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Ultra-fast Multiple-channel Video Capture cards
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Equipped with the Euresys video-surveillance FPGA, the Picolo Alert cards are able to acquire images from up to sixteen
independent cameras with a total digitizing power of 200 / 240 fps. The user is free to share this digitizing power between
the sixteen channels, according to the requirements of the application.
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Picolo series general features
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Acquisition
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- 200/240 fps constantly available
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- 4 cameras in real-time
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- Digital switching between up to 16 cameras with no delay
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Simultaneous capture and preview video output streams
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- Performed by a proprietary video-surveillance FPGA
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- Leading to 32 video output streams
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Form factor:
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Conventional PCI 32-bit, 66 MHz, 3V or 5V signaling
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PCI Express Full-height, half-length, x1
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Software
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MultiCam drivers for Microsoft Windows® and Linux
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DirectShow filters
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Video input connectors
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- 4 BNC on the card bracket
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- 4 internal on-board headers
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- VEB -Video Expansion Brackets- compatible
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12 additional inputs connected internally with 3 VEBs
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4 cameras connected on the card BNC connectors
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One compact HD-44 video connector
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- On the bracket:
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16 video inputs
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Compatible with the Picolo Tymo HD-44 connector
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A Spider Cable, equipped with an HD44M and BNC connectors,
is available separately on request for a straightforward
evaluation of the card.
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16 Video Inputs
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200 / 240 fps constantly available
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This is not a peak value! As a unique feature, the Alert
cards offer the ability to share a total digitizing power of
200 / 240 fields per second (100 / 120 ips) among the sixteen
video channels without switching delay.
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PAL / NTSC
cameras
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4-camera configuration
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16-camera configuration
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/card
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/camera
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/card
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/camera
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Cif/s or Field/s
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200 / 240
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50 / 60
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200 / 240
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12.5 / 15
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Image/sec
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100 / 120
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25 / 30
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100 / 120
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6.25 / 7.5
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- Automatic removal of interlacing artefacts in field mode
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- A large frame store for an automatic and smooth regulation of the frame rate in case of a system overuse of the
PCI
bus. This frame store also ensures a non disruptive image delivery to the PC memory regardless of PCI bus
latencies.
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- Stable images regardless of video parity: thanks to the Euresys video-surveillance FPGA, the Picolo Alert cards
process the acquired images on the fly eliminating all issues related to the parity management without requiring any
processing power from the PC
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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 square pixels or broadcast resolution.
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Two independent and simultaneous destinations for each video channel leading to 32 video output streams
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Each camera independently delivers data to two
different memory locations in the PC, including the
graphic card, for simultaneous capture and preview
functions. Both are fully configurable for acquisition rate,
image resolution, cropping, scaling, contrast, brightness,
saturation, storage format...
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9 Professional I/O Lines and a Configurable Hardware Watchdog
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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, interface to alarm systems, ...
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Not sensitive to polarity
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