IC-ASYNC embodies breakthrough technology that, for the first time, integrates four independent, asynchronous frame grabbers on one full size PCI-bus card. The IC-ASYNC, with the ability to acquire up to four camera channels asynchronously, is capable of handling high-speed applications that traditionally could only be performed by expensive and complicated vision processors.

All four channels on the IC-ASYNC can acquire images independently and asynchronously. Every channel has its own 1K x 1K linear frame buffer. Video input can be composite, variable scan, progressive scan, or VGA. An independent external trigger, frame reset, strobe, sync, timebase settings, AOI settings, and input conditioning circuitry are provided for each channel.

Each frame buffer acquires image data independently based on the timing from its associated camera input channel. A deinterlacing feature allows consecutive fields to be merged during acquisition. Multiple frame modes allow up to eight images to be consecutively acquired into the frame buffer. Ping-Pong bus master mode allows for the consecutive acquisition and transfer of images without frame loss - guaranteed. A sub-sample mode permits decimation of incoming video data (x2, X, and Y) for resizing images on-the-fly.

IC-ASYNC incorporates a state-of-the-art bus master controller (BMC) that autonomously monitors images as they are being acquired into each of the four frame buffers, and then transfers the image data to host memory (interrupt based). Consequently, the host CPU is free to process data during bus master transfers rather than controlling each individual transfer operation. The BMC provides multiple frame ping-pong source and destination capabilities that enables continuous real-time processing of each image. The BMC also uses a programmable scatter gather table that eliminates the need for the host to monitor bus master transfers itself.
 

Key features

• Onboard 1MB frame buffer for each of the four channels. The DMA bus master transfers images to host memory is less than 4ms
• Non Destructive Overlay using compatible SVGA adapters
• Hardware circuitry automatically deinterlaces images during acquisition
• Supports trigger, strobe, and frame reset for applications demanding highly responsive asynchronous image capture
• Multiple frame ping-pong source and destination capabilities for simultaneous acquisition and transfer of images to host memory
• Onboard 16-bit digital I/O makes connections to industrial I/O peripherals effortless

Video Formats

• Supports independent asynchronous acquisitions from up to four cameras
• Supports nonstandard area scan cameras up to 1K x 1K (variable scan)
• Supports up to two dual-tap asynchronous camera inputs

Datasheet: see IC-ASYNC specs

Specifications:

Application Notes:
IC-Async provides comprehensive vision tools software envionrment
High Speed Data Transfers with the IC-ASYNC

Software supported:
Camera Configurator- Windows application for easy board and camera setup
Imaging Studio - Machine Vision Software Library
MVTools - Image Processing and Analysis Libraries in C and C++
 

FAQ
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