PIXCI® E4

PCI Express x4 Frame Grabber For High Bandwidth Camera Link Cameras

• High Bandwidth Camera Link Frame Grabber
• PCI Express x4 Bus
• 1 Gbyte/sec Burst Transfer
• Up to 700 Mbyte/sec Sustained Data Transfer
• Line Scan or Area Scan
• Camera Frame Rate Sequence Capture
• Triggered Image Sequence Capture
• 64-Bit Memory Addressing
• Camera Integration & Async Reset Control
• Integration From Microseconds to Minutes
• Images Stored in Motherboard Memory or RAID Array
• Windows & Linux, 32 & 64–bit Compatible
• RoHS Compliant

The PIXCI® E4 is a plug-n-play frame grabber. Load the software, connect the camera, and begin to capture images. In addition to supporting high bandwidth cameras, the PIXCI E4 supports more than 100 Full, Medium, and Base configuration Camera Link cameras with lower bandwidth requirements.

The PIXCI E4 offers:

• 700 Megabyte per second sustained data transfer to PCI Express x4 bus.
• Camera specific controls - exposure, bit depth, gain, frame rate, etc.
• Camera operation in free-run mode for maximum frame rate sequence capture.
• Camera operation in control (trigger) mode.
• $1295.00 with XCAP-Lite imaging program.

Multiple PIXCI E4 boards can be installed in the same computer. The XCAP-Std program allows simultaneous use of the PIXCI E4 with other EPIX® frame grabbers supporting different camera models, either Camera Link compatible or not. XCAP-Std also offers video-to-disk capture, subject to the performance of the host computer's RAID array.

The PIXCI E4 is designed for the future. Although the PIXCI E4 can be used in any PC computer with a x4 PCI Express bus and 512 MB of memory, it is designed to take advantage of the larger computer memories made possible by 64-bit addressing. The PIXCI E4 board allows streaming of image data directly to 8, 12, 16 or more Gigabytes of computer memory, allowing sequence capture for longer durations.

Solutions and Support: EPIX, Inc. has been providing imaging solutions and support for OEM machine vision manufacturers and engineers since 1984. EPIX, Inc. assembles complete imaging systems with cameras, frame grabbers, high-performance PCI Express buses, and with RAID arrays for video-to-disk capture. EPIX imaging systems, custom-built to your specifications, feature Intel motherboards and processors. Contact I-CUBE for help selecting cameras, frame grabbers, imaging software, optics, and computer systems.

FEATURES

POPULAR SUPPORTED HIGH BANDWIDTH CAMERAS

	Camera	Resolution	Frame Rate	Bit Depth / Pixels	Notes
	Basler A406k Monochrome or Color	2320×1726	209 fps	8-Bit CMOS 7 µ2 3.89 Mpixel	Resolution is restricted to 1940 instead of 2320 due to bandwidth constraints.
	Basler A504k Monochrome or Color	1280×1024	500 fps	8-Bit CMOS 12 µ2 1.25 Mpixel	Global Shutter. Windowing for faster frame rate.
	Mikrotron EoSens CL 1362/1363 Monochrome or Color	1280×1024	500 fps	8/10-Bit CMOS 14 µ2 1.25 Mpixel	Global Shutter. ISO 2500 (Mono). Windowing for faster frame rate.
	NAC HotShot 512 CL Monochrome or Color	512×512	2300 fps	8-Bit CMOS 16 µ2 0.25 Mpixel	ISO 1650 (Mono). Freeze-Frame Global Shutter.
	NAC HotShot 1280 CL Monochrome or Color	1280×1024	500 fps	8-Bit CMOS 12 µ2 1.25 Mpixel	ISO 400 (Mono). Freeze-Frame Global Shutter.
	Princeton Instruments ES2020 or ES2001 Monochrome or Color	1600×1200	31.85 fps	12-Bit CCD 7.4 µ2 1.92 Mpixel	Simultaneous capture with display from up to 4 camera heads at full  resolution, bit depth, and frame rate.
	Princeton Instruments ES2093 Monochrome or Color	1920×1080	30.12 fps	12-Bit CCD 7.4 µ2 2.074 Mpixel
	Princeton Instruments ES4020 Monochrome or Color	2048×2048	15.05fps	12-Bit CCD 7.4 µ2 4.19 Mpixel
	Princeton Instruments ES11000 Monochrome or Color	4008×2672	4.63fps	12-Bit CCD 9.0 µ2 10.71 Mpixel
	Princeton Instruments ES1602 or ES1603 Monochrome	1536×1024	6.2fps	12-Bit CCD 9.0 µ2 1.57 Mpixel
	Princeton Instruments ES3200 Monochrome	2184×1472	2.9fps	12-Bit CCD 6.8 µ2 3.3 Mpixel
	Princeton Instruments EC11000 Monochrome or Color	4008×2672	4.63fps	12-Bit CCD 9.0 µ2 10.71 Mpixel Peltier Cooled
	Virtually ALL Full, Medium, & Base Camera Link Cameras	Supports Camera's Maximum Resolution	Supports Camera's Maximum Frame Rate	Any	Optimzed for camera link cameras listed in PIXCI Selection Guide. 700 MB/sec Max. Data Rate.

The chart lists high-performance cameras that showcase the PIXCI E4 board's capability to transfer massive amounts of image data which translates into the ability to capture high resolutions at comparatively fast frame rates. The PIXCI E4 is primarily designed to support high performance cameras, but it also works with virtually ALL camera link cameras with a bandwidth requirement of 700 MB/second or less.

Contact I-CUBE for help selecting cameras, frame grabbers, imaging software, optics, and computer systems.

SPECIFICATIONS

SIGNAL INPUT & OUTPUT:

EIA RS-644 (LVDS) Drivers & Receivers
support pixel clock frequencies up to 85 MHz.

PERFORMANCE:
Supports the camera's maximum:

Horizontal Resolution

Vertical Resolution

Frame Rate

Bit Depth

CONNECTIONS:

Two 26-pin 3M MDR Camera Link connectors for Full, Medium, and Base.

6-pin connector for Trigger, Frame Enable, and Strobe.

Camera Link cables available.

DATA TRANSFERS:

Supports cameras with data output rates up to 700 MBytes/second.

64-bit memory addressing

BUS REQUIREMENTS:

x4 PCI Express Bus slot

Operates in x16, x8, or x4 PCI Express Bus slot.

POWER REQUIREMENTS:

Average [mA] 2705.882

Minimum [mA] 2500.000

Maximum [mA] 2930.000

DIMENSIONS:

13.6 cm long by 10.5 cm high
(5.34" long x 4.13" high)

CERTIFICATIONS:

CE Compliant

ROHS Compliant

EPIX SOFTWARE Support:

Supported by XCAP-Lite (no charge with camera purchase), XCAP-Ltd, XCAP-Std, XCLIB, and XCLIBIPL.
Compatible with Windows, LINUX, and 32-bit DOS. Also TWAIN and Image-Pro Compatible.