PIXCI® Selection Guide

PIXCI® series imaging boards interface to over 1000 different camera models made by over 70 camera manufacturers. Use this guide to check XCAP software's support for your camera; click on the Camera Controls link to view the custom, camera specific, control panels. Or, use the guide to help select a new camera with the characteristics you need! (Last Updated: 18 May 2023)

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Camera/Format Resolution Format (at dflt. res.) Pixels Supported By Notes Custom Controls Order Code Software
Critical Link MityCAM-B1910 1920x1080 75.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® E4TX2-4B, PCI Express x4 Gen 2 Note 1 See Controls! PIXCI-E4TX2 XCAP XCLIB
PIXCI® E4TX2-2F, PCI Express x4 Gen 2 See Controls! PIXCI-E4TX2 XCAP XCLIB
PIXCI® E4G2-4B, PCI Express x4 Gen 2 Note 2 See Controls! PIXCI-E4G2 XCAP XCLIB
PIXCI® E4G2-2F, PCI Express x4 Gen 2 See Controls! PIXCI-E4G2 XCAP XCLIB
PIXCI® e104x4-4b, PCIe/104 x4 Gen 2 Note 3 See Controls! PIXCI-E104X4-4B XCAP XCLIB
PIXCI® e104x4-2f, PCIe/104 x4 Gen 2 See Controls! PIXCI-E104X4-2F XCAP XCLIB
PIXCI® E8DB, PCI Express x8 Note 4 See Controls! PIXCI-E8 XCAP XCLIB
PIXCI® E4DB(Rev7+), PCI Express x4 Gen 2 Note 5 See Controls! PIXCI-E4 XCAP XCLIB
PIXCI® E4DB, PCI Express x4 Note 6 See Controls! PIXCI-E4 XCAP XCLIB
PIXCI® EL1DB(Rev7+), PCI Express x1 Gen 2 Note 7 See Controls! PIXCI-EL1DB XCAP XCLIB
PIXCI® EL1DB, PCI Express x1 Note 8 See Controls! PIXCI-EL1DB XCAP XCLIB
PIXCI® EL1(Rev7+), PCI Express x1 Gen 2 Note 9 See Controls! PIXCI-EL1 XCAP XCLIB
PIXCI® EL1, PCI Express x1 Note 10 See Controls! PIXCI-EL1 XCAP XCLIB
PIXCI® ECB2, ExpressCard/54 Note 11 See Controls! PIXCI-ECB2 XCAP XCLIB
PIXCI® ECB1-34, ExpressCard/34 Note 12 See Controls! PIXCI-ECB1-34 XCAP XCLIB
PIXCI® mf2280, M.2 x4 Gen 2 See Controls! XCAP XCLIB
PIXCI® miniH2x4F, M.2 x4 Gen 2 See Controls! XCAP XCLIB
PIXCI® miniH2F, PCI Express Mini x1 Gen 2 / M.2 See Controls! MINIH2F XCAP XCLIB
PIXCI® miniH2B, PCI Express Mini x1 Gen 2 / M.2 Note 13 See Controls! MINIH2B XCAP XCLIB
PIXCI® EB1mini, PCI Express Mini x1 Note 14 See Controls! PIXCI-EB1MINI XCAP XCLIB
PIXCI® EB1G2-PoCL, PCI Express x1 Gen 2 Note 15 See Controls! PIXCI-EB1G2P XCAP XCLIB
PIXCI® EB1-PoCL, PCI Express x1 Note 16 See Controls! PIXCI-EB1P XCAP XCLIB
PIXCI® EB1G2, PCI Express x1 Gen 2 Note 17 See Controls! PIXCI-EB1G2 XCAP XCLIB
PIXCI® EB1, PCI Express x1 Note 18 See Controls! PIXCI-EB1 XCAP XCLIB
PIXCI® EC1, ExpressCard/54 Note 19 See Controls! PIXCI-EC1 XCAP XCLIB
PIXCI® E8, PCI Express x8 See Controls! PIXCI-E8 XCAP XCLIB
PIXCI® E4(Rev7+), PCI Express x4 Gen 2 See Controls! PIXCI-E4 XCAP XCLIB
PIXCI® E4, PCI Express x4 See Controls! PIXCI-E4 XCAP XCLIB
PIXCI® CL2, PCI 64 Bit Note 20 See Controls! PIXCI-CL2 XCAP XCLIB
Critical Link MityCAM-B2521 2560x2160 28.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® E4TX2-4B, PCI Express x4 Gen 2 Note 1 See Controls! PIXCI-E4TX2 XCAP XCLIB
2560x2160 70.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® E4TX2-2F, PCI Express x4 Gen 2 See Controls! PIXCI-E4TX2 XCAP XCLIB
2560x2160 28.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® E4G2-4B, PCI Express x4 Gen 2 Note 2 See Controls! PIXCI-E4G2 XCAP XCLIB
2560x2160 70.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® E4G2-2F, PCI Express x4 Gen 2 See Controls! PIXCI-E4G2 XCAP XCLIB
2560x2160 28.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® e104x4-4b, PCIe/104 x4 Gen 2 Note 3 See Controls! PIXCI-E104X4-4B XCAP XCLIB
2560x2160 70.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® e104x4-2f, PCIe/104 x4 Gen 2 See Controls! PIXCI-E104X4-2F XCAP XCLIB
2560x2160 28.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® E8DB, PCI Express x8 Note 4 See Controls! PIXCI-E8 XCAP XCLIB
2560x2160 28.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® E4DB(Rev7+), PCI Express x4 Gen 2 Note 5 See Controls! PIXCI-E4 XCAP XCLIB
2560x2160 28.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® E4DB, PCI Express x4 Note 6 See Controls! PIXCI-E4 XCAP XCLIB
2560x2160 28.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® EL1DB(Rev7+), PCI Express x1 Gen 2 Note 7 See Controls! PIXCI-EL1DB XCAP XCLIB
2560x2160 28.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® EL1DB, PCI Express x1 Note 8 See Controls! PIXCI-EL1DB XCAP XCLIB
2560x2160 28.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® EL1(Rev7+), PCI Express x1 Gen 2 Note 9 See Controls! PIXCI-EL1 XCAP XCLIB
2560x2160 28.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® EL1, PCI Express x1 Note 10 See Controls! PIXCI-EL1 XCAP XCLIB
2560x2160 28.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® ECB2, ExpressCard/54 Note 11 See Controls! PIXCI-ECB2 XCAP XCLIB
2560x2160 28.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® ECB1-34, ExpressCard/34 Note 12 See Controls! PIXCI-ECB1-34 XCAP XCLIB
2560x2160 70.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® mf2280, M.2 x4 Gen 2 See Controls! XCAP XCLIB
2560x2160 70.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® miniH2x4F, M.2 x4 Gen 2 See Controls! XCAP XCLIB
1920x2160 28.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® miniH2F, PCI Express Mini x1 Gen 2 / M.2 See Controls! MINIH2F XCAP XCLIB
2560x2160 28.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® miniH2B, PCI Express Mini x1 Gen 2 / M.2 Note 13 See Controls! MINIH2B XCAP XCLIB
2560x2160 28.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® EB1mini, PCI Express Mini x1 Note 14 See Controls! PIXCI-EB1MINI XCAP XCLIB
2560x2160 28.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® EB1G2-PoCL, PCI Express x1 Gen 2 Note 15 See Controls! PIXCI-EB1G2P XCAP XCLIB
2560x2160 28.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® EB1-PoCL, PCI Express x1 Note 16 See Controls! PIXCI-EB1P XCAP XCLIB
2560x2160 28.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® EB1G2, PCI Express x1 Gen 2 Note 17 See Controls! PIXCI-EB1G2 XCAP XCLIB
2560x2160 28.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® EB1, PCI Express x1 Note 18 See Controls! PIXCI-EB1 XCAP XCLIB
2560x2160 28.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® EC1, ExpressCard/54 Note 19 See Controls! PIXCI-EC1 XCAP XCLIB
2560x2160 70.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® E8, PCI Express x8 See Controls! PIXCI-E8 XCAP XCLIB
2560x2160 70.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® E4(Rev7+), PCI Express x4 Gen 2 See Controls! PIXCI-E4 XCAP XCLIB
2560x2160 70.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® E4, PCI Express x4 See Controls! PIXCI-E4 XCAP XCLIB
2560x2160 28.00 fps, Progressive Monochrome, 12 bits, square PIXCI® CL2, PCI 64 Bit Note 20 See Controls! PIXCI-CL2 XCAP XCLIB

Note 1. The camera can operate in Base or 80-Bit Camera Link modes; the PIXCI® E4TX2-4B Frame Grabber only supports the Base Camera Link mode. The camera's specified taps (channels) and/or bits per pixel has been reduced to allow operation within the modes supported by the PIXCI® E4TX2-4B Frame Grabber.

Note 2. The camera can operate in Base or 80-Bit Camera Link modes; the PIXCI® E4G2-4B Frame Grabber only supports the Base Camera Link mode. The camera's specified taps (channels) and/or bits per pixel has been reduced to allow operation within the modes supported by the PIXCI® E4G2-4B Frame Grabber. Consider a PIXCI® E4G2-2F frame grabber as an alternative, supporting all of the camera's Camera Link modes.

Note 3. The camera can operate in Base or 80-Bit Camera Link modes; the PIXCI® e104x4-4b Frame Grabber only supports the Base Camera Link mode. The camera's specified taps (channels) and/or bits per pixel has been reduced to allow operation within the modes supported by the PIXCI® e104x4-4b Frame Grabber. Consider a PIXCI® e104x4-2f frame grabber as an alternative, supporting all of the camera's Camera Link modes.

Note 4. The camera can operate in Base or 80-Bit Camera Link modes; the PIXCI® E8DB Frame Grabber only supports the Base Camera Link mode. The camera's specified taps (channels) and/or bits per pixel has been reduced to allow operation within the modes supported by the PIXCI® E8DB Frame Grabber. Consider a PIXCI® E8 frame grabber as an alternative, supporting all of the camera's Camera Link modes.

Note 5. The camera can operate in Base or 80-Bit Camera Link modes; the PIXCI® E4DB(Rev7+) Frame Grabber only supports the Base Camera Link mode. The camera's specified taps (channels) and/or bits per pixel has been reduced to allow operation within the modes supported by the PIXCI® E4DB(Rev7+) Frame Grabber. Consider a PIXCI® E4(Rev7+), or PIXCI® E8 frame grabber as an alternative, supporting all of the camera's Camera Link modes.

Note 6. The camera can operate in Base or 80-Bit Camera Link modes; the PIXCI® E4DB Frame Grabber only supports the Base Camera Link mode. The camera's specified taps (channels) and/or bits per pixel has been reduced to allow operation within the modes supported by the PIXCI® E4DB Frame Grabber. Consider a PIXCI® E4, or PIXCI® E8 frame grabber as an alternative, supporting all of the camera's Camera Link modes.

Note 7. The PIXCI® EL1DB(Rev7+) Frame Grabber's capture bandwidth is limited by the computer's PCI Express x1 Gen 2 bus/interface. The bandwidth is sufficient for a single camera, but may not be sufficient for multiple cameras sharing a single PIXCI® EL1DB(Rev7+) Frame Grabber without reducing the cameras' resolution (AOI), bits per pixel, or pixel clock and frame rate. (The PCI Express x1 Gen 2 interface has, on most computers, an effective maximum bandwidth of approximately 413 MByte/sec.) Consider a PIXCI® E4DB, PIXCI® E8DB, or PIXCI® E4G2-4B frame grabber, using the PCI Express x4, PCI Express x8, or PCI Express x4 Gen 2 bus/interface, as an alternative. The camera can operate in Base or 80-Bit Camera Link modes; the PIXCI® EL1DB(Rev7+) Frame Grabber only supports the Base Camera Link mode. The camera's specified taps (channels) and/or bits per pixel has been reduced to allow operation within the modes supported by the PIXCI® EL1DB(Rev7+) Frame Grabber. Consider a PIXCI® EL1(Rev7+), PIXCI® E4, PIXCI® E8, or PIXCI® E4G2-2F frame grabber as an alternative, supporting all of the camera's Camera Link modes.

Note 8. The PIXCI® EL1DB Frame Grabber's capture bandwidth is limited by the computer's PCI Express x1 bus/interface. The camera's specified taps (channels) and bits per pixel has been reduced to allow operation within the limits of the PCI Express x1 bus/interface. (The PCI Express x1 interface has, on most computers, an effective maximum bandwidth of approximately 190 MByte/sec.) Consider a PIXCI® E4DB, PIXCI® E8DB, or PIXCI® E4G2-4B frame grabber, using the PCI Express x4, PCI Express x8, or PCI Express x4 Gen 2 bus/interface, as an alternative. The camera can operate in Base or 80-Bit Camera Link modes; the PIXCI® EL1DB Frame Grabber only supports the Base Camera Link mode. The camera's specified taps (channels) and/or bits per pixel has been reduced to allow operation within the modes supported by the PIXCI® EL1DB Frame Grabber. Consider a PIXCI® EL1, PIXCI® E4, PIXCI® E8, or PIXCI® E4G2-2F frame grabber as an alternative, supporting all of the camera's Camera Link modes.

Note 9. The camera can operate in Base or 80-Bit Camera Link modes; the PIXCI® EL1(Rev7+) Frame Grabber only supports the Base, Medium, and Full Camera Link modes. The camera's specified taps (channels) and/or bits per pixel has been reduced to allow operation within the modes supported by the PIXCI® EL1(Rev7+) Frame Grabber.

Note 10. The PIXCI® EL1 Frame Grabber's capture bandwidth is limited by the computer's PCI Express x1 bus/interface. The camera's specified taps (channels) and bits per pixel has been reduced to allow operation within the limits of the PCI Express x1 bus/interface. (The PCI Express x1 interface has, on most computers, an effective maximum bandwidth of approximately 190 MByte/sec.) Consider a PIXCI® EL1(Rev7+), PIXCI® E4, PIXCI® E8, or PIXCI® E4G2-2F frame grabber, using the PCI Express x1 Gen 2, PCI Express x4, PCI Express x8, or PCI Express x4 Gen 2 bus/interface, as an alternative. The camera can operate in Base or 80-Bit Camera Link modes; the PIXCI® EL1 Frame Grabber only supports the Base, Medium, and Full Camera Link modes. The camera's specified taps (channels) and/or bits per pixel has been reduced to allow operation within the modes supported by the PIXCI® EL1 Frame Grabber.

Note 11. The PIXCI® ECB2 Frame Grabber's capture bandwidth is limited by the computer's ExpressCard/54 bus/interface. The camera's specified taps (channels) and bits per pixel has been reduced to allow operation within the limits of the ExpressCard/54 bus/interface. (The ExpressCard (PCI Express x1) interface has, on most computers, an effective maximum bandwidth of approximately 190 MByte/sec.) The camera can operate in Base or 80-Bit Camera Link modes; the PIXCI® ECB2 Frame Grabber only supports the Base Camera Link mode. The camera's specified taps (channels) and/or bits per pixel has been reduced to allow operation within the modes supported by the PIXCI® ECB2 Frame Grabber. Consider a PIXCI® EC1 frame grabber as an alternative, supporting all of the camera's Camera Link modes.

Note 12. The PIXCI® ECB1-34 Frame Grabber's capture bandwidth is limited by the computer's ExpressCard/34 bus/interface. The camera's specified taps (channels) and bits per pixel has been reduced to allow operation within the limits of the ExpressCard/34 bus/interface. (The ExpressCard (PCI Express x1) interface has, on most computers, an effective maximum bandwidth of approximately 190 MByte/sec.) The camera can operate in Base or 80-Bit Camera Link modes; the PIXCI® ECB1-34 Frame Grabber only supports the Base Camera Link mode. The camera's specified taps (channels) and/or bits per pixel has been reduced to allow operation within the modes supported by the PIXCI® ECB1-34 Frame Grabber.

Note 13. The PIXCI® miniH2B Frame Grabber's capture bandwidth is limited by the computer's PCI Express Mini x1 Gen 2 / M.2 bus/interface. The bandwidth is sufficient for a single camera, but may not be sufficient for multiple cameras sharing a single PIXCI® miniH2B Frame Grabber without reducing the cameras' resolution (AOI), bits per pixel, or pixel clock and frame rate. (The PCI Express mini x1 Gen 2 interface has, on most computers, an effective maximum bandwidth of approximately 413 MByte/sec.) The camera can operate in Base or 80-Bit Camera Link modes; the PIXCI® miniH2B Frame Grabber only supports the Base Camera Link mode. The camera's specified taps (channels) and/or bits per pixel has been reduced to allow operation within the modes supported by the PIXCI® miniH2B Frame Grabber.

Note 14. The PIXCI® EB1mini Frame Grabber's capture bandwidth is limited by the computer's PCI Express Mini x1 bus/interface. The camera's specified taps (channels) and bits per pixel has been reduced to allow operation within the limits of the PCI Express Mini x1 bus/interface. (The PCI Express mini x1 interface has, on most computers, an effective maximum bandwidth of approximately 190 MByte/sec.) The camera can operate in Base or 80-Bit Camera Link modes; the PIXCI® EB1mini Frame Grabber only supports the Base Camera Link mode. The camera's specified taps (channels) and/or bits per pixel has been reduced to allow operation within the modes supported by the PIXCI® EB1mini Frame Grabber.

Note 15. The camera can operate in Base or 80-Bit Camera Link modes; the PIXCI® EB1G2-PoCL Frame Grabber only supports the Base Camera Link mode. The camera's specified taps (channels) and/or bits per pixel has been reduced to allow operation within the modes supported by the PIXCI® EB1G2-PoCL Frame Grabber. Consider a PIXCI® E4, or PIXCI® E8 frame grabber as an alternative, supporting all of the camera's Camera Link modes.

Note 16. The PIXCI® EB1-PoCL Frame Grabber's capture bandwidth is limited by the computer's PCI Express x1 bus/interface. The camera's specified taps (channels) and bits per pixel has been reduced to allow operation within the limits of the PCI Express x1 bus/interface. (The PCI Express x1 interface has, on most computers, an effective maximum bandwidth of approximately 190 MByte/sec.) The camera can operate in Base or 80-Bit Camera Link modes; the PIXCI® EB1-PoCL Frame Grabber only supports the Base Camera Link mode. The camera's specified taps (channels) and/or bits per pixel has been reduced to allow operation within the modes supported by the PIXCI® EB1-PoCL Frame Grabber.

Note 17. The camera can operate in Base or 80-Bit Camera Link modes; the PIXCI® EB1G2 Frame Grabber only supports the Base Camera Link mode. The camera's specified taps (channels) and/or bits per pixel has been reduced to allow operation within the modes supported by the PIXCI® EB1G2 Frame Grabber. Consider a PIXCI® EL1(Rev7+), PIXCI® E4, PIXCI® E8, or PIXCI® E4G2-2F frame grabber as an alternative, supporting all of the camera's Camera Link modes.

Note 18. The PIXCI® EB1 Frame Grabber's capture bandwidth is limited by the computer's PCI Express x1 bus/interface. The camera's specified taps (channels) and bits per pixel has been reduced to allow operation within the limits of the PCI Express x1 bus/interface. (The PCI Express x1 interface has, on most computers, an effective maximum bandwidth of approximately 190 MByte/sec.) The camera can operate in Base or 80-Bit Camera Link modes; the PIXCI® EB1 Frame Grabber only supports the Base Camera Link mode. The camera's specified taps (channels) and/or bits per pixel has been reduced to allow operation within the modes supported by the PIXCI® EB1 Frame Grabber. Consider a PIXCI® EL1, PIXCI® E4, PIXCI® E8, or PIXCI® E4G2-2F frame grabber as an alternative, supporting all of the camera's Camera Link modes.

Note 19. The PIXCI® EC1 Frame Grabber's capture bandwidth is limited by the computer's ExpressCard/54 bus/interface. The camera's specified taps (channels) and bits per pixel has been reduced to allow operation within the limits of the ExpressCard/54 bus/interface. (The ExpressCard (PCI Express x1) interface has, on most computers, an effective maximum bandwidth of approximately 190 MByte/sec.) The camera can operate in Base or 80-Bit Camera Link modes; the PIXCI® EC1 Frame Grabber only supports the Base, Medium, and Full Camera Link modes. The camera's specified taps (channels) and/or bits per pixel has been reduced to allow operation within the modes supported by the PIXCI® EC1 Frame Grabber.

Note 20. The camera can operate in Base or 80-Bit Camera Link modes; the PIXCI® CL2 Frame Grabber only supports the Base, Medium, and Full Camera Link modes. The camera's specified taps (channels) and/or bits per pixel has been reduced to allow operation within the modes supported by the PIXCI® CL2 Frame Grabber.