M-Vision 2500 PCI bus Digital Camera Interface Series




PCI Bus Digital Camera Interface
Analog Video Frame Grabber

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M-Vision 2500 Specifications
M-Vision 2500 PDF brochure   getacro.gif (712 bytes)
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M-Vision 2500/2600 Camera Configuration files available  

M-Vision 2600 Supported CameraLink modes (Rich Text Format)  

Last update: 12/21/2004

Features
  • LVDS 16 Bit Camera I/F (MV-2500)
  • Camera Link I/F (MV-2600)
  • Monochrome/RGB Video
  • Non-Standard Video Support
  • Frame Scan/Line Scan Cameras
  • Supports Asynchronous Reset Cameras
  • Up to 90MHz Pixel Rate
  • Input LUTs for Monochrome & RGB
  • Programmable Grab Window Control
  • H/V Scaling 1:1 to 8:1
  • H/V Mirroring on Captured Image
  • 32/128 MB of On Board Memory Buffer
  • Up to 130 MB/S DMA to System Memory
  • Multiple Groups of Event/Trigger Inputs
  • Multiple Strobe Outputs
  • Supports Multiple Boards in a System
  • PCI V2.2 Compliant I/F Chip
  • Windows 9X/NT/2K/XP Support
  • Software Development Kit Available
  • RS-232 Signal for Camera Control

Applications

  • Machine Vision
  • Industrial Inspection/Gauging
  • Medical/Biomedical Imaging
  • Video Sequence Capture
  • Image Analysis
  • Microscopy
  • Scientific Image Processing
  • Traffic Control/Monitoring

Summary
The M-Vision 2500 (MV-2500/MV-2600) is a series of digital frame grabber boards which interface with color/monochrome digital cameras either with Camera Link or LVDS digital parallel interfaces. Currently, there are two boards in this product series. The MV-2500 connects to LVDS digital parallel interfaced cameras. The MV-2600 works with Camera Link digital cameras. Other than the Input Interface, the MV-2500 and MV-2600 have the same architecture. Both boards capture digital video data from the camera, pack the pixels and store the image(s) to the on board SDRAM memory. The captured video data may be DMAed to the system memory simultaneously or afterwards. The MV-2500 boards all have the capability to capture high speed video sequences to either on board memory or system memory in real time. The boards come with 32 or 128MB of buffer memory on the MV-2500 boards, which can store from a few lines of video to a frame or many frames of video at the users’ control. The MV-2500 boards all support monochrome (8 to 16 bits per pixel) digital cameras, including 2 taps at 8 bits per pixel. The MV-2600 can also take RGB digital video (8/10 bits per color). The MV-2500 boards use PCI 2.2 compliant 32 bits, 33 MHz Master Interfaces, which is capable of transferring the video data at up to 130 MB/S. The MV-2500 boards also provide connections for camera sync signals, event inputs, strobe outputs, trigger inputs as well as sync and timing outputs to drive the camera.




M-Vision 2500 Specifications

MV-2500 LVDS Digital Interface
  • LVDS Digital Signal Interface
  • 8 to 16 Bit Per Pixel
  • Up to 90 MHz pixel rate
  • Line Scan or Area Scan Cameras
  • MDR-68 High Density Connector
  • Accepts Camera Sync & Clock
  • Camera Control Signal Outputs

MV-2600 Camera Link Digital Interface

  • Compliant to Camera Link Specification
  • 8/10/12 Bit Up to 2 Taps or 16 Bit One Tap
  • 8 Bit RGB Digital, One Tap
  • MDR-26 Camera Link Connector(s)
  • Up to 90 MHz pixel rate
  • Line Scan or Area Scan Cameras
  • Accepts Camera Sync & Clock
  • Camera Control Signal Outputs

Video Data Processing

  • LUT for 16/16 bit or Multiple Banks for 8/8 bit Mapping (Monochrome Video)
  • Multiple Banks of LUT on Each Color for 8/8 bit Mapping (RGB Video)
  • Programmable Grab Window on Video Screen
  • H/V Sub-Sampling (1:1 to 1:8)
  • Horizontal/Vertical Mirroring
  • Data De-interlacing in On-board Buffer
  • Pixel Formats Supported -
    • 8/10/12/16 Bit MONO
    • 16 Bit MONO (YUV format)
    • 32 Bit RGB (XRGB format)

Sync & Timing

  • Accepts Progressive Sync and Clock
  • Up to 4 Programmable Sync Inputs (TTL/LVDS)
  • PLL Generated P. Clock (5 - 90 MHz)
  • Less than 1ns Pixel Clock Jitter
  • Master/Slave Modes for Sync & P. Clock
  • P. Clock, Hd, Vd Outputs (TTL/LVDS)
Capture Controls
  • Continuous/Single Capture
  • Frame/Field Capturing on Interlaced Video
  • Odd/Even/All Fields
  • Starting the DMA Before the Complete Frame/Field is Captured in Buffer
  • Multiple AOI Supported on a Single Captured Frame
  • Triggered Capturing
  • Start/Stop by Trigger
  • Level Trigger to Control the Duration of Capturing
  • User Defined Frames/Fields Captured Real Time in Video Sequence

Video Buffer and DMA Controller

  • 32 MB of SDRAM (128 MB optional)
  • Memory Bandwidth - up to 400 MB/S
  • Flexible DMA Controller for Transferring Lines/Fields/Frames/Sequence
  • Byte Masking During Capture and/or DMA
  • Ping-Pong Architecture for simultaneous Capturing and Transferring

External Signals & Camera Controls

  • Separate Hirose 4 Pin Connector for GPIO Signals Programmable as TTL/LVDS Levels
  • Multiple I/O Signals, User Configurable
  • Multiple Strobe Outputs
  • Programmable Strobe Control for Delayed/Non-Delayed Signal
  • Flexible Camera Exposure Control
  • Support Camera Integration for Long Time Exposure
  • RS-232 Signal Interface for Camera Configuration

Host Interface

  • PCI 2.2 Compliant
  • Up to 130 MB/S Transfer Speed
  • Scatter/gather DMA
  • DMA Control Lists Support Multiple AOI and Multiple Destinations
  • Directly DMA to VGA Buffer for Display

Miscellaneous and Software

  • 2/3 Sized PCI Boards
  • Power Output - +12V (500 MA)
  • CE Compliant
  • OS Supported: Windows 95/98/NT/2K/XP
  • Software Included -
    • Windows Device Driver
    • MV-2XXX DEMO Software
    • Sample Camera Configuration Files
    • MV-2XXX Camera Configuration Utility
  • Software Available
    • MV-2XXX Software Development Kit

 

 

 
Specifications subject to change without notice




M-Vision 2500 Ordering Information
(May 10, 2004)

MV-2500/32
16 Bit LVDS Digital Camera Interface with 32 Megabytes of RAM onboard
MV-2500/128
16 Bit LVDS Digital Camera Interface with 128 Megabytes of RAM onboard
MV-2600/32
CameraLink Digital Camera Interface with 32 Megabytes of RAM onboard
MV-2600/128
CameraLink Digital Camera Interface with 128 Megabytes of RAM onboard
CLC-2M
Two meter CameraLink cable
Many LVDS cables available
Consult MuTech for specific requirements
MV2500SDK
Software Developers Kit (Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP) includes one year of updates. No royalty for derived code.
DOC2500
MV-2XXX Software Manual


All boards come with a Windows utility that allows the user to grab and save images in .tif, .tga, or .bmp file formats and an installation guide.




MuTech Corp. December 2004
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