Matrox RadientPro CL
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Matrox RadientPro CL Full-featured Camera Link® frame grabber with FPGA-based processing offload Full-featured Camera Link vision processor Benefits Capture images at the highest Camera Link rates with support for the Full and 80-bit modes at up to 85MHz (single-Full model). Eliminate lost pixels through a PCIe® 2.0 x8 host interface and ample on-board buffering. Reduce cabling and eliminate power supplies by way of Power over Camera Link (PoCL) support. Offload and accelerate image processing to free and assist the host CPU using an Altera® Stratix® V FPGA. Simplify the development of custom on-board image processing using the optional Matrox FPGA Development Kit (FDK). Reduce development and validation costs through a managed lifecycle offering consistent long term availability. Implement image capture with ease and confidence using Matrox Imaging Library (MIL) application development toolkit. Maintain flexibility and choice by way 64-bit Windows 7/8(.1), Linux®1 and RTX641 (RTOS) support. The Matrox RadientPro CL is a vision processor board capable of handling the highest image acquisition rates supported by the Camera Link interface standard, specifically the Full and 80-bit modes (single-Full model). The Matrox RadientPro CL also makes available a FPGA device capable of offloading the host system from having to deal with repetitive compute-intensive image processing algorithms that consume substantial host system bandwidth. This FPGA device can be tailored for specific algorithms either by Matrox or by using the optional Matrox FPGA Development Kit (FDK). Offload and accelerate repetitive tasks from the host CPU As image size continues to grow, frame rate steadily increases, and applications are expected to do more, the demands on the host system keep rising. The Matrox RadientPro CL can lessen the pressure by offloading repetitive compute-intensive image processing operations using the on-board Altera Stratix V FPGA, freeing valuable processing resources for the rest of the application and even accelerating the application. Candidate operations include spatial and temporal filtering, gain and offset correction, dead pixel correction, optical and perspective distortion correction, Bayer color interpolation, color space conversions, and frequency domain transformations. The operations performed on-board are controlled through the Matrox Imaging Library (MIL) application development software. Through MIL, a FPGA configuration can be rearranged to perform a required sequence of operations without having to necessarily generate a new FPGA configuration. When the need arises, Matrox’s FPGA design services can be employed to generate an application-specific FPGA configuration. Users can also use the Matrox FDK to create custom FPGA configurations. Versatile Camera Link interface For low-latency and deterministic acquisition, Camera Link provides a scalable and proven solution for vision applications. From cost-sensitive, low data rate applications, to mainstream applications including color, and right up to maximum bandwidth applications, Camera Link is an excellent

Versatile Camera Link interface (cont.) The use of the mini Camera Link connector (HDR) on the RadientPro CL facilitates higher density multi-camera system designs by enabling two Base or one Full mode Camera Link interface with triggering and general purpose I/O in a single slot return on the original investment without incurring the additional costs associated with the repeated validation due to constantlychanging products. The Matrox RadientPro CL (single-Full model) supports the latest area and line scan cameras up to the Camera Link Full and 80-bit modes at 85MHz. When interfaced to...

Specifications (Cont.) Dimensions and environmental information PCIe® 2.0 x8 host bus interface • Altera Stratix V 340K LE FPGA device - for Matrox or custom image processing algorithms designed with Matrox FDK • 2 GB of DDR3-1600 SDRAM • 0/16/32 MB of QDR2 SRAM • Camera Link acquisition - Mini Camera Link connectors (HDR-26) - Power over Camera Link with SafePower - 20 to 85 MHz Camera Link clock - One (1) Medium/Full Camera Link port (single-Full model) • Support for 8-tap x 10-bit and 10-tap x 8-bit (80-bit) modes - Two (2) Base Camera Link ports (dual-Base model) • Supports frame and...