FEATURES
picasso
TM
PCI-3C
User Manual
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FEATURES
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32-bit PCI interface, 3.3V or 5V I/O compatible
The
picasso
TM
is a full PCI 2.1 bus master with a transfer rate up to 132
Mbytes/sec. This allows the bus master to transfer up to 30 frames/sec. Support
of zero wait state burst transfers.
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Two RGB colour/multiple monochrome video inputs
Several configurations are possible, selected by software. Two RGB cameras,
one active. Two pairs of 3 synchronised monochrome video inputs. The
picasso
TM
PCI-3C
pro
supports four additional CVBS (composite colour) video
inputs or two S-Video inputs.
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Resolution
24 bit color levels. Standard square pixel format with 768/640 active pixels
resolution per frame. NTSC, PAL, SECAM, interlaced or progressive scan.
The maximum sample frequency is 20MHz.
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RS-170 CCIR 601 level-compatible
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Square pixel – 1:1 aspect ratio
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Memory
Memory Management Unit (MMU) supports Virtual Memory up to 4
Mbytes/DMA channel.
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Data Formats
RGB digital Video can be stored in several formats (RGB565, RGB
α
555,
RGB55
α
5, RGB24) in system memory or the displays adapter frame buffer.
CVBS digital video can be stored as RGB32, RGB24, RGB15, RGB8, YUV444,
YUV422, YUV411, YUV8 and YUV8-GRAY
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Two digital inputs and two digital outputs
The
picasso
TM
has two optical isolated digital inputs and outputs. They are
software controlled and they can be used for external events such as light
switching and camera triggering. The inputs can be programmed as interrupt for
fast input reaction time.
