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Full D1 Video Capture and MPEG-4 Compression Boards
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The Picolo Diligent are 4-channel video capture and MPEG-4 compression boards. Equipped with the Euresys
video-surveillance FPGA, the Diligent boards are able to acquire images from up to four independent cameras and
simultaneously transfer the full D1 MPEG 4 streams and the full D1 uncompressed video images at 25 / 30 frames per
sec from all four cameras.
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Picolo series general features
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4 video inputs - 200 / 240 fps constantly available
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Simultaneous capture and preview functions
- Proprietary video-surveillance FPGA
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Compression: real-time MPEG-4 acquisition up to full D1 format
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Image format broadcast resolution
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One selected video output with cascading capability
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Software support:
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- DirectShow filters
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- MultiCam drivers for Microsoft Windows® and Linux
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Conventional PCI
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64 / 32 bits, 66 / 33 MHz, 3V or 5V signaling -
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9 professional I/O lines
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On an internal 20-pin header:
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4 professional input lines
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- Contact-closure inputs that can be directly connected to:
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√ Switches
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√ 5V or TTL output
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√ Relays
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√ 12V or 24V output
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√ Opto-coupled devices
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- Providing a very high common-mode immunity
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5 professional output lines
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- Solid-state relay outputs that can be directly connected to:
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√ Relays
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√ TTL inputs with pull-up or pull-down resistor
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√ Opto-coupled devices
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Direct connection to various kinds of devices
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Trigger, strobe, interface to alarm systems, ...
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Not sensitive to polarity
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Configurable hardware watchdog
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PCI Express Full-height, half-length, x1
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4 Real-Time Video Inputs
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MPEG-4 Part 2 on-board compression
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The Picolo Diligent boards are equipped with four MPEG-4 compression chips. The MPEG-4 output format complies with
the Single Profile @ Level3 and is compatible with the Microsoft® codec MP4S and the DivX codec DX50.
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- Enhanced motion adaptive de-interlacing functions
- Programmable Group Of Pictures structures and sizes
- Advanced MPEG bit-rate control (CBR/VBR) from 1Kbps to 6 Mbps
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As the Picolo Alert boards, the Picolo Diligent features:
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- Automatic removal of interlacing artefacts in field mode
- A large frame store
- Stable images regardless of video parity
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An independently programmable frame rate and acquisition parameters for each video input
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The user is able to choose the applied frame rate according to the requirements of the application. A maximum of four
real-time channels can run simultaneously. The image acquisition is fully configurable for image resolution, pixel size,
cropping, scaling, contrast, brightness, saturation, storage format... The commonly used size formats are predefined:
QCIF, CIF, Field and Frame, with broadcast resolution.
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Two independent and simultaneous destinations per video channel:
real-time full D1 preview and simultaneous full D1 compressed
leading to a total of 8 video output streams for recording or broadcasting.
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Video Inputs Connectors
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On the bracket:
four robust BNC connectors
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Internally:
a four-video inputs header
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Video Output
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A video output is available to display the different sources one at a time. The customer directs to an
analog monitor one of the four video inputs or the fifth cascade input. This cascade input allows to select a video source
coming from other Picolo Diligent boards installed in the same system.
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Software
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Different types of MultiCam drivers are available:
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Multicam for Microsoft Windows 32-bit (Windows XP®, Server 2003® and Vista®)
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MultiCam for Linux: designed to be distribution independent with the kernels 2.6.18 and 2.6.24, x86 platforms
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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 is the only distribution validated and for which support is provided
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Programming languages C, C++, .NET classes and ActiveX controls
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Euresys dedicated DirectShow filters
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