Frame grabbers supported by NeuroCheck®

Frame grabber for analog standard and non-standard cameras with pixelclocks up to 40 MHz:

n PCimage-SG/SGVS page 2...5

Frame grabber for digital matrix and line-scan cameras with 8...24bits and upto 40 MHz pixel clock

n PCimage-SDIG page 6...9

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MATRIX Vision GmbHTalstr. 16D - 71570 OppenweilerGermany

Telephone ++49 7191-9432-0FAX ++49 7191-9432-88

E-mail info@matrix-vision.de

Internetwww.matrix-vision.de

The primary objectives for thedevelopment of PCimage-SDIGwere to achieve the flexibility,reliability and long-time supplycapability that are vital forindustrial applications. Thesetargets were achieved byexclusively using industrialcomponents, whilst freelyprogrammable components

offer sufficient potential tomeet unforeseeable futuredemands relating to the captureof future standard and non-standard signal sources.

Multistandard Digital Field GrabberFlexibility allied to high performance

Long-term supply capability through industrial design

Frame Grabber for PCI-Bus

Field grabber with PCI Master DMAInterface for digital camerasSupports color, grey-scale and linescancameras including various special ope-rating modesCamera port: Standard up to 10 bit, AIA module up to 24 bit, special modulesup to 32 bitInput lookup tables: Standard 10 bit ➝16 bit, AIA module 16+8 bit ➝ 16+8 bitA serial high-speed port “Autobahn”with data transfer rates of up to 100 MB/s via Twinax cable is optionalVariable scan feature with HD and VD inputsReal-time data transfer via bus withoututilizing CPU powerReal-time image representation viasystem graphic board without utilizingCPU powerTransfer at maximum PCI burst trans-fer rate of 132 MB/sec Text and graphics overlay via Direct-Draw

Overlay without DirectDraw by meansof selective DMA transferFreely selectable image resolutionFlexible pixel formating and addres-sing DMA transfer to all memory areasExternal triggering plus other I/O signalsExternal clock signal up to 32 MHz with programmable delayTransceiver module available forAutobahnCamera power supply (camera-specific)Libraries for Windows 3.1, Windows 95and Windows NT and DOS in 32-bitmodeLong-term supply capability throughthe exclusive use of industrial compo-nents

Features

AIA module for:– digital cameras e.g. Pulnix,

Kappa, Kodak– linescan cameras e.g. Opti-Sens,

EG&G, Basler, Dalsaother 8 to 24 bit cameras on request

Transfer rate 100 MB/sec, cable length max. 20 m

standard input8/10 bit cameras, e.g. Kappa, Pulnix grey-scale cameras

flexible address generator fornonlinear digitalization

PCI Interface, 2-channelchaining DMA controller

32 x 32 pixel MUX/packer/for-matter, programable

input lookup table

module interface 32 bit x 32 MHz

– 8 KB DMA buffer– 128 KB DMA program

input lookup table

Autobahn™-Module:– digital 32 bit x 25 MHz– analog 10 bit x 40 MHz in prep.

Image capture

The PCimage-SDIG image processing boardis a multistandard field grabber for digitalcameras and other video signal sources withdigital output. PCimage-SDIG provides amodule interface for adaptation to variousnon-standardized camera interfaces. Ter-minal adapters at these ports facilitateoptimal adaptation to the camera. Up to 32bit input data bandwidth. Input signalsource resolution is neither horizontally norvertically limited, thus making it possibleto capture line camera signals continuously.Flexible pixel formating and addressingmake possible digitalization and real-timerepresentation of nonstandard signal for-mats and sequences such as mirror-imagedsignals, multi-channel cameras, 2-fieldcameras and 4-quadrant sensor cameras.

Standard portThe board comes with a 8/10-bit port asstandard. PCimage-SDIG has digital outputswhich can be used to control connectedcameras. Scanning rates up to 32 MHz. Alookup table can preprocess 8/10-bit inputdata and transform data into the desiredpixel format at 8 to 16 bit resolution.

AIA moduleWider band digital signal sources up to 24bit can be captured with the AIA input mo-dule. The input lookup table is split into 16 bit ➝ 16 bit and 8 bit ➝ 8 bit, thusallowing 24 bit color data to be transformed,too. Non-utilized input signals can be usedas additional output signals for cameracontrol, e.g. for external synchronization,restart/reset, flash control, camera pro-gramming, etc.

High-speed “Autobahn™”The serial high-speed “Autobahn™” link isideal for transferring broadband and high-speed video signals. The link is implemen-ted via a Twinax cable, allowing data to betransferred over a distance of up to 20 mand at a rate of 100 MB/sec. An addtionalcontrol signal line is not needed since the

“Autobahn™” link operates bidirectionallyin half-duplex mode, i.e. control informationcan be transmitted to the camera at thesame transfer rate during blank phases.

Autobahn™ Tx/Rx module

A digital Autobahn™-transceiver module for evaluation is available for simple ad-aptation to signal sources with a paralleloutput. The max. input data rate is 25 MHzat a bandwidth of 32 bit. The module canbe used directly or integrated in a separatecircuit.

An analog Autobahn™ transceivermodule is being prepared for demandingapplications (up to 40 MHz and 12 bit ADC).Thanks to video signal digitalization direc-tly at the source and digital transfer via asimple medium, it is possible to capturesignals with much better quality comparedwith conventional digitalization on a PC-board. The high-speed reverse LAN chan-nel permits real-time image capture controlby the computer system.

DMA transferThe PCimage-SDIG system interface is a busmaster compatible PCI interface. Once theDMA parameters have been programmed,it continuously transfers the video data tothe system’s main memory or VGA board– for display – without utilizing any addi-tional CPU power. The transfer is imple-mented in real-time at the maximum PCIburst transfer rate of 132 MB/sec. As soonas a line has been digitalized, the video dataare available for further processing in themain memory. Video data memory can beallocated dynamically while the program isrunning.

Live representation withoverlayVideo data is output in real time to VGAmonitor in the form of a grey-scale imageor color image. A graphics overlay over thevideo image is possible without utilizing CPUpower thanks to the support of the Direct-Draw driver now available for all suitablegraphic boards or by means of selectiveDMA transfer.

SoftwareLibraries

The scope of supply of PCimage-SDIG in-cludes Libraries for Windows 3.1, Windo-ws 95 and Windows NT as well as DOS in32 bit mode. The libraries comprise all thefunctions required to activate the hardware.The function requests are compatible withall other MATRIX Vision Image processingboards.

MVpilot32

The MVpilot32 demo program for Windo-ws supplied with the board lets you test andadapt a camera to PCimage-SDIG, whilst thecapture and display parameters can be mo-dified interactively. The program is suppliedwith source code, which means you can useit as the basis for your own applicationsunder Windows 95 and Windows NT.

ImagePro Plus driver

The ImagePro Plus high-performance imageprocessing package by Media Cyberneticsis also supported.

Camera supportAs at 2Q98. Further cameras on request.

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 moduleintegration

Video inputStandard digital 8/10 bit to 32 MHz

Input LUT, 8..10 ➝ 8/16 bitAIA module opt. Up to 24 bit, up to 32 MHz

Input LUT, 8..16 ➝ 8/16 bitor 3x8 bit ➝ 3x8 bit for color

Autobahn™ opt. 100 MB/sec, bidirectional half-duplex,Transceivermodul 25 MHz x 32 bit input

CaptureResolution not limited to SDIGPreprocessing 32 x 32 bit pixel formating

Input LUT (see above)Memory formats grey-scale : 8..16 bit

RGB :8/15/16/32-bitMemory local DMA buffer 8 KB

DMA program 128 KBVideo memory System memory of PC / display memoryTransfer 2 chaining DMA channels, individually

addressable line by line / block by blockGraphics overlay DirectDraw or selective transferPCI-Bus portBurst transfer rate 132 MB/sec, 0 wait states

PortsStandard digital – 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, FIELDAIA module opt. – 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

Autobahn™ opt. 9-pin D-SUBDimensionsBoard size 200 mm x 107 mmOrder designationsMV-SDIG PCimage-SDIGMV-SDIG/AIAF SDIG With AIA module For CCD camerasMV-SDIG/AIAZ SDIG with AIA module for line camerasMV-SDIG/AB SDIG with Autobahn™MAB Dig. Autobahn™-module

Technical Data

MATRIX Vision GmbHTalstraße 16D-71570 OppenweilerPhone (++49) 71 91- 40 21Telefax (++49) 71 91- 40 89eMail info@matrix-vision.deInternet www.matrix-vision.de

Subject to changes. Errors excepted. Status: 4/98

Block diagram AIA-module

Block diagram PCimage-SDIG