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Rapidly add high-performance GigE Vision 2.0 connectivity to systems and cameras

Pleora’s iPORT™ NTx-GigE Embedded Video Interface hardware helps manufacturers shorten time-to-market, reduce risk, and lower costs by providing a straightforward way to integrate GigE Vision 2.0 video connectivity into cameras, x-ray detector panels, and imaging systems.

The NTx-GigE Embedded Video Interface interacts seamlessly with Pleora’s other products in networked or point-to-point digital video systems. It complies with the GigE Vision 2.0® and GenICam™ standards, ensuring interoperability in a multi-vendor environment.

For manufacturers requiring deeper levels of integration, Pleora’s NTx-GigE is also available as an Intellectual Property (IP) package that includes an FPGA IP core and a hardware reference design, complete with expert design review services.

The ultra-compact NTx-GigE is easily embedded into small-body cameras, flat-panel x-ray detectors, and imaging systems. Power over Ethernet (PoE) and external power options provide design flexibility while lowering component and operating costs. The product supports the IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol to synchronize image capture functions and other system elements, enabling the exact triggering of image acquisition.

Pleora’s iPORT NTx-GigE Embedded Video Interface is supported by:

• An evaluation kit to help speed time-to-market by enabling the rapid design of prototypes and proof-of-concept demonstrations, often without requiring hardware development;
• eBUS™ SDK, a feature-rich application development toolkit for manufacturers to rebrand and distribute with their end-products; and
• The AutoGen XML generation tool and a firmware reference design, which makes it fast and easy for manufacturers to create a user-friendly GenICam interface for their products.

The iPORT NTx-GigE, together with the iPORT NTx-U3 for USB3 Vision™ connectivity family, are pin-compatible hardware solutions that provide manufacturers with a cost-effective approach to support all video interface needs.

• Compact and low power
• GigE Vision and GenICam compliant
• Throughput approaching 1 Gb/s
• Up to 32-bit, 120 MHz parallel LVTTL/LVCMOS video input, and 4 interleaved taps
• Line scan and area scan modes
• 120 MB frame buffer to accommodate multi-megapixel sensor sizes
• Supports both POE and external-powered options
• Updatable firmware via the GigE port for easy upgrades in the field

Rapidly add high-performance USB3 Vision connectivity to systems and cameras

Pleora’s iPORT™ NTx-U3 Embedded Video Interface hardware provides system and camera manufacturers with a straightforward way to integrate USB 3.0 video connectivity into their products. With the NTx-U3 Embedded Video Interface, manufacturers can shorten time-to-market, reduce development and deployment risk, and lower design and system costs.

For manufacturers requiring deeper levels of integration, Pleora’s NTx-U3 is also available as an Intellectual Property (IP) package that includes an FPGA IP core and a hardware reference design, complete with expert design review services.

Pleora's NTx-U3 Embedded Video Interface interacts seamlessly with Pleora's other products in networked or point-to-point digital video systems. It also complies fully with the USB3 Vision™ and GenICam® standards, ensuring interoperability with third-party equipment in a multi-vendor environment. The embedded hardware converts video data to packets at through puts up to 3 Gb/s. The packet sized video is then sent with low, consistent latency over a USB 3.0 link to receiving software.

To speed time-to-market, Pleora offers an evaluation kit for the NTx-U3 Embedded Video Interface. This kit allows manufacturers to produce system or camera prototypes and proof-of-concept demonstrations easily and rapidly, often without undertaking hardware development.

Pleora’s iPORT NTx-U3 Embedded Video Interface also includes:

• eBUS™ SDK, a feature-rich application development toolkit for manufacturers to rebrand and distribute with their end-products;
• The AutoGen XML generation tool and a firmware reference design, which makes it fast and easy for manufacturers create a user-friendly GenICam interface for their products.

• Compact and low power
• USB3 Vision and GenICam compatible
• Throughput of up to 3 GB/s
• Up to 32-bit, 120 MHz parallel LVTTL/LVCMOS video input, and 4 interleaved taps
• Line scan and area scan modes
• 120 MB frame buffer to accommodate multi-mega pixel sensor sizes
• Can support either USB-powered or external-powered options
• Updateable firmware via the USB 3.0 port for ease of manufacturing and feature upgrades in the field

Preserve investments in existing cameras and optics, while converting to fully digital video connectivity

Pleora’s iPORT™ Analog-Pro External Frame Grabbers allow system manufacturers and integrators to treat analog cameras as native GigE Vision® cameras. With these external frame grabbers, analog cameras enjoy the long-distance reach of Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) for both video and remote control, and can be mixed with native GigE Vision cameras in networked environments.

System manufacturers can shorten time-to-market, reduce development and deployment risk, and lower design and system costs by reusing expensive or application-specific analog cameras in GigE Vision installations, with minimal software development.

iPORT Analog-Pro External Frame Grabbers interact seamlessly with Pleora's other products in networked or point-to-point digital video systems. The frame grabbers also comply fully with the GigE Vision andGenICam™ standards, enabling interoperation with third-party equipment in multi-vendor environments.

Compact and simple to integrate, Analog-Pro external frame grabbers can transmit two channels of composite (NTSC, PAL, CCIR, or RS-170) video simultaneously at up to 30 frames per second (fps) each with low, predictable latency over a GigE link. GigE supports cabling distances of up to 100 meters using standard CAT5e/6 wiring. With off-the-shelf Ethernet switches, distances can be unlimited.

At the PC, Analog-Pro External Frame Grabbers connect via GigE, eliminating the need for a desktop computer with an available peripheral card slot. As a result, system designers can reduce system size, cost, and power consumption by using computing platforms with smaller form factors, such as laptops, embedded PCs, and single board computers.

The Analog-Pro is bundled with Pleora’s feature-rich application toolkit, eBUS™ SDK, and compatible with Pleora’s vDisplay™ External Frame Grabbers, which deliver video directly to a monitor.

• Transmits two independent channels of analog composite video over GigE with low, consistent latency
• Built-in de-interlacing algorithms
• Supports square pixels
• RS-232 and GPIO to control external devices
• Available as enclosed units and OEM board sets

Pleora’s iPORT™ Analog-Pro External Frame Grabbers are analog-to-digital video encoders for NTSC, PAL, CCIR, and RS-170 video.

The iPORT Analog-Pro SD Development Kit enables the rapid design of prototypes and proof-of-concept demonstrations of vision systems using the company's iPORT Analog-Pro SD External Frame Grabbers.

• NTSC
• PAL
• CCIR
• RS-170

Achieve significant levels of design flexibility with field-proven, USB3 Vision-compliant video interface technology

iPORT™ NTx-U3 Intellectual Property (IP) is a package of tools, reference designs, and expert design services that allows manufacturers to fully integrate Pleora's NTx-U3 Embedded Video Interface.

With the NTx-U3 IP package, manufacturers can enjoy significant levels of design flexibility with field-proven technology, while shortening time-to-market, reducing development and deployment risk, and lowering design and system costs.

Products produced with the NTx-U3 IP interact seamlessly with Pleora's other products in networked or point-to-point digital video systems. NTx-U3 IP products also comply fully with the USB3 Vision® andGenICam™ standards, enabling interoperation with third-party equipment in multi-vendor environments.

The iPORT NTx-U3 Hardware Reference Design allows manufacturers to develop customized hardware based on the design of Pleora's iPORT NTx-U3 Embedded Video Interface hardware. The customized hardware can be paired with Pleora's off-the-shelf FPGA load, or with a customized FPGA load created with the iPORT NTx-U3 IP Core Package.

By integrating the NTx-U3 Intellectual Property, manufacturers can optimize boards to meet unique system or camera form factors, optimize for extended temperature, and meet enhanced shock and vibration requirements.

Pleora's engineering team has extensive experience in high-speed USB 3.0-based designs and helps to ensure the highest first-pass quality of your interface by providing in-depth analyses of your board designs, schematics, layouts, and component selections to ensure optimal EMI/EMC, power, heat, and performance characteristics.

The iPORT NTx-U3 Hardware Reference Design contains:

• Schematics and sample layout files for a USB3 Vision compliant video interface;
• Standard main FPGA load, as well as a backup load to help ensure device reliability
• Bill of Materials with key extended temperature components;
• Component obsolescence management; and
• Documentation.

The iPORT NTx-U3 IP Core Package allows manufacturers to reduce overall system costs by creating FPGA loads which fully integrate their logic with Pleora's iPORT NTx-U3 IP core. This FPGA load can be paired with Pleora's iPORT NTx-U3 Embedded Video Interface hardware, or with custom hardware developed with the iPORT NTx-U3 Hardware Reference Design.

Typically, integrating multiple functions into a single FPGA load results in boards with lower power consumption, less heat generation, smaller footprints, and reduced component count. Many logic functions can be integrated with the NTx-U3 IP core, including pixel correction, color space conversion, and specialized transformation or analysis tasks.

The iPORT NTx-U3 IP Core Package contains:

• Pleora's encrypted IP cores for a USB3 Vision compliant video interface;
• Pleora's Hardware Description Language (HDL) reference design;
• USB 3.0 controller configuration; and
• Device configuration scripts, which facilitate automation of the programming process during production.

High-performance video connectivity using 10 GigE technology

Pleora’s iPORT™ NTx-Ten Embedded Video Interface hardware provides system and camera manufacturers with a straightforward way to integrate 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) video connectivity into their products. Using the NTx-Ten, manufacturers can shorten time-to-market, reduce development and deployment risk, and lower design and system costs.

The NTx-Ten interacts seamlessly with Pleora's other products in networked or point-to-point digital video systems. The hardware also complies fully with the GigE Vision® 2.0 and GenICam™ standards, ensuring interoperability with third-party equipment in multi-vendor environments.

A sophisticated on-board Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and support for the IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol allows users to precisely measure, synchronize, and control the operation of other system elements.

GigE Vision and GenICam are both agnostic to Ethernet link speed, which means the NTx-Ten can be combined into systems alongside GigE Vision cameras operating at 1 Gb/s, with no software modifications.

The NTx-Ten converts video data to Ethernet packets and sends it with low, consistent latency over a 10 GigE link to receiving software or hardware. The NTx-Ten is compatible with industry-standard copper or fiber-based links via an SFP+ (small form-factor pluggable) connector, and connects easily to off-the-shelf 10 GigE components such as network cards and switches.

Pleora’s iPORT NTx-Ten Embedded Video Interface is bundled with the eBUS™ SDK, a feature-rich application development toolkit for manufacturers to rebrand and distribute with their end-products.

• GigE Vision 2.0 and GenICam compatible
• Support for transmission of video from up to two sensors simultaneously
• Up to 96-bit, 125 MHz parallel LVTTL/LVCMOS video input, and up to eight interleaved taps
• Line scan and area scan modes
• 120 MB frame buffer to accommodate multi-megapixel image sensors
• Updatable firmware via the 10 GigE port for ease of manufacturing and feature upgrades in the field

Rapidly add high-performance GigE Vision connectivity to cameras

Pleora’s iPORT™ NTx-Mini Embedded Video Interface hardware provides system and camera manufacturers with a straightforward way to integrate Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) video connectivity into their products. With the NTx-Mini, manufacturers can shorten time-to-market, reduce development and deployment risk, and lower design and system costs.

For manufacturers requiring deeper levels of integration, the NTx-Mini technology is available in the iPORT NTx-Pro2 Intellectual Property (IP)package that includes an FPGA IP core, a hardware reference design, and expert design review services.

NTx-Mini embedded hardware interacts seamlessly with Pleora's other products in networked or point-to-point digital video systems. The hardware also complies fully with the GigE Vision® and GenICam™standards, enabling inter operation with third-party equipment in multi-vendor environments. The embedded hardware converts video data to packets at GigE's full, 1 Gb/s throughput rate and sends it with low, consistent latency over a GigE link to receiving software or hardware.

To speed time-to-market, Pleora offers an evaluation kit for the NTx-Mini. This kit allows manufacturers to produce system or camera prototypes and proof-of-concept demonstrations easily and rapidly, often without undertaking hardware development.

Pleora’s iPORT NTx-Mini Embedded Video Interface also includes:

• eBUS™ SDK, a feature-rich application development toolkit for manufacturers to rebrand and distribute with their end-products;
• A sophisticated on-board programmable logic controller (PLC), which allows users to precisely measure, synchronize, trigger, and control the operation of vision system elements such as strobe lights and rotary encoders; and
• The AutoGEV XML generation tool, which makes it fast and easy for manufacturers to create a user-friendly GenICam interface for their products.

• Compact and low power
• GigE Vision and GenICam compliant
• Throughput up to GigE’s full 1 Gb/s rate
• Up to 24-bit, 90 MHz parallel LVTTL/LVCMOS video input and 2 interleaved taps
• Line scan and area scan modes
• 32 MB frame buffer for store-and-forward applications
• Updatable firmware via the GigE port for ease of manufacturing and feature upgrades in the field

Features:

• Transmits video from Camera Link Base or Medium mode cameras over USB 3.0, with low, predictable latency
• Plugs into a wide range of computing platforms without needing a PCI/PCIe frame grabber
• Compact and low power
• Mountable enclosure
• Line scan and area scan modes
• 120 MB frame buffer to accommodate multi-mega pixel sensor sizes
• Throughput approaching 3 Gb/s
• Record and playback functionality
• USB3 Vision and GenICam compatible
• Power, control, and video over the same USB 3.0 cable
• Power over Camera Link (PoCL) with models CL-U3B-IND and CL-U3M-IND (external power supply required)
• Sophisticated on-board programmable logic controller (PLC) allows users to precisely measure, synchronize, trigger, and control the operation of other vision system elements

Transmit video from Camera Link Base cameras over GigE across a wide operating temperature range

Pleora’s iPORT™ CL-GigE External Frame Grabbers allow manufacturers and integrators to treat Camera Link® Base configuration cameras as native GigE Vision® cameras in vision systems operating in -40°C to +60°C environments.

With these external frame grabbers, designed specifically for highly reliable video transmission in challenging operating conditions, Camera Link cameras can enjoy the long-distance cabling reach, computing platform support, and networking advantages of Gigabit Ethernet (GigE).

The iPORT CL-GigE converts video data from Camera Link cameras to packets and transmits it over a GigE link with low, predictable latency. GigE supports cabling distances of up to 100 meters using standard CAT5e/6 cabling. With off-the-shelf Ethernet switches, distances can be unlimited. Integrated Power over Ethernet (PoE) and Power over Camera Link (PoCL) capabilities enable one-cable installations to further simplify design and reduce component count.

The connection at the computing platform is a standard GigE plug, eliminating the need for a desktop PC with an available peripheral card slot. As a result, manufacturers and integrators can reduce system size, cost, and power consumption by using computing platforms with smaller form factors, such as laptops, embedded PCs, and single-board computers.

The industrial-grade frame grabbers comply fully with the GigE Vision and GenICam™ standards, enabling interoperability with third-party equipment in multi-vendor systems. An on-board programmable logic controller (PLC) and IEEE 1588 capabilities allow users to precisely control, trigger, and synchronize equipment and multiple cameras, while the sophisticated GPIO minimizes the effects of electrical noise.

The iPORT CL-GigE is supported by Pleora’s feature-rich eBUS™ SDK application tool kit and drivers. With this software suite, designers can rapidly prototype and deploy production-ready software to support video transmission over GigE, 10 GigE, USB 3.0, and wireless using the same application programming interface (API).

With Pleora’s iPORT CL-GigE, manufacturers and integrators can shorten time-to-market, lower design and component costs, and reduce deployment risk by reusing expensive or application-specific Camera Link cameras in GigE Vision installations, with minimal software development.

• Transmits video from camera link base cameras over GigE
• Extended operating temperature range of -40°C to +60°C
• Plugs into a wide range of computing platforms without needing a PCI frame grabber
• Compact and low power
• Screw surface mountable enclosure
• Line scan and area scan modes
• 120 MB frame buffer to accommodate multi-mega pixel sensor sizes
• Record and playback capability
• GigE Vision and GenICam compatible
• Supports IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol and action commands
• Supports both PoE and externally-powered options
• Power over Camera Link (PoCL)
• Sophisticated on-board programmable logic controller (PLC) allows users to precisely measure, synchronize, trigger, and control the operation of other vision system elements
• Low, predictable latency
• Bundled with Pleora’s feature-rich eBUS™ SDK application Toolkit
• Fully supported by a comprehensive development kit

Rapidly add high-performance USB3 Vision connectivity to HD-SDI systems and cameras

Pleora’s iPORT™ HDSDI-U3 External Frame Grabbers provide systems manufacturers and integrators with cost and design flexibility advantages by converting HD-SDI cameras, video processors, and systems into native USB3 Vision™ equipment. With these external frame grabbers, HD-SDI equipment can transport high-speed imaging and video data over the widely available USB 3.0 bus. The equipment can also be used with a broader selection of smaller form factor, low-power computing platforms to help reduce system costs.

Based on a field-proven design, the HDSDI-U3 delivers additional benefits including high bandwidth output, extended temperature operating range, GPIO, and RS-485 data communications functionality enabling real-time, low-jitter triggering of cameras, video processors, and synchronization of other imaging system elements.

The HDSDI-U3 transmits video from HD-SDI cameras, endoscopes, and other equipment with low, predictable latency over a USB 3.0 link. The connection at the workstation is a standard USB 3.0 port, eliminating the need for a desktop computer with an available peripheral card slot for a traditional frame grabber. As a result, designers can reduce system size, cost, and power consumption by using computing platforms with smaller form factors, such as laptops, embedded computers, and single-board computers.

Pleora’s HDSDI-U3 External Frame Grabbers help systems manufacturers and integrators to leverage the performance attributes of USB 3.0, including high-bandwidth, power over cable, and plug-and-play usability. The HDSDI-U3 complies fully with the USB3 Vision and GenICam™ standards, ensuring interoperability with third-party equipment in multi-vendor environments.

• Transmits video from HD-SDI equipment over USB 3.0, with low, predictable latency
• Plugs into a wide range of computing platforms without needing a PCI/PCIe frame grabber
• Compact and low power
• Mountable enclosure
• 120 MB frame buffer
• Record and playback functionality
• USB3 Vision and GenICam compatible
• Power, control, and video over the same USB 3.0 cable
• Bundled with Pleora’s feature-rich eBUS™ SDK application toolkit

Transport high-speed imaging and video data from Sony Block Cameras over USB 3.0

Pleora’s iPORT™ SB-U3 External Frame Grabbers improve the usability of Sony block cameras by allowing systems manufacturers and integrator to treat them as native USB3 Vision™ cameras. With these external frame grabbers, Sony block cameras can transport high-speed imaging and video data over the widely available USB 3.0 bus. The cameras can also be used with a broader selection of computing platforms, lowering system costs.

The SB-U3 presents a user friendly interface to the Sony® VISCA™ protocol set, both graphically and in the eBUS SDK (software development kit). This allows system designers to rapidly prototype interactions between the SB-U3, the Sony block camera, and their software as well as quickly deploy production-ready software.

The SB-U3 transmits full-resolution video with low, predictable latency over a USB 3.0 link at the maximum frames per second (fps) supported by a wide range of Sony camera block models. The connection at the PC is a standard USB 3.0 port, eliminating the need for a desktop PC with an available peripheral card slot for a traditional frame grabber. As a result, system designers can reduce system size, cost, and power consumption by using computing platforms with smaller form factors, such as laptops, embedded PCs, and single board computers.

Pleora’s SB-U3 External Frame Grabbers helps systems manufacturers and integrator to leverage the performance attributes of USB 3.0, including high bandwidth, power over cable, and plug-and-play usability. In addition, the frame grabbers support more flexible configurations, allowing multiple cameras to be aggregated to a single USB 3.0 port, when using an off-the-shelf USB 3.0 hub. The SB-U3 complies fully with the USB3 Vision and GenICam™ standards, ensuring inter operability with third-party equipment in multi-vendor environments.

• Transforms Sony block cameras into USB3 Vision cameras
• Power, control, and video over the same USB 3.0 cable
• Plugs into a wide range of computing platforms without needing a PCI frame grabber
• Transmits full-resolution images at the maximum rate supported by the block camera
• Simplifies Sony VISCA interface
• Sophisticated on-board programmable logic controller (PLC) allows users to precisely measure, synchronize, trigger, and control the operation of other vision elements
• Low, consistent latency
• Bundled with Pleora's feature-rich E-BUS SDK application toolkit

Pleora's iPORT iPORT SB-U3 Development Kit enables the rapid design of prototypes and proof-of-concept demonstrations of vision systems using the company's iPORT SB-U3 External Frame Grabbers.

• Sony FCB-EV7500 block camera
• Sony FCB-EV7100 block camera
• Sony FCB-EV5500 block camera
• Sony FCB-EH6500 block camera
• Sony FCB-EH6300 block camera
• Sony FCB-EH3410 block camera
• Sony FCB-EH3310 block camera

Leverage the long-distance cabling and multicasting capabilities of GigE for Sony block cameras

Pleora’s iPORT™ SB-GigE External Frame Grabbers improve the usability of Sony block cameras by allowing systems manufacturers and integrators to treat them as native GigE Vision® cameras. With these external frame grabbers, Sony block cameras can leverage the simple, long-distance cabling of Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) for both video and control signals. The cameras can also be used with a broader selection of computing platforms, lowering system costs.

The SB-GigE presents a user friendly interface to the Sony® VISCA™ protocol set, both graphically and in the eBUS SDK (software development kit) . This allows system designers to rapidly prototype interactions between the SB-GigE, the Sony block camera, and their software as well as quickly deploy production-ready software.

The SB-GigE transmits full-resolution video with low, predictable latency over a GigE link. The connection at the PC is a standard GigE plug, eliminating the need for a desktop PC with an available peripheral card slot for a traditional frame grabber.

As a result, system designers can reduce system size, cost, and power consumption by using computing platforms with smaller form factors, such as laptops, embedded PCs, and single board computers.

GigE supports cabling distances of up to 100 meters using standard CAT5e/6 cabling. Deploying an off-the-shelf Ethernet switch, extended distances and more flexible network configurations are supported. Multiple cameras can be aggregated to a single port, imaging data can be multicast from one camera or image sensor to multiple displays, or images from multiple cameras can be combined on one computer or processing unit.

A sophisticated on-board programmable logic controller (PLC) and support for the IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol allows users to precisely measure, synchronize, trigger, and control the operation of other vision system elements.

The SB-GigE is bundled with Pleora’s feature rich application toolkit, eBUS™ SDK, and compatible with Pleora’s vDisplay™ External Frame Grabbers, which deliver video directly to a monitor.

• Transforms Sony block cameras into GigE Vision cameras
• Power, control and video over the same cable
• Plugs into a wide range of computing platforms without needing a PCI frame grabber
• Transmits full-resolution images at the maximum rate supported by the block camera
• Converts video to 8-bit monochrome formats to conserve bandwidth (except in 1080p modes at 50 fps or higher)
• Simplifies Sony VISCA interface
• Synchronizes image capture with other elements of the system
• Low, predictable latency

The iPORT SB-GigE Development Kit enables the rapid design of prototypes and proof-of-concept demonstrations of vision systems using the company's iPORT™ iPORT SB-GigE External Frame Grabbers.

• Sony FCB-EV7500 block camera
• Sony FCB-EV7100 block camera
• Sony FCB-EV5500 block camera
• Sony FCB-SE600 block camera
• Sony FCB-EH6500 block camera
• Sony FCB-EH6300 block camera
• Sony FCB-EH3410 block camera
• Sony FCB-EH3310 block camera

High-performance GigE Vision Connectivity for Camera Link cameras

The iPORT PT1000-CL is not intended for new designs. For new applications requiring transmission of video from Camera Link over GigE, please see the iPORT CL-GigE.

Pleora’s iPORT™ PT1000-CL External Frame Grabbers allow system manufacturers and integrators to treat Camera Link® cameras as native GigE Vision® cameras. With these external frame grabbers, Camera Link cameras enjoy the long-distance reach of Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) and can be mixed with native GigE Vision cameras in networked environments.

The PT1000-CL External Frame Grabbers interact seamlessly with Pleora's other products in networked or point-to-point digital video systems. The frame grabbers also comply fully with the GigE Vision® andGenICam™ standards, enabling them to interoperate with third-party equipment in multi-vendor systems. System manufacturers and integrators can shorten time-to-market, lower design and system costs, and reduce development and deployment risk by reusing expensive or application-specific Camera Link cameras in GigE Vision installations, with minimal software development.

The PT1000-CL converts video data from Camera Link cameras to packets and transmits it over a GigE link with low, predictable latency. GigE supports cabling distances of up to 100 meters using standard CAT5e/6 cabling. With off-the-shelf Ethernet switches, distances can be unlimited.

The connection at the PC is a standard GigE plug, eliminating the need for a desktop PC with an available peripheral card slot. As a result, system designers can reduce system size, cost, and power consumption by using computing platforms with smaller form factors, such as laptops, embedded PCs, and single board computers.

A sophisticated on-board programmable logic controller (PLC) allows users to precisely measure, synchronize, trigger, and control the operation of other vision system elements.

The PT1000-CL is bundled with Pleora’s feature-rich application toolkit, eBUS™ SDK, and compatible with Pleora’s vDisplay™ External Frame Grabbers, which deliver video directly to a monitor.

• Transmits video from Camera Link Base mode cameras over GigE with low, consistent latency
• Built-in PLC for advanced real-time synchronization and triggering
• Asynchronous serial communications connectivity over Camera Link, as well as an external connector

Pleora's iPORT PT1000-CL4 Development Kit enables the rapid design of prototypes and proof-of-concept demonstrations of vision systems using the company's iPORT PT1000-CL External Frame Grabbers. Kits are available supporting 16 MB or 128 MB SDRAM.

High-performance GigE Vision 2.0 connectivity for camera link full and medium cameras over 10 GigE links

Pleora’s iPORT™ CL-Ten External Frame Grabbers use a high-performance GigE Vision® 2.0 over 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GigE) link to transmit video simultaneously from two Camera Link Base or Medium cameras, or a single Camera Link Full camera at maximum data rates, with low, predictable latency. These external frame grabbers allow designers to extend and aggregate system cabling, and integrate Camera Link cameras into a networked environment.

The CL-Ten product family provides options for designers to meet system requirements. The iPORT CL-Ten Full supports transmission of a single Full (including Deca and 80-bit) mode camera. The iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium supports simultaneous transmission of 2 Medium or Base mode cameras.

CL-Ten External Frame Grabbers interact seamlessly with Pleora's other products in networked or point-to-point digital video systems. The frame grabbers also comply fully with the GigE Vision and GenICam™standards, enabling interoperation with third-party equipment in multi-vendor environments.

The GigE Vision and GenICam standards are agnostic to Ethernet link speed, which means the CL-Ten can be designed into multi-speed systems alongside GigE Vision cameras operating at 1 Gb/s, with no software modifications. Deploying the CL-Ten, manufacturers and integrators can shorten time-to-market, reduce development and deployment risk, and lower design and system costs.

The CL-Ten converts video data to Ethernet packets and sends them over a 10 GigE link to receiving software or hardware. With the long reach of 10 GigE - 1000s of meters versus 10 meters for Camera Link - processing and image analysis equipment can be located outside of harsh environments, in more convenient locations for maintenance, or in centralized operations centers. The CL-Ten is compatible with industry-standard copper or fiber-based links via an SFP+ (small form-factor pluggable) connector, and can be easily connected to off-the-shelf 10 GigE components such as network cards and switches.

A sophisticated on-board programmable logic controller (PLC) allows users to precisely measure, synchronize, trigger, and control the operation of other vision system elements.

The CL-Ten is bundled with Pleora’s feature-rich application toolkit, eBUS™ SDK.

• Transmits video from Camera Link cameras over 10 GigE with low, consistent latency
• Product options for designers to meet system requirements:
• iPORT CL-Ten Full supports transmission from a single Full (including Deca and 80-bit) mode camera
• iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium supports simultaneous transmission of 2 Medium or Base mode cameras
• Provides power to cameras utilizing the Power over Camera Link (PoCL) standard
• Built-in PLC for advanced real-time synchronization and triggering
• RS-232 and GPIO to control external devices

The iPORT CL-Ten Dual Medium Development Kit enables the rapid design of prototypes and proof-of-concept demonstrations of vision systems using the company's iPORT CL-Ten External Frame Grabbers. Kits are available for vision systems employing Camera Link Full, Medium, and Base mode cameras with copper or fiber cabling options.

Compact, low-power replacements for PCs at display monitors

Pleora’s vDisplay™ HDI-Pro External Frame Grabbers allow system manufacturers and integrators to increase system reliability and lower power consumption by eliminating PCs at display monitors. These external frame grabbers are compact, solid-state replacements for PCs where size, weight, power, or reliability are critical considerations.

The vDisplay HDI-Pro consumes approximately 3.2 Watts (W), which dramatically reduces electricity costs in 24/7 applications. A start-up time of only a few seconds provides an additional advantage over using a PC with a standard operating system.

vDisplay HDI-Pro External Frame Grabbers interact seamlessly with Pleora's other products in networked digital video systems. The frame grabbers are also compatible with the GigE Vision® and GenICam™ standards, enabling them to interoperate with third-party equipment in multi-vendor systems. The HDI-Pro receives video data from GigE Vision® compliant cameras and outputs it in real time with low, consistent latency over an HDMI/DVI interface.

The HDI-Pro can be pre-configured to receive video from any of 32 cameras via unicast or multicast transmission, and can autonomously control up to eight cameras. It is bundled with Pleora's feature-rich application toolkit, eBUS™ SDK.

• Solid-state device for display of video from GigE Vision-compliant cameras over an HDMI or DVI interface, with low, consistent latency
• Auto-senses monitor resolution and refresh rate capabilities
• Autonomously controls GigE Vision-compliant cameras without the requirement for a software control application

Easy to mount in tight spaces, Pleora’s vDisplay™ HDI-Pro External Frame Grabbers are an ideal substitute for PCs at viewing stations.

Provides a fast and simple way to evaluate the CMOSIS CSI2100 image sensor

The CMOSIS CSI2100 Sensor Evaluation Kit provides a fast and straightforward way to evaluate the CMOSIS CSI2100 image sensor. You supply a computer with Microsoft® Windows® 7 (or 8) and a USB 3.0 interface; the Evaluation Kit includes everything else you need to get up and running quickly.

The kit contains a Sensor Evaluation Board, fully assembled with the CMOSIS CSI2100 image sensor and the items shown in the below diagram. Simply install the software, connect the USB 3.0 cable to the Sensor Evaluation Board and to your computer, connect the Sensor Evaluation Board to the table-top tripod, supply power, and you are ready to evaluate the CMOSIS CSI2100 image sensor.

• A fully integrated system includes:
  
  • Pleora Technologies NTx-U3 Embedded Video Interface – no PCIe frame grabber required
  • CMOSIS CSI2100 Image Sensor
  • F-mount lens holder with dust cap
  • Nikon Nikkor AF F-mount lens
  • Easy to use software interface including the Pleora Technologies eBUS SDK

• Supports Microsoft Windows 7 and 8 (32 and 64-bit)
• GenICam interface for accessing and programming all image sensor registers
• Slider controls for gain, offset, and clipping
• Image display with zoom and pan and analysis including histogram, ROI, mean, and standard deviation
• Monitoring functions including temperature, frame rate, and bandwidth
• Image acquisition with internal or external exposure control
• GPIO for external exposure and lighting strobe control
• Delay and duration controls for exposure and lighting strobe
• Displayed images and video can be recorded to raw TIFF, BMP, or H.264 MP4 files
• Test points for hardware and image sensor monitoring
• Hardware and firmware reference designs available from Pleora Technologies using Altera Cyclone® V and Arria® V GX FPGAs

Wireless solution eliminates cabling while leveraging field-proven protocols and software

Pleora’s iPORT™ NTx-W Embedded Video Interface provides systems manufacturers and integrators with a straightforward way to integrate GigE Vision® 2.0 wireless video connectivity into cameras, X-ray panels, and other imaging devices for applications where cabling creates complexity, cost, and usability challenges.

The iPORT NTx-W Embedded Video Interface streams uncompressed video with low, consistent latency at sustained throughputs up to 150 Mb/s over an IEEE 802.11n wireless link. Video is transferred directly to a laptop, tablet, or single-board computer, eliminating the need for a desktop PC with an expensive frame grabber card.

To ensure reliable wireless performance, Pleora’s iPORT NTx-W combines the guaranteed video delivery mechanisms incorporated in the GigE Vision standard with flow control that adapts video transport to link speed. The embedded hardware supports 3x3 MIMO (multiple input/multiple output) and dual band for improved range and noise immunity, standard encryption modes for security, and access point and client modes for flexible networking configurations.

The ultra-compact video interface hardware is easily integrated with core sensor electronics and is fully compliant with Version 2.0 of the GigE Vision® standard, simplifying its use in multi-vendor environments. To speed development time and reduce costs, designers can choose from a selection of antennae pre-certified for use in over 80 countries.

The iPORT NTx-W is supported by Pleora’s feature-rich eBUS™ SDK application tool kit and drivers, which allows designers to rapidly prototype and deploy production-ready software. The eBUS software suite uses a single set of functions to receive video over wireless 802.11n links, future wireless connections based on IEEE 802.11ac, 10 GigE, GigE, and USB 3.0. This simplifies applications design and reduces the support costs of portfolios with multiple interface offerings.

• Built on IEEE 802.11n; compatibility with off-the-shelf network cards and routers
• Sustained throughput up to 150 Mbps in controlled environments
• 3x3 MIMO and dual band for increased range and noise immunity
• Supports both access point (direct connection to PC) and client (connection to access point) modes
• Large frame buffer allows for fast sensor readout, with metered delivery over wireless

Compress and transmit GigE Vision® or USB3 Vision™ video to playback devices

Military Imaging
In a military vetronics application, the driver and occupants rely on uncompressed, low-latency GigE Vision video from on-vehicle cameras for navigation and surveillance. GigE Vision video can be multicast to display panels, processing equipment, and the transcoder gateway. The plug-in Transcoder Gateway appliance simply converts these image feeds into a compressed video stream that can be wirelessly transmitted to a command center, other vehicles, or battlefield troops who can view the video on low power, portable tablets.

Medical Imaging
For medical imaging applications in the operating room, uncompressed low-latency GigE Vision-compliant video used by a surgeon can be compressed into a common format that consulting physicians and nursing staffing can access on tablets or other portable devices.

Transportation (ITS)
In a multi-camera container crane system, GigE Vision video can be sent to a computing platform for analysis and a portable device for playback and recording. Similarly, GigE Vision or USB3 Vision images used for real-time license plate recognition in a free-flow tolling application can be compressed and transmitted to a central office for live traffic monitoring.

• Appliance automatically operates at startup – connect up to four USB3 Vision or GigE Vision cameras
• Transcode video feed to H.264/RTSP for playback on tablets, smartphones, embedded PCs etc.
• Web-based interface for configuration and monitoring
• HDMI output for the video to display panels.