VisionRGB-X

 

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A stand alone 64bit PCI-X plug in card, the VisionRGB-X captures the display output (analog RGB or single link DVI) from one computer screen and then displays it as an independent application on your Windows® desktop in real time, enabling you to view data from PCs, MACs, industrial/medical equipment, cameras and other video equipment.  The VisionRGB-X has two DVI-I type connectors for simultaneously feeding two independent data sources directly into your main PC.

The VisionRGB-X captures the analog RGB/DVI data and stores it in an on-board video buffer. This data is then copied using Direct Memory Access (DMA) to the host system for display, storage or streaming.

Whenever the analog RGB/DVI data is displayed on a non Datapath graphics card, the VisionRGB-X sends the data to system memory, after which, the operating system copies the data to the display. When a Datapath graphics card is used, the VisionRGB-X can transfer the data directly to the graphics card thereby increasing performance. This is especially effective when displaying captured data that is up scaled to fill a data wall or video wall. The VisionRGB-X sends portions of the captured data to each video channel and instructs each channel to use its graphics engine to update the data. This results in more efficient use of the hardware and dramatically increase performance.

The VisionRGB-X is also supplied with a powerful software application for configuring the timing and the format of the input sources and displaying the captured data.

Application Guide

Desktop Applications

Display Captured DVI/VGA Video in a scaleable window

  

Multi-Screen Desktop Application

Use the Vantage4 range for high performance multi-screen and multi-channel RGB or DVI capture

 

Video Wall and Data Wall Applications

VisionRGB-X, in conjunction with the Vantage4 graphics adapters providing high performance upscaling and multiple RGB capture channels.

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RGB Streaming

For streaming applications the VisionRGB-X can be used with Windows Media Encoder® to compress and stream captured video. To replay the video use Windows Media Player®.

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VisionRecorder/VisionPlayer

The VisionRGB software application now supports the recording of captured frames to disk for subsequent playback using Datapath VisionPlayer. Both VisionRecorder and VisionPlayer applications are included in the latest release of the VisionRGB-X driver and application software.

  • Record and playback DVI and VGA data at high frame rates.
  • Adjustable compression control for increased storage capacity.
  • Noise reduction control for improved image quality.
  • Recording rate selection in frames per second/minute/hour.

 

Click here to download the new driver and software application.

 

 

Technical Specifications

Board Format: 64 bit, up to 133MHz PCI-X, half size plug-in card 105mm x 170mm.
PCI Bus Master with scatter/gather DMA providing up to 1GB/sec peak, 500MB/sec sustained.
Connectors: Two DVI-I type connectors.
Maximum Sample Rate: 170 Mpixels per second.
Video Sampling: RGB:  24 bits per pixel/8-8-8 format.
Video Capture Memory: 32 MB per channel (updated in real time).  Triple buffered.
Analog RGB Mode Support: 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 1024 x 768, 1280 x 1024, 1600 x 1200, 1920 x 1080, Custom modes.
DVI Single Link Mode Support: 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 1024 x 768, 1280 x 1024, 1600 x 1200, Custom modes.
Input Mode Detection: Automatic detection of input modes in hardware enabling the tracking of mode changes in the source signal.
Pixel Display Formats: RGB:  555, 565 or 888 pixels.
YUV 4:2:2:  UYVY, YUY2, YVYU
Update Rate: User defined, typically up to 60 frames per second, limited by available bandwidth.
Triple buffered to eliminate tearing artifacts.
Video Format Options: Analog RGB plus HSync and VSync (5 wire).   )      
Analog RGB with Composite Sync (4 wire).     )  -      Progressive
Analog RGB with Sync on Green (3 wire).       )       

DVI Single Link.
Operating System Support: Windows® XP Professional and Windows® Server 2003.
Power Requirements: Max current at +3.3V - 1A.
Max current at +5V - 2A.
Max power - 14 Watts.
Operating Temperature: 0 to 35 deg C.
Storage Temperature: -20 to 70 deg C.
Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing.

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Features
  • DMA transfers the data across the PCI bus without using host CPU cycles.
  • On board processor minimises system CPU load.
  • When used with the Datapath range of graphics adapters, the CPU load is negligable even if the image is being upscaled to a video wall, resulting in real time performance.
  • The VisionRGB-X captures data at a maximum pixel rate of 170MHz. Once captured, the data is converted to either 555, 565 or 888 pixel and YUV modes display formats and then transferred over the PCI bus to host memory, for display on the desktop.
  • Dynamic Input Source Selection.
  • Administrator Mode.
  • Update Indicator.
  • The VisionRGB-X application program is also built into the Datapath Wall Control software for video wall systems.

For more information regarding the VisionRGB-X range contact our sales department at: sales@datapath.co.uk or +44 (0) 1332 294441