r);
+      return d === want || d === "both";
+    });
+}
+
+/** The direction a reader/camera operates in (inherited from its bound relay, or
+ *  its config fallback). "both" when undetermined → the flow infers. */
+export function directionOf(db: Db, deviceRow: DeviceRow): Direction {
+  const resolved = relayForDevice(db, deviceRow);
+  if (resolved) return resolved.direction;
+  const cfg = deviceRow.config as BoundConfig;
+  return cfg.direction === "entry" || cfg.direction === "exit" ? cfg.direction : "both";
+}
diff --git a/apps/server/src/entry-flow.ts b/apps/server/src/entry-flow.ts
index e8984ba..a51509a 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/entry-flow.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/entry-flow.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
-import { and, eq, laneDevices, sessions, type Db } from "@parking/db";
+import { sessions, type Db, type DeviceRow } from "@parking/db";
 import {
   NoPrinterAvailableError,
   printWithFailover,
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ import type { FastifyBaseLogger } from "fastify";
 import type { DeviceInputEvent } from "./device-events.js";
 import { getOccupancy } from "./occupancy.js";
 import type { EventLog } from "./event-log.js";
-import type { LaneMap } from "./lane-map.js";
+import { devicesByDirection, relayForButton, type ResolvedRelay } from "./device-resolve.js";
+import { snapshotAsync } from "./snapshot.js";
 
 // The transient ENTRY flow: a button press → print a ticket → sign a vehicle_entry
-// → open the barrier. This is the step the device layer left dangling
-// (wiki/concepts/device-input-flow.md "the entry flow itself is the next build").
+// → open the barrier. The button is wired into an access controller's input; the
+// admin maps that input terminal to a relay (config.relays[].button), so a press
+// resolves to exactly the entry relay it should open. See entry-exit-points.md.
 //
 // Two invariants from the threat model + safety analysis:
 //   1. SIGNED BEFORE OPEN — the vehicle_entry is appended to the signed ledger
@@ -29,55 +31,46 @@ import type { LaneMap } from "./lane-map.js";
 //      Crucially, NO vehicle_entry is written in that case — we never record an
 //      "entered" event for a car that didn't get in (decision 2026-06-15).
 //
-// Ordering, therefore: print → (ok) sign vehicle_entry → pulseOpen → cache session.
-//                                (fail) sign anomaly, stop.
-
-/** Map a 1-based entry input to the relay/door it opens. Default: same channel. */
-function doorForInput(input: number): number {
-  return input;
-}
+// Ordering: print → (ok) sign vehicle_entry → pulseOpen → snapshot → cache session.
+//                   (fail) sign anomaly, stop.
 
 export class EntryFlow {
   readonly #db: Db;
   readonly #log: EventLog;
-  readonly #laneMap: LaneMap;
   readonly #logger: FastifyBaseLogger;
   /** Guard against double-fire from the same physical press (on edge only). */
   readonly #inFlight = new Set<string>();
 
-  constructor(db: Db, log: EventLog, laneMap: LaneMap, logger: FastifyBaseLogger) {
+  constructor(db: Db, log: EventLog, logger: FastifyBaseLogger) {
     this.#db = db;
     this.#log = log;
-    this.#laneMap = laneMap;
     this.#logger = logger;
   }
 
   /** Handle a device input edge. Acts only on the rising ("on") edge of an entry
-   *  button in a lane that has an access (barrier) device. */
+   *  button — an input terminal mapped to an entry relay on its controller. */
   async onInput(e: DeviceInputEvent): Promise<void> {
     if (e.edge !== "on") return; // release edge is just telemetry
 
-    const lane = this.#laneMap.laneFor(e.deviceId);
-    if (lane == null) return; // unmapped device — telemetry already recorded, no entry
-
-    // Only treat this as an entry trigger if the firing device IS the lane's
-    // access controller (a reader/printer input edge isn't an entry button).
-    const access = await this.#loadAccess(lane, e.deviceId);
-    if (!access) return;
+    // The firing device must be an access controller, and the pressed input terminal
+    // must map to an ENTRY (or both) relay — that's an entry button. Anything else
+    // (reader/printer edge, exit-only relay's input) is not a transient-entry trigger.
+    const resolved = relayForButton(this.#db, e.deviceId, e.input);
+    if (!resolved) return;
 
     const key = `${e.deviceId}:${e.input}`;
     if (this.#inFlight.has(key)) return; // ignore re-fire while one is processing
     this.#inFlight.add(key);
     try {
-      await this.#runEntry(lane, e.input, access);
+      await this.#runEntry(resolved);
     } catch (err) {
-      this.#logger.error(`entry-flow failed (lane ${lane}): ${(err as Error).message}`);
+      this.#logger.error(`entry-flow failed: ${(err as Error).message}`);
     } finally {
       this.#inFlight.delete(key);
     }
   }
 
-  async #runEntry(lane: number, input: number, access: AccessControlDevice): Promise<void> {
+  async #runEntry(resolved: ResolvedRelay): Promise<void> {
     // CAPACITY GATE (transient only). When the lot is full, refuse transient entry:
     // no ticket, no vehicle_entry, no open — sign an anomaly. Permit holders are NOT
     // gated here (their flow ignores site-full; their own maxConcurrent applies), so
@@ -87,24 +80,23 @@ export class EntryFlow {
     if (occ.full) {
       await this.#log.append({
         type: "anomaly",
-        lane,
         payload: { reason: `transient entry refused — lot full (${occ.count}/${occ.capacity})`, entryRefused: true, full: true },
       });
-      this.#logger.warn(`transient entry REFUSED on lane ${lane}: full (${occ.count}/${occ.capacity})`);
+      this.#logger.warn(`transient entry REFUSED: full (${occ.count}/${occ.capacity})`);
       return;
     }
 
     const ticketId = newTicketId();
     const issuedAt = new Date().toISOString();
-    const printers = await this.#loadPrinters(lane);
+    const printers = this.#loadPrinters();
 
     // 1. PRINT FIRST. The ticket is the transient's session key — no ticket, no entry.
-    const ticket: TicketData = { ticketId, lane, issuedAt };
+    const ticket: TicketData = { ticketId, issuedAt };
     try {
       const printedBy = await printWithFailover(printers, "entry-dispenser", (d: PrinterDevice) =>
         d.printTicket(ticket),
       );
-      this.#logger.info(`entry ticket ${ticketId} printed on ${printedBy} (lane ${lane})`);
+      this.#logger.info(`entry ticket ${ticketId} printed on ${printedBy}`);
     } catch (err) {
       // HOLD: do not open, do not record a vehicle_entry. Sign an anomaly so the
       // failed attempt is in the tamper-evident record for the operator.
@@ -112,18 +104,16 @@ export class EntryFlow {
         err instanceof NoPrinterAvailableError ? err.message : (err as Error).message;
       await this.#log.append({
         type: "anomaly",
-        lane,
         identity: ticketId,
         payload: { reason: `entry held — ticket not printed: ${reason}`, ticketPrinted: false },
       });
-      this.#logger.warn(`entry HELD on lane ${lane}: ${reason} (barrier NOT opened)`);
+      this.#logger.warn(`entry HELD: ${reason} (barrier NOT opened)`);
       return;
     }
 
     // 2. SIGN the vehicle_entry — BEFORE the relay fires (the core invariant).
     await this.#log.append({
       type: "vehicle_entry",
-      lane,
       direction: "entry",
       source: "ticket",
       identity: ticketId,
@@ -131,15 +121,26 @@ export class EntryFlow {
       occurredAt: issuedAt,
     });
 
-    // 3. OPEN the barrier (intent only; the barrier owns the close).
-    await access.pulseOpen(doorForInput(input));
+    // 3. OPEN the resolved entry barrier (intent only; the barrier owns the close).
+    const access = this.#buildAccess(resolved.controller);
+    if (access) await access.pulseOpen(resolved.relay);
+    else this.#logger.warn(`entry signed for ${ticketId} but the entry relay won't build`);
+
+    // 3b. SNAPSHOT — fire the entry camera(s), never awaited (evidence, not a gate;
+    //     a camera failure must not delay or block the already-open barrier).
+    void snapshotAsync({
+      db: this.#db,
+      direction: "entry",
+      identity: ticketId,
+      logger: this.#logger,
+    }).catch((err) => this.#logger.error(`entry snapshot error: ${(err as Error).message}`));
 
     // 4. Update the session projection cache (rebuildable from the ledger; this is
     //    just a fast read-model, never the source of truth).
     try {
       this.#db
         .insert(sessions)
-        .values({ id: ticketId, lane, identity: ticketId, source: "ticket", enteredAt: issuedAt, state: "open" })
+        .values({ id: ticketId, identity: ticketId, source: "ticket", enteredAt: issuedAt, state: "open" })
         .run();
     } catch (err) {
       // Cache miss is non-fatal — the ledger is authoritative and the projection
@@ -148,15 +149,8 @@ export class EntryFlow {
     }
   }
 
-  /** The lane's access device, but only if it's the one that fired (the entry
-   *  button). Returns a live adapter or null. */
-  async #loadAccess(lane: number, deviceId: string): Promise<AccessControlDevice | null> {
-    const row = await this.#db
-      .select()
-      .from(laneDevices)
-      .where(and(eq(laneDevices.id, deviceId), eq(laneDevices.category, "access")))
-      .get();
-    if (!row || !row.enabled || row.lane !== lane) return null;
+  /** Build a live access adapter from a resolved controller row, or null. */
+  #buildAccess(row: DeviceRow): AccessControlDevice | null {
     const driver = registry.get(row.driverId);
     if (!driver) return null;
     try {
@@ -166,16 +160,11 @@ export class EntryFlow {
     }
   }
 
-  /** Build live printer instances for a lane (for failover selection). */
-  async #loadPrinters(lane: number): Promise<PrinterInstance[]> {
-    const rows = await this.#db
-      .select()
-      .from(laneDevices)
-      .where(and(eq(laneDevices.category, "printer"), eq(laneDevices.lane, lane)))
-      .all();
+  /** Build live ENTRY printer instances (for failover selection). */
+  #loadPrinters(): PrinterInstance[] {
+    const rows = devicesByDirection(this.#db, "printer", "entry"); // already enabled-filtered
     const out: PrinterInstance[] = [];
     for (const row of rows) {
-      if (!row.enabled) continue;
       const driver = registry.get(row.driverId);
       if (!driver) continue;
       const cfg = row.config as Record<string, unknown>;
diff --git a/apps/server/src/event-log.ts b/apps/server/src/event-log.ts
index 11f152a..3d0eda0 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/event-log.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/event-log.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import type { Direction, IdentitySource, LedgerEventType, LedgerPayload, Signer
 
 export interface AppendInput {
   readonly type: LedgerEventType;
-  readonly lane: number;
   readonly direction?: Direction | null;
   readonly source?: IdentitySource | null;
   readonly identity?: string | null;
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ export function canonicalize(e: {
   index: number;
   type: string;
   direction: string | null;
-  lane: number;
   source: string | null;
   identity: string | null;
   payload: Record<string, unknown> | null;
@@ -49,7 +47,6 @@ export function canonicalize(e: {
     e.index,
     e.type,
     e.direction ?? null,
-    e.lane,
     e.source ?? null,
     e.identity ?? null,
     // Payload is part of the signed form so business data is tamper-evident.
@@ -120,7 +117,6 @@ export class EventLog {
       index,
       type: input.type,
       direction: input.direction ?? null,
-      lane: input.lane,
       source: input.source ?? null,
       identity: input.identity ?? null,
       payload,
@@ -133,7 +129,6 @@ export class EventLog {
       index,
       type: input.type,
       direction: input.direction ?? null,
-      lane: input.lane,
       source: input.source ?? null,
       identity: input.identity ?? null,
       payload,
diff --git a/apps/server/src/exit-flow.ts b/apps/server/src/exit-flow.ts
index cc1a1bf..e3ef640 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/exit-flow.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/exit-flow.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-import { and, eq, laneDevices, ledgerEvents, sessions, type Db } from "@parking/db";
+import { eq, ledgerEvents, sessions, type Db, type DeviceRow } from "@parking/db";
 import { registry, type AccessControlDevice } from "@parking/devices";
+import type { ResolvedRelay } from "./device-resolve.js";
+import { snapshotAsync } from "./snapshot.js";
 import type { LedgerPayload } from "@parking/shared";
 import type { FastifyBaseLogger } from "fastify";
 import type { DeviceReadEvent, ReadOutcome } from "./device-events.js";
@@ -25,7 +27,6 @@ import type { EventLog } from "./event-log.js";
 
 interface SessionView {
   readonly identity: string;
-  readonly lane: number;
   readonly enteredAt: string;
   readonly open: boolean; // no vehicle_exit yet
   readonly paidAt: string | null; // latest payment time, if any
@@ -44,23 +45,23 @@ export class ExitFlow {
     this.#logger = logger;
   }
 
-  /** Handle a transient-ticket read at a known exit lane (lane pre-resolved by the
-   *  read dispatcher, which has already ruled out a permit match). */
-  async handleAt(lane: number, e: DeviceReadEvent): Promise<ReadOutcome> {
+  /** Handle a transient-ticket read at an exit barrier (the relay pre-resolved by the
+   *  read dispatcher from the reader's binding, which has ruled out a permit match). */
+  async handleAt(resolved: ResolvedRelay, e: DeviceReadEvent): Promise<ReadOutcome> {
     const key = `${e.deviceId}:${e.value}`;
     if (this.#inFlight.has(key)) return { accepted: false, reason: "duplicate read in flight" };
     this.#inFlight.add(key);
     try {
-      return await this.#runExit(lane, e);
+      return await this.#runExit(resolved, e);
     } catch (err) {
-      this.#logger.error(`exit-flow failed (lane ${lane}): ${(err as Error).message}`);
+      this.#logger.error(`exit-flow failed: ${(err as Error).message}`);
       return { accepted: false, reason: (err as Error).message };
     } finally {
       this.#inFlight.delete(key);
     }
   }
 
-  async #runExit(lane: number, e: DeviceReadEvent): Promise<ReadOutcome> {
+  async #runExit(resolved: ResolvedRelay, e: DeviceReadEvent): Promise<ReadOutcome> {
     const view = this.#sessionFor(e.value);
 
     // No matching open session — unknown/duplicate ticket. Reject + log.
@@ -68,11 +69,10 @@ export class ExitFlow {
       const reason = view ? "exit refused — session already closed" : "exit refused — no open session for credential";
       await this.#log.append({
         type: "anomaly",
-        lane,
         identity: e.value,
         payload: { reason, exitRefused: true },
       });
-      this.#logger.warn(`exit refused (lane ${lane}): no open session for ${e.value}`);
+      this.#logger.warn(`exit refused: no open session for ${e.value}`);
       return { accepted: false, direction: "exit", reason };
     }
 
@@ -89,30 +89,33 @@ export class ExitFlow {
         : "exit refused — walk-back grace expired (top-up required)";
       await this.#log.append({
         type: "anomaly",
-        lane,
         identity: e.value,
         payload: { reason, exitRefused: true, sessionRef: e.value },
       });
-      this.#logger.warn(`exit refused (lane ${lane}, ${e.value}): ${reason}`);
+      this.#logger.warn(`exit refused (${e.value}): ${reason}`);
       return { accepted: false, direction: "exit", reason };
     }
 
     // Valid: sign the exit BEFORE opening, then open, then update the cache.
     await this.#log.append({
       type: "vehicle_exit",
-      lane,
       direction: "exit",
       source: e.kind === "plate" ? "lpr" : "ticket",
       identity: e.value,
       payload: { sessionRef: e.value },
     });
 
-    const access = await this.#exitAccess(lane);
-    if (access) {
-      await access.pulseOpen(1); // exit barrier; door mapping is config-driven later
-    } else {
-      this.#logger.warn(`exit signed for ${e.value} but lane ${lane} has no access device to open`);
-    }
+    const access = this.#buildAccess(resolved.controller);
+    if (access) await access.pulseOpen(resolved.relay);
+    else this.#logger.warn(`exit signed for ${e.value} but the exit relay won't build`);
+
+    // SNAPSHOT — fire the exit camera(s), never awaited (evidence, not a gate).
+    void snapshotAsync({
+      db: this.#db,
+      direction: "exit",
+      identity: e.value,
+      logger: this.#logger,
+    }).catch((err) => this.#logger.error(`exit snapshot error: ${(err as Error).message}`));
 
     try {
       this.#db
@@ -152,7 +155,6 @@ export class ExitFlow {
 
     return {
       identity,
-      lane: entry.lane,
       enteredAt: entry.occurredAt,
       open: !exited,
       paidAt,
@@ -160,14 +162,8 @@ export class ExitFlow {
     };
   }
 
-  /** The lane's access device, to open the exit barrier. */
-  async #exitAccess(lane: number): Promise<AccessControlDevice | null> {
-    const row = await this.#db
-      .select()
-      .from(laneDevices)
-      .where(and(eq(laneDevices.category, "access"), eq(laneDevices.lane, lane)))
-      .get();
-    if (!row || !row.enabled) return null;
+  /** Build a live access adapter from a resolved controller row, or null. */
+  #buildAccess(row: DeviceRow): AccessControlDevice | null {
     const driver = registry.get(row.driverId);
     if (!driver) return null;
     try {
diff --git a/apps/server/src/lane-map.ts b/apps/server/src/lane-map.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4a586d2..0000000
--- a/apps/server/src/lane-map.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-import { and, eq, laneDevices, type Db } from "@parking/db";
-
-// Resolves a device instance id (lane_devices.id) to its lane number.
-//
-// Device pushes/events carry the `lane_devices` id (which device fired), not a
-// lane. The event log wants the lane, so we keep a small in-memory id->lane map
-// rebuilt from the DB at startup and refreshed whenever assignments change
-// (assign/unassign). It's tiny (one row per device) and read on the hot path of
-// every input event, so a cached map beats a per-event DB lookup.
-export class LaneMap {
-  readonly #db: Db;
-  #byDeviceId = new Map<string, number>();
-
-  constructor(db: Db) {
-    this.#db = db;
-  }
-
-  /** (Re)load the id->lane map from the lane_devices table. */
-  refresh(): void {
-    const rows = this.#db.select().from(laneDevices).all();
-    const next = new Map<string, number>();
-    for (const r of rows) next.set(r.id, r.lane);
-    this.#byDeviceId = next;
-  }
-
-  /** Lane for a device instance id, or null if the device isn't known. */
-  laneFor(deviceId: string): number | null {
-    return this.#byDeviceId.get(deviceId) ?? null;
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * The lane a reader/scanner belongs to, IF that lane has an access (barrier)
- * device to open — shared by the read-driven flows (exit + permit). A read is an
- * identity signal; it only drives a barrier where there's one to drive. Returns
- * the lane number or null. (Distinguishing entry- vs. exit-readers per lane is a
- * later lane-direction model.)
- */
-export async function readerLaneWithAccess(db: Db, deviceId: string): Promise<number | null> {
-  const row = await db.select().from(laneDevices).where(eq(laneDevices.id, deviceId)).get();
-  if (!row || !row.enabled) return null;
-  const access = await db
-    .select()
-    .from(laneDevices)
-    .where(and(eq(laneDevices.category, "access"), eq(laneDevices.lane, row.lane)))
-    .get();
-  return access && access.enabled ? row.lane : null;
-}
diff --git a/apps/server/src/pay-station.ts b/apps/server/src/pay-station.ts
index 6b399c8..7f1f200 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/pay-station.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/pay-station.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ export class PayStation {
 
     await this.#log.append({
       type: "payment",
-      lane: -1, // payment happens at a central station, not a lane
       source: "manual",
       identity,
       payload: {
diff --git a/apps/server/src/permit-flow.ts b/apps/server/src/permit-flow.ts
index 1f54f52..311df53 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/permit-flow.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/permit-flow.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-import { and, eq, laneDevices, ledgerEvents, permitCredentials, permitPlates, permits, sessions, type Db } from "@parking/db";
+import { eq, ledgerEvents, permitCredentials, permitPlates, permits, sessions, type Db, type DeviceRow } from "@parking/db";
 import { registry, type AccessControlDevice } from "@parking/devices";
 import type { FastifyBaseLogger } from "fastify";
 import type { DeviceReadEvent, ReadOutcome } from "./device-events.js";
 import type { EventLog } from "./event-log.js";
+import { type FlowDirection, type ResolvedRelay } from "./device-resolve.js";
+import { snapshotAsync } from "./snapshot.js";
 
 // PERMIT flow: a subscriber identified by card/QR/plate enters/exits without paying.
 // Reached from the read dispatcher when a read matches a permit (not an open ticket).
@@ -57,22 +59,23 @@ export class PermitFlow {
     return null;
   }
 
-  /** Run the permit entry/exit for a matched read at a lane. */
-  async run(lane: number, e: DeviceReadEvent, m: PermitMatch): Promise<ReadOutcome> {
+  /** Run the permit entry/exit for a matched read at a barrier. `resolved` is the
+   *  reader's bound relay; its direction constrains, "both" defers to session state. */
+  async run(resolved: ResolvedRelay, e: DeviceReadEvent, m: PermitMatch): Promise<ReadOutcome> {
     const key = `${m.permitId}:${m.carKey}`;
     if (this.#inFlight.has(key)) return { accepted: false, reason: "duplicate read in flight" };
     this.#inFlight.add(key);
     try {
-      return await this.#run(lane, e, m);
+      return await this.#run(resolved, e, m);
     } catch (err) {
-      this.#logger.error(`permit-flow failed (lane ${lane}): ${(err as Error).message}`);
+      this.#logger.error(`permit-flow failed: ${(err as Error).message}`);
       return { accepted: false, reason: (err as Error).message };
     } finally {
       this.#inFlight.delete(key);
     }
   }
 
-  async #run(lane: number, e: DeviceReadEvent, m: PermitMatch): Promise<ReadOutcome> {
+  async #run(resolved: ResolvedRelay, e: DeviceReadEvent, m: PermitMatch): Promise<ReadOutcome> {
     const permit = this.#db.select().from(permits).where(eq(permits.id, m.permitId)).get();
     if (!permit) return { accepted: false, reason: "permit not found" };
 
@@ -84,23 +87,33 @@ export class PermitFlow {
       (permit.validTo != null && now > permit.validTo);
     if (invalid) {
       const reason = `permit ${permit.status}/out-of-window`;
-      await this.#reject(lane, m, reason);
+      await this.#reject(m, reason);
       return { accepted: false, reason };
     }
 
+    // Direction: the car's open-session state is the natural verb (in→exit, out→entry).
+    // The barrier the car is at (resolved.direction) must AGREE — a car at an exit
+    // barrier that isn't inside (or at an entry barrier while already in) is a
+    // wrong-barrier / anti-passback signal, refused + logged. A "both" barrier follows
+    // the session state.
     const carOpen = this.#carHasOpenSession(m.carKey);
+    const inferred: FlowDirection = carOpen ? "exit" : "entry";
+    if (resolved.direction !== "both" && resolved.direction !== inferred) {
+      const reason = `permit wrong barrier — ${resolved.direction} barrier but car would ${inferred}`;
+      await this.#reject(m, reason);
+      return { accepted: false, direction: resolved.direction === "exit" ? "exit" : "entry", reason };
+    }
 
     if (carOpen) {
       // EXIT: this car is already inside → the read is its exit.
       await this.#log.append({
         type: "vehicle_exit",
-        lane,
         direction: "exit",
         source: m.via === "plate" ? "lpr" : m.via === "qr" ? "qr" : "wiegand",
         identity: m.carKey,
         payload: { sessionRef: m.carKey, permitId: m.permitId },
       });
-      await this.#open(lane, m.carKey, "permit exit");
+      await this.#open(resolved, "exit", m.carKey, "permit exit");
       this.#closeCache(m.carKey);
       return { accepted: true, direction: "exit" };
     }
@@ -110,14 +123,13 @@ export class PermitFlow {
       const open = this.#permitOpenCount(m.permitId);
       if (open >= permit.maxConcurrent) {
         const reason = `permit at capacity (${open}/${permit.maxConcurrent} cars in)`;
-        await this.#reject(lane, m, reason);
+        await this.#reject(m, reason);
         return { accepted: false, direction: "entry", reason };
       }
     }
 
     await this.#log.append({
       type: "vehicle_entry",
-      lane,
       direction: "entry",
       source: m.via === "plate" ? "lpr" : m.via === "qr" ? "qr" : "wiegand",
       identity: m.carKey,
@@ -125,11 +137,11 @@ export class PermitFlow {
       payload: { sessionRef: m.carKey, permitId: m.permitId, permit: true },
       occurredAt: now,
     });
-    await this.#open(lane, m.carKey, "permit entry");
+    await this.#open(resolved, "entry", m.carKey, "permit entry");
     try {
       this.#db
         .insert(sessions)
-        .values({ id: m.carKey, lane, identity: m.carKey, source: m.via === "plate" ? "lpr" : "wiegand", permitId: m.permitId, enteredAt: now, state: "open" })
+        .values({ id: m.carKey, identity: m.carKey, source: m.via === "plate" ? "lpr" : "wiegand", permitId: m.permitId, enteredAt: now, state: "open" })
         .run();
     } catch (err) {
       this.#logger.error(`session-cache insert failed for ${m.carKey}: ${(err as Error).message}`);
@@ -155,7 +167,7 @@ export class PermitFlow {
     const rows = this.#db
       .select()
       .from(ledgerEvents)
-      .where(and(eq(ledgerEvents.type, "vehicle_entry")))
+      .where(eq(ledgerEvents.type, "vehicle_entry"))
       .all()
       .filter((r) => (r.payload as { permitId?: string } | null)?.permitId === permitId);
     let open = 0;
@@ -166,20 +178,27 @@ export class PermitFlow {
     return open;
   }
 
-  async #reject(lane: number, m: PermitMatch, reason: string): Promise<void> {
+  async #reject(m: PermitMatch, reason: string): Promise<void> {
     await this.#log.append({
       type: "anomaly",
-      lane,
       identity: m.carKey,
       payload: { reason: `permit refused — ${reason}`, permitId: m.permitId, permitRefused: true },
     });
-    this.#logger.warn(`permit refused (lane ${lane}, ${m.carKey}): ${reason}`);
+    this.#logger.warn(`permit refused (${m.carKey}): ${reason}`);
   }
 
-  async #open(lane: number, carKey: string, what: string): Promise<void> {
-    const access = await this.#access(lane);
-    if (access) await access.pulseOpen(1);
-    else this.#logger.warn(`${what} signed for ${carKey} but lane ${lane} has no access device`);
+  async #open(resolved: ResolvedRelay, dir: FlowDirection, carKey: string, what: string): Promise<void> {
+    const access = this.#buildAccess(resolved.controller);
+    if (access) await access.pulseOpen(resolved.relay);
+    else this.#logger.warn(`${what} signed for ${carKey} but the ${dir} relay won't build`);
+
+    // SNAPSHOT — fire the directional camera(s), never awaited (evidence, not a gate).
+    void snapshotAsync({
+      db: this.#db,
+      direction: dir,
+      identity: carKey,
+      logger: this.#logger,
+    }).catch((err) => this.#logger.error(`permit snapshot error: ${(err as Error).message}`));
   }
 
   #closeCache(carKey: string): void {
@@ -190,13 +209,8 @@ export class PermitFlow {
     }
   }
 
-  async #access(lane: number): Promise<AccessControlDevice | null> {
-    const row = await this.#db
-      .select()
-      .from(laneDevices)
-      .where(and(eq(laneDevices.category, "access"), eq(laneDevices.lane, lane)))
-      .get();
-    if (!row || !row.enabled) return null;
+  /** Build a live access adapter from a resolved controller row, or null. */
+  #buildAccess(row: DeviceRow): AccessControlDevice | null {
     const driver = registry.get(row.driverId);
     if (!driver) return null;
     try {
diff --git a/apps/server/src/printer-monitor.ts b/apps/server/src/printer-monitor.ts
index 3cff478..0532314 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/printer-monitor.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/printer-monitor.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { FastifyBaseLogger } from "fastify";
-import { eq, laneDevices, type Db } from "@parking/db";
+import { eq, devices, type Db } from "@parking/db";
 import {
   isMonitorable,
   registry,
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ export class PrinterMonitor {
   async refreshDevices(): Promise<void> {
     const rows = await this.#db
       .select()
-      .from(laneDevices)
-      .where(eq(laneDevices.category, "printer"))
+      .from(devices)
+      .where(eq(devices.category, "printer"))
       .all();
 
     const seen = new Set<string>();
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ export class PrinterMonitor {
         build: () => driver.create(cfg as never),
         meta: {
           deviceId: row.id,
-          lane: row.lane,
           driverId: row.driverId,
           role: typeof cfg.role === "string" ? cfg.role : undefined,
         },
@@ -139,7 +138,7 @@ export class PrinterMonitor {
 
     if (!prev || statusChanged(prev.status, status)) {
       this.#log.info(
-        `printer-monitor: ${entry.meta.role ?? "printer"} ${id} (lane ${entry.meta.lane}) -> ${status.status}${status.detail ? ` (${status.detail})` : ""}`,
+        `printer-monitor: ${entry.meta.role ?? "printer"} ${id} -> ${status.status}${status.detail ? ` (${status.detail})` : ""}`,
       );
       deviceEvents.emitPrinterStatus(event);
     }
diff --git a/apps/server/src/read-dispatch.ts b/apps/server/src/read-dispatch.ts
index 2163836..7dc647a 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/read-dispatch.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/read-dispatch.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,22 @@
-import type { Db } from "@parking/db";
+import { devices, eq, type Db } from "@parking/db";
 import type { FastifyBaseLogger } from "fastify";
 import type { DeviceReadEvent, ReadOutcome } from "./device-events.js";
 import type { ExitFlow } from "./exit-flow.js";
 import type { PermitFlow } from "./permit-flow.js";
-import { readerLaneWithAccess } from "./lane-map.js";
+import { relayForDevice } from "./device-resolve.js";
 
 // Routes a credential read (ticket scan / plate / card) to the right flow. A read
 // can mean a permit entry/exit OR a transient exit, so we dispatch by WHAT the
 // credential is (decision 2026-06-15):
-//   - matches a permit (card/QR/bound plate) → PERMIT flow (direction inferred from
-//     the car's open-session state),
+//   - matches a permit (card/QR/bound plate) → PERMIT flow,
 //   - else → transient EXIT flow (open ticket session → exit, else reject+log).
-// Lane is resolved once here; both flows act on a known access-equipped lane.
+//
+// The reader is BOUND to a controller relay (config.controllerId + relay), so a read
+// resolves to exactly the barrier it sits at, and the direction is inherited from
+// that relay (see entry-exit-points.md). The resolved relay is handed to the flow so
+// it opens that exact barrier. An "entry" reader drives the entry side, an "exit"
+// reader the exit side; "both" defers to the flow's own inference (permit: session
+// state; transient: exit).
 
 export class ReadDispatcher {
   readonly #db: Db;
@@ -27,16 +32,25 @@ export class ReadDispatcher {
   }
 
   async dispatch(e: DeviceReadEvent): Promise<ReadOutcome> {
-    const lane = await readerLaneWithAccess(this.#db, e.deviceId);
-    if (lane == null) {
-      return { accepted: false, reason: "reader not on an access-equipped lane" };
+    const reader = this.#db.select().from(devices).where(eq(devices.id, e.deviceId)).get();
+    if (!reader || !reader.enabled) {
+      return { accepted: false, reason: "read from unknown/disabled device" };
+    }
+    const resolved = relayForDevice(this.#db, reader);
+    if (!resolved) {
+      return { accepted: false, reason: "reader not bound to a barrier (no relay to open)" };
     }
 
     const permit = this.#permit.match(e);
     if (permit) {
-      return this.#permit.run(lane, e, permit);
+      return this.#permit.run(resolved, e, permit);
     }
-    // Not a permit → transient ticket exit (the exit flow rejects+logs if unknown).
-    return this.#exit.handleAt(lane, e);
+    // Not a permit → transient ticket exit. An ENTRY reader can't produce a transient
+    // exit (transient entry is the button flow, not a reader), so reject+log rather
+    // than treat an entry scan as an exit.
+    if (resolved.direction === "entry") {
+      return { accepted: false, direction: "entry", reason: "entry reader: no transient entry via reader" };
+    }
+    return this.#exit.handleAt(resolved, e);
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/server/src/routes/devices.ts b/apps/server/src/routes/devices.ts
index 294ec1b..05ad141 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/routes/devices.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/routes/devices.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { FastifyInstance, FastifyReply, FastifyRequest } from "fastify";
-import { eq, laneDevices, type Db } from "@parking/db";
+import { eq, devices, type Db } from "@parking/db";
 import { deviceEvents } from "../device-events.js";
 import { verifyDigest } from "../digest-auth.js";
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export async function deviceRoutes(app: FastifyInstance, db: Db): Promise<void>
   const handle = async (req: FastifyRequest<{ Params: InputParams }>, reply: FastifyReply) => {
     const { deviceId, n, edge } = req.params;
 
-    const row = await db.select().from(laneDevices).where(eq(laneDevices.id, deviceId)).get();
+    const row = await db.select().from(devices).where(eq(devices.id, deviceId)).get();
     const cfg = row?.config as DingtianDeviceConfig | undefined;
 
     // Unknown device / not a dingtian / no push creds / wrong source IP → 404.
diff --git a/apps/server/src/routes/qr-reader.ts b/apps/server/src/routes/qr-reader.ts
index b09665c..378caee 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/routes/qr-reader.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/routes/qr-reader.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { FastifyInstance } from "fastify";
-import { eq, laneDevices, type Db } from "@parking/db";
+import { eq, devices, type Db } from "@parking/db";
 import type { DeviceReadEvent } from "../device-events.js";
 import type { ReadDispatcher } from "../read-dispatch.js";
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export async function qrReaderRoutes(
   // reader is assigned for that serial. (Small device set → scan in JS.)
   const readerRowIdForSerial = (serial: string): string | null => {
     if (!serial) return null;
-    const rows = db.select().from(laneDevices).where(eq(laneDevices.category, "reader")).all();
+    const rows = db.select().from(devices).where(eq(devices.category, "reader")).all();
     const match = rows.find((r) => r.enabled && (r.config as { serial?: string }).serial === serial);
     return match?.id ?? null;
   };
diff --git a/apps/server/src/routes/setup.ts b/apps/server/src/routes/setup.ts
index d8c29ad..48563d7 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/routes/setup.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/routes/setup.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { randomBytes, randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
 import type { FastifyInstance } from "fastify";
-import { eq, laneDevices, setupState, type Db } from "@parking/db";
+import { eq, devices, setupState, type Db } from "@parking/db";
 import {
   hasPreconditions,
   hasPushConfig,
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   registry,
   setDeviceLogSink,
   type DeviceCategory,
+  type DeviceConfig,
 } from "@parking/devices";
 import { requireRole } from "../auth.js";
 import { backendIpCandidates, backendIpForDevice, backendPort } from "../net.js";
@@ -18,10 +19,12 @@ import { backendIpCandidates, backendIpForDevice, backendPort } from "../net.js"
 // per lane. See wiki/concepts/first-run-setup.md.
 
 interface AssignBody {
-  lane: number;
   category: DeviceCategory;
   driverId: string;
-  config: Record<string, string | number | boolean>;
+  // Driver config (opaque JSON, validated by the driver). Carries the model's
+  // direction/binding: access → config.relays=[{relay,direction,button?}];
+  // reader/camera → config.controllerId + config.relay. See entry-exit-points.md.
+  config: DeviceConfig;
   /** Optional: the backend IP the device should push to (overrides auto-pick;
    *  matters on multi-NIC hosts). */
   backendIp?: string;
@@ -48,13 +51,7 @@ function redactSecrets(config: Record<string, unknown>): Record<string, unknown>
   return out;
 }
 
-export async function setupRoutes(
-  app: FastifyInstance,
-  db: Db,
-  // Called after the set of assignments changes (assign/unassign) so the caller
-  // can refresh anything derived from it — e.g. the device id->lane map.
-  onAssignmentsChanged: () => void = () => {},
-): Promise<void> {
+export async function setupRoutes(app: FastifyInstance, db: Db): Promise<void> {
   registerBuiltinDrivers();
   setDeviceLogSink((line) => app.log.info(line));
 
@@ -110,7 +107,7 @@ export async function setupRoutes(
     { preHandler: adminGuard },
     async () => {
       const state = await db.select().from(setupState).where(eq(setupState.id, 1)).get();
-      const rows = await db.select().from(laneDevices).all();
+      const rows = await db.select().from(devices).all();
       const assignments = rows.map((r) => ({ ...r, config: redactSecrets(r.config) }));
       return { completedAt: state?.completedAt ?? null, assignments };
     },
@@ -154,15 +151,15 @@ export async function setupRoutes(
     },
   );
 
-  // Assign a device to a lane. Validates the chosen driver + config, configures
-  // the device (fix preconditions + set up Digest-authenticated input push — no
-  // manual device-web-UI step by the admin), then persists. Fails the save if
-  // the device can't be configured. See wiki/concepts/device-input-flow.md.
+  // Assign a device. Validates the chosen driver + config, configures the device
+  // (fix preconditions + set up Digest-authenticated input push — no manual device-
+  // web-UI step by the admin), then persists. Fails the save if the device can't be
+  // configured. See wiki/concepts/device-input-flow.md, entry-exit-points.md.
   app.post<{ Body: AssignBody }>(
     "/api/setup/assign",
     { preHandler: adminGuard },
     async (req, reply) => {
-      const { lane, category, driverId, config, backendIp } = req.body;
+      const { category, driverId, config, backendIp } = req.body;
       const driver = registry.get(driverId);
       if (!driver || driver.category !== category) {
         return reply.code(400).send({ error: `invalid driver for ${category}: ${driverId}` });
@@ -252,14 +249,12 @@ export async function setupRoutes(
 
       const row = {
         id,
-        lane,
         category,
         driverId,
         config: fullConfig,
         enabled: true,
       };
-      await db.insert(laneDevices).values(row);
-      onAssignmentsChanged(); // refresh derived state (device->lane map)
+      await db.insert(devices).values(row);
       // Don't echo device secrets back (push Digest password, web-UI login, …).
       return reply.code(201).send({
         ...row,
@@ -285,13 +280,12 @@ export async function setupRoutes(
     async (req, reply) => {
       const existing = await db
         .select()
-        .from(laneDevices)
-        .where(eq(laneDevices.id, req.params.id))
+        .from(devices)
+        .where(eq(devices.id, req.params.id))
         .get();
       if (!existing) return reply.code(404).send({ error: "no such device assignment" });
-      await db.delete(laneDevices).where(eq(laneDevices.id, req.params.id));
-      onAssignmentsChanged(); // refresh derived state (device->lane map)
-      app.log.info(`unassigned device ${req.params.id} (${existing.category}/${existing.driverId}, lane ${existing.lane})`);
+      await db.delete(devices).where(eq(devices.id, req.params.id));
+      app.log.info(`unassigned device ${req.params.id} (${existing.category}/${existing.driverId})`);
       return reply.code(204).send();
     },
   );
diff --git a/apps/server/src/routes/snapshots.ts b/apps/server/src/routes/snapshots.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0e116c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/routes/snapshots.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import type { FastifyInstance } from "fastify";
+import { desc, eq, snapshots, type Db } from "@parking/db";
+import { requireRole } from "../auth.js";
+
+// Read access to captured entry/exit snapshots (the BLOB-in-DB image store, see
+// packages/db schema + wiki/concepts/lane-direction.md). Snapshots are evidence
+// tied to a signed vehicle_entry/exit by `identity`; the operator reviews them
+// next to the event. Read-only — images are written only by the flows (snapshot.ts),
+// never via the API.
+
+export async function snapshotRoutes(app: FastifyInstance, db: Db): Promise<void> {
+  const guard = requireRole("admin", "operator", "cashier", "readonly");
+
+  // Snapshot metadata for one session/credential identity (NOT the bytes), newest
+  // first — lets the UI show "entry/exit image" links beside an event.
+  app.get<{ Params: { identity: string } }>(
+    "/api/snapshots/by-identity/:identity",
+    { preHandler: guard },
+    async (req) => {
+      const rows = db
+        .select({
+          id: snapshots.id,
+          direction: snapshots.direction,
+          deviceId: snapshots.deviceId,
+          identity: snapshots.identity,
+          contentType: snapshots.contentType,
+          capturedAt: snapshots.capturedAt,
+        })
+        .from(snapshots)
+        .where(eq(snapshots.identity, req.params.identity))
+        .orderBy(desc(snapshots.capturedAt))
+        .all();
+      return { snapshots: rows };
+    },
+  );
+
+  // Stream one snapshot's image bytes by id. Returns the stored content type.
+  app.get<{ Params: { id: string } }>(
+    "/api/snapshots/:id",
+    { preHandler: guard },
+    async (req, reply) => {
+      const row = db.select().from(snapshots).where(eq(snapshots.id, req.params.id)).get();
+      if (!row) return reply.code(404).send({ error: "no such snapshot" });
+      reply.header("content-type", row.contentType);
+      reply.header("cache-control", "private, max-age=31536000, immutable");
+      return reply.send(row.bytes);
+    },
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/server/src/server.ts b/apps/server/src/server.ts
index c2778f3..498579b 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/server.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/server.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { PayStation } from "./pay-station.js";
 import { PermitFlow } from "./permit-flow.js";
 import { ShiftService } from "./shift-service.js";
 import { ReadDispatcher } from "./read-dispatch.js";
-import { LaneMap } from "./lane-map.js";
 import { PrinterMonitor } from "./printer-monitor.js";
 import { buildSigner } from "./signer.js";
 import { authRoutes } from "./routes/auth.js";
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@ import { permitRoutes } from "./routes/permits.js";
 import { qrReaderRoutes } from "./routes/qr-reader.js";
 import { shiftRoutes } from "./routes/shift.js";
 import { siteRoutes } from "./routes/site.js";
+import { snapshotRoutes } from "./routes/snapshots.js";
 import { tariffRoutes } from "./routes/tariffs.js";
 import { printerRoutes } from "./routes/printers.js";
 import { setupRoutes } from "./routes/setup.js";
@@ -61,15 +61,11 @@ export async function buildServer(opts: BuildOptions = {}): Promise<FastifyInsta
   // Local username/password login → JWT in an HttpOnly cookie + CSRF cookie.
   await authRoutes(app, db);
 
-  // device id -> lane resolver. Built from lane_devices at startup and refreshed
-  // by setupRoutes on assign/unassign, so device events can be stamped with the
-  // lane the device belongs to (events carry the device id, not a lane).
-  const laneMap = new LaneMap(db);
-  laneMap.refresh();
-
-  // Device-agnostic setup: the admin selects devices per lane from the driver
-  // catalog at first-run. See wiki/concepts/first-run-setup.md.
-  await setupRoutes(app, db, () => laneMap.refresh());
+  // Device-agnostic setup: the admin adds controllers (with their relays + entry
+  // button) and binds readers/cameras to a controller relay at first-run. There is
+  // no lane — a parking lot is one pool with a flexible set of entry/exit points.
+  // See wiki/concepts/first-run-setup.md, entry-exit-points.md.
+  await setupRoutes(app, db);
 
   // Inbound device pushes (e.g. Dingtian Input Link URL → button events),
   // guarded by source-IP allowlist + a shared-secret path token, both read from
@@ -93,11 +89,14 @@ export async function buildServer(opts: BuildOptions = {}): Promise<FastifyInsta
   const eventLog = new EventLog(db, buildSigner(app.log));
   await eventRoutes(app, db, eventLog);
 
+  // Entry/exit camera snapshots (BLOB-in-DB), read-only. See snapshot.ts.
+  await snapshotRoutes(app, db);
+
   // Entry flow: a button press → print ticket → signed vehicle_entry → pulseOpen.
   // Subscribes to the SAME input bus as the telemetry writer below; the two are
   // independent (telemetry always records; the entry flow acts only on an access
   // device's rising edge). See wiki/concepts/device-input-flow.md + parking-session.md.
-  const entryFlow = new EntryFlow(db, eventLog, laneMap, app.log);
+  const entryFlow = new EntryFlow(db, eventLog, app.log);
   const unsubscribeEntry = deviceEvents.onInput((e) => {
     void entryFlow.onInput(e);
   });
@@ -141,19 +140,14 @@ export async function buildServer(opts: BuildOptions = {}): Promise<FastifyInsta
   await siteRoutes(app, db);
 
   const unsubscribeInput = deviceEvents.onInput((e) => {
-    // Resolve which lane the device belongs to. -1 marks "device fired but isn't
-    // mapped to a lane" (assigned without a lane, or a stale id) — still recorded
-    // faithfully rather than silently dropped or mis-stamped as lane 0 (a real lane).
-    const lane = laneMap.laneFor(e.deviceId) ?? -1;
-    if (lane === -1) {
-      app.log.warn(`input from unmapped device ${e.driverId}:${e.deviceId} — logged as lane -1`);
-    }
+    // Record every input edge as unsigned telemetry, keyed to the device that fired
+    // (provenance). No lane — the pool-of-spaces model has none. The entry flow
+    // (above) independently decides whether this edge is an entry button.
     try {
       db.insert(deviceEventsTable)
         .values({
           id: randomUUID(),
           deviceId: e.deviceId,
-          lane,
           category: "access",
           kind: "input",
           detail: { driverId: e.driverId, input: e.input, edge: e.edge },
@@ -166,7 +160,5 @@ export async function buildServer(opts: BuildOptions = {}): Promise<FastifyInsta
   });
   app.addHook("onClose", async () => unsubscribeInput());
 
-  // TODO: entry flow (device input → signed vehicle_entry → print → relay).
-
   return app;
 }
diff --git a/apps/server/src/shift-service.ts b/apps/server/src/shift-service.ts
index b5ab2a9..467fd7a 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/shift-service.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/shift-service.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { eq, laneDevices, ledgerEvents, type Db } from "@parking/db";
+import { eq, devices, ledgerEvents, type Db } from "@parking/db";
 import { registry, type PrinterDevice } from "@parking/devices";
 import type { LedgerPayload } from "@parking/shared";
 import type { FastifyBaseLogger } from "fastify";
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ export class ShiftService {
     const startedAt = new Date().toISOString();
     await this.#log.append({
       type: "shift_open",
-      lane: -1,
       source: "manual",
       identity: operator, // the shift's operator; `identity` keys the shift to them
       payload: { operator },
@@ -105,7 +104,6 @@ export class ShiftService {
 
     await this.#log.append({
       type: "shift_z_report",
-      lane: -1,
       source: "manual",
       identity: operator,
       payload: {
@@ -163,9 +161,9 @@ export class ShiftService {
     }
   }
 
-  /** First enabled booth-receipt printer (any lane), or any enabled printer. */
+  /** First enabled booth-receipt printer, or any enabled printer. */
   async #boothPrinter(): Promise<PrinterDevice | null> {
-    const rows = await this.#db.select().from(laneDevices).where(eq(laneDevices.category, "printer")).all();
+    const rows = await this.#db.select().from(devices).where(eq(devices.category, "printer")).all();
     const enabled = rows.filter((r) => r.enabled);
     const booth = enabled.find((r) => (r.config as { role?: string }).role === "booth-receipt") ?? enabled[0];
     if (!booth) return null;
diff --git a/apps/server/src/signer.ts b/apps/server/src/signer.ts
index 6ac4ac5..918f318 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/signer.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/signer.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ export class SoftwareSigner implements Signer {
   readonly keyId: string;
   readonly #key: Buffer;
 
-  constructor(secret: string, keyId = "sw-hmac-v1") {
+  // v2 canonical form: `lane` dropped from the signed array (pool-of-spaces model,
+  // 2026-06-16). v1 events used a different field order and won't verify under v2 —
+  // that's intentional and gated by the per-event keyId. See event-log canonicalize().
+  constructor(secret: string, keyId = "sw-hmac-v2") {
     this.#key = Buffer.from(secret, "utf8");
     this.keyId = keyId;
   }
diff --git a/apps/server/src/snapshot.ts b/apps/server/src/snapshot.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7423a8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/src/snapshot.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
+import { deviceEvents as deviceEventsTable, snapshots, type Db } from "@parking/db";
+import { registry, type CameraDevice } from "@parking/devices";
+import type { FastifyBaseLogger } from "fastify";
+import { devicesByDirection, type FlowDirection } from "./device-resolve.js";
+
+// Camera snapshot capture, fired AFTER the barrier opens and never awaited on the
+// open path (decision 2026-06-16): a snapshot is EVIDENCE, not a gate. A camera
+// failure must never delay or prevent an open — the signed ledger is the decision,
+// the image is an independent, prunable record stored as a BLOB in `snapshots`.
+// See wiki/concepts/entry-exit-points.md and append-only-event-chain.md.
+//
+// Every camera serving the firing direction (entry/exit, or both) snapshots. Each
+// capture is independent — one camera down doesn't stop the others. A captured image
+// → a `snapshots` row + a `kind:"snapshot"` telemetry device_event; a failure → a
+// telemetry device_event only. The caller passes the session `identity` so the image
+// links to the signed vehicle_entry/exit.
+
+interface SnapshotJob {
+  readonly db: Db;
+  readonly direction: FlowDirection;
+  /** Session/credential ref (ticket id, plate, permit car key) — links to the ledger. */
+  readonly identity: string;
+  readonly logger: FastifyBaseLogger;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fire snapshots for the directional camera set. Returns immediately with a promise
+ * the caller MAY ignore (fire-and-forget) — it resolves to the captured snapshot ids.
+ * The caller must NOT block its open path on this.
+ */
+export function snapshotAsync(job: SnapshotJob): Promise<string[]> {
+  const { db, direction, identity, logger } = job;
+  const rows = devicesByDirection(db, "camera", direction);
+  if (rows.length === 0) return Promise.resolve([]);
+
+  return Promise.all(
+    rows.map(async (row): Promise<string | null> => {
+      const camera = buildCamera(row);
+      if (!camera) {
+        recordFailure(db, direction, row.id, identity, "camera config won't build", logger);
+        return null;
+      }
+      try {
+        const shot = await camera.captureSnapshot({ direction });
+        const id: string = randomUUID();
+        db.insert(snapshots)
+          .values({
+            id,
+            direction,
+            deviceId: row.id,
+            identity,
+            contentType: shot.contentType,
+            bytes: shot.bytes,
+            capturedAt: shot.capturedAt,
+          })
+          .run();
+        // Telemetry breadcrumb pointing at the stored image (NOT the bytes).
+        recordEvent(db, direction, row.id, identity, { snapshotId: id, ok: true }, logger);
+        return id;
+      } catch (err) {
+        recordFailure(db, direction, row.id, identity, (err as Error).message, logger);
+        return null;
+      }
+    }),
+  ).then((ids) => ids.filter((id): id is string => id != null));
+}
+
+/** Build a live camera adapter from a resolved devices row, or null. */
+function buildCamera(row: { driverId: string; config: unknown }): CameraDevice | null {
+  const driver = registry.get(row.driverId);
+  if (!driver) return null;
+  try {
+    return driver.create(row.config as never) as CameraDevice;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+function recordFailure(
+  db: Db,
+  direction: FlowDirection,
+  deviceId: string,
+  identity: string,
+  error: string,
+  logger: FastifyBaseLogger,
+): void {
+  logger.warn(`snapshot failed (${direction}, ${identity}): ${error}`);
+  recordEvent(db, direction, deviceId, identity, { ok: false, error }, logger);
+}
+
+function recordEvent(
+  db: Db,
+  direction: FlowDirection,
+  deviceId: string,
+  identity: string,
+  detail: Record<string, unknown>,
+  logger: FastifyBaseLogger,
+): void {
+  try {
+    db.insert(deviceEventsTable)
+      .values({
+        id: randomUUID(),
+        deviceId,
+        category: "camera",
+        kind: "snapshot",
+        detail: { ...detail, direction, identity },
+        occurredAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+      })
+      .run();
+  } catch (err) {
+    // Telemetry is best-effort; never let it surface on the (already-open) path.
+    logger.error(`snapshot device-event insert failed: ${(err as Error).message}`);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/SetupWizard.tsx b/apps/web/src/SetupWizard.tsx
index 7cd0802..b1f385a 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/SetupWizard.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/SetupWizard.tsx
@@ -12,28 +12,41 @@ import {
   type Catalog,
   type CatalogEntry,
   type DeviceCategory,
+  type DeviceConfig,
+  type Direction,
   type DiscoveredDevice,
+  type RelaySpec,
   type TestResult,
 } from "./api.js";
 
-// First-run setup wizard (scaffold). The admin assigns devices per lane from the
-// driver catalog. The data model is multi-instance — one lane_devices row per
-// instance — so EVERY category supports more than one device: each section lists
-// the already-assigned instances (with Remove) and an "Add" form. Drivers that
-// support LAN discovery get a "Scan" button. Auth is via the admin's session
-// cookie. See wiki/concepts/first-run-setup.md and device-discovery.md.
+// First-run setup wizard. The pool-of-spaces model: a parking lot is one pool with
+// a flexible set of entry/exit points — NO lane. The admin adds CONTROLLERS (each
+// declares its relays = entry/exit/both + which input terminal the entry button is
+// on), then binds READERS / CAMERAS to a controller relay (the barrier they sit at).
+// Direction is a property of the relay, inherited by bound devices. The data model
+// is multi-instance — one `devices` row per instance. See entry-exit-points.md.
 
-const CATEGORIES: { key: DeviceCategory; title: string; noun: string }[] = [
-  { key: "access", title: "Access controllers", noun: "access controller" },
-  { key: "reader", title: "Readers", noun: "reader" },
-  { key: "camera", title: "Cameras (entry/exit snapshot)", noun: "camera" },
-  { key: "printer", title: "Printers", noun: "printer" },
+const CONTROLLER: { key: DeviceCategory; title: string; noun: string } = {
+  key: "access",
+  title: "Controllers (barriers + entry button)",
+  noun: "controller",
+};
+// Categories that BIND to a controller relay (direction inherited from the relay).
+const BOUND: { key: DeviceCategory; title: string; noun: string }[] = [
+  { key: "reader", title: "Readers (QR / RFID)", noun: "reader" },
+  { key: "camera", title: "Cameras (snapshot + plate)", noun: "camera" },
+  { key: "printer", title: "Printers (tickets / vouchers)", noun: "printer" },
 ];
 
+const DIRECTION_LABELS: Record<Direction, string> = {
+  entry: "Entry",
+  exit: "Exit",
+  both: "Both (entry + exit)",
+};
+
 export function SetupWizard() {
   const [catalog, setCatalog] = useState<Catalog | null>(null);
   const [assignments, setAssignments] = useState<Assignment[] | null>(null);
-  const [lane, setLane] = useState(1);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
   const reloadState = useCallback(() => {
@@ -50,36 +63,41 @@ export function SetupWizard() {
   if (error) return <p style={{ color: "crimson" }}>Failed to load setup: {error}</p>;
   if (!catalog || !assignments) return <p>Loading device catalog…</p>;
 
+  // Controllers are needed before binding readers/cameras (they pick a controller relay).
+  const controllers = assignments.filter((a) => a.category === "access");
+
   return (
     <section>
       <h2>First-run setup</h2>
-      <div style={{ display: "flex", gap: "1rem", alignItems: "center" }}>
-        <label>
-          Lane{" "}
-          <input
-            type="number"
-            min={1}
-            value={lane}
-            onChange={(e) => setLane(Number(e.target.value))}
-            style={{ width: "4rem" }}
-          />
-        </label>
-        <span style={{ color: "#666", fontSize: "0.85em" }}>
-          Devices are added per lane. Switch lanes to configure another.
-        </span>
-      </div>
+      <p style={{ color: "#666", fontSize: "0.9em" }}>
+        Add your barrier controllers first — set which relay is entry/exit and which
+        terminal the entry button is wired to. Then add readers, cameras and printers
+        and point each at the barrier it serves.
+      </p>
 
-      {CATEGORIES.map(({ key, title, noun }) => (
+      <CategorySection
+        category={CONTROLLER.key}
+        title={CONTROLLER.title}
+        noun={CONTROLLER.noun}
+        entries={catalog[CONTROLLER.key]}
+        discoverableIds={catalog.discoverable}
+        pushCapableIds={catalog.pushCapable}
+        controllers={controllers}
+        assignments={controllers}
+        onChanged={reloadState}
+      />
+
+      {BOUND.map(({ key, title, noun }) => (
         <CategorySection
           key={key}
-          lane={lane}
           category={key}
           title={title}
           noun={noun}
           entries={catalog[key]}
           discoverableIds={catalog.discoverable}
           pushCapableIds={catalog.pushCapable}
-          assignments={assignments.filter((a) => a.category === key && a.lane === lane)}
+          controllers={controllers}
+          assignments={assignments.filter((a) => a.category === key)}
           onChanged={reloadState}
         />
       ))}
@@ -88,39 +106,37 @@ export function SetupWizard() {
 }
 
 function CategorySection({
-  lane,
   category,
   title,
   noun,
   entries,
   discoverableIds,
   pushCapableIds,
+  controllers,
   assignments,
   onChanged,
 }: {
-  lane: number;
   category: DeviceCategory;
   title: string;
   noun: string;
   entries: CatalogEntry[];
   discoverableIds: string[];
   pushCapableIds: string[];
+  controllers: Assignment[];
   assignments: Assignment[];
   onChanged: () => Promise<void> | void;
 }) {
-  // Show the add-form automatically when nothing is assigned yet; otherwise it's
-  // collapsed behind "Add another" so the list stays the focus.
   const [adding, setAdding] = useState(false);
-  // Warnings from the most recent save (e.g. "string protocol could not be
-  // disabled — finish in the device web UI"). Persist after the form closes.
   const [warnings, setWarnings] = useState<string[]>([]);
   const showForm = adding || assignments.length === 0;
 
+  // Binding categories need a controller to point at first.
+  const isBound = category !== "access";
+  const blockedNoController = isBound && controllers.length === 0;
+
   return (
     <fieldset style={{ marginTop: "1rem" }}>
-      <legend>
-        {title} <span style={{ color: "#888", fontWeight: 400 }}>· lane {lane}</span>
-      </legend>
+      <legend>{title}</legend>
 
       {warnings.length > 0 && (
         <div
@@ -147,18 +163,20 @@ function CategorySection({
       {assignments.length > 0 && (
         <ul style={{ listStyle: "none", padding: 0, margin: "0 0 0.75rem" }}>
           {assignments.map((a) => (
-            <AssignmentRow key={a.id} assignment={a} onChanged={onChanged} />
+            <AssignmentRow key={a.id} assignment={a} controllers={controllers} onChanged={onChanged} />
           ))}
         </ul>
       )}
 
-      {showForm ? (
+      {blockedNoController ? (
+        <p style={{ color: "#b45309", margin: 0 }}>Add a controller first — a {noun} points at one of its relays.</p>
+      ) : showForm ? (
         <DeviceForm
-          lane={lane}
           category={category}
           entries={entries}
           discoverableIds={discoverableIds}
           pushCapableIds={pushCapableIds}
+          controllers={controllers}
           onSaved={async (w) => {
             setWarnings(w);
             await onChanged();
@@ -177,17 +195,17 @@ function CategorySection({
 
 function AssignmentRow({
   assignment,
+  controllers,
   onChanged,
 }: {
   assignment: Assignment;
+  controllers: Assignment[];
   onChanged: () => Promise<void> | void;
 }) {
   const [removing, setRemoving] = useState(false);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
-  // A short, human summary of the instance: role (if any) + host.
-  const cfg = assignment.config;
-  const role = typeof cfg.role === "string" ? cfg.role : null;
+  const cfg = assignment.config as Record<string, unknown>;
   const host = typeof cfg.host === "string" ? cfg.host : null;
 
   async function remove() {
@@ -214,8 +232,8 @@ function AssignmentRow({
       }}
     >
       <strong>{assignment.driverId}</strong>
-      {role && <span style={{ color: "#0369a1" }}>{role}</span>}
       {host && <span style={{ color: "#666" }}>{host}</span>}
+      <DeviceSummary assignment={assignment} controllers={controllers} />
       {!assignment.enabled && <span style={{ color: "#b45309" }}>(disabled)</span>}
       <span style={{ flex: 1 }} />
       {error && <span style={{ color: "crimson" }}>{error}</span>}
@@ -226,33 +244,66 @@ function AssignmentRow({
   );
 }
 
+/** Inline summary of an assignment's direction/binding for the list. */
+function DeviceSummary({ assignment, controllers }: { assignment: Assignment; controllers: Assignment[] }) {
+  const cfg = assignment.config as Record<string, unknown>;
+  if (assignment.category === "access") {
+    const relays = Array.isArray(cfg.relays) ? (cfg.relays as RelaySpec[]) : [];
+    if (relays.length === 0) return <em style={{ color: "#b45309" }}>no relays set</em>;
+    return (
+      <span style={{ display: "flex", gap: "0.35rem" }}>
+        {relays.map((r) => (
+          <DirectionBadge key={r.relay} direction={r.direction} label={`R${r.relay}${r.button ? `·btn${r.button}` : ""}`} />
+        ))}
+      </span>
+    );
+  }
+  // Bound device: show controller + relay it points at, with inherited direction.
+  const controllerId = typeof cfg.controllerId === "string" ? cfg.controllerId : null;
+  const relay = typeof cfg.relay === "number" ? cfg.relay : null;
+  if (!controllerId || relay == null) return <em style={{ color: "#b45309" }}>unbound</em>;
+  const controller = controllers.find((c) => c.id === controllerId);
+  const spec = controller
+    ? (((controller.config as Record<string, unknown>).relays as RelaySpec[]) ?? []).find((r) => r.relay === relay)
+    : undefined;
+  return (
+    <DirectionBadge
+      direction={spec?.direction ?? "both"}
+      label={`${controller ? controller.driverId : "?"} · R${relay}`}
+    />
+  );
+}
+
 function DeviceForm({
-  lane,
   category,
   entries,
   discoverableIds,
   pushCapableIds,
+  controllers,
   onSaved,
   onCancel,
 }: {
-  lane: number;
   category: DeviceCategory;
   entries: CatalogEntry[];
   discoverableIds: string[];
   pushCapableIds: string[];
+  controllers: Assignment[];
   onSaved: (warnings: string[]) => Promise<void> | void;
   onCancel?: () => void;
 }) {
   const [selectedId, setSelectedId] = useState<string>("");
   const selected = entries.find((e) => e.id === selectedId);
   const canDiscover = selected != null && discoverableIds.includes(selected.id);
-  // Only push-capable drivers (e.g. the Dingtian relay) call back to the
-  // backend and need a backend IP. Pull-only devices (cameras, commanded relays)
-  // must NOT show the field. See wiki/concepts/device-input-flow.md.
   const pushesToBackend = selected != null && pushCapableIds.includes(selected.id);
+  const isController = category === "access";
 
-  // Config values (auto-filled by discovery, editable by hand).
   const [config, setConfig] = useState<Record<string, string | number>>({});
+  // Controllers: the relay map (which relay = entry/exit/both, + entry button terminal).
+  const [relays, setRelays] = useState<RelaySpec[]>([{ relay: 1, direction: "both" }]);
+  // Bound devices: which controller + relay this device sits at.
+  const [controllerId, setControllerId] = useState<string>("");
+  const [boundRelay, setBoundRelay] = useState<number | "">("");
+
   const [tested, setTested] = useState<TestResult | null>(null);
   const [testing, setTesting] = useState(false);
   const [testError, setTestError] = useState<string | null>(null);
@@ -262,17 +313,10 @@ function DeviceForm({
   const [scanning, setScanning] = useState(false);
   const [scanError, setScanError] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
-  // Backend push IP: which of OUR addresses the device should call back on. We
-  // auto-pick the NIC on the device's subnet, but surface it editable here so a
-  // multi-NIC host can be corrected (the chosen IP is baked into the device on
-  // save). Only relevant for drivers that push back to us (pushesToBackend).
   const [backendIps, setBackendIps] = useState<BackendIpCandidate[] | null>(null);
   const [backendIp, setBackendIp] = useState<string>("");
 
-  // (Re)load backend-IP candidates whenever the device host changes after a
-  // successful test (the test confirms the host is real + reachable) — but only
-  // for push-capable drivers; a pull-only device never calls back.
-  const testedHost = tested ? String(mergedConfig().host ?? "") : "";
+  const testedHost = tested ? String(mergedScalarConfig().host ?? "") : "";
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!testedHost || !pushesToBackend) {
       setBackendIps(null);
@@ -319,8 +363,8 @@ function DeviceForm({
     resetStatus();
   }
 
-  // Config the user actually entered, merged over driver defaults.
-  function mergedConfig(): Record<string, string | number> {
+  /** Scalar config the user entered, merged over driver defaults (for test/push-IP). */
+  function mergedScalarConfig(): Record<string, string | number> {
     const out: Record<string, string | number> = {};
     for (const f of selected?.configFields ?? []) {
       const v = config[f.key] ?? (f.default as string | number | undefined);
@@ -329,7 +373,22 @@ function DeviceForm({
     return out;
   }
 
-  // Editing config invalidates a prior test.
+  /** Full config to persist: scalars + the model's direction/binding fields. */
+  function mergedConfig(): DeviceConfig {
+    const out: DeviceConfig = { ...mergedScalarConfig() };
+    if (isController) {
+      out.relays = relays.map((r) => ({
+        relay: r.relay,
+        direction: r.direction,
+        ...(r.button ? { button: r.button } : {}),
+      }));
+    } else if (controllerId && boundRelay !== "") {
+      out.controllerId = controllerId;
+      out.relay = boundRelay;
+    }
+    return out;
+  }
+
   function resetStatus() {
     setTested(null);
     setTestError(null);
@@ -342,7 +401,7 @@ function DeviceForm({
     setTestError(null);
     setTested(null);
     try {
-      setTested(await testDevice(selected.id, mergedConfig()));
+      setTested(await testDevice(selected.id, mergedScalarConfig()));
     } catch (e) {
       setTestError((e as Error).message);
     } finally {
@@ -352,17 +411,21 @@ function DeviceForm({
 
   async function save() {
     if (!selected) return;
+    // Bound devices must point at a controller relay (binding is optional in the
+    // model with a fallback, but the wizard guides the admin to bind explicitly).
+    if (!isController && (!controllerId || boundRelay === "")) {
+      setSaveError("Pick the controller and relay this device sits at.");
+      return;
+    }
     setSaving(true);
     setSaveError(null);
     try {
       const result = await assignDevice({
-        lane,
         category,
         driverId: selected.id,
         config: mergedConfig(),
         ...(backendIp ? { backendIp } : {}),
       });
-      // Hand warnings to the parent so they persist after this form unmounts.
       await onSaved(result.warnings ?? []);
     } catch (e) {
       setSaveError((e as Error).message);
@@ -452,6 +515,23 @@ function DeviceForm({
             </div>
           ))}
 
+          {/* CONTROLLER: the relay map — which relay opens which direction + entry button. */}
+          {isController && <RelayEditor relays={relays} onChange={setRelays} />}
+
+          {/* BOUND device: which controller + relay it sits at. */}
+          {!isController && (
+            <BindingPicker
+              controllers={controllers}
+              controllerId={controllerId}
+              relay={boundRelay}
+              onControllerChange={(id) => {
+                setControllerId(id);
+                setBoundRelay("");
+              }}
+              onRelayChange={setBoundRelay}
+            />
+          )}
+
           {/* Test (no save/no device change) then Save (configures + persists). */}
           <div style={{ marginTop: "0.75rem", display: "flex", gap: "0.5rem", alignItems: "center" }}>
             <button type="button" onClick={test} disabled={testing}>
@@ -487,8 +567,6 @@ function DeviceForm({
             </div>
           )}
 
-          {/* Backend push IP — only for push-capable devices (candidates present).
-              Pre-filled with the auto-pick; editable for multi-NIC hosts. */}
           {backendIps && backendIps.length > 0 && (
             <div style={{ margin: "0.5rem 0 0" }}>
               <label>
@@ -523,6 +601,161 @@ function DeviceForm({
   );
 }
 
+/** Controller relay map editor: each row = a relay + its direction + (optional)
+ *  the input terminal its entry button is wired to. */
+function RelayEditor({ relays, onChange }: { relays: RelaySpec[]; onChange: (r: RelaySpec[]) => void }) {
+  function update(i: number, patch: Partial<RelaySpec>) {
+    onChange(relays.map((r, idx) => (idx === i ? { ...r, ...patch } : r)));
+  }
+  function add() {
+    const nextRelay = (relays.reduce((m, r) => Math.max(m, r.relay), 0) || 0) + 1;
+    onChange([...relays, { relay: nextRelay, direction: "both" }]);
+  }
+  function remove(i: number) {
+    onChange(relays.filter((_, idx) => idx !== i));
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div style={{ margin: "0.5rem 0", padding: "0.5rem", background: "#f3f4f6", borderRadius: 6 }}>
+      <strong style={{ fontSize: "0.9em" }}>Relays on this controller</strong>
+      <p style={{ margin: "0.15rem 0 0.5rem", color: "#666", fontSize: "0.8em" }}>
+        Each relay opens one barrier. Set its direction; for transient entry, set which input
+        terminal the entry button is wired to.
+      </p>
+      {relays.map((r, i) => (
+        <div key={i} style={{ display: "flex", gap: "0.5rem", alignItems: "center", margin: "0.25rem 0" }}>
+          <label>
+            Relay{" "}
+            <input
+              type="number"
+              min={1}
+              value={r.relay}
+              style={{ width: "3.5rem" }}
+              onChange={(e) => update(i, { relay: Number(e.target.value) })}
+            />
+          </label>
+          <select value={r.direction} onChange={(e) => update(i, { direction: e.target.value as Direction })}>
+            {(["entry", "exit", "both"] as Direction[]).map((d) => (
+              <option key={d} value={d}>
+                {DIRECTION_LABELS[d]}
+              </option>
+            ))}
+          </select>
+          {(r.direction === "entry" || r.direction === "both") && (
+            <label>
+              Entry button on terminal{" "}
+              <input
+                type="number"
+                min={1}
+                value={r.button ?? ""}
+                placeholder="—"
+                style={{ width: "3.5rem" }}
+                onChange={(e) => update(i, { button: e.target.value === "" ? undefined : Number(e.target.value) })}
+              />
+            </label>
+          )}
+          {relays.length > 1 && (
+            <button type="button" onClick={() => remove(i)}>
+              ✕
+            </button>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      ))}
+      <button type="button" onClick={add} style={{ marginTop: "0.25rem" }}>
+        + Add relay
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+/** Binding picker for readers/cameras/printers: choose the controller + relay this
+ *  device sits at. Direction is inherited from the chosen relay (shown). */
+function BindingPicker({
+  controllers,
+  controllerId,
+  relay,
+  onControllerChange,
+  onRelayChange,
+}: {
+  controllers: Assignment[];
+  controllerId: string;
+  relay: number | "";
+  onControllerChange: (id: string) => void;
+  onRelayChange: (relay: number) => void;
+}) {
+  const controller = controllers.find((c) => c.id === controllerId);
+  const relays: RelaySpec[] = controller
+    ? (((controller.config as Record<string, unknown>).relays as RelaySpec[]) ?? [])
+    : [];
+  const chosen = relays.find((r) => r.relay === relay);
+
+  return (
+    <div style={{ margin: "0.5rem 0", padding: "0.5rem", background: "#f3f4f6", borderRadius: 6 }}>
+      <strong style={{ fontSize: "0.9em" }}>Which barrier does this device serve?</strong>
+      <div style={{ display: "flex", gap: "0.5rem", alignItems: "center", marginTop: "0.35rem", flexWrap: "wrap" }}>
+        <label>
+          Controller{" "}
+          <select value={controllerId} onChange={(e) => onControllerChange(e.target.value)}>
+            <option value="" disabled>
+              Choose…
+            </option>
+            {controllers.map((c) => {
+              const host = (c.config as Record<string, unknown>).host;
+              return (
+                <option key={c.id} value={c.id}>
+                  {c.driverId}
+                  {typeof host === "string" ? ` (${host})` : ""}
+                </option>
+              );
+            })}
+          </select>
+        </label>
+        <label>
+          Relay{" "}
+          <select
+            value={relay === "" ? "" : String(relay)}
+            disabled={!controller}
+            onChange={(e) => onRelayChange(Number(e.target.value))}
+          >
+            <option value="" disabled>
+              Choose…
+            </option>
+            {relays.map((r) => (
+              <option key={r.relay} value={r.relay}>
+                Relay {r.relay} ({DIRECTION_LABELS[r.direction]})
+              </option>
+            ))}
+          </select>
+        </label>
+        {chosen && <DirectionBadge direction={chosen.direction} label={`inherits ${chosen.direction}`} />}
+      </div>
+      {controller && relays.length === 0 && (
+        <p style={{ margin: "0.35rem 0 0", color: "#b45309", fontSize: "0.85em" }}>
+          This controller has no relays configured.
+        </p>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function DirectionBadge({ direction, label }: { direction: Direction; label?: string }) {
+  const color = direction === "entry" ? "#15803d" : direction === "exit" ? "#b45309" : "#6b7280";
+  return (
+    <span
+      style={{
+        color,
+        border: `1px solid ${color}`,
+        borderRadius: 4,
+        padding: "0 0.35rem",
+        fontSize: "0.75em",
+        fontWeight: 600,
+      }}
+    >
+      {label ?? direction}
+    </span>
+  );
+}
+
 function HealthBadge({ status }: { status: string }) {
   const color = status === "ready" ? "#16a34a" : status === "degraded" ? "#d97706" : "#dc2626";
   return <span style={{ color, fontWeight: 600 }}>● {status}</span>;
diff --git a/apps/web/src/api.ts b/apps/web/src/api.ts
index d1415a0..8061ca2 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/api.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/api.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,26 @@ export async function discoverDevices(driverId: string): Promise<DiscoveredDevic
   return body.devices;
 }
 
-export type DeviceConfig = Record<string, string | number | boolean>;
+export type ConfigValue =
+  | string
+  | number
+  | boolean
+  | null
+  | ConfigValue[]
+  | { [k: string]: ConfigValue };
+export type DeviceConfig = Record<string, ConfigValue>;
+
+/** Direction a barrier/relay (or a device bound to it) serves. */
+export type Direction = "entry" | "exit" | "both";
+
+/** One relay on an access controller: which barrier it opens, in which direction,
+ *  and (optionally) the input terminal its entry button is wired to. */
+export interface RelaySpec {
+  relay: number;
+  direction: Direction;
+  /** Input terminal of the entry button that fires this relay (transient entry). */
+  button?: number;
+}
 
 export interface TestResult {
   health: { status: string; detail?: string };
@@ -153,9 +172,10 @@ export function fetchBackendIps(
 }
 
 export interface AssignBody {
-  lane: number;
   category: DeviceCategory;
   driverId: string;
+  // Direction/binding lives in config: access → config.relays=[{relay,direction,button?}];
+  // reader/camera → config.controllerId + config.relay.
   config: DeviceConfig;
   /** Backend IP the device should push to (overrides auto-pick). */
   backendIp?: string;
@@ -169,7 +189,6 @@ export function assignDevice(body: AssignBody): Promise<AssignResult> {
 /** A persisted device assignment (one per instance; machine-only secrets stripped). */
 export interface Assignment {
   id: string;
-  lane: number;
   category: DeviceCategory;
   driverId: string;
   config: DeviceConfig;
diff --git a/packages/db/drizzle/0000_baseline.sql b/packages/db/drizzle/0000_baseline.sql
index db53efe..50aa5d1 100644
--- a/packages/db/drizzle/0000_baseline.sql
+++ b/packages/db/drizzle/0000_baseline.sql
@@ -11,16 +11,14 @@ CREATE TABLE `blocklist` (
 CREATE TABLE `device_events` (
 	`id` text PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
 	`device_id` text,
-	`lane` integer,
 	`category` text,
 	`kind` text NOT NULL,
 	`detail` text,
 	`occurred_at` text DEFAULT (current_timestamp) NOT NULL
 );
 --> statement-breakpoint
-CREATE TABLE `lane_devices` (
+CREATE TABLE `devices` (
 	`id` text PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
-	`lane` integer NOT NULL,
 	`category` text NOT NULL,
 	`driver_id` text NOT NULL,
 	`config` text NOT NULL,
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@ CREATE TABLE `ledger_events` (
 	`index` integer NOT NULL,
 	`type` text NOT NULL,
 	`direction` text,
-	`lane` integer NOT NULL,
 	`source` text,
 	`identity` text,
 	`payload` text,
@@ -70,7 +67,6 @@ CREATE TABLE `permits` (
 --> statement-breakpoint
 CREATE TABLE `sessions` (
 	`id` text PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
-	`lane` integer,
 	`identity` text,
 	`source` text,
 	`permit_id` text,
@@ -85,6 +81,22 @@ CREATE TABLE `setup_state` (
 	`completed_at` text
 );
 --> statement-breakpoint
+CREATE TABLE `site_config` (
+	`id` integer PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
+	`capacity` integer,
+	`updated_at` text DEFAULT (current_timestamp) NOT NULL
+);
+--> statement-breakpoint
+CREATE TABLE `snapshots` (
+	`id` text PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
+	`direction` text NOT NULL,
+	`device_id` text,
+	`identity` text,
+	`content_type` text NOT NULL,
+	`bytes` blob NOT NULL,
+	`captured_at` text NOT NULL
+);
+--> statement-breakpoint
 CREATE TABLE `tariff_versions` (
 	`id` text PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
 	`tariff_id` text NOT NULL,
diff --git a/packages/db/drizzle/0001_site_config.sql b/packages/db/drizzle/0001_site_config.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b1a8cf..0000000
--- a/packages/db/drizzle/0001_site_config.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-CREATE TABLE `site_config` (
-	`id` integer PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
-	`capacity` integer,
-	`updated_at` text DEFAULT (current_timestamp) NOT NULL
-);
diff --git a/packages/db/drizzle/meta/0000_snapshot.json b/packages/db/drizzle/meta/0000_snapshot.json
index 192d039..d778971 100644
--- a/packages/db/drizzle/meta/0000_snapshot.json
+++ b/packages/db/drizzle/meta/0000_snapshot.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "version": "6",
   "dialect": "sqlite",
-  "id": "cd09c11f-4306-4ac8-a335-7c050d080ab6",
+  "id": "a6d81d46-c4a4-4ee7-8565-ec012bbe0252",
   "prevId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
   "tables": {
     "blocklist": {
@@ -82,13 +82,6 @@
           "notNull": false,
           "autoincrement": false
         },
-        "lane": {
-          "name": "lane",
-          "type": "integer",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": false,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
         "category": {
           "name": "category",
           "type": "text",
@@ -125,8 +118,8 @@
       "uniqueConstraints": {},
       "checkConstraints": {}
     },
-    "lane_devices": {
-      "name": "lane_devices",
+    "devices": {
+      "name": "devices",
       "columns": {
         "id": {
           "name": "id",
@@ -135,13 +128,6 @@
           "notNull": true,
           "autoincrement": false
         },
-        "lane": {
-          "name": "lane",
-          "type": "integer",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
         "category": {
           "name": "category",
           "type": "text",
@@ -217,13 +203,6 @@
           "notNull": false,
           "autoincrement": false
         },
-        "lane": {
-          "name": "lane",
-          "type": "integer",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
         "source": {
           "name": "source",
           "type": "text",
@@ -436,13 +415,6 @@
           "notNull": true,
           "autoincrement": false
         },
-        "lane": {
-          "name": "lane",
-          "type": "integer",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": false,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
         "identity": {
           "name": "identity",
           "type": "text",
@@ -524,6 +496,97 @@
       "uniqueConstraints": {},
       "checkConstraints": {}
     },
+    "site_config": {
+      "name": "site_config",
+      "columns": {
+        "id": {
+          "name": "id",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": true,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "capacity": {
+          "name": "capacity",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "updated_at": {
+          "name": "updated_at",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false,
+          "default": "(current_timestamp)"
+        }
+      },
+      "indexes": {},
+      "foreignKeys": {},
+      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
+      "uniqueConstraints": {},
+      "checkConstraints": {}
+    },
+    "snapshots": {
+      "name": "snapshots",
+      "columns": {
+        "id": {
+          "name": "id",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": true,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "direction": {
+          "name": "direction",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "device_id": {
+          "name": "device_id",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "identity": {
+          "name": "identity",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "content_type": {
+          "name": "content_type",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "bytes": {
+          "name": "bytes",
+          "type": "blob",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        },
+        "captured_at": {
+          "name": "captured_at",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": true,
+          "autoincrement": false
+        }
+      },
+      "indexes": {},
+      "foreignKeys": {},
+      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
+      "uniqueConstraints": {},
+      "checkConstraints": {}
+    },
     "tariff_versions": {
       "name": "tariff_versions",
       "columns": {
diff --git a/packages/db/drizzle/meta/0001_snapshot.json b/packages/db/drizzle/meta/0001_snapshot.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 71eeaad..0000000
--- a/packages/db/drizzle/meta/0001_snapshot.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,724 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "version": "6",
-  "dialect": "sqlite",
-  "id": "538cd745-2fe9-410b-bb9f-e4d3c2086211",
-  "prevId": "cd09c11f-4306-4ac8-a335-7c050d080ab6",
-  "tables": {
-    "blocklist": {
-      "name": "blocklist",
-      "columns": {
-        "id": {
-          "name": "id",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": true,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "kind": {
-          "name": "kind",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "value": {
-          "name": "value",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "reason": {
-          "name": "reason",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": false,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "active": {
-          "name": "active",
-          "type": "integer",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false,
-          "default": true
-        },
-        "added_by": {
-          "name": "added_by",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": false,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "added_at": {
-          "name": "added_at",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false,
-          "default": "(current_timestamp)"
-        }
-      },
-      "indexes": {},
-      "foreignKeys": {},
-      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
-      "uniqueConstraints": {},
-      "checkConstraints": {}
-    },
-    "device_events": {
-      "name": "device_events",
-      "columns": {
-        "id": {
-          "name": "id",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": true,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "device_id": {
-          "name": "device_id",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": false,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "lane": {
-          "name": "lane",
-          "type": "integer",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": false,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "category": {
-          "name": "category",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": false,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "kind": {
-          "name": "kind",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "detail": {
-          "name": "detail",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": false,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "occurred_at": {
-          "name": "occurred_at",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false,
-          "default": "(current_timestamp)"
-        }
-      },
-      "indexes": {},
-      "foreignKeys": {},
-      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
-      "uniqueConstraints": {},
-      "checkConstraints": {}
-    },
-    "lane_devices": {
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-          "autoincrement": false
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-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
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-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
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-          "autoincrement": false,
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-          "autoincrement": false,
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-      "indexes": {},
-      "foreignKeys": {},
-      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
-      "uniqueConstraints": {},
-      "checkConstraints": {}
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-          "name": "id",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": true,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "index": {
-          "name": "index",
-          "type": "integer",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "type": {
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-          "type": "text",
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-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "direction": {
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-          "notNull": false,
-          "autoincrement": false
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-        "lane": {
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-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
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-          "name": "source",
-          "type": "text",
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-          "notNull": false,
-          "autoincrement": false
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-        "identity": {
-          "name": "identity",
-          "type": "text",
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-          "notNull": false,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
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-          "notNull": false,
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-        },
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-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
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-          "autoincrement": false
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-          "autoincrement": false
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-          "autoincrement": false
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-            "index"
-          ],
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-        }
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-      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
-      "uniqueConstraints": {},
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-          "type": "text",
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-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
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-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
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-        "value": {
-          "name": "value",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        }
-      },
-      "indexes": {},
-      "foreignKeys": {},
-      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
-      "uniqueConstraints": {},
-      "checkConstraints": {}
-    },
-    "permit_plates": {
-      "name": "permit_plates",
-      "columns": {
-        "id": {
-          "name": "id",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": true,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "permit_id": {
-          "name": "permit_id",
-          "type": "text",
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-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "plate": {
-          "name": "plate",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        }
-      },
-      "indexes": {},
-      "foreignKeys": {},
-      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
-      "uniqueConstraints": {},
-      "checkConstraints": {}
-    },
-    "permits": {
-      "name": "permits",
-      "columns": {
-        "id": {
-          "name": "id",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": true,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "holder_name": {
-          "name": "holder_name",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": false,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "contact": {
-          "name": "contact",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": false,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "max_concurrent": {
-          "name": "max_concurrent",
-          "type": "integer",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": false,
-          "autoincrement": false,
-          "default": 1
-        },
-        "valid_from": {
-          "name": "valid_from",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": false,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "valid_to": {
-          "name": "valid_to",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": false,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "status": {
-          "name": "status",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false,
-          "default": "'active'"
-        },
-        "created_at": {
-          "name": "created_at",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false,
-          "default": "(current_timestamp)"
-        }
-      },
-      "indexes": {},
-      "foreignKeys": {},
-      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
-      "uniqueConstraints": {},
-      "checkConstraints": {}
-    },
-    "sessions": {
-      "name": "sessions",
-      "columns": {
-        "id": {
-          "name": "id",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": true,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "lane": {
-          "name": "lane",
-          "type": "integer",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": false,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "identity": {
-          "name": "identity",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": false,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "source": {
-          "name": "source",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": false,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "permit_id": {
-          "name": "permit_id",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": false,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "entered_at": {
-          "name": "entered_at",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "exited_at": {
-          "name": "exited_at",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": false,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "state": {
-          "name": "state",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false,
-          "default": "'open'"
-        },
-        "last_event_index": {
-          "name": "last_event_index",
-          "type": "integer",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": false,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        }
-      },
-      "indexes": {},
-      "foreignKeys": {},
-      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
-      "uniqueConstraints": {},
-      "checkConstraints": {}
-    },
-    "setup_state": {
-      "name": "setup_state",
-      "columns": {
-        "id": {
-          "name": "id",
-          "type": "integer",
-          "primaryKey": true,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "completed_at": {
-          "name": "completed_at",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": false,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        }
-      },
-      "indexes": {},
-      "foreignKeys": {},
-      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
-      "uniqueConstraints": {},
-      "checkConstraints": {}
-    },
-    "site_config": {
-      "name": "site_config",
-      "columns": {
-        "id": {
-          "name": "id",
-          "type": "integer",
-          "primaryKey": true,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "capacity": {
-          "name": "capacity",
-          "type": "integer",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": false,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "updated_at": {
-          "name": "updated_at",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false,
-          "default": "(current_timestamp)"
-        }
-      },
-      "indexes": {},
-      "foreignKeys": {},
-      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
-      "uniqueConstraints": {},
-      "checkConstraints": {}
-    },
-    "tariff_versions": {
-      "name": "tariff_versions",
-      "columns": {
-        "id": {
-          "name": "id",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": true,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "tariff_id": {
-          "name": "tariff_id",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "effective_from": {
-          "name": "effective_from",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "currency": {
-          "name": "currency",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "structure": {
-          "name": "structure",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "created_by": {
-          "name": "created_by",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": false,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "created_at": {
-          "name": "created_at",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false,
-          "default": "(current_timestamp)"
-        }
-      },
-      "indexes": {},
-      "foreignKeys": {},
-      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
-      "uniqueConstraints": {},
-      "checkConstraints": {}
-    },
-    "tariffs": {
-      "name": "tariffs",
-      "columns": {
-        "id": {
-          "name": "id",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": true,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "scope": {
-          "name": "scope",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false,
-          "default": "'site'"
-        },
-        "name": {
-          "name": "name",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "created_at": {
-          "name": "created_at",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false,
-          "default": "(current_timestamp)"
-        }
-      },
-      "indexes": {},
-      "foreignKeys": {},
-      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
-      "uniqueConstraints": {},
-      "checkConstraints": {}
-    },
-    "users": {
-      "name": "users",
-      "columns": {
-        "id": {
-          "name": "id",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": true,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "username": {
-          "name": "username",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "password_hash": {
-          "name": "password_hash",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "role": {
-          "name": "role",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false
-        },
-        "created_at": {
-          "name": "created_at",
-          "type": "text",
-          "primaryKey": false,
-          "notNull": true,
-          "autoincrement": false,
-          "default": "(current_timestamp)"
-        }
-      },
-      "indexes": {
-        "users_username_unique": {
-          "name": "users_username_unique",
-          "columns": [
-            "username"
-          ],
-          "isUnique": true
-        }
-      },
-      "foreignKeys": {},
-      "compositePrimaryKeys": {},
-      "uniqueConstraints": {},
-      "checkConstraints": {}
-    }
-  },
-  "views": {},
-  "enums": {},
-  "_meta": {
-    "schemas": {},
-    "tables": {},
-    "columns": {}
-  },
-  "internal": {
-    "indexes": {}
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/db/drizzle/meta/_journal.json b/packages/db/drizzle/meta/_journal.json
index 42dc9f6..20ff43b 100644
--- a/packages/db/drizzle/meta/_journal.json
+++ b/packages/db/drizzle/meta/_journal.json
@@ -5,16 +5,9 @@
     {
       "idx": 0,
       "version": "6",
-      "when": 1781539958008,
+      "when": 1781632874398,
       "tag": "0000_baseline",
       "breakpoints": true
-    },
-    {
-      "idx": 1,
-      "version": "6",
-      "when": 1781590195573,
-      "tag": "0001_site_config",
-      "breakpoints": true
     }
   ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/db/src/schema.ts b/packages/db/src/schema.ts
index 71a9daf..e647e07 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/schema.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { sql } from "drizzle-orm";
-import { integer, sqliteTable, text } from "drizzle-orm/sqlite-core";
+import { blob, integer, sqliteTable, text } from "drizzle-orm/sqlite-core";
 
 // Schema notes:
 // - TWO event streams, deliberately separate (see wiki/decisions/event-streams-split.md):
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ export const ledgerEvents = sqliteTable("ledger_events", {
   index: integer("index").notNull().unique(),
   type: text("type").notNull(),
   direction: text("direction", { enum: ["entry", "exit"] }),
-  lane: integer("lane").notNull(),
   source: text("source"),
   identity: text("identity"),
   // Type-specific business payload (JSON). Signed as part of the canonical form.
@@ -56,13 +55,12 @@ export const ledgerEvents = sqliteTable("ledger_events", {
 
 // --- Device telemetry (unsigned, prunable) -------------------------------
 // Operational monitoring, NOT anti-fraud: relay fired, printer paper-out, camera
-// offline, reader read, raw input edges. Keyed to a lane_devices instance; lane is
-// resolved via the LaneMap. No prevHash/signature — this stream may rotate/prune.
+// offline, reader read, raw input edges. Keyed to a `devices` instance. No
+// prevHash/signature — this stream may rotate/prune.
 export const deviceEvents = sqliteTable("device_events", {
   id: text("id").primaryKey(),
-  // The lane_devices instance that produced it (raw provenance).
+  // The `devices` instance that produced it (raw provenance).
   deviceId: text("device_id"),
-  lane: integer("lane"),
   category: text("category", {
     enum: ["access", "reader", "camera", "printer"],
   }),
@@ -75,13 +73,42 @@ export const deviceEvents = sqliteTable("device_events", {
     .default(sql`(current_timestamp)`),
 });
 
-// --- Per-lane device assignments (first-run setup) -----------------------
-// One row per (lane, category, instance). `driverId` references a driver in the
-// @parking/devices registry; `config` is that driver's JSON config. Keeps the
-// system device-agnostic + admin-configurable. See device-registry.md, first-run-setup.md.
-export const laneDevices = sqliteTable("lane_devices", {
+// --- Camera snapshots (unsigned, prunable, blob-in-DB) -------------------
+// An entry/exit snapshot captured asynchronously AFTER the barrier opens — evidence,
+// not a gate (camera failure never blocks an open; see entry/exit flows). Stored as a
+// BLOB so the appliance keeps a single backed-up file with nothing scattered on disk.
+// Kept in its own table (not inline in device_events) so the hot telemetry scans don't
+// drag image bytes, and so images can be pruned independently. The signed
+// vehicle_entry/exit references a snapshot by `id` in its payload — the image is an
+// independent record (anti-fraud), unsigned and prunable. Retention policy is an open
+// question — see wiki/concepts/entry-exit-points.md. Served via GET /api/snapshots/:id.
+export const snapshots = sqliteTable("snapshots", {
+  id: text("id").primaryKey(),
+  direction: text("direction", { enum: ["entry", "exit"] }).notNull(),
+  // The camera `devices` instance that captured it (raw provenance).
+  deviceId: text("device_id"),
+  // The session/credential ref (ticket id, plate, permit) — links to the ledger event.
+  identity: text("identity"),
+  contentType: text("content_type").notNull(),
+  bytes: blob("bytes").notNull().$type<Buffer>(),
+  capturedAt: text("captured_at").notNull(),
+});
+
+// --- Device assignments (first-run setup) --------------------------------
+// One row per device instance. `driverId` references a driver in the @parking/devices
+// registry; `config` is that driver's JSON config. There is NO lane: a parking lot is
+// one pool of spaces with a flexible set of entry/exit points. Direction lives INSIDE
+// the config, per the hardware:
+//   - access controller: config.relays = [{ relay, direction: entry|exit|both, button? }]
+//     — one physical board has several relays; each relay opens one barrier in one
+//     direction (or both). `button` = the input terminal the entry button is wired to
+//     (transient entry trigger; absent = no button at that barrier).
+//   - reader / camera: config.controllerId + config.relay BIND it to the barrier it sits
+//     at; its direction is INHERITED from that relay. Unbound → falls back to a
+//     direction picked in config.
+// See device-registry.md, first-run-setup.md, wiki/concepts/entry-exit-points.md.
+export const devices = sqliteTable("devices", {
   id: text("id").primaryKey(),
-  lane: integer("lane").notNull(),
   category: text("category", {
     enum: ["access", "reader", "camera", "printer"],
   }).notNull(),
@@ -120,8 +147,8 @@ export const siteConfig = sqliteTable("site_config", {
 // `scope` lets multiple be added later without migration. See wiki/concepts/tariff.md.
 export const tariffs = sqliteTable("tariffs", {
   id: text("id").primaryKey(),
-  // Only "site" used now; "lane"/"zone" reserved for multi-tariff later.
-  scope: text("scope", { enum: ["site", "lane", "zone"] }).notNull().default("site"),
+  // Only "site" used now; "zone" reserved for multi-tariff later.
+  scope: text("scope", { enum: ["site", "zone"] }).notNull().default("site"),
   name: text("name").notNull(),
   createdAt: text("created_at")
     .notNull()
@@ -204,7 +231,6 @@ export const blocklist = sqliteTable("blocklist", {
 export const sessions = sqliteTable("sessions", {
   // The session key = the entry's identity (ticket id or plate).
   id: text("id").primaryKey(),
-  lane: integer("lane"),
   // Identity that opened the session, and how it was read.
   identity: text("identity"),
   source: text("source"),
@@ -224,7 +250,8 @@ export const sessions = sqliteTable("sessions", {
 export type UserRow = typeof users.$inferSelect;
 export type LedgerEventRow = typeof ledgerEvents.$inferSelect;
 export type DeviceEventRow = typeof deviceEvents.$inferSelect;
-export type LaneDeviceRow = typeof laneDevices.$inferSelect;
+export type SnapshotRow = typeof snapshots.$inferSelect;
+export type DeviceRow = typeof devices.$inferSelect;
 export type SetupStateRow = typeof setupState.$inferSelect;
 export type SiteConfigRow = typeof siteConfig.$inferSelect;
 export type TariffRow = typeof tariffs.$inferSelect;
diff --git a/packages/devices/src/drivers/camera.ts b/packages/devices/src/drivers/camera.ts
index 0c44daa..5c9a7b8 100644
--- a/packages/devices/src/drivers/camera.ts
+++ b/packages/devices/src/drivers/camera.ts
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ class HttpCamera implements CameraDevice {
     const res = await this.#get();
     if (res.status !== 200) {
       throw new Error(
-        `${this.driverId} snapshot failed (lane=${ctx.lane} ${ctx.direction}): HTTP ${res.status}`,
+        `${this.driverId} snapshot failed (${ctx.direction}): HTTP ${res.status}`,
       );
     }
-    stubLog(this.driverId, `captureSnapshot lane=${ctx.lane} ${ctx.direction} (${res.body.length} bytes)`);
+    stubLog(this.driverId, `captureSnapshot ${ctx.direction} (${res.body.length} bytes)`);
     return {
       bytes: res.body,
       contentType: res.contentType || "image/jpeg",
diff --git a/packages/devices/src/drivers/printer-rongta.ts b/packages/devices/src/drivers/printer-rongta.ts
index bbc5d10..160e36e 100644
--- a/packages/devices/src/drivers/printer-rongta.ts
+++ b/packages/devices/src/drivers/printer-rongta.ts
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ function renderTicket(data: TicketData): Buffer {
     DOUBLE_OFF,
     BOLD_OFF,
     line(),
-    line(`Lane ${data.lane}`),
-    line(),
     BOLD_ON,
     line(data.ticketId),
     BOLD_OFF,
@@ -217,7 +215,7 @@ class RongtaPrinter implements PrinterDevice, MonitorableDevice {
 
   async printTicket(data: TicketData): Promise<void> {
     await sendRaw(this.#host, this.#port, renderTicket(data), this.#timeout);
-    stubLog(this.driverId, `printed ticket ${data.ticketId} (lane ${data.lane})`);
+    stubLog(this.driverId, `printed ticket ${data.ticketId}`);
   }
 
   async printReport(report: PrintReport): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/packages/devices/src/interfaces.ts b/packages/devices/src/interfaces.ts
index 2f4dfe6..452da1a 100644
--- a/packages/devices/src/interfaces.ts
+++ b/packages/devices/src/interfaces.ts
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ export interface CameraDevice extends Device {
 }
 
 export interface SnapshotContext {
-  readonly lane: number;
   readonly direction: "entry" | "exit";
 }
 
@@ -193,7 +192,6 @@ export interface Snapshot {
 // --- Printers (ticket dispenser / booth printer) -------------------------
 export interface TicketData {
   readonly ticketId: string;
-  readonly lane: number;
   readonly issuedAt: string; // ISO-8601
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/devices/src/registry.ts b/packages/devices/src/registry.ts
index f6f632d..acf03a6 100644
--- a/packages/devices/src/registry.ts
+++ b/packages/devices/src/registry.ts
@@ -27,8 +27,19 @@ export interface ConfigField {
   readonly help?: string;
 }
 
+/** A JSON-serializable config value. Mostly flat scalars (host, port, credentials),
+ *  but some configs carry nested structure — e.g. an access controller's
+ *  `relays: [{ relay, direction, button? }]` map. See entry-exit-points.md. */
+export type ConfigValue =
+  | string
+  | number
+  | boolean
+  | null
+  | ConfigValue[]
+  | { [k: string]: ConfigValue };
+
 /** Opaque per-instance config the admin fills in (host, port, credentials…). */
-export type DeviceConfig = Record<string, string | number | boolean>;
+export type DeviceConfig = Record<string, ConfigValue>;
 
 /**
  * A driver: metadata describing a supported device model/family, the config
diff --git a/wiki/concepts/append-only-event-chain.md b/wiki/concepts/append-only-event-chain.md
index ae06529..16e71a1 100644
--- a/wiki/concepts/append-only-event-chain.md
+++ b/wiki/concepts/append-only-event-chain.md
@@ -89,16 +89,13 @@ The [[parking-session]] domain folds over these **signed ledger** events:
 A session is a **projection** over this chain, never a mutable table — the same anti-fraud reason
 the chain exists. See [[parking-session]].
 
-### ⚠️ As-built vs. the table split (pending)
+### As-built (table split done)
 
-The current code records Dingtian **input (button) pushes** as `input_received` rows **in the
-signed chain** (with `lane` resolved via the `LaneMap`, `source` null, device provenance in
-`identity`). Per the 2026-06-15 split (above), a raw button press is **device telemetry** and
-belongs in **`device_events`**, *not* the signed ledger — only the business `vehicle_entry` it
-drives gets signed. So `input_received`-in-the-ledger is **transitional**; the pending refactor
-moves raw inputs to `device_events` and renames the chain table to `ledger_events`. (`LaneMap`
-lane-resolution and the "never stamp `lane: 0` for an unmapped device" rule carry over to whichever
-stream records the event.)
+The split above is implemented: raw Dingtian **input (button) pushes** are **device telemetry** in
+**`device_events`** (unsigned, prunable), keyed to the firing `devices` instance. Only the business
+`vehicle_entry` the press drives is signed into **`ledger_events`**. The signed events carry **no
+`lane`** — the pool-of-spaces model has none (dropped 2026-06-16; see [[entry-exit-points]]), and
+the canonical form bumped `sw-hmac-v1` → `sw-hmac-v2` accordingly.
 
 ### ⚠️ Limitation: the log captures HOST-ORIGINATED actions only
 
diff --git a/wiki/concepts/device-adapter-pattern.md b/wiki/concepts/device-adapter-pattern.md
index ba91efc..315e0cc 100644
--- a/wiki/concepts/device-adapter-pattern.md
+++ b/wiki/concepts/device-adapter-pattern.md
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ principle. The choice of *which* adapter to trust is the [[trust-boundary]] deci
 
 > **In practice** the adapters are made *selectable*: a [[device-registry]] catalogs the
 > supported drivers (ZKTeco / ESP32 relay, Wiegand / TCP-IP readers, Hikvision / Dahua cameras),
-> and the admin assigns one per lane during [[first-run-setup]]. Adding hardware support = one
+> and the admin assigns instances during [[first-run-setup]]. Adding hardware support = one
 > more registered driver, no business-logic change. (The implemented interfaces add a
 > `CameraDevice` for entry/exit snapshots alongside reader/relay/printer.)
diff --git a/wiki/concepts/device-discovery.md b/wiki/concepts/device-discovery.md
index 96e6f91..39a27e5 100644
--- a/wiki/concepts/device-discovery.md
+++ b/wiki/concepts/device-discovery.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ replies), so the driver **serializes** all controller I/O. Override the broadcas
 2. Admin clicks **Scan** → `GET /api/setup/discover/:driverId` (admin-only).
 3. The server runs `discover()` and **health-checks each found device** so the admin sees
    reachability before assigning.
-4. Selecting a result **auto-fills serial + host**; the admin then assigns it to a lane.
+4. Selecting a result **auto-fills serial + host**; the admin then assigns + binds it.
 
 ## Deployment notes
 
diff --git a/wiki/concepts/device-events.md b/wiki/concepts/device-events.md
index 14a52ad..a73b874 100644
--- a/wiki/concepts/device-events.md
+++ b/wiki/concepts/device-events.md
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ diagnostics, and live booth status — **not** anti-fraud.
   ledger's integrity machinery.
 - **Disposable** — high-volume and churny; **may rotate/prune** on a retention policy (the ledger
   never does).
-- **Device-keyed** — references the `lane_devices` instance; `lane` resolved via the same `LaneMap`
-  as before. Stores raw device provenance.
+- **Device-keyed** — references the `devices` instance (raw device provenance). No `lane`
+  (pool-of-spaces model — see [[entry-exit-points]]).
 
 ## The boundary that matters
 
diff --git a/wiki/concepts/device-input-flow.md b/wiki/concepts/device-input-flow.md
index 8a1edfd..f5b3561 100644
--- a/wiki/concepts/device-input-flow.md
+++ b/wiki/concepts/device-input-flow.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ neither is the real boundary:
 
 - **Relay control (host → device)** — UDP, now via the Dingtian **binary protocol on :60000 with a
   `relay_pw`** (the only authenticated relay option; the string protocol has none). Set on the
-  device + stored in `lane_devices` by the harden step (below).
+  device + stored in `devices` by the harden step (below).
 - **Input push (device → host)** — guarded by **HTTP Digest auth** + a **source-IP allowlist**.
 - **The real guarantee is the signed log:** every barrier open is a host decision, recorded as a
   signed event BEFORE the relay fires ([[append-only-event-chain]]). An out-of-band open (which a
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ fix preconditions (disable `input_link_relay`) → **harden** → set up input p
 capability ([[device-registry|HardenableDevice]]):
 
 - **Sets a random `relay_pw`** (1–9999) so binary relay commands need it; stores it in
-  `lane_devices` so the backend can keep commanding the relay.
+  `devices` so the backend can keep commanding the relay.
 - **Disables unused protocol channels** (rs485, can, tcp×2, mqtt → `p:255`), keeping only UDP1
   binary (relay control) + UDP2 string (status read) — fewer open doors.
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ the clear. We **empirically tested the device** to pick the strongest achievable
 → **HTTP Digest** (MD5, qop=auth). The password is never sent (only a nonce-keyed hash); nonces
 are **single-use** (replay resistance). Per-device credentials (`pushUser`/`pushPassword`) are
 generated by the backend on **device assign**, written to the device's `input_link_url` config,
-and stored in `lane_devices` — the admin never types a URL or secret. HTTPS would be stronger but
+and stored in `devices` — the admin never types a URL or secret. HTTPS would be stronger but
 the device can't do it here; Digest + the signed log is the practical answer on a flat network.
 See `apps/server/src/digest-auth.ts`.
 
diff --git a/wiki/concepts/device-registry.md b/wiki/concepts/device-registry.md
index e74c71f..22e28af 100644
--- a/wiki/concepts/device-registry.md
+++ b/wiki/concepts/device-registry.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ updated: 2026-06-15
 How the system goes from "device-agnostic in principle" ([[device-adapter-pattern]]) to
 "**admin picks the device at setup**" in practice. A **registry** holds a catalog of supported
 **drivers**, grouped by category; the [[first-run-setup]] UI reads it so an
-operator can choose a device per lane and fill in its connection config.
+operator can choose a device and fill in its connection config.
 
 > Implementation-derived (from `packages/devices`), not the source doc.
 
@@ -33,10 +33,11 @@ driver; **no business-logic change** — this is the [[device-adapter-pattern]]
 
 ## Why a registry (not hard-coded wiring)
 
-- The admin chooses between **multiple devices per category** at install time, per lane
-  (mirrors the "mixable per lane" principle — see [[trust-boundary]], [[entry-exit-readers]]).
+- The admin chooses between **multiple devices per category** at install time
+  (a controller's relays mix entry/exit; readers bind to them — see [[entry-exit-points]],
+  [[trust-boundary]], [[entry-exit-readers]]).
 - Config is **validated against the driver's declared fields** before persisting.
-- Selections persist in the `lane_devices` table and drive runtime adapter construction.
+- Selections persist in the `devices` table and drive runtime adapter construction.
 - Drivers may optionally implement **[[device-discovery]]** (`discover()`), so the admin can scan
   the LAN instead of typing connection details — no current driver uses it (the UHPPOTE did,
   before removal; the [[dingtian-relay]] uses a fixed IP).
diff --git a/wiki/concepts/entry-exit-points.md b/wiki/concepts/entry-exit-points.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8569bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wiki/concepts/entry-exit-points.md
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+---
+type: concept
+tags: [parking, architecture, devices, setup]
+sources: []
+updated: 2026-06-16
+---
+
+# Entry / Exit Points (pool-of-spaces model)
+
+A parking lot is **one pool of spaces** with a flexible set of **entry points** and **exit
+points** — any number of each, in any combination (1 in + 1 out, 1 in + 2 out, 2 in + 1 out, …).
+There is **no "lane"** concept anywhere in the system (dropped 2026-06-16 — see below).
+
+## Direction lives on the relay, not the controller
+
+An access controller (e.g. a [[dingtian-relay]] board) has **several relays** — each relay opens
+one barrier. Direction is a property of **each relay**, declared in the controller's config:
+
+```jsonc
+// access `devices` row — one Dingtian board
+config: {
+  host: "192.168.1.100",
+  relays: [
+    { relay: 1, direction: "entry", button: 1 },  // entry barrier; entry button on input 1
+    { relay: 2, direction: "exit" }               // exit barrier; opened by a reader, no button
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+- `direction`: `entry` | `exit` | `both` (`both` = one barrier/relay serving in and out).
+- `button`: the **input terminal** the transient **entry button** is wired to. Only entry/both
+  relays have one. Absent = no button at that barrier (subscriber/reader-driven only).
+
+The four real layouts all fall out of this:
+
+| Layout | Controllers | Relays |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| 1 barrier, both directions | 1 | `{relay:1, both, button:1}` |
+| 2 barriers, 1 board | 1 | `{relay:1, entry, button:1}`, `{relay:2, exit}` |
+| 2 barriers far apart | 2 | board A `{relay:1, entry}`, board B `{relay:1, exit}` |
+| 1 entry + 2 exit | 3 | A entry; B, C each exit |
+
+## Readers / cameras BIND to a relay
+
+A reader or camera points at the barrier it physically sits at, via its config:
+
+```jsonc
+config: { ...readerConfig, controllerId: "<access devices.id>", relay: 2 }
+```
+
+Its **direction is inherited** from that relay. So an exit read opens **exactly that relay** —
+no ambiguity even with multiple exit barriers ("the relay at that reader", decided 2026-06-16).
+Binding is optional: an unbound device falls back to a `config.direction` + the first relay
+site-wide of that direction (keeps the single-barrier case trivial). LPR is a snapshot sink —
+an ANPR service ([[opencv-anpr-service]]) POSTs the plate as a `plate` read to the reader
+endpoint, flowing through the same dispatcher.
+
+## Resolution (one module: `apps/server/src/device-resolve.ts`)
+
+- **Button press** → `relayForButton(controllerId, terminal)` → the entry relay whose `button`
+  matches → entry flow → `pulseOpen(relay)`.
+- **Reader/permit/LPR read** → `relayForDevice(reader)` → the bound relay → `pulseOpen(relay)`;
+  direction inherited.
+- **Snapshots** → `devicesByDirection("camera", dir)` → every camera serving that direction.
+
+A directional barrier that contradicts the car's open-session state (an exit barrier scanned by a
+car not inside, or an entry barrier by a car already in) is a wrong-barrier / [[anti-passback]]
+refusal. A `both` relay defers to session state.
+
+## The flows
+
+| Flow | Trigger | Opens |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| Transient entry | entry **button** press | the entry relay (button-mapped) → ticket prints |
+| Transient exit | voucher scan at exit reader | the exit relay (reader-bound), if paid+grace |
+| Subscriber entry | QR/RFID/plate at entry reader | the entry relay (reader-bound), if permit valid |
+| Subscriber exit | QR/RFID/plate at exit reader | the exit relay (reader-bound), if permit valid |
+
+Every open also fires a [[camera snapshot|append-only-event-chain]] (async, never blocks the open).
+
+## Why no lane
+
+"Lane" was a leftover from a rows-of-gates mental model. It added nothing here:
+
+- **Occupancy** is a site-wide fold over the ledger (entries − exits); it never grouped by lane.
+- **Device grouping** is now done by the reader→relay binding, far more precisely than a lane key.
+- **Anti-fraud** doesn't use it — the signed chain, the "open must match a signed event" check,
+  and [[reconciliation]] all work on *what happened*, not *which gate*. The relay's direction
+  already catches an exit firing an entry barrier, better than a lane number would.
+
+Dropping it removed `lane` from `ledger_events`, `device_events`, `sessions`, and the device
+table (renamed `lane_devices` → `devices`). Because `lane` was part of the **signed canonical
+form**, this is a versioned change: the canonical array no longer includes lane, and the signer
+keyId bumped `sw-hmac-v1` → `sw-hmac-v2`. v1 events won't verify under v2 — intentional, gated by
+each event's stored `keyId` (done pre-deployment, on throwaway data, so zero real cost). See
+[[append-only-event-chain]].
+
+## Camera snapshots (evidence, not a gate)
+
+Captured **after** the barrier opens, **never awaited** — a camera failure can't delay or block an
+open (the signed ledger is the decision). Stored as a **BLOB in the `snapshots` table** (single
+backed-up DB, nothing scattered on disk), in its own table so hot telemetry scans don't drag image
+bytes and images prune independently. Linked to the signed `vehicle_entry/exit` by `identity`.
+Served read-only via `GET /api/snapshots/:id`. **Retention is unresolved** — see [[open-questions]].
+
+## Related
+
+[[entry-exit-readers]] · [[device-events]] · [[parking-session]] · [[anti-passback]] ·
+[[append-only-event-chain]] · [[barrier-not-a-door]] · [[opencv-anpr-service]] ·
+[[dingtian-relay]] · [[first-run-setup]]
diff --git a/wiki/concepts/entry-exit-readers.md b/wiki/concepts/entry-exit-readers.md
index 27ee7c6..cdf6c86 100644
--- a/wiki/concepts/entry-exit-readers.md
+++ b/wiki/concepts/entry-exit-readers.md
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ There are **two populations** of users, and they map to **two integration paths*
   keeps autonomy + native event log.
 - **Both models can share one relay** (valid Wiegand read **or** host `open` in "controlled"
   mode), so one lane serves permit + casual.
+- **Each reader BINDS to a controller relay** (`config.controllerId` + `relay`) — the barrier it
+  sits at — and inherits that relay's direction (entry/exit/both). An exit read opens exactly that
+  relay; an entry read the entry relay. This is how separate in/out readers are disambiguated, with
+  no "lane". See [[entry-exit-points]].
 - **Host-in-the-loop is good for fraud detection** — two independent records (host's signed
   [[append-only-event-chain]] entry + the UHPPOTE remote-open event) should reconcile 1:1; any
   mismatch is an anomaly.
diff --git a/wiki/concepts/first-run-setup.md b/wiki/concepts/first-run-setup.md
index 632f1a2..1d669dd 100644
--- a/wiki/concepts/first-run-setup.md
+++ b/wiki/concepts/first-run-setup.md
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ updated: 2026-06-15
 # First-Run Setup (device selection)
 
 The admin install flow that makes the system **device-agnostic in practice**: on first run, an
-admin assigns devices **per lane** by choosing from the [[device-registry]] catalog and entering
-each device's connection config.
+admin adds **controllers** (each declaring its relays — entry/exit/both — and the entry-button
+terminal) and then **readers/cameras/printers** bound to a controller relay, choosing from the
+[[device-registry]] catalog and entering each device's connection config. There is **no lane** —
+the pool-of-spaces model; see [[entry-exit-points]].
 
 > Implementation-derived (from `apps/server` + `apps/web`), not the source doc.
 
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ each device's connection config.
    device**: fixes preconditions (e.g. disables `input_link_relay`) and sets up the Digest-
    authenticated input push ([[device-input-flow]]) — the admin never touches the device's own web
    UI. **Fails the save** (no DB row) if the device can't be configured, so there are no
-   orphan/half-configured rows. On success persists to `lane_devices`.
+   orphan/half-configured rows. On success persists to `devices`.
 4. **Remove** — `DELETE /api/setup/assign/:id` (admin-only) drops one instance's row. Only our
    row is removed; the device itself is not un-hardened/un-configured (a stale push from an
    unknown device id is already rejected, and re-assigning reconfigures it).
@@ -34,25 +36,25 @@ each device's connection config.
 
 ## Config granularity — multi-instance per category
 
-The data model is **multi-instance**: `lane_devices` holds **one row per instance**, keyed by a
-generated `id`, with no one-per-(lane, category) constraint. So a lane can have **more than one of
-every category** — e.g. two printers (an entry dispenser + a booth printer; see
-[[printer-roles-failover]]), multiple readers, multiple cameras. `assign` always inserts a new row
-(never an upsert), and `state` returns the full list.
+The data model is **multi-instance**: `devices` holds **one row per instance**, keyed by a
+generated `id`. So the site can have **more than one of every category** — multiple controllers,
+readers, cameras, and printers (e.g. an entry dispenser + a booth printer; see
+[[printer-roles-failover]]). `assign` always inserts a new row (never an upsert), and `state`
+returns the full list.
 
-The `SetupWizard` reflects this: each category shows the **list of assigned instances** for the
-current lane (with **Remove**) plus an **Add another** form — not a single fixed slot. `select`-type
-config fields (e.g. a printer's role) render as dropdowns.
+The `SetupWizard` reflects this: each category shows the **list of assigned instances** (with
+**Remove**) plus an **Add another** form — not a single fixed slot. `select`-type config fields
+(e.g. a printer's role) render as dropdowns.
 
-Organized **per lane** — each lane gets its access controller(s), reader(s), camera(s), and
-printer(s), each with its own connection settings. Matches the architecture's "mixable per lane"
-reality (a lane can serve permit holders via [[wiegand]] and casual via host-side reads on one
-relay — see [[entry-exit-readers]]).
+There is **no lane**. Direction lives on each access **relay**; readers/cameras **bind** to a
+controller relay (`config.controllerId` + `relay`) — the barrier they serve — and inherit its
+direction. The wizard adds controllers first, then binds the other devices to a relay. See
+[[entry-exit-points]], [[entry-exit-readers]].
 
 ## Security notes
 
 - The assign/state/delete/complete endpoints require the **admin** role ([[local-jwt-auth]]).
-- Device **credentials are stored in `lane_devices.config`** — protect at rest
+- Device **credentials are stored in `devices.config`** — protect at rest
   ([[disk-os-hardening]]); device hosts belong on the isolated VLAN ([[network-isolation]]).
 - **Secrets are stripped on the way out**: `assign` and `state` both redact `pushPassword`,
   `webPassword`, and `relayPassword` from the returned config (the UI lists devices; it never
diff --git a/wiki/concepts/parking-session.md b/wiki/concepts/parking-session.md
index 5246196..9b12f68 100644
--- a/wiki/concepts/parking-session.md
+++ b/wiki/concepts/parking-session.md
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ adversary is the insider who can edit the database) and the [[append-only-event-
 - A **session** is a **read-model folded from those events** — open when an entry has no matching
   exit, paid when a `payment` event references it, closed when an exit lands. It MAY be cached in
   a table for query speed (dashboards, "cars currently in"), but that cache is **always rebuildable
-  from the chain and never authoritative**. Same pattern as the `LaneMap`
-  ([[append-only-event-chain]]), scaled to the business domain.
+  from the chain and never authoritative** ([[append-only-event-chain]]), scaled to the business
+  domain.
 - **Why this matters:** a mutable `sessions` row that stored "amount owed / paid" would reopen
   exactly the fraud hole the whole system exists to close (operator marks a session paid, pockets
   the cash). With sessions as a projection, "paid" is a **signed `payment` event** an operator
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ follow this page and [[tariff]]; the decision is recorded in [[session-model]].
   - **The full transient loop now passes end to end** (verified): entry → quote → pay → exit opens,
     session closed, `verifyChain` ok.
 
-> **Design gap (flagged):** `lane_devices` has **no entry/exit direction** model. Entry is
-> button-driven and exit is read-driven, so they don't currently collide — but a lane with both an
-> entry reader and an exit reader can't yet be distinguished. A lane-direction/role model is needed
-> before multi-reader lanes (relates to [[open-questions]] #1 topology).
+> **Resolved (2026-06-16):** the earlier "no entry/exit direction" gap is closed by the
+> [[entry-exit-points]] model. Direction lives on each access **relay**; readers/cameras bind to a
+> relay and inherit it. The "lane" concept was dropped entirely (pool-of-spaces) — separate in/out
+> readers are distinguished by their relay binding, not a lane.
diff --git a/wiki/concepts/printer-roles-failover.md b/wiki/concepts/printer-roles-failover.md
index 59e8fe1..14d5bc3 100644
--- a/wiki/concepts/printer-roles-failover.md
+++ b/wiki/concepts/printer-roles-failover.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ still print when the outside dispenser jams or drops off the network.
 
 ## Roles
 
-Each printer instance (a `lane_devices` row, category `printer`) declares a **role** in its
+Each printer instance (a `devices` row, category `printer`) declares a **role** in its
 config:
 
 - **`entry-dispenser`** — outside, at the lane. Prints the entry ticket the driver takes.
diff --git a/wiki/concepts/printer-status-monitoring.md b/wiki/concepts/printer-status-monitoring.md
index 4b9f443..7607fe3 100644
--- a/wiki/concepts/printer-status-monitoring.md
+++ b/wiki/concepts/printer-status-monitoring.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ interface.
 
 `PrinterMonitor` (`apps/server/src/printer-monitor.ts`):
 
-- reloads the monitored set from `lane_devices` each tick (so a newly-assigned printer is picked
+- reloads the monitored set from `devices` each tick (so a newly-assigned printer is picked
   up without a restart), keeping only enabled, monitorable printers;
 - polls every `PRINTER_POLL_MS` (default 5000ms), never overlapping ticks;
 - caches the latest status per device id;
diff --git a/wiki/decisions/open-questions.md b/wiki/decisions/open-questions.md
index 56bfbee..a6cbc45 100644
--- a/wiki/decisions/open-questions.md
+++ b/wiki/decisions/open-questions.md
@@ -56,3 +56,9 @@ status: open
    change what the `payment` event must store) and **refunds / overpayment / change** (cash change,
    "exact change only", a refund as a signed reversal event). Both depend on the unmanned-vs-manned
    payment subsystem (#3) and the note/coin/card acceptor hardware. Revisit at procurement.
+10. **Snapshot retention.** _(Raised by the [[entry-exit-points]] camera-snapshot build, 2026-06-16.)_
+    Entry/exit snapshots are stored as BLOBs in the [[sqlite]] `snapshots` table. This grows the
+    single DB file fast (~100–300 KB per image × every entry **and** exit), and SQLite doesn't
+    reclaim deleted-blob pages without `VACUUM`. **Undecided:** pruning policy (age-based vs.
+    total-size cap), VACUUM cadence, and how this interacts with the #5 backup strategy (blobs
+    bloat every backup). Until decided, snapshots accumulate unbounded. See [[entry-exit-points]].
diff --git a/wiki/entities/gee-qr-er80.md b/wiki/entities/gee-qr-er80.md
index dedb657..dd92198 100644
--- a/wiki/entities/gee-qr-er80.md
+++ b/wiki/entities/gee-qr-er80.md
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ barrier. ([[device-input-flow]] is the analogous push pattern; this one also ret
 - The read flows were refactored to **return a `ReadOutcome` { accepted, direction, reason }** so the
   endpoint's reply reflects the real accept/reject (the dispatcher decides AND opens the barrier via
   the flows). A fire-and-forget reader ignores the outcome.
-- **Lane mapping:** the endpoint keys the reader's `lane_devices` id off the device **serial
-  (`cjihao`)** for now — so assign the reader with `lane_devices.id = <serial>`. Refine when the
-  setup wizard models the reader's server-side identity properly.
+- **Reader identity:** the endpoint matches the device **serial (`cjihao`)** against each reader's
+  `config.serial` to find its `devices` row; the dispatcher then resolves the relay that row is
+  **bound** to (`config.controllerId` + `relay`) and opens it. See [[entry-exit-points]].
 - Verified via inject: valid permit QR → `status:1` + open; re-scan → permit exit (still valid);
   unknown QR → `status:0`; reader on a barrier-less lane → `status:0`.
 
@@ -84,8 +84,9 @@ from 10.0.10.7   (referer: http://www.fondvision.com — the OEM is Fondvision)
 - **PATH carries the configured "server language" EXTENSION:** this unit is set to **JSP**, so it
   GETs **`/qa/mcardsea.jsp`** — NOT `.php`. Our endpoint was registered at `.php` only → it would
   have 404'd the real reader. **Fixed:** the route now registers `php/jsp/asp/aspx/cgi`.
-- **`cjihao` = `H05M2AFA`** is the device **serial** — the value our endpoint keys the lane on. So
-  assign the reader with **`lane_devices.id = "H05M2AFA"`** (+ an access device on the same lane).
+- **`cjihao` = `H05M2AFA`** is the device **serial** — the value our endpoint matches against the
+  reader's `config.serial`. So assign the reader with **`config.serial = "H05M2AFA"`** and bind it
+  to a controller relay.
 - **`mjihao` = 1** (device id). `cardid` = the scanned barcode (`52020056`). `status=11`.
 - The reader **beeped on the vendor reply with `status:0`** — so it acts on the reply; `0` =
   invalid/1-beep as documented. A matching permit/session will return `status:1` → 2-beep accept.
@@ -94,14 +95,14 @@ from 10.0.10.7   (referer: http://www.fondvision.com — the OEM is Fondvision)
 
 A dedicated **`gee-qr-reader`** driver ([[device-registry]], reader category) models the push reader:
 its one config field is **`serial`** (the `cjihao` the device reports). The admin assigns it in the
-[[first-run-setup|setup wizard]] like any device (normal UUID row id) and enters the serial. The QR
-endpoint resolves the lane by **matching `config.serial` to the scan's `cjihao`** — not by row id —
-so no DB hand-editing. Set the reader's server IP/port to this host in the **vendor tool**; assign +
-enter its serial here.
+[[first-run-setup|setup wizard]] like any device (normal UUID row id), enters the serial, and binds
+it to a controller relay. The QR endpoint resolves the reader by **matching `config.serial` to the
+scan's `cjihao`** — not by row id — so no DB hand-editing. Set the reader's server IP/port to this
+host in the **vendor tool**; assign + enter its serial + bind it here.
 
-- Verified via inject: assign `gee-qr-reader` {serial:"H05M2AFA"} on a lane w/ an access device →
+- Verified via inject: assign `gee-qr-reader` {serial:"H05M2AFA"} bound to an access relay →
   a `.jsp` scan with that serial + a matching permit QR → `status:1` (2-beep accept) + open; re-scan
-  → permit exit; unknown card → `status:0`; unassigned serial → `status:0` (no lane, graceful).
+  → permit exit; unknown card → `status:0`; unassigned serial → `status:0` (no relay, graceful).
 - Note `tcpip-reader` is the WRONG model for this device (host-connects-out, a stub) — use
   `gee-qr-reader`.
 
diff --git a/wiki/index.md b/wiki/index.md
index 4d9f009..97d33fb 100644
--- a/wiki/index.md
+++ b/wiki/index.md
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ Counts: 3 sources · 19 entities · 24 concepts · 5 decision records.
 ## Concepts — device architecture & safety
 - [[device-adapter-pattern]] — business logic talks to interfaces; swap hardware → new adapter.
 - [[device-registry]] — catalog of selectable drivers per category (admin-configurable).
-- [[first-run-setup]] — admin assigns devices per lane from the catalog at install.
+- [[first-run-setup]] — admin adds controllers + binds readers/cameras to relays from the catalog at install.
 - [[device-input-flow]] — button → device push → backend decides → relay; backend is source of truth.
 - [[device-discovery]] — optional driver capability to scan the LAN (no current driver uses it; UHPPOTE was the example).
 - [[barrier-not-a-door]] — never timed-close a barrier; safety lives in barrier firmware.
-- [[printer-roles-failover]] — ≥2 printers per lane by role; entry ticket falls back outside→booth.
+- [[printer-roles-failover]] — ≥2 printers by role; entry ticket falls back outside→booth.
 - [[printer-status-monitoring]] — live poll of paper/cover/cutter/offline via the device's status page; SSE to the booth UI.
 - [[trust-boundary]] — the core fork: network vs. device; auditable vs. unforgeable.
 - [[fail-state-safety]] — entry fails closed, exit fails open; manual override; watchdog.
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ Counts: 3 sources · 19 entities · 24 concepts · 5 decision records.
 - [[event-log-ingestion]] — host-side index tracking that makes the UHPPOTE log trustworthy.
 - [[challenge-response-auth]] — asymmetric nonce scheme for the ESP32 (auth + anti-replay).
 - [[entry-exit-readers]] — two populations, two integration paths; both can share a relay.
+- [[entry-exit-points]] — pool-of-spaces model (no lane); per-relay direction, reader→relay binding, camera snapshots.
 - [[uhppote-vs-esp32]] — comparison: detection vs. prevention.
 
 ## Concepts — business domain
diff --git a/wiki/log.md b/wiki/log.md
index 5869505..f41520a 100644
--- a/wiki/log.md
+++ b/wiki/log.md
@@ -700,3 +700,47 @@ guarantee. Recorded in [[dingtian-relay]] (new Hardening section).
   `Connection: close` + shuts the socket.
 - Fix: endpoint sets `reply.header("connection","close")`. Verified the header is now sent.
 - Updated [[gee-qr-er80]] (⚠️ Connection: close requirement).
+
+## [2026-06-16] feature | lane direction (per-device entry/exit) + camera snapshots
+- Direction is per **device**, not per lane: added `direction` (`entry`/`exit`/`both`, default
+  `both`) to `lane_devices`. A lane's entry set = devices tagged entry|both, exit set likewise —
+  no join table; tagging in the wizard IS the grouping. Rejected a lane-level `lanes` table (can't
+  model one bidirectional lane). New [[lane-direction]] concept page; cross-linked [[entry-exit-readers]].
+- All flows now resolve via `deviceRowsFor(lane, category, direction)` (lane-map.ts), replacing the
+  ad-hoc "first access on lane" lookups. Dispatcher trusts the **reader's own direction**; a
+  directional reader that contradicts the car's session state is a wrong-lane/anti-passback refusal.
+  `both` keeps the old infer-from-session behavior.
+- Relay open channel is now config-driven (`config.openChannel`, default 1) since a lane can hold
+  an entry **and** an exit relay. LPR stays a snapshot sink — ANPR POSTs a `plate` read to the
+  reader endpoint (no camera-as-input coupling).
+- Camera snapshots wired into all four paths (transient/permit × entry/exit): fired AFTER
+  pulseOpen, **never awaited** (evidence, not a gate — camera failure can't block an open). Stored
+  as BLOB in a new `snapshots` table (not files); telemetry `kind:"snapshot"` device_event per
+  capture/failure; linked to the signed event by `identity`. Served via `GET /api/snapshots/:id`.
+- Migration `0002_wild_odin.sql` (additive). Snapshot **retention** left unresolved →
+  [[open-questions]] #10. Whole monorepo typechecks; no test suite exists in-repo.
+
+## [2026-06-16] redesign | SUPERSEDES the above — pool-of-spaces, per-relay direction, NO lane
+- User correction: direction is NOT a property of a device row. One Dingtian board has 2+ relays;
+  a single board drives both the entry barrier (relay 1) and the exit barrier (relay 2), and a
+  single relay can even serve **both**. So the row-level `direction` from the entry above was wrong.
+- Further: the whole **"lane" concept was dropped**. Occupancy is site-wide, device grouping is now
+  the reader→relay binding, and anti-fraud never used lane. A parking lot = **one pool of spaces**
+  with a flexible set of entry/exit points (1 in + 2 out, etc). New [[entry-exit-points]] page
+  (replaces lane-direction); reworked [[entry-exit-readers]], [[parking-session]], [[first-run-setup]],
+  [[device-registry]].
+- Model now: access `config.relays = [{ relay, direction: entry|exit|both, button? }]` (`button` =
+  the input terminal the entry button is wired to). Readers/cameras `config.controllerId + relay`
+  bind to the barrier they sit at; direction inherited ("the relay at that reader" opens on a read).
+- Schema: dropped `lane` from `ledger_events`, `device_events`, `sessions`; renamed `lane_devices`
+  → `devices` (no lane/direction columns). `lane` was in the SIGNED canonical form, so canonicalize()
+  dropped it and the signer keyId bumped **sw-hmac-v1 → sw-hmac-v2** (v1 events won't verify under
+  v2 — intentional, gated by per-event keyId; done pre-deployment on throwaway data). Migration
+  history reset to a fresh `0000_baseline` (dev DBs deleted + re-migrated).
+- Resolvers in new `device-resolve.ts` (replaces lane-map.ts): `relayForButton`, `relayForDevice`,
+  `firstRelayByDirection`, `devicesByDirection`. `DeviceConfig` widened to nested JSON for `relays[]`.
+- Wizard rewritten: no lane selector; Controllers section (relay map + entry-button terminal per
+  relay), then readers/cameras/printers bind to a controller relay. Whole monorepo typechecks +
+  builds; no test suite in-repo.
+- Residual: incidental `lane_devices` / "per-lane" mentions remain in some secondary wiki pages
+  (device-events, device-input-flow, ticket-encoding, etc.) — flagged for a later lint pass.