Frame grabbers supported by NeuroCheck®
Frame grabber for analog standard and non-standard cameras with pixel
clocks up to 40 MHz:
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PCimage-SG/SGVS
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Frame grabber for digital matrix and line-scan cameras with 8...24bits and up
to 40 MHz pixel clock
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PCimage-SDIG
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Please request more information directly from us:
MATRIX Vision GmbH
Talstr. 16
D - 71570 Oppenweiler
Germany
Telephone
++49 7191-9432-0
FAX
++49 7191-9432-88
E-mail
info@matrix-vision.de
Internet
www.matrix-vision.de
Frame Grabber for PCI-Bus
Multistandard Digital Field Grabber
Flexibility allied to high performance
Long-term supply capability through industrial design
The primary objectives for the
development of PCimage-SDIG
were to achieve the flexibility,
reliability and long-time supply
capability that are vital for
industrial applications. These
targets were achieved by
exclusively using industrial
components, whilst freely
programmable components
offer sufficient potential to
meet unforeseeable future
demands relating to the capture
of future standard and nonstandard signal sources.
Features
Field grabber with PCI Master DMA
Interface for digital cameras
Supports color, grey-scale and linescan
cameras including various special operating modes
Camera port: Standard up to 10 bit,
AIA module up to 24 bit, special modules
up to 32 bit
Input lookup tables: Standard 10 bit ➝
16 bit, AIA module 16+8 bit ➝ 16+8 bit
A serial high-speed port “Autobahn”
with data transfer rates of up to
100 MB/s via Twinax cable is optional
Variable scan feature with HD and
VD inputs
Real-time data transfer via bus without
utilizing CPU power
Real-time image representation via
system graphic board without utilizing
CPU power
Transfer at maximum PCI burst transfer rate of 132 MB/sec
Text and graphics overlay via DirectDraw
flexible address generator for
nonlinear digitalization
PCI Interface, 2-channel
chaining DMA controller
input lookup table
32 x 32 pixel MUX/packer/formatter, programable
AIA module for:
– digital cameras e.g. Pulnix,
Kappa, Kodak
– linescan cameras e.g. Opti-Sens,
EG&G, Basler, Dalsa
other 8 to 24 bit cameras on request
Transfer rate 100 MB/sec,
cable length max. 20 m
input lookup table
standard input
8/10 bit cameras,
e.g. Kappa, Pulnix
grey-scale cameras
Overlay without DirectDraw by means
of selective DMA transfer
Freely selectable image resolution
Flexible pixel formating and addressing
DMA transfer to all memory areas
External triggering plus other I/O signals
External clock signal up to 32 MHz
with programmable delay
Transceiver module available for
Autobahn
Camera power supply (camera-specific)
Libraries for Windows 3.1, Windows 95
and Windows NT and DOS in 32-bit
mode
Long-term supply capability through
the exclusive use of industrial components
module interface
32 bit x 32 MHz
– 8 KB DMA buffer
– 128 KB DMA program
Autobahn™-Module:
– digital 32 bit x 25 MHz
– analog 10 bit x 40 MHz in prep.
Image capture
The PCimage-SDIG image processing board
is a multistandard field grabber for digital
cameras and other video signal sources with
digital output. PCimage-SDIG provides a
module interface for adaptation to various
non-standardized camera interfaces. Terminal adapters at these ports facilitate
optimal adaptation to the camera. Up to 32
bit input data bandwidth. Input signal
source resolution is neither horizontally nor
vertically limited, thus making it possible
to capture line camera signals continuously.
Flexible pixel formating and addressing
make possible digitalization and real-time
representation of nonstandard signal formats and sequences such as mirror-imaged
signals, multi-channel cameras, 2-field
cameras and 4-quadrant sensor cameras.
Standard port
The board comes with a 8/10-bit port as
standard. PCimage-SDIG has digital outputs
which can be used to control connected
cameras. Scanning rates up to 32 MHz. A
lookup table can preprocess 8/10-bit input
data and transform data into the desired
pixel format at 8 to 16 bit resolution.
AIA module
Wider band digital signal sources up to 24
bit can be captured with the AIA input module. The input lookup table is split into
16 bit ➝ 16 bit and 8 bit ➝ 8 bit, thus
allowing 24 bit color data to be transformed,
too. Non-utilized input signals can be used
as additional output signals for camera
control, e.g. for external synchronization,
restart/reset, flash control, camera programming, etc.
High-speed “Autobahn™”
The serial high-speed “Autobahn™” link is
ideal for transferring broadband and highspeed video signals. The link is implemented via a Twinax cable, allowing data to be
transferred over a distance of up to 20 m
and at a rate of 100 MB/sec. An addtional
control signal line is not needed since the
Software
“Autobahn™” link operates bidirectionally
in half-duplex mode, i.e. control information
can be transmitted to the camera at the
same transfer rate during blank phases.
Autobahn™ Tx/Rx module
A digital Autobahn™-transceiver module
for evaluation is available for simple adaptation to signal sources with a parallel
output. The max. input data rate is 25 MHz
at a bandwidth of 32 bit. The module can
be used directly or integrated in a separate
circuit.
An analog Autobahn™ transceiver
module is being prepared for demanding
applications (up to 40 MHz and 12 bit ADC).
Thanks to video signal digitalization directly at the source and digital transfer via a
simple medium, it is possible to capture
signals with much better quality compared
with conventional digitalization on a PCboard. The high-speed reverse LAN channel permits real-time image capture control
by the computer system.
Libraries
The scope of supply of PCimage-SDIG includes Libraries for Windows 3.1, Windows 95 and Windows NT as well as DOS in
32 bit mode. The libraries comprise all the
functions required to activate the hardware.
The function requests are compatible with
all other MATRIX Vision Image processing
boards.
MVpilot32
The MVpilot32 demo program for Windows supplied with the board lets you test and
adapt a camera to PCimage-SDIG, whilst the
capture and display parameters can be modified interactively. The program is supplied
with source code, which means you can use
it as the basis for your own applications
under Windows 95 and Windows NT.
ImagePro Plus driver
The ImagePro Plus high-performance image
processing package by Media Cybernetics
is also supported.
DMA transfer
Camera support
The PCimage-SDIG system interface is a bus
master compatible PCI interface. Once the
DMA parameters have been programmed,
it continuously transfers the video data to
the system’s main memory or VGA board
– for display – without utilizing any additional CPU power. The transfer is implemented in real-time at the maximum PCI
burst transfer rate of 132 MB/sec. As soon
as a line has been digitalized, the video data
are available for further processing in the
main memory. Video data memory can be
allocated dynamically while the program is
running.
As at 2Q98. Further cameras on request.
Live representation with
overlay
Video data is output in real time to VGA
monitor in the form of a grey-scale image
or color image. A graphics overlay over the
video image is possible without utilizing CPU
power thanks to the support of the DirectDraw driver now available for all suitable
graphic boards or by means of selective
DMA transfer.
Standard
– Kappa cameras ( 8/10 bit )
– Opti-Sens Opti-Line Series
– Basler line cameras
– Pulnix grey-scale cameras
– EG&G line cameras
– Dalsa cameras
– miscellaneous 8/10 bit cameras
AIA module
– Kodak Megaplus (16 bit)
– Opti-Sens color line camera (24 bit)
– Digital Pulnix color and grey-scale cameras
– Hamamatsu
– Cameras with AIA standard port
– miscellaneous 8 to 24 bit cameras
Autobahn™-Tx/Rx module
– Pulnix TMC9700 (RGB 24 bit)
– TechnoTeam digital camera modules
– for signal sources with digital output
up to 32 bit and possibility for module
integration
Technical Data
Video input
Standard digital
AIA module opt.
Autobahn™ opt.
Capture
Resolution
Preprocessing
Memory formats
Memory
Video memory
Transfer
8/10 bit to 32 MHz
Input LUT, 8..10 ➝ 8/16 bit
Up to 24 bit, up to 32 MHz
Input LUT, 8..16 ➝ 8/16 bit
or 3x8 bit ➝ 3x8 bit for color
100 MB/sec, bidirectional half-duplex,
Transceivermodul 25 MHz x 32 bit input
not limited to SDIG
32 x 32 bit pixel formating
Input LUT (see above)
grey-scale : 8..16 bit
RGB :8/15/16/32-bit
local DMA buffer 8 KB
DMA program 128 KB
System memory of PC / display memory
2 chaining DMA channels, individually
addressable line by line / block by block
DirectDraw or selective transfer
Graphics overlay
PCI-Bus port
Burst transfer rate 132 MB/sec, 0 wait states
Ports
Standard digital
AIA module opt.
– 8/10 bit single ended/differential inputs
– 12 V camera supply, max. 700 mA
– 3 digital TTL outputs to standard
connectors
– additional 8 digital TTL-I/Os to opt.
connector
– 4 control inputs, single ended/differential:
CLK, HD, VD, FIELD
– 8..16 / 24 bit version
– Single ended / differential Inputs
– 5 control outputs, differential
– max. 8 digital TTL outputs
– max. 4 control Inputs, differential
– 1 ext. TTL trigger input
9-pin D-SUB
Autobahn™ opt.
Dimensions
Board size
200 mm x 107 mm
Order designations
MV-SDIG
PCimage-SDIG
MV-SDIG/AIAF
SDIG With AIA module For CCD cameras
MV-SDIG/AIAZ
SDIG with AIA module for line cameras
MV-SDIG/AB
SDIG with Autobahn™
MAB
Dig. Autobahn™-module
Block diagram AIA-module
Block diagram PCimage-SDIG
MATRIX Vision GmbH
Talstraße 16
D-71570 Oppenweiler
Phone (++49) 71 91-40 21
Telefax (++49) 71 91-40 89
eMail info@matrix-vision.de
Internet www.matrix-vision.de
Subject to changes. Errors excepted. Status: 4/98