The Hitachi PIXCI EC1 by Epix can be used to interface a Full, Medium, or Base configuration Camera Link camera to a laptop computer. With support for a sustained bandwidth of up to 191MBps, this card offers compatibility with more than 70 of the latest, most advanced, highest bandwidth machine vision cameras available in the industry.
Included with the board is Epix' XCAP-Lite software program offering plug-n-play operation with no need for special hardware setup or adjustments. Available as an option is Epix XCAP-Std version software, which offers a number of additional advanced features.
High Data Transfer rates
The PIXCI EC1 offers 191 megabytes per second, sustained, data transfer rates to laptop. Faster notebooks may provide up to 204MBps, sustained, data rates. Burst transfers at 250MBps.
Plug-N-Play Operation
The PIXCI EC1 is a plug-n-play frame grabber requiring no hardware setup or adjustment. Install the board, load the software, connect the camera, and capture images. Upon startup, the XCAP imaging program reads a camera identification chip on the PIXCI EC1 frame grabber, allowing XCAP to load the appropriate video format and display the camera's dedicated Capture & Adjust Dialog.
Powered by XCAP Software
The XCAP imaging program offers video-to-disk capture subject to the performance of the notebook's hard drive. Capture 1600 x 1200 Bayer pattern color images, 14 frames per second, 8 bits per pixel, directly to the notebook hard drive for 2 hours!
Interfaces to Almost Any Camera Link Camera
The PIXCI EC1 frame grabber requires a computer with an ExpressCard/54 slot. Few cameras exceed the frame grabber's 191MBps sustained data rate. Support for base camera link cameras in a notebook is available with the PIXCI ECB1. Support for higher bandwidth camera link cameras is available with the PIXCI E4 frame grabber in a desktop computer with an x4 PCI Express bus. The PIXCI E4 interfaces to cameras with a bandwidth requirement up to 700MBps.
Excellent Solutions & Support
EPIX, Inc. has been providing imaging solutions and support for OEM machine vision manufacturers and engineers since 1984.