Multi-Channel, PCI Bus, Wavelet Video Capture and Compression Board - Integral XPress Plus

First Line XPress Plus Overview

PCI bus-mastering Wavelet video compression, decompression and
capture board

PCI bus rev 2.1 compliant

Video Input

8 composite inputs or 4 S-Video inputs, selectable through software control

NTSC or PAL, software selectable

CCIR-601 digitizing resolution

Color and monochrome

Genlocks to any NTSC/PAL video source

Software control of brightness, contrast, hue and saturation

24/16/15 bpp RGB or YUV 4:2:2 color digitization

Video Output

1 composite or S-Video output

Real-time video decompression and playback

NTSC or PAL, software selectable

I/O Triggers and Controls

8 input triggersÐsoftware definable combination of Normally Open or Normally Closed

1 optically isolated output trigger (TTL or Opto)

1 asynchronous serial port with RS-232 and RS-485 interface for pan, tilt, zoom
and camera control

Video Compression and Playback

Wavelet compression ratios from 8:1 to 200:1 and higher
(typical CCTV time-lapse application: 72 hours = 8 gigabytes)

Software selectable compression ratios and frame rate for each input channel

Full 30 fps video capture at full frame size from a single input source

Variable compression ratio change for specific video inputs based on triggered events

Software playback of video while simultaneously recording compressed video

Live preview of video input during compression

Video can be displayed full screen on an analog video monitor and in a resizable
video window on a VGA monitor

Fast random access to the recorded video

Variable video playback rates (forward/backward)

Supports any digital storage media

Processing Control and Activity Detection

On-board DSP

Control of video inputs, compression ratios, activity and motion detection

Software Developers Kit
(optional)

MS Windows 95, 98 and NT DLLs

Extensive sample applications and source code

First Line XPress XPG application source code

First Line XPress XVCR application source code

First Line VB-VCR Visual Basic source code

Software Included

MS Windows 95, 98 and NT drivers

First Line XPress XPG video capture and I/O control application

First Line XPress XVCR digital video compression application

First Line XPress VB-VCR digital VCR application

Physical and Environmental Parameters

Small form factorÐ181mm x 107mm

Low power consumption: 8.6W - 720 mA (5V), 420 mA (12V)

Operating temperature: 0¡C to 70¡C

CE and FCC approved

Ordering Information

XPress PlusÐpart # 3310

XPress Software Developers KitÐpart # 3340

Cabling

Wide variety of standard and custom cables available