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52 Chapter 4: Matrox Solios hardware reference
Matrox Solios eCL/XCL acquisition section
Matrox Solios eCL/XCL can capture video from digital video sources compliant
with the Camera Link specification. Matrox Solios eCL/XCL supports
monochrome and component RGB acquisition. Besides standard Camera Link
video sources, it also supports additional types of video sources, including
time-multiplexed video sources. Grabbed data can be converted into YUV and
YCbCr formats in the color space converter of the Video to PCI-X bridge.
Matrox Solios eCL/XCL is available in three different versions: a PCIe/PCI-X
single-Base version (eCL/XCL-B), a PCIe/PCI-X dual-Base/single-Medium
version, and a PCIe/PCI-X single-Full version (eCL/XCL-F). In addition, Matrox
Solios eCL/XCL dual-Base/single-Medium boards are available in two maximum
frequencies: standard Camera Link speed and fast Camera Link speed.
Matrox Solios eCL/XCL has one acquisition path, except when Matrox Solios
eCL/XCL dual-Base/single-Medium is in dual-Base mode; in this case, it has two
independent acquisition paths.
By default, each acquisition path on Matrox Solios eCL/XCL
dual-Base/single-Medium boards can grab up to 66 Mega-samples/sec; on fast
Camera Link boards, each acquisition path can grab up to 85 Mega-samples/sec.
The acquisition path on Matrox Solios eCL/XCL-B and Matrox Solios
eCL/XCL-F boards can grab up to 85 Mega-samples/sec. Each acquisition path
has its own programmable synchronization generator (PSG), formatters, and
LUTs, and can have a different acquisition rate. Matrox Solios eCL/XCL supports
a comprehensive set of general purpose I/O and serial ports to control cameras
and other video sources.