PIXCI® E8

PCI Express x8 Frame Grabber For High Bandwidth Camera Link Cameras

• High Bandwidth Camera Link Frame Grabber
• PCI Express x8 Bus
• 1.4 Gbyte/sec Burst Transfer
• Line Scan or Area Scan
• Camera Frame Rate Sequence Capture
• Triggered Image Sequence Capture
• 64-Bit Memory Addressing
• Camera Integration & Async Reset Control
• Images Stored in Motherboard Memory or RAID Array
• Windows & Linux, 32 & 64–bit Compatible
• RoHS Compliant

The PIXCI® E8 is a Camera Link frame grabber supporting the highest data rate cameras. The PIXCI® E8 supports more than 900 Extended, Full, Medium, Base, dual Base, and PoCL configuration Camera Link cameras.

The PIXCI® E8 offers:

• Supports the fastest Camera Link extended, full, medium, base, or dual base cameras.
• Optional PoCL support to provide camera power over a camera link cable.
• 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® E8 boards can be installed in the same computer. The XCAP-Std program allows simultaneous use of the PIXCI® E8 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 storage system.

The PIXCI® E8 is designed for the future. The PIXCI® E8 can be used in a PC with a PCI Express x8 or x16 bus slot and at least 512 MB of memory, and is designed to take advantage of larger computer memory systems made possible by 64-bit addressing. The PIXCI® E8 board allows streaming of image data directly to terabytes of computer memory, allowing sequence capture for extended time periods.

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 EPIX, Inc., or an authorized EPIX, Inc. distributor, for help selecting cameras, frame grabbers, imaging software, optics, and computer systems.

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POPULAR SUPPORTED HIGH BANDWIDTH CAMERAS

	Camera	Resolution	Frame Rate	Bit Depth / Pixels	Notes
	Allied Vision Technologies CMC-4000 Monochrome or Color	2320×1726	400 fps	10-Bit CMOS 7 µ2 3.89 Mpixel	Needs one PIXCI® E8 for half frame rate, two for full frame rate.
	Basler A406k Monochrome or Color	2320×1726	209 fps	8-Bit CMOS 7 µ2 3.89 Mpixel
	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	15.05 fps	12-Bit CCD 7.4 µ2 4.19 Mpixel
	Princeton Instruments ES11000 Monochrome or Color	4008×2672	5.86 fps	12-Bit CCD 9.0 µ2 10.71 Mpixel
	Princeton Instruments ES1602 or ES1603 Monochrome	1536×1024	6.2 fps	12-Bit CCD 9.0 µ2 1.57 Mpixel
	Princeton Instruments ES3200 Monochrome	2184×1472	2.9 fps	12-Bit CCD 6.8 µ2 3.3 Mpixel
	Princeton Instruments EC11000 Monochrome or Color	4008×2672	5.86 fps	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.

The chart lists high-performance cameras that showcase the PIXCI® E8 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® E8 is primarily designed to support high performance cameras, but it also works with virtually ALL camera link cameras.

Please visit the PIXCI Selection Guide for a comprehensive listing of supported cameras.

Contact EPIX, Inc., or an authorized distributor of EPIX® imaging products, 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.

Two 10-pin headers for Trigger, Frame Enable, Strobe, and General Purpose I/O.

Camera Link cables available.

BUS REQUIREMENTS:

PCI Express x8 Bus slot.

Operates in PCI Express Bus x16 or x8 slot.

POWER REQUIREMENTS:

12 V @ 120 mA
3.3 V @ 720 mA
Total 3.816 Watts

DIMENSIONS:

13.08 cm long by 10.55 cm high
(5.15" long x 4.153" 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 Vista, XP, 2K, LINUX, and 32-bit DOS. Also TWAIN and Image-Pro Compatible.

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