MultiCam 6.19
- Support of the Windows Core Isolation security feature
- Windows 11 support
- Support of recent Linux distributions & kernels
- New Python bindings for MultiCam
Picolo Alert PCIe
PCIe video capture card with four BNC connectors for up to 16 standard PAL/NTSC cameras
4x BNC connectors on the bracket
Expandable to 16 with three [1203] VEB modules (sold separately)
PCIe x1 bus
Sixteen shared video decoders, 100/120 images per second (200/240 fields per second)
Real-time acquisition from 4 cameras, fast switching between up to 16 cameras
Independently-programmable frame rate and acquisition parameters for each video input
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Main benefitsOther benefitsSpecificationsMechanical
Host bus
Camera / video inputs
Area-scan camera control
General Purpose Inputs and Outputs
Software
Environmental conditions
Certifications
Video delivery
Ordering Information
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Picolo Alert PCIe
Main benefits
Other benefits
Latest driver release
Specifications
Mechanical
- Form factor
PCI Express card
- Format
Standard profile, half length, 1-lane PCI Express card
- Dimensions
L 167.65 mm x H 106.65 mm
L 6.6 in x H 4.38 in
- Weight
Net weight: 157 g [5.5 oz]
Gross weight: 257 g [9.1 oz]
Host bus
- Link speed
2.5 GT/s (PCIe 1.0)
- Standard
PCI Express 1.0
- Link width
1 lane
- DMA
32-bit
- Peak delivery bandwidth
256 MB/s
- Effective (sustained) delivery bandwidth
180 MB/s (Host PC motherboard dependent)
- Power consumption
Max. 9.5 W (2.9 A @ +3.3 V)
Camera / video inputs
- Camera interface standard
NTSC, PAL, RS-170, CCIR
- Termination resistor
Selectable using switches on the bracket
- Native resolution
Square pixels, broadcast and custom resolutions
- Frame rate
Up to 25/30 images per second, 50/60 fields per second per input
Total 100/120 images per second with up to 16 cameras
- Number of cameras
16
- Interface standard(s)
NTSC-M, PAL-B/G, RS-170, CCIR
- Number of cameras (at full frame rate)
4
- Maximum number of cameras
16
- Connectors
VIDEO 1 to VIDEO 4: BNC female connectors on the bracket for composite video inputs
VEB LINK 0 to VEB LINK 3: 10-pin shrouded header connectors on the PCB for VEB modules
Area-scan camera control
- Trigger
Hardware trigger for up to four cameras
With configurable noise removal filter and optional delay
- Strobe
Hardware strobe signal for up to four cameras
With programmable position and duration
General Purpose Inputs and Outputs
- Watchdog
Yes
- Number of lines
9 I/O lines:
4 contact closure inputs (IN)
5 solid-state relay outputs (OUT)
- Connectors
I/O: 20-pin dual-row 0.1" shrouded header on the PCB
- Usage
General purpose IO
- Electrical specifications
IN: Polarity-free inputs, compatible with TTL, 12V and 24V signals, opto-couplers, relays and switches
OUT: Opto-isolated potential-free and polarity-free solid-state outputs, compatible with signals up to 30V, with 4 µs fall time, isolated up to 500V
Software
- APIs
MultiCam 32- and 64-bit binary libraries (Windows and Linux), for ISO-compliant C/C++ compilers
DirectShow 32- and 64-bit filters (Windows only), for Microsoft Visual C++ compilers
- Host PC Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10, 8.1, 7 for x86 (32-bit) and x86-64 (64-bit) processor architectures
Linux for x86 (32-bit) and x86-64 (64-bit) processor architectures
Refer to release notes for details
Environmental conditions
- Operating ambient air temperature
0 °C to +50 °C / +32 °F to +122 °F
- Operating ambient air humidity
10% to 90% RH non-condensing
- Storage ambient air temperature
-20 °C to +70 °C/ -4 °F to +158 °F
- Storage ambient air humidity
10% to 90% RH non-condensing
Certifications
- KC Certification
Korean Radio Waves Act, Article 58-2, Clause 3
- Flammability
PCB compliant with UL 94 V-0
- RoHS
European Union Directive 2015/863 (ROHS3)
- REACH
European Union Regulation 1907/2006
- WEEE
Must be disposed of separately from normal household waste and must be recycled according to local regulations
- Electromagnetic - EMC standards
European Council EMC Directive 2004/108/EC
United States FCC rule 47 CFR 15
- EMC - Emission
EN 55022:2010 Class B
FCC 47 Part 15 Class B
- EMC - Immunity
EN 55024:2010 Class B
EN 61000-4-2
EN 61000-4-3
EN 61000-4-5
EN 61000-4-6
Video delivery
- Raw video format(s)
Packed RGB color formats: RGB15, RGB16, RGB24, RGB32
Planar RGB color formats: RGB24PL
Packed YUV color formats: YUV411, YUV422, YUV444
Planar YUV color formats: YUV411PL, YUV422PL, YUV444PL, YUV411PL, YUV422PL
Monochrome formats: Y8
- Deliverable video resolution (SD)
Frame, field, CIF, QCIF and custom image formats
Ordering Information
- Product code - Description
PC1641 Picolo Alert PCIe
- Related products
1203 VEB
Download Area
MultiCam
Name
OS
Size
Type
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Release note
- MultiCam 6.19 is the last version available for Windows x86 and Linux x86
- The -win7- packages are for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 only
- The -win10- packages are for Windows 10 and Windows 11 only
Release Notes
Current version 6.19
multicam-release-notes-6.19.0.4054.pdf
626.19 KB
PDF
Documentation
Current version 6.19
multicam-linux-offline-documentation-6.19.0.4054.tar.gz
Linux
98.04 MB
TAR.GZ
multicam-win-offline-documentation-6.19.0.4054.exe
Windows
125.69 MB
EXE
Setup Files
Current version 6.19
multicam-linux-x86-6.19.0.5373.tar.gz
Linux
18.96 MB
TAR.GZ
multicam-linux-x86_64-6.19.0.5371.tar.gz
Linux
19.12 MB
TAR.GZ
multicam-win7-6.19.0.5375.exe
Windows
31.56 MB
EXE
multicam-win10-6.19.0.5375.exe
Windows
31.56 MB
EXE
Sample Programs
Current version 6.19
multicam-linux-sample-programs-6.19.0.5371.tar.gz
Linux
18.87 KB
TAR.GZ
multicam-win-sample-programs-6.19.0.5375.zip
Windows
844.78 KB
ZIP
Product note
- Support for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2012 R2 will end on December 31st, 2024
- Windows x86 (32-bit) and Linux x86 (32-bit) were supported up to MultiCam 6.19
- The following boards were supported up to MultiCam 6.18:
- Domino Alpha 2
- Grablink Avenue
- Grablink Express
- Grablink Value
- Windows XP was supported up to MultiCam 6.9.8
- Grablink Expert 2 was supported up to MultiCam 6.9.8
- Domino Iota was supported up to MultiCam 6.9.5
- Grablink Quickpack ColorScan and Grablink Quickpack CFA PCIe were supported up to MultiCam 6.9.4
- The following boards were supported up to MultiCam 6.9.0.2200:
- Domino Symphony
- Grablink Quickpack CFA
- Grablink Expert 2 cPCI
- Grablink Value cPCI
- Picolo Pro 3
- Picolo Diligent
- Picolo Diligent Plus
- Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 were supported up to MultiCam 6.8.2
- Domino Delta was supported up to MultiCam 6.4.3
- Windows Server 2003 was supported up to MultiCam 6.4.2
- Windows 2000 was supported up to MultiCam 6.4.0
- Picolo Jet-X was supported up to MultiCam 6.3.0
LabVIEW wrapper for MultiCam
Name
OS
Size
Type
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Setup Files
Current version 2.0
MultiCam.vi_32bits_v2.0.zip
Windows
527.64 KB
ZIP
MultiCam.vi_64bits_v2.0.zip
Windows
529.49 KB
ZIP