The Hitachi PIXCI E4 by Epix is a data capture board optimized for use with high bandwidth CCTV cameras that come equipped with a Camera Link type connector. This board installs in a PCI Express x4 bus, and supports sustained data rates of 700MBps. Aside from capturing and processing data, this board, together with the included software, makes it possible to access and manipulate major camera controls like exposure, bit depth, gain, frame rate, and more.
Plug-N-Play Operation
The PIXCI E4 is a plug-n-play frame grabber. Load the software, connect the camera, and begin to capture images.
Also Supports Lower Bandwidth Cameras
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.
Expandable to Multiple Boards
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, whether they're Camera Link compatible or not. XCAP-Std also offers video-to-disk capture, subject to the performance of the host computer's RAID array.
Designed for the Future
Although the PIXCI E4 can be used in any PC computer with an 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.