Menzel Vision And Robotics Private Limited

• Video formats: PAL/NTSC, RS-170/CCIR
• Composite video inputs: 2
• Y/C inputs: 1
• Bus: PCI

Additional Information:

• Item Code: TIS

Road Runner Differential Camera Interface

Bitflow designed the Road Runner from the ground up to support demanding digital imaging applications. Since it's initial development, the Road Runner has been designed into 100s of successful applications and continues to solve the most demanding interface and application requirements.

Features:

The flexibility of the Road Runner product allows it to be used in virtually any imaging application that requires a digital camera or data source and utilizes the power, scalability and cost-effectiveness of the desktop computer for processing. The Road Runner can also be programmed to DMA directly to other PCI devices such as an embedded processor or high-speed storage peripheral.

• 32-bit/33MHz bus master PCI bus interface board
• Flow-Thru architecture featuring a Scatter/Gather DMA engine that supports the direct transfer of data to VGA or system memory in real-time with no latency or CPU usage
• Acquires image sizes up to 512K by 32K pixels (vertical size is unlimited for line scan cameras)
• LVDS/RS422 (32-bit) area or line scan camera interface supporting a single camera with up to 4 8-bit channels, two synchronized cameras or two multiplexed asynchronous cameras (model dependent)
• 9 user-programmable I/O signals (4 inputs and 5 outputs)
• Multiple trigger modes
• Up to 40MHz acquisition for LVDS and 30MHz for RS-422 (contact us for higher clock rates)
• On-the-fly reformatting for multi-tap cameras
• Standard 8-bit in/12-bit out LUT
• Optional 16-bit in/16-bit out LUT available
• Cables and configuration files for more than 200 industrial cameras
• Drivers and DLLs for Windows NT, 2000 and XP
• Supported by all versions of the BitFlow SDK

RUN-PCI-12 / 12-M

• One internal channel
• 16-bit input
• 8-bit in/12-bit out LUT
• Up to 40 MHz pixel clock

RUN-PCI-11 / 11-M

• One internal channel
• The 8-bit input
• 8-bit in/12-bit out LUT
• Up to 40 MHz pixel clock

The R3 frame grabber family has been designed to simplify the task of interfacing today's digital cameras to a wide array of imaging applications. The R3-DIF can interface to almost every LVDS camera manufactured (up to 32 bits). Combining the power of a proven, sophisticated acquisition/DMA engine with a flexible camera interface and control architecture, our newest product is an excellent choice for end-users, system integrators and OEMs.

The R3-Dif is the second generation of BitFlow frame grabbers that uses our FlowThru technology. The principle here is to do away with the frame buffer that traditional frame grabbers are built around, and instead optimize the data path so that the images flow through the board and into the host's memory with no latency and zero CPU usage. The only on-board storage is a FIFO to handle the asynchronous nature of the PCI bus. Finally, the entire system is interrupt based, so modern, multi-threaded, applications need not waste processing resources on controlling acquisition.

Features:

Applications

The flexibility of the R3-DIF product allows it to be used in virtually any imaging application that requires a digital camera or data source and utilizes the power, scalability and cost-effectiveness of the desktop computer for processing. The R3-DIF can also be programmed to DMA directly to other PCI devices such as an embedded processor or high-speed storage peripheral.

• Half-size, 32-bit/33MHz PCI 2.2 compliant card
• Supports both 5 V and 3.3 V PCI slots
• Flow-Thru architecture featuring a Scatter/Gather DMA engine that supports the direct transfer of data to memory in real-time with no latency or CPU usage
• Acquires image sizes up to 512K by 32K pixels (vertical size is unlimited for line scan cameras)
• LVDS/RS422 (32-bit) area or line scan camera interface supporting a single camera with up to four 8-bit channels, two synchronized cameras or two multiplexed asynchronous cameras
• 9 user-programmable I/O signals (4 in/5 out)
• Multiple trigger modes
• Up to 40MHz acquisition for LVDS and 30MHz for RS-422 (contact us for higher clock rates)
• On-the-fly reformatting for multi-tap cameras
• Optional 16-bit in/16-bit out LUT
• Cables and configuration files for more than 200 industrial cameras
• Drivers and DLLs for Windows NT, 2000, XP and Server 2003
• Supported by BitFlow SDK 3.00 or higher

R3-PCI-DIF-L

• R3 universal PCI digital camera interface
• Two internal channels
• Scan reversal
• 32-bit input
• LVDS/EIA-644 and RS-422 compatibility
• Up to 40MHz acquisition
• 16-in/16-out LUT

R3-PCI-DIF

• R3 universal PCI digital camera interface
• Two internal channels
• Scan reversal
• 32-bit input
• LVDS/EIA-644 and RS-422 compatibility
• Up to 40MHz acquisition

The Neon-CLQ

The Neon family has grown again. It started with the Neon-CLB, the world's first PoCL frame grabber that provided Base Camera Link acquisition on an OEM priced platform. Next came the Neon-CLD which supports two cameras on the same low-cost x4 PCIe platform. The newest member, the Neon-CLQ, supports capture from four cameras simultaneously. All cameras can be run independently with different resolutions, frame rates, triggering modes, etc. Or all cameras can be perfectly synchronized. The Neon-CLQ is incredibly flexible and powerful, yet it can substantially lower your system cost. The Neon-CLQ only requires a single PCIe slot, yet provides four camera interfaces plus I/O. This means the Neon-CLQ hits the highest density of cameras per slot of any frame grabber on the market while bringing the cost per camera down to unprecedented lows. At this price perper camera, the Neon-CLQ can compete with mainstream network cameras, while still providing all the robust industrial features expected when using a frame grabber.

Adding the Neon-CLQ to your application is simple with our SDK, which supports both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. Develop your application using our sophisticated buffer management APIs, or download our free drivers, available for most 3rd party machine vision packages. The Neon-CLQ is software compatible with the single-camera Neon-CLB, thus making the number of cameras in a system a manufacturing time decision.

If you need the simplest, most reliable, and best-performing quad Base Camera Link/PoCL frame grabber, call BitFlow today to get our Neon-CLQ, BitFlow's 4th generation of robust, industrial CL imaging products.

• Supports four Base CL cameras
• Provides Power over Camera Link (PoCL) for all cameras
• Support both PoCL and non-PoCL cameras
• Provides Safe Power - full protection from all CL power line faults
• All cameras can be independently synchronized
• Separate I/O for each camera
• Support simultaneous serial communications to all four camera
• The Neon-CLQ appears to Windows as four separate frame grabbers
• Fully backwards compatible with non-PoCL cameras and cables
• Half-Size x4 PCI Express Board
• Acquire up to 24 bits at 85 MHz
• FlowThru technology means that no onboard memory is needed
• Supports images up to 256K x 128K
• No frame rate limit
• Triggers and encoders for external control of acquisition
• Programmable signal generator for camera control (independent for each camera)
• Quadrature encoder support including sophisticated triggering schemes
• Encoder divider/multiplier
• Drivers, utilities and examples for Windows and Linux
• Supported on both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms
• Drivers for most 3rd party processing environments (e.g. HALCON, LabView, VisionPro, MATLAB, etc.)
• Acquire variable length frames with line scan cameras
• Acquire image sequences well beyond the 4GB barrier
• RoHS compliant

NEO-PCE-CLQ

• Four CL base camera
• Supports both PoCL and non-PoCL cameras
• PCL with Safe Power
• x4 PCI Express

The Neon-CLD

The Neon family is growing. It started with the Neon-CLB, the world's first PoCL frame grabber that provided Base Camera Link acquisition on an OEM priced platform. Now comes the Neon-CLD which supports two cameras on the same low-cost x4 PCIe platform. Both cameras can be completely independent with different resolutions, frame rates, triggering modes, etc. Or both cameras can be perfectly synchronized. The Neon-CLD is incredibly flexible and powerful, yet it can substantially lower your system cost. Not only is the Neon-CLD very aggressively priced, but there are additional savings from connecting two cameras to one frame grabber.

Adding the Neon-CLD to your application is simple with our SDK, which supports both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. Develop your application using our sophisticated buffer management APIs, or download our free drivers, available for most 3rd party machine vision packages. The Neon-CLD is software compatible with the single-camera Neon-CLB, thus making the number of cameras in a system a manufacturing time decision.

If you need the simplest, most reliable, and best performing dual Base Camera Link/PoCL frame grabber, call BitFlow today to get our Neon-CLD, BitFlow's 4th generation of robust, industrial CL imaging products.

The Neon-CLB

Simplify your industrial, medical, or semiconductor imaging application with BitFlow's Neon-CLB, the easiest to use and most reliable Base/PoCL Camera Link frame grabber available anywhere. The Neon-CLB captures images at up to the camera's highest frame/data rate, with precision image acquisition suitable for the most demanding applications.

The Neon-CLB is designed for the OEM that needs the performance of the PCI Express bus, BitFlow's famous industrial quality, and one of the lowest price points in the industry. The Neon-CLB can acquire from ALL Base CL cameras and has enough industrial I/O to handle even the most complicated synchronization tasks.

Adding the Neon-CLB to your application is simple with our SDK, which supports both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. The SDK provides high level APIs for sophisticated buffer management and low-level direct access to the board for speedy custom control.

If you need the simplest, most reliable, and best performing Base Camera Link and PoCL frame grabber, call BitFlow today to get our OEM-priced Neon-CLB, BitFlow's 4th generation of robust, industrial Camera Link imaging products.

CoaXPress (CXP) is a simple, yet powerful, standard for moving high speed serial data from a camera to a frame grabber. Video is captured at speeds of up to 6 Gigabits/Second (Gb/S). On the same cable, control commands and triggers can be sent back at 20 Megabits /Second (Mb/S). Power is also supplied to the camera. All this happens over a single piece of industry standard 75 Ohm coaxial cable.

Multiple CXP links can be aggregated to support higher data rates (e.g. four links provide 25 Gb/S of data).

The CXP standard opens the door to applications where cable cost, routing requirements and long distances have prevented the move to high resolution, high speed digital cameras. In many cases, existing coaxial infrastructure can be repurposed for CXP with very low installation costs.

• Half-Size x8 PCI Express Board
• CoaXPress 1.0 compliant
• Supports one to four CXP cameras
• Supports multi-link CXP cameras (up to four CXP links)
• Supports CXP speeds from 1.250 to 6.250 Gb/S
• Provides power for all cameras (up to 13 Watts per camera)
• Provides Safe Power, full protection from all power line faults
• Cameras are Plug and Play with automatic link speed detection
• Cable lengths of up to 135 meters are supported
• Cameras can be accurately synchronized, or can be completely unsynchronized
• PCI Express x8 interface (also works in x16 slots)
• Separate I/O for each camera
• Highly deterministic, low latency frame grabber to camera trigger
• Supports simultaneous serial communications to all cameras
• Windows "sees" a separate frame grabber for each camera
• FlowThru technology means no on-board memory is needed
• Acquire variable length frames from line scan cameras
• Acquire image sequences well beyond the 4GB barrier
• No frame rate limit
• Triggers and encoders for external control of acquisition
• Programmable signal generator for camera control (independent for each camera)
• Quadrature encoder support including sophisticated triggering schemes
• Encoder divider/multiplier
• Drivers, utilities and examples for Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7
• Supports both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms
• Drivers for most 3rd party processing environments (e.g. HALCON, LabView, VisionPro, MATLAB, etc.)
• Full GenICam support for control and capture
• All models are "half size" PCIe cards
• RoHS compliant

KBN-PCE-CXP2

• Two CXP cameras up running at 6.25 Gb/S or slower
• One two-link CXP camera up running at 6.25 Gb/S or slower

KBN-PCE-CXP4

• Four CXP cameras up running at 3.125 Gb/S or slower
• Two two-link CXP cameras up running at 3.125 Gb/S or slower

Karbon-CL4-SP is a special version of the Karbon-CL designed to handle the latest 80-bit 85 MHz cameras. These are the fastest cameras supported by the Camera Link standard and are currently produced by most of the top camera manufacturers. Because the data rate of these cameras is so high, both of the DMA engines on the Karbon-CL4-SP are needed to move this incredible amount of data to the host. This means that the Karbon-CL4-SP can support only one 85 MHz 80-bit camera. This frame grabber was developed in response to OEM demand and to eliminate unnecessary costs, components not used in this configuration have been removed. The most likely user is the OEM customers that deploy products using only one camera (and don't need the flexibility offered by the standard CL4-F model). Of course the "SP" model can still acquire from any base, medium or full CL camera made today.

• Half-Size x8 PCI Express Board
• Up to 80 bits input at 85 MHz
• Acquire from one Base/Medium/Full/80-bit CL cameras
• FlowThru technology eliminates the need for on-board frame buffers, even with the fastest cameras
• Multi-tap cameras rasterized on the fly
• Highly configurable acquisition engine
• DMA at burst rates up to 2.0 GB/S
• Supports images up to 256K x 128K
• No frame rate limit
• Quadrature encoder support including sophisticated triggering schemes
• Encoder divider/multiplier
• On board timing generator supports high-resolution exposure control
• Independent trigger and encoder inputs for each camera
• Independent CCs outputs for each camera
• General purpose I/O
• Supported by the BitFlow SDK on 32 and 64-bit Windows
• Acquire image sequences well beyond the 4 GB barrier
• Drivers, utilities and examples for Windows and Linux
• RoHS Complaint

KBN-PCE-CL2-D

• One or two independent base CL cameras

KBN-PCE-CL2-F

• One base, medium or full CL camera

KBN-PCE-CL4-D

• Up to four independent base CL cameras

KBN-PCE-CL4-F

• Up to two independent base, medium or full CL cameras

KBN-PCE-CL4-SP

• One 80-bit 85 MHz camera

The Karbon-CL

Karbon-CL is the world's first four-camera PCI Express frame grabber. It can simultaneously acquire from up to four Base CL cameras or two Full CL cameras (including 10-tap CL). It is built on top of BitFlow's FlowThru technology, which provides zero latency access to data, super low CPU usage, and unlimited DMA destination size. The Karbon-CL is the first member of BitFlow's Karbon family, a platform that will host a wide variety of virtual frame grabbers. These virtual frame grabbers can be customized to meet your specific needs.

The Karbon-CL has been designed with two main applications in mind. First, in situations where more than one camera is needed, the Karbon-CL can reduce both the system cost and the hardware footprint by its ability to acquire from up to four cameras. Second, in situations where extremely high data rates and/or frame rates are required, the Karbon-CL has been designed to acquire up to 160 bits at 85 MHz pixel clock rate and DMA at data rates up to 2.0 GB/S. For example, the Karbon-CL can acquire simultaneously from two 10-tap CL cameras.

Additional Information:

• Item Code: Bitflow

CoaXPress (CXP) is a simple, yet powerful, standard for moving high speed serial data from a camera to a frame grabber. Video is captured at speeds of up to 6.25 Gigabits/Second (Gb/S). Simultaneously, control commands and triggers can be sent to the camera 20 Mb/S (with a trigger accuracy of +/- 2 nanoseconds). Up to 13 W of power can also be supplied to the camera. All this happens over a single piece of industry standard 75 Ohm coaxial cable. Multiple CXP links can be aggregated to support higher data rates (e.g. four links provide 25 Gb/S of data). The CXP standard opens the door to applications where cable cost, routing requirements and long distances have prevented the move to high resolution, high-speed digital cameras. In many cases, existing coaxial infrastructure can be repurposed for CXP with very low installation costs.

Specification:

• Half-Size x8 PCI Gen 2.0 Express Board
• CoaXPress 1.1 compliant (supports 1.0 and 1.1. cameras)
• Supports one to four CXP-6 cameras
• Supports multi-link CXP-6 cameras (up to four CXP links)
• Supports CXP speeds from 1.250 to 6.250 Gb/S
• Supports simultaneous capture from four 6.250 Gb/S CXP links
• Provides one CXP-6 uplink to the camera (bulk data uploads, zero latency triggers)
• Low speed uplink also supported on all links
• Uses DIN 1.0/2.3 connectors
• Uses CXP standard 4+1 connector spacing
• Provides power for all cameras (up to 13 Watts per link)
• Provides Safe Power, full protection from all power line faults
• Cameras are Plug and Play with automatic link speed detection
• Cable lengths of up to 135 meters are supported
• Cameras can be accurately synchronized, or can be completely independent
• PCI Express x8 Gen 2.0 interface (also works in x16 slots)
• Compatible with PCI Express Gen 1.0 slots
• Separate I/O for each camera
• Highly deterministic, low latency frame grabber to camera trigger
• Supports simultaneous communications to all cameras
• Windows "sees" a separate frame grabber for each camera
• FlowThru technology means no on-board memory is needed
• StreamSync acquisition engine optimizes synchronization between acquisition and DMA
• StreamSync buffer manager maximize DMA channel efficiency
• Acquire variable length frames from line scan cameras
• Acquire image sequences well beyond the 4GB barrier
• No frame rate limit
• Triggers and encoders for external control of acquisition
• Programmable signal generator for camera control (independent for each camera)
• Quadrature encoder support including sophisticated triggering schemes
• Encoder divider/multiplier
• Drivers, utilities and examples for Windows and Linux
• Supported on both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms
• Drivers for most 3rd party processing environments (e.g. HALCON, LabView, VisionPro, MATLAB, etc.)
• Full GenICam support for control and capture
• All models are "half size" PCIe cards
• RoHS compliant

CYT-PC2-CXP4

• Four single link CXP-6 cameras
• Two Dual link CXP-6 cameras
• One Quad link CXP-6 camera

CYT-PC2-CXP2

• Two single link CXP-6 cameras
• One Dual link CXP-6 cameras

BitFlow has been making Camera Link frame grabbers since 1999. With each successive generation of frame grabbers, BitFlow has improved the quality, flexibility and robustness of their interfaces. Meanwhile, much has changed on the backend; PCI to PCIe, Gen 1 to Gen 2, etc. Also the Camera Link Specification had been continuously evolving: 80-bit (10-tap) mode was added, Power over Camera Link (PoCL), new connectors, new tap formats. Even though the specification has been around a long time, it is still one of the simplest, efficient and least expensive ways to get camera data into a computer. It also benefits from 100s of thousands of pieces of CL equipment sold worldwide.

BitFlow has been on top of all these changes and has continuously improved and updated their Camera Link frame grabbers. The Axion-CL is the culmination of all of these improvements, the most powerful CL frame grabber BitFlow has ever manufactured.

The Axion-CL also benefits from other products in BitFlow's line up. The Axion-CL uses the Cyton-CXP's backend: the StreamSync DMA engine and buffer manager. A brand new PCIe Gen 2 interface, with DMA optimized for modern (fully loaded, fully busy) computers.

Specification:

• Camera Link 2.0 Compliant
• Supports up to two cameras
• Supports base, medium, full, 80-bit (10-tap) CL cameras
• Supports CL clocks up to 85 MHz
• Supports simultaneous capture two 80-bit/85 MHz cameras
• Industry standard SDR Camera Link connectors
• Support PoCL and non-PoCL cameras
• Support dual connector PoCL
• Provides Safe Power, full protection from all power line faults
• Cameras can be accurately synchronized, or can be completely independent
• PCI Express x4 Gen 2.0 interface (also works in x8 and x16 slots)
• Compatible with PCI Express Gen 1.0 slots
• Separate I/O for each camera
• Highly deterministic, low latency frame grabber to camera trigger
• Supports simultaneous communications to all cameras
• Windows "sees" a separate frame grabber for each camera
• FlowThru technology means no on-board memory is needed
• StreamSync acquisition engine optimizes synchronization between acquisition and DMA
• StreamSync buffer manager maximize DMA channel efficiency
• Acquire variable length frames from line scan cameras
• Acquire image sequences well beyond the 4GB barrier
• No frame rate limit
• Triggers and encoders for external control of acquisition
• Programmable signal generator for camera control (independent for each camera)
• Quadrature encoder support including sophisticated triggering schemes
• Encoder divider/multiplier
• Drivers, utilities and examples for Windows and Linux
• Supported on both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms
• Drivers for most 3rd party processing environments (e.g. HALCON, LabView, VisionPro, MATLAB, etc.)
• Full GenICam support for control and capture
• RoHS compliant

Models:
AXN-PC2-CL-2xE

• Two base/medium/full/80-bit cameras
• PoCL on both connectors for both cameras

AXN-PC2-CL-1xE

• One base/medium/full/80-bit cameras
• PoCL on both connectors

Requires BitFlow SDK 6.2 or later