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PC2-COMP Express

PC2-COMP Express

PC2-COMP Express

Product catalog summary
Overview
The PC2-COMP ExpressTM is a cost-effective PCI Express analog frame grabber designed for general-purpose video applications such as video monitoring, medical visualization, surveillance, and machine vision. It supports up to six composite or two S-video cameras and is built on Teledyne DALSA's 'Trigger-to-Image Reliability' framework, enabling OEMs to deliver high-performance imaging solutions quickly.
Teledyne DALSA Platform Development Advantage
The frame grabber includes a free run-time license for the Sapera Essential standard processing tool, offering access to over 400 image processing functions, including template matching, blob analysis, and lens correction.
Key Features
  • Supports up to 6 composite color or monochrome cameras.
  • Adaptive comb filter for superior image quality.
  • Real-time transfer to host enhances processing capabilities.
  • Robust application-specific software libraries.
  • Free run-time licensing with Teledyne DALSA frame grabbers.
Video Capture
The PC2-COMP Express supports multiplexed acquisition channels for NTSC/RS170 or PAL/CCIR cameras, transferring digitized images in real-time to VGA display and system memory without loading the host computer resources.
Input Video Controls
Features programmable input filters for brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, and sharpness, with automatic or manual gain adjustments.
Scale, Zoom, Invert, and Flip
Offers interpolated scale down, image mirroring, and vertical inversion for consistent visual orientation, useful in applications like teleconferencing and endoscopy.
Auxiliary Controls
Includes a trigger input for external process synchronization and supports Sapera event notification messages to improve application response time.
Software Support
Compatible with Sapera Essential software development library under Windows XP Professional and 64-bit, supporting application development with C/C++ DLLs and ActiveX controls.
Specifications
  • Half-slot PCI Express 1.0a compliant board.
  • Supports 6 composite video or 2 Y/C inputs.
  • Standards: RS170, NTSC, CCIR, PAL.
  • Up to 8MB frame buffer memory.
  • Adaptive comb filter for chrominance and luminance separation.
  • Simultaneous live image display and real-time transfers with no host CPU overhead.
  • Supports DirectDraw and TWAIN-32.
System Requirements
Requires an Intel Pentium class CPU, 64MB system memory, and 10MB free hard-drive space.
Dimensions and Power
  • Dimensions: 6.677" (16.95 cm) Length x 4.20" (10.7 cm) Height.
  • Power: Max 1.8A at +3.3V, 170mA at +12V.
Environmental Conditions
  • Operating Temperature: 0°C to +50°C.
  • Storage Temperature: -40°C to +125°C.
  • Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% (non-condensing).
Certifications
FCC and CE approved.
Contact Information
Teledyne DALSA is headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, with offices in Boston, USA; Munich, Germany; and Tokyo, Japan.
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PC2-COMP Express-1

A PCI Express analog frame grabber The PC2-COMP Express is a cost effective video capture board designed to meet the dynamic requirements of general-purpose video applications. Available as a half-size PCI Express x1 form factor board, the PC2-COMP Express offers a cost effective solution for a wide variety of application areas including video monitoring, medical visualization, surveillance, and machine vision applications. Its flexible acquisition front-end allows video capture from up to six colour or monochrome composite video or two S video cameras. Designed within Teledyne DALSA’s field proven “Trigger-to-Image Reliability” framework, the PC2-COMP Express allows OEMs to bring high performance imaging solutions to market faster. TM Key Features • Up to 6 composite colour or monochrome analog cameras • Adaptive comb filter ensures superior image quality • Real-time transfer to host enhances processing capabilities • Robust application-specific software libraries speed time-to-market • eledyne DALSA Platform Development T Advantage – Free Run-time Licensing Host Computer PCI Express x1 Slot PC2-Comp Express—Functional Block Diagram Teledyne DALSA Platform Development Advantage - Free Run-Time Licensing The Sapera Essential standard processing tool run-time license is offered at no additional charge when combined with the Teledyne DALSA frame grabbers. This software run-time license includes access to over 400 image processing functions, area-based (normalized correlation based) template matching tool, blob analysis and lens correction tool. 1 Some conditions and limitations apply, contact Teledyne DALSA sales for details.

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PC2-COMP Express-2

Video Capture For superior image acquisition, the PC2-COMP Express’s highly adaptive programmable input filters offer brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, and sharpness controls. The programmable input gain controller allows automatic or manual adjustments. Scale, Zoom, Invert, and Flip The PC2-COMP Express features interpolated scale down by an arbitrary for the entire image or a region-of-interest. The input video can be flipped horizontally (image mirroring) or inverted vertically in real-time to maintain a consistent visual orientation. Image mirroring is an indispensable feature for teleconferencing,...

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