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Camera Compatibility Guide
ISA Bus Imaging Boards

• 4MEG VIDEO Model 10/12 Compatible Area Scan Cameras
• 4MEG VIDEO Model 10/12 Compatible Line Scan Cameras
• SILICON VIDEO® MUX Compatible Cameras
• Manufacturer Information
• Quick Set Video

1 May 1997

For use with:

4MEG VIDEO Model 10/12
SILICON VIDEO® MUX

Copyright © 1997 EPIX, Inc.
All Rights Reserved

The process of choosing a camera and an imaging board can be a challenge. We hope to make your task easier with this Camera Compatibility Guide for ISA Bus imaging boards.

Start by browsing through the pages of cameras, noting the capture resolutions, and reading through the descriptive notes. Each page has a heading that names the supporting imaging board(s) as well as the general category of camera that appears on the page. Contact EPIX, Inc., or your distributor of EPIX® imaging products, and discuss your application. Near the back of this guide, you'll find a page titled, "Camera Manufacturer Information" . Contact the camera manufacturer to request their product literature or to talk to a sales engineer.

The 4MEG VIDEO Model 12 is our most versatile ISA Bus imaging board. The digital signal processor on the Model 12 allows image capture, processing, and display with minimum use of the computer's resources. You'll discover that the Model 12 interfaces to dozens of different cameras including high frame rate, high resolution, line scan, and digital output cameras.

The 4MEG VIDEO Model 10 provides many of the capabilities of the Model 12 - but at a lower price. The Model 10 interfaces to most of the cameras supported by the Model 12, but the Model 10's image memory and on-board processing capabilities are not as extensive.

The SILICON VIDEO® MUX imaging board series supports area scan imaging devices with various video formats, frame rates, resolutions, and unique control requirements. Medical imaging devices and video tape players are in this category. A six-input analog multiplexer is a standard feature.

EPIX, Inc. is continually engineering new products and expanding its support for unique cameras. Please contact us if your camera isn't listed, or for information about non-ISA Bus imaging boards:

* All numbers are in the United States, with the exception of Dalsa, Inc. and Xillix which are in Canada, and PCO which is in Germany.

Replace ** with correct international dialing prefix.

4MEG VIDEO

The 4MEG VIDEO imaging board can easily interface with the non-standard cameras listed in this guide. To help make the interface with a non-standard camera as easy as possible, QUICK SET VIDEO has been developed by EPIX, Inc. engineers. QUICK SET VIDEO is a library of programs which can be called from 4MIP (or 4MIPTOOL, 4MIPLITE).

The library contains programs which automatically configure 4MIP for a particular camera. Many of the QUICK SET VIDEO programs also create a Custom Menu within 4MIP, with functions specific to the camera. Most programs will allow the user to save the video format generated by the routine. The saved format file can later be recalled into 4MIP or in a "C" program using the 4MOBJIPL libraries. QUICK SET VIDEO routines are included with every 4MEG VIDEO imaging board. After installing 4MIP and 4MQSV (QUICK SET VIDEO for the 4MEG VIDEO), simply use:

		C:> 4MIP	-x C:\\4MQSV\\4M_QSV.MPX
	or    	C:> 4MIPLITE	-x C:\\4MQSV\\4M_QSV.MPX
	or    	C:> 4MIPTOOL	-x C:\\4MQSV\\4M_QSV.MPX

to display the above menu in 4MIP (the "-x" must be lower case). Or, within 4MIP, click Setup , Video Format and Resolution , and then QUICK SET VIDEO. Point and strobe on any line of the QUICK SET VIDEO menu to execute a specific item.

SILICON VIDEO® MUX

The SILICON VIDEO® MUX can also interface to a variety of non-standard video sources. EPIX engineers have developed a "Find Format" program which automatically determines the correct video format parameters for a non-standard video source. The source must be pointed at a brightly lit, evenly illuminated object. The "Find Format" program can be called from within SVIP (or SVIPTOOL, SVIPLITE) and is included with every SILICON VIDEO® MUX imaging board.

After installing SVIP and SVQSV (QUICK SET VIDEO for the SILICON VIDEO® MUX), simply use:

		C:> SVIP	-x C:\\SVQSV\\SV_QSV.MPX
	or    	C:> SVIPLITE	-x C:\\SVQSV\\SV_QSV.MPX
	or    	C:> SVIPTOOL	-x C:\\SVQSV\\SV_QSV.MPX

to display the above menu in SVIP (the "-x" must be lower case). Or, within SVIP, click Setup , Video Format and Resolution , and then QUICK SET VIDEO. Point and strobe on any line of the QUICK SET VIDEO menu to execute a specific item.

No part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted, photocopied, or translated into another language without the written consent of EPIX, Inc. Information in this document is subject to change without obligation or notice. EPIX, Inc. makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this document, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. EPIX, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document. EPIX, Inc. reserves the right to make changes to the specifications of hardware and software at any time, without obligation or notice.