FalconEye PCI Bus Wavelet
Video Compression Engine




PCI Bus Wavelet Video Compression Engine
PCI Bus Wavelet Video Compression Engine for Security and Surveillance


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Features
  • Multi-channel wavelet video compression board
  • Real-time digital video compression (5:1 to over 200:1)
  • Fast video switching
  • 8 video inputs expandable to 16 composite, NTSC, PAL
  • Independent full-frame, real-time video preview
  • Software playback of video while continuing to record compressed video
  • Video displayed on VGA monitor and video monitor
  • Motion detection
  • Low-cost digital CCTV and time-lapse recording
  • Software Developers Kit for Windows XP, 2000, 98, 95 and NT available
  • Multiple boards supported

Applications

  • Security
  • Video Surveillance
  • Digital Video Recording (DVR)
  • Video Sequence Capturing
  • Traffic Monitoring
  • Video Communication
  • Video Editing
Summary
The FalconEye is a high quality color/monochrome Video Digitizer/Compression Engine, capable of switching the video sources, digitizing, compressing and storing the compressed video data to either fixed or removable media. The compressed data may also be transmitted to a local/remote location through LAN, WAN or Internet. The FalconEye supports colored (NTSC/PAL/Y-C) or monochrome (RS-170/CCIR) video sources. The on board compression hardware is capable of processing 30 fields per second of CCIR601 format of digital video. The FalconEye provides up to 16 Event Inputs and 2 Strobe outputs. Event inputs may be programmed with any combination of AND/OR to generate an Alarm Signal.
Video
Videos from up to 16 cameras (Extended) may be selected for recording/transmission. Up to 8 video sources are supported on the MDR-36 36 pin connector. The total number of active channels and the frame rate of each individual channel are programmable by software. A video output provides a preview of the selected channel on a video monitor.
High-Quality Wavelet Video Compression
The on-board compression engine, using wavelet compression technology, provides a wide range of compression ratios. The compression ratio (or targeted code size) for each channel can be set independently. On Alarm condition, the frame rate and/or the compression ratio may be changed to provide maximum information. The compression engine can be used to perform real time decompression. Or the host may do the decompression while the chip is working on normal recording. This is referred to as Duplex Operation.




FalconEye Specifications
Video Input
  • NTSC/PAL, RS-170/CCIR, S-Video (Y/C)
  • Very Fast Channel Switching
  • 8 composite video, software selectable
  • Up to 16 C-V Inputs, with Expansion Module
  • CCIR 601 Standard (720x485 or 720x 575) frame size
  • Also Supports CIF/QCIF frame sizes
  • Programmable Brightness/Contrast/Saturation/Hue
  • Color/Monochrome Video
  • High Density 36 pin connector (8 Video Inputs)
  • One RCA Connector for C-V Input

Compression/Decompression

  • Wavelet compression preserves maximum amount of edge information
  • Compression ratio 5:1 to over 200:1
  • 30 f/s compression on full CCIR601 frame size when no channel switching
  • Duplex Operation (simultaneous compress and playback pre-recorded video)
  • User defined Target Code Size
  • Live Video monitoring the channel being compressed
  • Software controlled playback frame rate

Video Output

  • Composite Video output to video monitor/VCR
  • NTSC/CCIR Standard Video
  • Output video sources available:
    Selected video input from decoder
    Decompressed video from compression engine
    Digital video from host (in CCIR 601 format)
  • Video Output is available on 36-pin connector and RCA connector

Alarm Controls

  • Activity Detection on any channel selected
  • Motion Detection on user defined video area
  • User defined individual camera alarm
  • System Alarm based on camera alarms & Combined Events
I/O Controls
  • 8 (16) TTL Event inputs with programmable normal states (normally Open/Close)
  • 2 Strobe Outputs (TTL or Opto-isolated)
  • Strobe duration controlled by H/W or S/W
  • Fully programmable combinations of condition based on the state of Events
  • Event may be associated with Channel and triggering an immediate recording

Video and Graphics

  • Real time display with VGA card
  • Multiple video sources (1/4/16) display on VGA Video Window
  • Overlay supported on VGA Video Window
  • Real time video-only display to TV video monitor on:
    Switched input channel
    Playback of the recorded scene

Host Interface

  • PCI 2.1 compliant
  • 130 Mbytes/second transfer to/from system memory
  • Scatter/gather DMA
  • Uncompressed video format: YUV 4:2:2, Y8 monochrome
  • Multiple DMA Controller on board for video & compressed code
  • Up to 4 boards supported in one system

Others

  • One RS-232 interface to control camera pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ)
  • Power +12V (500 MA), optionally +12V (2A)
  • SDK for Win9X/ME/2K/XP
  • Full featured FalconWatch application software available
  • CE compliant

 

 

 
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MuTech Corp. June 2004
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