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PMC DV C-Link

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Camera Link™ Digital Camera Interfacefor PMC Computers

Features

• Occupies a single PMC slot
• Interfaces Camera Link™ cameras
• Up to 28 bits per channel
• Direct memory access to host memory -- camera resolution independent
• 66 Mhz, 32-bit PCI board (PMC Form Factor)
• PCI Local Bus data rates of up to 220 MB/sec or maximum supported by host
• Can support one base mode Camera Link channel
• Device drivers for Sun Solaris™, Linux, Windows, VxWorks*, MacOS**
• Also available in the PCI and Compact PCI form factor

Description

The PMC DV C-LINK provides high resolution image capture for Camera Link™ monochrome and color digital cameras. One MDR 26 pin connector (Camera Link standard) is provided, which supports one base Camera Link camera.

The PMC DV C-Link is a dual channel DMA interface, with 220 Megabytes per second capability in a 66MHz slot, or 117 Mb/sec in a 33Mhz slot. Spatial and depth resolution and the number of buffers are limited only by the host memory. Images can be captured and displayed in real-time. The board complies with PMC form factor specifications and will fit in any PMC slot.

Applications

• Machine vision
• Manufacturing/Inspection
• Computer microscopy
• Astronomy
• Aerial mapping
• Image archiving
• Image processing and analysis
• Medical imaging
• Multimedia
• Security

System Requirements

PMC bus computer with Intel, AMD or SPARC processor, 512 KB memory, AGP or other non-PCI video, 66Mhz or faster PCI bus. Will operate in a 33Mhz slot as long as the camera/device produces less than ~90 MB/sec pixel data [more about bandwidth requirements].