Description
Designed for demanding video surveillance applications, Picolo Alert acquires images from up to 16 cameras at high and smartly controlled rates. The acquisition rate of 100 / 120 frame/s or 200 / 240 field/s —PAL / NTSC— is independent of the cameras synchronization and configuration and is permanently available.
The implementation on Picolo Alert of an FPGA —a highly programmable electronic component— confers to the board a high level of flexibility. Besides the high and controlled acquisition rate, the FPGA manages a large memory buffer. This frame store guarantees, independently of FIFO buffers overflows or PCI latencies, the transfer of complete and reliable images.
In addition, the FPGA performs "on the fly" data processing: scaling, cropping, contrast, brightness, saturation, color conversion and storage format. The acquired images, with different and independent configurations, can be sent from the frame grabber memory to two different memory locations such as the computer main memory for capture and the graphic card memory for preview and display.
Picolo Alert (PCI) and Picolo Alert PCIe brackets expose standard BNC connectors and accommodate 4 cameras. In parallel, these 4 video inputs and the 12 additional ones can be interfaced directly to headers available on the board or via VEBs —Video Expansion Brackets. Another on-board header exposes 4 contact-closure inputs and 5 solid-state relay outputs for system integration.
Picolo Alert Compact (PCI) and Picolo Alert Compact PCIe brackets expose a unique HD44F connector similar to the Picolo Tymo and compatible with the Spider Cable.
A powerful watchdog function further eases all the Picolo Alert integration in a system.
Picolo Alert is available in four form factors.
- Picolo Alert (PCI) and Picolo Alert Compact (PCI) —64-bit, 66 MHz Conventional PCI— offer 200 MByte/s data delivery bandwidth.
- Picolo Alert PCIe and Picolo Alert Compact PCIe —1-lane PCI Express— offer 180 MByte/s data delivery bandwidth.
All of these versions fully comply with FCC and CE EMC —electromagnetic compatibility— international standards.
Euresys provides multiple ways to operate a Picolo Alert: DirectShow filters, MultiCam interfaces. MultiCam interfaces are available for various Windows and Linux operating systems. Through these interfaces, Picolo Alert acquires, at will, images in square pixels, broadcast or custom resolutions, in any frame, field, CIF, QCIF or custom format.
PICOLO Alert PCI
PICOLO Alert PCIe
PICOLO Alert Compact PCI
PICOLO Alert Compact PCIe