Picolo Alert PCIe

SPECIFICATIONS

CAMERA / VIDEO INPUTS

Interface standard(s)	NTSC-M, PAL-B/G, RS-170, CCIR
Connectors	VIDEO 1 to VIDEO 4: BNC female connectors on the bracket for composite video inputs VEB LINK 0 to VEB LINK 3: 10-pin shrouded header connectors on the PCB for VEB modules
Termination resistor	Selectable using switches on the bracket
Native resolution	Square pixels, broadcast and custom resolutions
Frame rate	Up to 25/30 images per second, 50/60 fields per second per input Total 100/120 images per second with up to 16 cameras
Number of cameras	16
Number of cameras (at full frame rate)	4

VIDEO DELIVERY

Raw video format(s)	Packed RGB color formats: RGB15, RGB16, RGB24, RGB32 Planar RGB color formats: RGB24PL Packed YUV color formats: YUV411, YUV422, YUV444 Planar YUV color formats: YUV411PL, YUV422PL, YUV444PL, YUV411PL, YUV422PL Monochrome formats: Y8
Deliverable video resolution (SD)	Frame, field, CIF, QCIF and custom image formats

MECHANICAL

Format	Standard profile, half length, 1-lane PCI Express card
Dimensions	L 167.65 mm x H 106.65 mm L 6.6 in x H 4.38 in

ENVIRONMENTAL

Operating ambient air temperature	0 to +50 °C / +32 to +122 °F
Operating ambient air humidity	10 to 90% RH non-condensing
Storage ambient air temperature	-20 to +70 °C/ -4 to +158 °F
Storage ambient air humidity	10% to 90% RH non-condensing

CERTIFICATIONS

Electromagnetic – EMC standards	European Council EMC Directive 2004/108/EC United States FCC rule 47 CFR 15
EMC – Emission	EN 55022:2010 Class B FCC 47 Part 15 Class B
EMC – Immunity	EN 55024:2010 Class B EN 61000-4-2 EN 61000-4-3 EN 61000-4-5 EN 61000-4-6
KC Certification	Korean Radio Waves Act, Article 58-2, Clause 3
Flammability	PCB compliant with UL 94 V-0
RoHS	European Union Directive 2015/863 (ROHS3)
REACH	European Union Regulation 1907/2006
WEEE	Must be disposed of separately from normal household waste and must be recycled according to local regulations

HOST BUS

Standard	PCI Express 1.0
Link width	1 lane
Link speed	2.5 GT/s (PCIe 1.0)
DMA	32-bit
Peak delivery bandwidth	256 MB/s
Effective (sustained) delivery bandwidth	180 MB/s (Host PC motherboard dependent)
Power consumption	Max. 9.5 W (2.9 A @ +3.3 V)

GENERAL PURPOSE INPUT AND OUTPUT (GPIO)

Number of lines	9 I/O lines: 4 contact closure inputs (IN) 5 solid-state relay outputs (OUT)
Connectors	I/O: 20-pin dual-row 0.1″ shrouded header on the PCB
Usage	General purpose IO
Electrical specifications	IN: Polarity-free inputs, compatible with TTL, 12V and 24V signals, opto-couplers, relays and switches OUT: Opto-isolated potential-free and polarity-free solid-state outputs, compatible with signals up to 30V, with 4 µs fall time, isolated up to 500V
Watchdog	Yes

AREA SCAN CAMERA CONTROLS

Raw video format(s)	Packed RGB color formats: RGB15, RGB16, RGB24, RGB32 Planar RGB color formats: RGB24PL Packed YUV color formats: YUV411, YUV422, YUV444 Planar YUV color formats: YUV411PL, YUV422PL, YUV444PL, YUV411PL, YUV422PL Monochrome formats: Y8
Deliverable video resolution (SD)	Frame, field, CIF, QCIF and custom image formats

SOFTWARE

Host PC Operating System

Microsoft Windows 10, 8.1, 7 for x86 (32-bit) and x86-64 (64-bit) processor architectures
Linux for x86 (32-bit) and x86-64 (64-bit) processor architectures

Refer to release notes for details

APIs

MultiCam 32- and 64-bit binary libraries (Windows and Linux), for ISO-compliant C/C++ compilers
DirectShow 32- and 64-bit filters (Windows only), for Microsoft Visual C++ compilers

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