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User Manual

Version 01.02.0

The Vision Range of
Video Capture Cards

Summary of Contents for VisionRGB-E1

Page 1: ...User Manual Version 01 02 0 The Vision Range of Video Capture Cards...

Page 2: ...troduction 2 Chapter 3 VisionRGB E1 E1S 3 Chapter 4 VisionRGB E2 E2S 13 Chapter 5 VisionRGB X2 22 Chapter 6 VisionSD8 32 Chapter 7 VisionSD4 1 SD4 1S 40 Chapter 8 VisionSDI2 50 Chapter 9 VisionDVI DL...

Page 3: ...on Sch den an Ihrem Datapath Produkt undVerletzungen der Nutzer Bitte lesen Sie sie sorgf ltig durch bevor Sie Ihr Produkt in Betrieb nehmen Diese Anweisungen sollten allen Personen zug nglich gemacht...

Page 4: ...oadcasting digital signage and machine vision TheVisionDVI DL supports Dual Link DVI ideal for display wall controllers broadcasting machine vision Acquire SDI camera outputs and advanced medical appl...

Page 5: ...ions However there is no guaran tee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful inter ference to radio or television reception which can be deter...

Page 6: ...B E1 Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart b Class A Digital Device Supplementary Information This device has been shown to be in compliance with and was tested in accordance wi...

Page 7: ...o 2048 x 1536 The data is stored in a 32MB frame buffer on the card in real time The data is transferred using PCI bus master DMA with scatter gather The data can be transferred to system memory or to...

Page 8: ...e source signal PixelTransfer Formats RGB 5 5 5 5 6 5 or 8 8 8 pixels YUV 4 2 2 modes UYVY YUY2 orYVYU MONO 8bit Update Rate User defined captured frame rate will match the source providing max data r...

Page 9: ...material Please keep the card in its packaging until you are ready to install It is recommended that you do not discard the packing box until you are completely satisfied with theVisionRGB E1 E1S cap...

Page 10: ...will be irreparably damaged when the system is powered up and the warranty will be void Remove the card from its packaging and secure it firmly into the empty PCIe slot Extreme care should be taken w...

Page 11: ...illustration below shows the jumper link settings for up to 32 cards in a single system When two cards have the same link settings their order is determined by the PCI bus DirectShow If you change th...

Page 12: ...lities thereby enabling a system to identify the type of monitor that is attached The graphics device installed on your machine will see the card as a monitor and will expect to receive the EDID data...

Page 13: ...th products TheVisionRGB E1 E1S captures the data and stores it in an on board video buffer This data is then copied using DMA to the host system for display storage or streaming When a Datapath graph...

Page 14: ...Notes 12...

Page 15: ...ns How ever there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equip ment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determi...

Page 16: ...2 Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart b Class A Digital Device Supplementary Information This device has been shown to be in compliance with and was tested in accordance with...

Page 17: ...ed HDCP not supported DVI up to 1920 x 1200 RGB VGA up to 2048 x 1536 The data is stored in a 32MB frame buffer on the card in real time The data is transferred using PCI bus master DMA with scatter g...

Page 18: ...gnal PixelTransfer Formats RGB 5 5 5 5 6 5 or 8 8 8 pixels YUV 4 2 2 modes UYVY YUY2 orYVYU MONO 8bit Update Rate User defined captured frame rate will match the source providing max data rate 480MB s...

Page 19: ...hese to hand before you begin Installing the card is a simple process follow the steps below to be up and running in a few minutes Power down the PC including peripherals switch off at the mains and d...

Page 20: ...cated on theVisionRGB E2 E2S card in your computer Installing Multiple Cards Multiple cards can be installed in a system providing a large number of capture channels Combinations of Vision capture car...

Page 21: ...automatic firmware update if required Therefore prior to installing the application and driver ensure that LK1 is fitted Extended Display Identification Data EDID Disable Links EDID is data provided b...

Page 22: ...ndow it has the following features Scales the analog RGB DVI data to fit in the window Ability to set up analog RGB DVI sources accurately settings automatically saved Save a single frame to a file in...

Page 23: ...vant portions of each captured im age to each display channel and instructs each channel to use its graphics engine to render the data This fully utilises the hardware and dramatically increases perfo...

Page 24: ...ons However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determin...

Page 25: ...X2 Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart b Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information This device has been shown to be in compliance with and was tested in accordance wit...

Page 26: ...upported HDCP not supported DVI up to 1920 x 1200 RGB VGA up to 2048 x 1536 The data is stored in a 32MB frame buffer on the card in real time The data is transferred using PCI bus master DMA with sca...

Page 27: ...PixelTransfer Formats RGB 5 5 5 5 6 5 or 8 8 8 pixels YUV 4 2 2 modes UYVY YUY2 orYVYU MONO 8bit Update Rate User defined typically up to 60 frames per second limited by available PCI X or PCIe bandwi...

Page 28: ...e useful to have these to hand before you begin Installing the card is a simple process follow the steps below to be up and running in a few minutes Power down the PC including peripherals switch off...

Page 29: ...he bottom connector Channel 2 Connect to the source using DVI D Cable DVI A Cable AnalogVGA RGB cable adapter supplied HDMI cable adapter supplied Component HD cable adapter supplied Connect one end o...

Page 30: ...he illustration below shows the jumper link settings for up to 32 cards in a single system When two cards have the same link settings their order is determined by the PCI bus DirectShow If you change...

Page 31: ...e noted that the latest driver installation program includes an automatic firmware update if required Therefore prior to installing the application and driver ensure that LK1 is fitted Extended Displa...

Page 32: ...ructions Release history Known problems Troubleshooting The application Help File Instructions on how to use the application Test patterns to assist in setting up an analog RGB DVI source see help fil...

Page 33: ...ta directly to the graphics card thereby increasing performance TheVisionRGB X2 sends the relevant portions of each captured image to each display channel and instructs each channel to use its graphic...

Page 34: ...ns However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determine...

Page 35: ...8 Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart b Class A Digital Device Supplementary Information This device has been shown to be in compliance with and was tested in accordance with...

Page 36: ...to display the stream or the video that has previously been saved Hardware Overview TheVisionSD8 is an eight channel PCIe capture card and can capture up to 8x 720x576x16bit from eight simultaneous ca...

Page 37: ...non condensing MTBF 100 000hrs Warranty 3 years Unpacking Your packing box contains the following items VisionSD8 BNC16 Input Cable Installation CD ROM If there are any discrepancies you should conta...

Page 38: ...be irreparably damaged when the system is powered up and the warranty will be void Remove the card from its packaging and secure it firmly into the empty PCIe slot Extreme care should be taken when se...

Page 39: ...J13 4 J10 J11 5 J14 J17 6 J15 J16 7 J18 J21 8 J19 J20 Installing Multiple Cards Multiple cards can be installed in a system providing a large number of capture channels Combinations of Vision capture...

Page 40: ...Once the system has rebooted replace the LK4 link whilst the system is powered up and restart the firmware upgrade process It should be noted that the driver installation program Version 01 07 00 and...

Page 41: ...data and stores it in an on board video buffer This data is then copied using bus master DMA to the host system for display storage or streaming When a Datapath graphics card is used theVisionSD8 tran...

Page 42: ...ns However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determine...

Page 43: ...1 DGC 151 Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart b Class A Digital Device Supplementary Information This device has been shown to be in compliance with and was tested in accorda...

Page 44: ...s stored in two 32MB frame buffers on the card in real time The data is transferred using PCI bus master DMA with scatter gather The data can be transferred to system memory to off screen memory on a...

Page 45: ...nce DMA to system memory or direct to graphics memory with scatter gather Support for separate H V sync Composite sync or Sync on Green Support forWindows XP Vista Server 2003 Server 2008 Windows 7 Mo...

Page 46: ...1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 1600 x 1200 1920x1080 1900 x 1200 and custom modes HD Modes 1080p 1080i 720p 576p 576i 480p and 480i using a Compo nent HD DVI Adapter HDCP not supported Input Mode Detection A...

Page 47: ...card in its packaging until you are ready to install It is recommended that you do not discard the packing box until you are completely satisfied with the VisionSD4 1 SD4 1S video capture card and it...

Page 48: ...irreparably damaged when the sys tem is powered up and the warranty will be void Remove the card from its packaging and secure it firmly into the empty PCIe slot Extreme care should be taken when secu...

Page 49: ...ideo input connect as indicated in the table below If you wish to connect Composite S Video Luma and Chroma you will require the Datapath BNC 16 cable supplied by Datapath at an additional cost connec...

Page 50: ...face To run the dplinks program open the Run by clicking on Start Run and type dplinks and then press Enter The program will run however no notifications are displayed Firmware Upgrades TheVisionSD4 1...

Page 51: ...eVisionSD4 1 SD4 1S card will disable the EDID function on the DVI RGB channel Software Installation TheVision software driver and application is installed by inserting the CD that was shipped with yo...

Page 52: ...650MB s transfer bus bandwidth making it ideal for a wide range of applications including Multi display presentation software Broadcasting Digital Signage MachineVision DirectShow drivers forWDM Strea...

Page 53: ...l time mode and sync detection Audio output for each channel to an onboard SPDIF header use with the Datapath AOM High performance DMA to system memory or direct to graphics memory with scatter gather...

Page 54: ...mat Audio output for each channel in Digital SPDIF format Channelled out to RCA connectors using a Datapath AudioVIM Video Format Options SD SDI HD SDI and 3G SDI Operating System Support Windows XP W...

Page 55: ...ore you begin Installing the card is a simple process follow the steps below to be up and running in a few minutes Power down the PC including peripherals switch off at the mains and disconnect all th...

Page 56: ...by coloured LED s green for input and blue for Loop Through outputs Supported Formats TheVisionSDI2 card supports the following formats SD SDI 480i 576i HD SDI up to 1080i 3G SDI upto 1080p Cable Leng...

Page 57: ...driver In order to control the order in which the driver uses the cards it is recommended when installing multiple cards that the J6 links on theVisionSDI2 are configured The example below shows the j...

Page 58: ...le to revert to the factory settings by powering down the system temporarily removing LK1 then powering up the system with the link removed Once the system has rebooted replace the LK1 link whilst the...

Page 59: ...he following features Scales the data to fit in the window Ability to set up sources accurately settings automatically saved Save a single frame to a file in one of the following formats BMP JPEG GIF...

Page 60: ...f each captured image to each display channel and instructs each channel to use its graphics engine to render the data This fully utilises the hardware and dramatically increases performance When a Di...

Page 61: ...Large display walls High resolution high bandwidth applications Advanced Medical and MachineVision capture Radar Security Surveillance and Military applications IP Render decode capture Hardware Overv...

Page 62: ...s in the source signal PixelTransfer Formats RGB 5 5 5 5 6 5 or 8 8 8 24bit 32bit pixels YUV 4 2 2 MONO 8bit Update Rate User defined captured frame rate will match the source Providing max data rate...

Page 63: ...eful to have these to hand before you begin Installing the card is a simple process follow the steps below to be up and running in a few minutes Power down the PC including peripherals switch off at t...

Page 64: ...g multiple cards that the J6 links on theVisionDVI DL are configured The illustration below shows the jumper link settings for up to 32 cards in a single system When two cards share the same link sett...

Page 65: ...vice installed on your machine will see the card as a monitor and will expect to receive the EDID data from the card However in rare circumstances it may be necessary that theVisionDVI DL does not rep...

Page 66: ...atapath products TheVisionDVI DL captures the data and stores it in an on board video buffer This data is then copied using DMA to the host system for display storage or streaming When a Datapath grap...

Page 67: ...tinuous development pro gram we pride ourselves on our support and responsive nature towards all our customers and their changing needs As more sophisticated equipment and techniques become readily av...

Page 68: ...his User Manual is correct Datapath Limited make no representations or warranties with respect to the contents thereof and do not accept liability for any errors or omissions Datapath reserves the rig...

Page 69: ...8 Firmware Upgrades VisionSD8 38 H HD Modes VisionRGB E1 E1S 6 HD Modes VisionRGB E2 E2S 16 I Installing Multiple VisionRGB E1 E1S Cards 9 Installing Multiple VisionRGB E2 E2S Cards 18 Installing Mult...

Page 70: ...16 52 Specification VisionRGB X2 25 Specification VisionSD4 1 44 Specification VisionSD8 35 T Technical Support 65 U UK Headquarters 66 Unpacking VisionRGB E2 E2S 17 53 Up to 16 VisionRGB E1 E1S card...

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