The Imagenation Imagenation PXR800 Real-time Control Frame Grabber PXR800 provides everything you need to grab the exact image you’re looking for, at the precise moment you want, and deliver it safely to system memory. That gives you the kind of real-time control and imaging accuracy essential to so many applications. Imagine. A precision monochrome frame grabber focused on real-time control. Meet the Imagenation PXR800: a premium standard analog, monochrome frame grabber offering real-time control – the ability to deterministically synchronize events associated with image acquisition for timely, totally reliable system performance. Superior input/output control makes it possible, enabling the ability to trigger camera reset and also to direct separate strobes and exposure. General purpose input/output lines enable control of application components outside of image acquisition, while flexible memory allocation and large on-board memory assure reliable image grab. The image you want is the image you get. With the Imagenation PXR800, precision timing and synchronization between camera, lighting and grabber assures predictable, problem-free image acquisition. The ability to switch cameras on a trigger or to skip certain fields permits the selection of distinct images from a video stream. Another exclusive feature, ImageInfo, enables you to “stamp” images with key status information, so you can confirm you’ve gotten what you want, on the spot. Dual-mode direct memory access with 8MB of on-board memory virtually guarantees image grab: burst DMA enables acquisition and transfer of an entire image across the PCI bus in about 4 milliseconds, and incremental DMA provides access to data the instant it is available. Double or continuous buffering options allow for the capture of a new image without destroying the previous captured image. Better control, greater flexibility. The Imagenation PXR800 supports RS170, CCIR, interlace, progressive scan and resettable cameras, and is capable of working with up to 4 multiplexed cameras, each able to use an optically isolated trigger to monitor discrete events in different locations along the process. A separate camera extender board enables implementation of 3- and 4-camera applications, simplifying system set up by requiring the use of only a single cable per camera. Total support gets you up and running, fast. The Imagenation PXR800 includes a variety of sample applications that allow users to quickly grab and display images in real-time, use multiple cameras or boards, handle the LUT, control offset and gain, and set a region of interest. Plus, our technical support engineers are on hand to provide assistance throughout your development process. Current software and examples are also available at the Technical Support page of the Imagenation product web site at www.imagenation.com. 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Marketing Marketing Marketing Marketing Marketing Communications Communications Communications Communications Communications ReviewReviewReviewReviewReview Supports RS170, CCIR, interlace, progressive scan and resettable progressive scan and resettable cameras Capture time RS-170 (NTSC): 1/30 second per frame; CCIR (PAL): 1/25 second per frame ± 2.6 ns pixel jitter and ≤ 0.5 LSB (least Input video Software selectable termination (75Ω or 10K Ω) significant bit) of video noise for precise image digitization Resolution RS-170: 640 x 480 pixels (maximum 768 x 486 pixels); CCIR: 768 x 576 pixels; 256 gray level, 8 bits Superior I/O control for precise Sampling jitter ± 2.6 ns with 1-line resync from reset; 0 using synchronization of cameras, strobes, pixel clock input triggers and exposure Video noise ≤ 0.5 LSB (least significant bit) 4-channel camera timing engine plus Video multiplexing Up to four video inputs (switch on trigger) pixel clock input Color expansion 8-bit monochrome expanded to 16 and 32-bit gray-scale for direct transfers to display memory Flexible image acquisition engine includes 8MB of on-board memory, Camera timing engine support Inputs: Vsync, Hsync, WEN, Pixel clock dual mode DMA and continuous Outputs: Vdrive/Standard/Programmable, Hdrive, Exposure1, Exposure2, Strobe buffering that enables guaranteed grabs, full (30 fps) frame rates and enhanced External trigger Four optically-isolated trigger inputs real-time performance by reducing Strobe and exposure output One strobe output, two exposure outputs dependencies on system latencies (up to four pulses, up to 59.99 min) ImageInfo feature “stamps” images General purpose Four TTL inputs, four TTL outputs input/output (I/O) with complete image acquisition status information Image acquisition triggering Wait m fields (allows synchronization of image capture with strobes and exposures); Video User-friendly camera interface with (continuous vertical sync trigger); Hardware; 4 identical high-density DB-26 Software; or logical combinations of Video, Hardware and Software triggers connectors (2 on board, 2 on camera extender board), each containing all On-board memory 8MB image FIFO memory camera-specific signals including Software programmable 256-byte programmable video input, Hsync/Hdrive, Vsync/Vdrive, look up table (LUTs) pixel clock input, 2 exposure outputs Power + 5 VDC, PCI, 700 mA and common signals (4 TTL general purpose inputs and outputs, + 12V Camera power + 12V at 1A for four cameras camera power) Operating temperature 0° C to 60° C Separate camera extender board for Warranty One year limited parts and labor easy, cost-effective cabling and set-up Supported operating systems Win 98, 98-SE, 2000, ME, NT4, XP for 3- and 4-camera applications Supported languages Visual C++ Flexible memory allocation through Third party image Halcon, Common Vision Blox scatter/gather technology processing support Programmable linear input offset and gain Third party image processing software support Imagenation PXR800 Ordering Information Verified to FCC Part 15 Class A require- PXR800 Analog Monochrome Frame Grabber ments. Full compliance to CE EMC PXR801 Camera Extender Board (for 3 - 4 camera applications) standards (EN-55022, EN-55024, CISPR-22) CB-081 Full Use Cable for PXR800 CB-082 Video/Trigger Only Cable for PXR800 Contact us for more information or to discuss your application. Toll free: (800) 366-9131 Phone: (503) 495-2200 Fax: (503) 495-2201 Copyright © 2001, Imagenation. All rights reserved. Email: info@imagenation.com Web site: www.imagenation.com All tradenames are the registered property of their respective owners.