MPEG4000XLP 4-Channel MPEG-4 Codec for PC/104-Plus The MPEG4000XLP is a 4-channel MPEG-4 Codec on a single PC/104- Plus form factor. It provides a low power and high performance solution for capturing and compressing up to 4 concurrent analog video inputs to MPEG-4 standard. Records up to four concurrent The MPEG4000XLP utilizes 32-bit PCI architecture to perform PAL/NTSC high quality real-time video and audio capture and compression from up to 4 concurrent PAL or NTSC video channels sources to disk whilst at the same time allowing incoming video to be previewed on the host screen. In addition to providing MPEG-4 compression the MPEG4000XLP can decompress and replay stored recordings, and text and graphic annotation can be alpha-blended with the incoming video. The high performance and reduced bus utilization of the MPEG4000XLP allows up to four cards to be combined in a PC/104-Plus system to channel up to 16 concurrent video streams to disk or across a network. The MPEG4000XLP is supported by a suite of drivers for Windows-NT/2000/XP, Linux and QNX. Advanced Micro Peripherals Ltd Advanced Micro Peripherals Inc Cambridge, CB6 2HY, England New York, NY10001, USA Tel (+44) 1353 659500 Tel (+1) 212 951 7205 Fax (+44) 1353 659600 Fax (+1) 212 951 7206 sales@ampltd.com sales@amp-usa.com http://www.ampltd.com http://www.amp-usa.com MPEG4000XLP 4-Channel MPEG-4 Codec for PC/104-Plus Low power MPEG-4 playback to PAL/NTSC Applications Medical Archiving Vehicle-based Video Codec Remote Video Surveillance Video Acquisition and Analysis Traffic Monitoring and Control Solid-State Digital Video Recorder Multi-Camera Security Application Intranet/Internet Video Streaming Advanced Micro Peripherals Ltd Advanced Micro Peripherals Inc Cambridge, CB6 2HY, England New York, NY10001, USA Tel (+44) 1353 659500 Tel (+1) 212 951 7205 Fax (+44) 1353 659600 Fax (+1) 212 951 7206 sales@ampltd.com sales@amp-usa.com http://www.ampltd.com http://www.amp-usa.com MPEG4000XLP 4-Channel MPEG-4 Codec for PC/104-Plus Simultaneous Preview & Playback Text overlay on preview and recording Features MPEG-4 Decode/Playback 4 Asynchronous Live NTSC/PAL Inputs Up to 4 MPEG4000XLP cards per system Video Preview to System VGA, PAL/NTSC Low Power rugged PC/104-Plus Form Factor 1 x D1 size MPEG-4 Encode at full frame rate 4 x D1 size MPEG-4 Encode at 1/4 frame rate 4 x CIF size MPEG-4 Encode at full frame rate Drivers for Win-NT/2000/XP-E, Linux, QNX Text Overlay, eg time and date stamp Advanced Micro Peripherals Ltd Advanced Micro Peripherals Inc Cambridge, CB6 2HY, England New York, NY10001, USA Tel (+44) 1353 659500 Tel (+1) 212 951 7205 Fax (+44) 1353 659600 Fax (+1) 212 951 7206 sales@ampltd.com sales@amp-usa.com http://www.ampltd.com http://www.amp-usa.com MPEG4000XLP Operation Summary 4-Channel MPEG-4 Codec for PC/104-Plus Video Recording Modes screen size prior to encoding. This results in sizes of 352x240 for NTSC and 352x288 for MPEG4000XLP supports two main modes of PAL. video recording: Split Video Stream and Combined Video Stream. The 4 x D1 sub-mode allows 4 inputs to be recorded each at full D1 size with input at less Split Video Stream than full frame rate. 4 full D1 size (up to In the Split Video Stream (SVS) mode the 720x480 for NTSC and 720x576 for PAL) video multiple channels being previewed are captured is recorded in this mode. and recorded as separate files or streams. The MPEG4000XLP will output four files - one per In the Split Video Stream mode, encoding channel. These streams are independent and parameters (such as bit rate and motion can subsequently be played back as totally detection) can be set separately and independent MPEG-4 streams by appropriate independently for each video source. hardware/software decoders or through the playback feature of the MPEG4000XLP. Combined Video Stream When set for Combine Video Stream (CVS), the The SVS mode supports 2 sub modes: four video channels being previewed are  4 x CIF size MPEG-4 each at full frame rate; 4 recorded as a single MPEG-4 file as if they were  4 x D1 size MPEG-4 each at lower frame rate coming from a single video source. There is no When set for 4 x CIF, the 4 inputs can be separation and the resulting MPEG-4 file can concurrently recorded each at full frame rate. subsequently be played back as single MPEG-4 Each channel is first decimated to quarter Mobile MPEG-4 Record and Playback System Advanced Micro Peripherals Ltd Advanced Micro Peripherals Inc Cambridge, CB6 2HY, England New York, NY10001, USA Tel (+44) 1353 659500 Tel (+1) 212 951 7205 Fax (+44) 1353 659600 Fax (+1) 212 951 7206 sales@ampltd.com sales@amp-usa.com http://www.ampltd.com http://www.amp-usa.com MPEG4000XLP Operation Summary 4-Channel MPEG-4 Codec for PC/104-Plus stream by the MPEG4000XLP or appropriate Encoding Bit Rate Control hardware/software decoders. The MPEG4000XLP provides flexible bit rate control by providing three modes including Video Setting Variable Bit Rate (VBR), Constant Bit Rate The MPEG4000XLP supports PAL and NTSC (CBR) and Hybrid Bit Rate (HBR) video input. The required standard is software selectable. Variable Bit Rate (VBR) For VBR, the Quantization value can be set In applications where recording space is from 1 to 31 with 10 as the default. In VBR the restricted the MPEG4000XLP provides additional picture quality is fixed with fixed quantization flexibility by supporting a range of capture value and the bit rate varies automatically in frame rates at or below the standard video reaction to the incoming video to maintain the rates (30/25fps NTSC/PAL). For NTSC, the set quality. VBR is appropriate for storage Frame Rate can be set to 30, 15, 7.5, 3.75, etc applications. down to 0.9375 fps. For PAL, the supported frame rates include 25, 12.5, 6.25, etc down to Constant Bit Rate (CBR) 0.7813 fps. The lower frames rates in each In CBR Mode, the average bit rate is fixed and 5 case are derived by successive division by 2. the picture quality is automatically adjusted by the MPEG4000XLP on a frame-by-frame basis to I/P Frame Encoding maintain the pre-set average bit rate. The MPEG4000XLP supports encoding of both I and P frames. Encoding of only I frames is also CBR is of particular benefit where video needs supported. The supported I intervals are 2, 4, to be streamed over a fixed-bandwidth link. 8, 16 up to 256 with the default being 64. Wireless Video Telemetry System Advanced Micro Peripherals Ltd Advanced Micro Peripherals Inc Cambridge, CB6 2HY, England New York, NY10001, USA Tel (+44) 1353 659500 Tel (+1) 212 951 7205 Fax (+44) 1353 659600 Fax (+1) 212 951 7206 sales@ampltd.com sales@amp-usa.com http://www.ampltd.com http://www.amp-usa.com MPEG4000XLP Operation Summary 4-Channel MPEG-4 Codec for PC/104-Plus Hybrid Bit Rate (HBR) Video Preview HBR is a combination of VBR and CBR in which The MPEG4000XLP provides a secondary video the MPEG4000XLP dynamically adjusts the bit path allowing the video being recorded to be rate between preset maximum and minimum streamed to host systems VGA buffer for video values. previewing. The Preview output can also be used to view an alternate video source while recording other inputs. The Preview information Motion Detection and Event Triggers is also available as a composite PAL/NTSC The MPEG4000XLP supports automatic motion output suitable for driving a PAL/NTSC or detection on a per channel basis. Motion RS170 display device. detection parameters such as frame difference threshold and number of frames can be set OSD Video Text Overlay independently per video channel. The MPEG4000XLP has a text overlay feature which allows text such as time-stamp to be Using the motion-detection feature, the overlaid on incoming video prior to recording. MPEG4000XLP can be operated in a babysitting This is a useful feature for applying real-time mode where recording is committed to disk annotation and labelling to Preview and MPEG-4 only when scene motion event is detected, to 6 recordings. make most efficient use of disk storage. The MPEG4000XLP provides various layers of Software for the MPEG4000XLP allows overlay such as character, box overlay and recording of pre-trigger, on-trigger and post- mouse pointer which can be overlaid on trigger events. Preview and Record paths independently. Full Duplex Video Recording System Advanced Micro Peripherals Ltd Advanced Micro Peripherals Inc Cambridge, CB6 2HY, England New York, NY10001, USA Tel (+44) 1353 659500 Tel (+1) 212 951 7205 Fax (+44) 1353 659600 Fax (+1) 212 951 7206 sales@ampltd.com sales@amp-usa.com http://www.ampltd.com http://www.amp-usa.com MPEG4000XLP Operation Summary 4-Channel MPEG-4 Codec for PC/104-Plus Video source information such as camera In addition to playback to the system display reference, location, time and date stamp, etc VGA device, the MPEG4000XLP also provides a can be overlaid on both preview and composite PAL/NTSC playback output suitable recordings. for directly driving a PAL/NTSC or RS170 display device. MPEG-4 Decode and Playback The MPEG4000XLP supports decoding and playback of MPEG-4 files from storage to the host system’s display screen. Maximum image size of decoded video is 720x480 (NTSC) or 720x576 for PAL. Audio data which is part of the original recording is also decoded and played back in synchronization with the video. 7 MPEG4000XLP Block Diagram Advanced Micro Peripherals Ltd Advanced Micro Peripherals Inc Cambridge, CB6 2HY, England New York, NY10001, USA Tel (+44) 1353 659500 Tel (+1) 212 951 7205 Fax (+44) 1353 659600 Fax (+1) 212 951 7206 sales@ampltd.com sales@amp-usa.com http://www.ampltd.com http://www.amp-usa.com Rev 1.03 MPEG4000XLP Technical Specification 4-Channel MPEG-4 Codec for PC/104-Plus Text/Graphics overlay PC/104-Plus Bus Interface 4 color character/bitmap overlay Compliant with PCI Rev 2.1 4 level alpha-blending 132MBytes/sec bandwidth at 33.33 MHz bus speed 16 font, 128 glyph memory Live multi-stream MPEG4capture to memory or disk 675 (NTSC) or 810 (PAL) graphics blocks Concurrent MPEG-4 Capture and live preview System Requirements Analog Video Input x86 PC-Compatible PC/104-Plus Computer Up to 4 concurrent composite PAL or NTSC video input channels PCI or AGP Display (if Video Preview to host is required) Two input video multiplexer per Channel (up to 8 cameras) Spare REQ/GNT on PC/104-Plus bus Four 10-bit Analog-to-Digital converters 3.3V signalling PC/104-Plus bus Anti-aliasing filters on inputs Miscellaneous Video Input Formats Single +5V at less than 1.25A Standard CCIR601-NTSC, CCIR-PAL Operating temp 0˚C to 60˚C NTSC-M, NTSC-Japan Extended temperature –40˚C to +85˚C (option) PAL-B, PAL-D, PAL-G, PAL-H, PAL-I, PAL-M, PAL-N Standard 3.6 x 3.8in PC/104-Plus form factor Video Input Adjustments Software Drivers Contrast (or luma gain) adjustable from 0 - 200% of original Drivers for Windows-NT/2000/XP, Linux, QNX Saturation (or chroma gain) adjustable from 0 - 200% of original Sample video recording application in C/C++ source code Hue (or chroma phase) adjustable from –180 to +180 Brightness (or luma level) can be adjusted from 0 - 255 steps Related Products MP4XLP-VTelemetry Low Latency Video Telemetry SDK Audio Input MP4XLP-VSteam RTSP Video Streaming SDK Voice quality mono or microphone sound input per channel (1Vrms) Provides Audio/Video Synchronization Ordering Information 8 Supports ADPCM PCM at 32KBits/sec per channel MPEG4000XLP MPEG-4 Video Codec (0 to 60˚C) 64Kbps muLaw MPEG4000XLP-Ext MPEG-4 Video Codec (-40˚C to +85˚C) Video Encoding Real-time MPEG-4 Video Encoding (ISO/IEC 14496-2, MPEG-4 ASP at Level 5) 1 channel NTSC full D1 ( 720 x 480) at 30fps 4 channels NTSC CIF (352 x 240) at 120fps 1 channel PAL full D1 ( 720 x 576) at 25fps 4 channels PAL CIF (352 x 288) at 100fps 4 channels PAL/NTSC full D1 at reduced frame rates Supports I, P and B Frame Compression Supports Variable Bit Rate (VBR) Supports Constant Bit Rate (CBR) Support Hybrid Bit rate (HBR) Video Decoding / Playback Real-time MPEG-4 Video Decoding ISO/IEC 14496-2, MPEG-4 ASP at Level 5 Playback to Composite PAL/NTSC output Uncompressed Video Path Real-time Preview to host VGA display Preview to Composite PAL/NTSC output Motion Detection 1350 (NTSC) or 1620 (PAL) detection blocks Masking of areas not required for motion detection Adjustable sensitivity MPEG4000XLP Advanced Micro Peripherals Ltd Advanced Micro Peripherals Inc Cambridge, CB6 2HY, England New York, NY10001, USA Tel (+44) 1353 659500 Tel (+1) 212 951 7205 Fax (+44) 1353 659600 Fax (+1) 212 951 7206 sales@ampltd.com sales@amp-usa.com http://www.ampltd.com http://www.amp-usa.com