PIXCI E8

PIXCI® e104x4

PCIe/104 Frame Grabber For Embedded Camera Link Applications

Applications

  • Airborne
  • Automotive
  • High Data Rate
  • Industrial
  • Mobile
  • Multi-Camera
  • Rugged
  • Underwater

Frame Grabber Features

  • PCIe/104 x4 Gen2 Camera Link Frame Grabber
  • Captures from 1 or 2 Medium, Full, or 10-tap Camera Link Cameras
  • Captures from up to 4 Base Camera Link Cameras
  • Line Scan or Area Scan
  • Camera Frame Rate Sequence Capture
  • Triggered Image Sequence Capture
  • Camera Integration & Async Reset Control
  • DMA Image Data to Motherboard Memory
  • Windows & Linux, 32 & 64–bit

Interface Features

  • Type 1 bottom-stacking PCIe/104 x4 Gen 2.0 interface.
  • 64-bit memory addressing.
  • 20 gigabit per second burst transfer rate.
  • 4.55 inch x 3.775 inch size (11.56 cm x 9.59 cm).
  • PCI104e bus expands without a backplane or card cage.
  • Rugged, reliable connectors.
  • Four corner mounting holes: Resistant to shock and vibration.
  • Industrial temperature range.

Software

  • XCAP-Lite image capture, display, and save program included
  • Capture video to computer memory with XCAP-LTD
  • Stream video to disk with XCAP-STD
  • XCLIB programmer libraries for frame grabber and camera control
  • PXIPL image processing, measurement, and analysis libraries
  • 3rd Party software available
  • Windows & Linux, 32 & 64–bit

SPECIFICATIONS

SIGNAL INPUT & OUTPUT: EIA RS-644 (LVDS) Drivers & Receivers support pixel clock frequencies up to 85 MHz.
PERFORMANCE (Camera Link): Supports camera's max resolution, frame rate, and bit depth.
CONNECTIONS: Four 26 pin MDR Camera Link connectors for up to four Base cameras or one or two 10 tap, Full, or Medium cameras.
Two 10 pin headers for trigger inputs and strobe outputs.
BUS REQUIREMENTS: Type 1 Bottom-Stacking PCIe/104 V2.01 With Gen 2.0 Protocol (2.5 to 5 GT/s)
(Customer has reported successfully using a RDL Type 2 motherboard with a jumper set to support Type 1 devices.)
POWER REQUIREMENTS: 12 V @ 250 mA
3.3 V @ 470 mA
Total 4.551 Watts
DIMENSIONS: 11.56 cm long by 9.59 cm high
(4.55" long x 3.775" high)
TEMPERATURE RANGE: -40° to 70°C
WEIGHT: 95 grams
CERTIFICATIONS: ROHS Compliant
EPIX SOFTWARE Support:

Supported by XCAP-Lite (no charge with board purchase), XCAP-Ltd, XCAP-Std, XCLIB, and XCLIBIPL.
Compatible with 32-bit & 64-bit Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP, 2000, LINUX, and 32-bit DOS. Windows Media Foundation (DirectShow) and Video for Linux (V4L2) drivers are included with all versions of XCAP. TWAIN drivers available.

FEATURES

POPULAR SUPPORTED HIGH BANDWIDTH CAMERAS
  Camera Resolution Frame Rate Bit Depth / Pixels Notes
Allied Vision Technologies Bonito CL-400 Monochrome or Color 2320×1726 400 fps 10-Bit CMOS 7 µ2 3.89 Mpixel Needs one PIXCI® e104x4 for half frame rate, two for full frame rate.
Basler Basler A406k
Monochrome or Color
2320×1726 209 fps 8-Bit CMOS 7 µ2 3.89 Mpixel  
Basler Basler A504k
Monochrome or Color
1280×1024 500 fps 8-Bit CMOS 12 µ2 1.25 Mpixel Global Shutter.
Windowing for faster frame rate.
Mikrotron Mikrotron EoSens CL 1362/1363
Monochrome or Color
1280×1024 500 fps 8/10-Bit CMOS 14 µ2 1.25 Mpixel Global Shutter. ISO 2500 (Mono).
Windowing for faster frame rate.
NAC NAC HotShot 512 CL
Monochrome or Color
512×512 2300 fps 8-Bit CMOS 16 µ 2 0.25 Mpixel ISO 1650 (Mono).
Freeze-Frame Global Shutter.
NAC NAC HotShot 1280 CL Monochrome or Color 1280×1024 500 fps 8-Bit CMOS 12 µ2 1.25 Mpixel ISO 400 (Mono).
Freeze-Frame Global Shutter.
Princeton Instruments Cameras Princeton Instruments ES2020 or ES2001 Monochrome or Color 1600×1200 31.85 fps 12-Bit CCD 7.4 µ2 1.92 Mpixel Simultaneous
capture
with
display
from
up to
4
camera
heads
at full
 resolution,
bit depth,
and
frame rate.
Princeton Instruments Cameras Princeton Instruments ES2093 Monochrome or Color 1920×1080 30.12 fps 12-Bit CCD 7.4 µ2 2.074 Mpixel
Princeton Instruments Cameras Princeton Instruments ES4020 Monochrome or Color 2048×2048 15.05 fps 12-Bit CCD 7.4 µ2 4.19 Mpixel
Princeton Instruments Cameras Princeton Instruments ES11000 Monochrome or Color 4008×2672 5.86 fps 12-Bit CCD 9.0 µ2 10.71 Mpixel
Princeton Instruments ES1603 Princeton Instruments ES1602 or ES1603 Monochrome 1536×1024 6.2 fps 12-Bit CCD 9.0 µ2 1.57 Mpixel
Princeton Instruments Cameras Princeton Instruments ES3200 Monochrome 2184×1472 2.9 fps 12-Bit CCD 6.8 µ2 3.3 Mpixel
Princeton Instruments EC11000 Princeton Instruments EC11000 Monochrome or Color 4008×2672 5.86 fps 12-Bit CCD 9.0 µ2 10.71 Mpixel Peltier Cooled
  Virtually ALL Full, Medium, & Base Camera Link Cameras Supports Camera's Maximum Resolution Supports Camera's Maximum Frame Rate Any Optimzed for camera link cameras listed in PIXCI Selection Guide .

The chart lists high-performance cameras that showcase the PIXCI® e104x4 board's capability to transfer massive amounts of image data which translates into the ability to capture high resolutions at comparatively fast frame rates. The PIXCI® e104x4 is primarily designed to support high performance cameras, but it also works with virtually ALL camera link cameras.

Please visit the PIXCI Selection Guide for a comprehensive listing of supported cameras.

EXAMPLE CONFIGURATIONS

PIXCI EB1miniHELMA OptiSys-5101 Embedded Vision System
Four Camera Link Ports and High Capacity Removable Storage

  • Haswell class CPU for high performance capture rate
  • High capacity data storage enables thousands of HD images
  • Supports up to 2 medium, full, or 10-tap camera link cameras
  • Supports up to 4 base camera link cameras
  • Customizable for your application

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