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Matrox Solios eA/XA
Cost-effective analog frame grabber.
Cost-optimized and value-packed design
Key features
PCIe® x1 or PCIe® x4 (eA), or PCI-X®
(XA) card
up to four fully independent inputs
10-bit A/D converters
sampling rate up to 65 MHz
video synchronization and PLL lock
detection
64 MB acquisition buffer
serial communication ports mapped
as PC COM ports
programmed using Matrox Imaging
Library (MIL) sold separately
supports 32/64-bit Microsoft®
Windows® XP/Vista®/7 and 32/64-bit
Linux®
The Matrox Solios eA/XA frame grabber strikes a perfect balance between functionality
and cost. Its high fidelity analog acquisition capabilities and high-performance PCI
Express® (PCIe®) or PCI-X® bus interface make the Matrox Solios eA/XA a good match
for mainstream cameras and the right choice for cost sensitive applications.
High fidelity analog acquisition
Matrox Solios eA/XA has up to four completely independent inputs for high fidelity video
capture. In addition to being able to simultaneously acquire from up to four singleoutput video sources, the inputs can be combined to simultaneously acquire from two
dual-output video sources or one RGB video source. Each input of the Matrox Solios eA/
XA features circuitry to monitor the presence of a video (synchronization) signal and
status of the phase-locked loop. The Matrox Solios eA/XA can also transparently convert
between monochrome and packed/planar RGB color spaces enabling the optimum
representation of image data for processing and/or display.
Choice of high-performance bus interfaces
Four lane PCIe® (x4) and PCI-X® are the interfaces used to connect to the host PC on
the Matrox Solios eA and Matrox Solios XA boards respectively. PCIe® is the follow-on
to conventional PCI and PCI-X®. Version 1.x of PCIe® operates at 2.5 GHz to deliver a
peak bandwidth of 1GB/sec over a x4 implementation. PCI-X® is a high-performance
backwards-compatible enhancement to conventional PCI. Version 1.0a of PCI-X®
specifies a 64-bit physical connection running at speeds of up to 133 MHz resulting in a
peak bandwidth of up to 1 GB per second.