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VCE-PRO
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User's Manual
CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE:
Copyright ©2004, Imperx, Inc. All rights reserved.
Any unauthorized use, duplication or distribution of this document or any part thereof,
without the prior written consent of Imperx Corporation is strictly prohibited.
Imperx, inc.
DOC-0013-0002
6421 Congress Ave Ste. 204
Rev. RA02
Boca Raton, FL 33487 USA
02/11/04
CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY
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  • Page 1 CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: Copyright ©2004, Imperx, Inc. All rights reserved. Any unauthorized use, duplication or distribution of this document or any part thereof, without the prior written consent of Imperx Corporation is strictly prohibited. Imperx, inc. DOC-0013-0002 6421 Congress Ave Ste. 204 Rev.
  • Page 2 Revision History RA01 Feb-04-2004 J. Egri Initial Release to PDM system RA02 Feb-11-2004 J. Egri Changed ‘Software Suite’ section 2 of 44 Page...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CHAPTER 3 – SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ....................14 ..............................14 OFTWARE UITE CD ........................15 OFTWARE NSTALLATION FROM ........................17 OFTWARE PGRADE FROM ........................19 IRMWARE PGRADE FROM CHAPTER 4 – USING THE VCE-PRO........................20 VCE-PRO A ........................21 UNNING THE PPLICATION ................................22 INDOW ..............................25 ONTROL ANEL ..............................35 LAYER ONTROL ...............................37...
  • Page 4 Figure 1 – VCE-PRO Block Diagram ...........................8 Figure 2 – EEPROM Programming In System......................10 Figure 3 – VCE-PRO video – mating plug........................39 Figure 4 – VCE-PRO External Trigger – mating plug ....................41 Figure 5 – External trigger schematic..........................42 Tables Table 1 – Video decoder pixel data ..........................9 Table 2 –...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Introduction This chapter outlines the key features of the Imperx VCE-PRO card. 5 of 44 Page...

  • Page 6: Vce-Pro

    Provides adjustable image brightness, contrast, hue and saturation. Interfaces Analog interface The VCE-PRO provides two CVBS ( composite ) or two S-Video inputs using either a set of stereo phono-jacks ( model VCE-PRO ) or a 15 pin connector ( model VCE-PRO-F ). 6 of 44 Page...
  • Page 7 PCMCIA/CardBus interface The VCE-PRO card complies with the TYPE II PC Card package dimensions as defined in the PC Card Release 8.0 Standard. The VCE- PRO includes a 30mm x 10mm extension area, used to house the stereo phono-jack connectors. The VCE-PRO-F version does not include the extension area.

  • Page 8: Figure 1 - Vce-Pro Block Diagram

    A functional block diagram of the VCE-PRO card is illustrated in Figure 1. Figure 1 – VCE-PRO Block Diagram 8 of 44 Page...

  • Page 9: Table 1 - Video Decoder Pixel Data

    Cr/Cb-pixel2 Y-pixel2 Cr/Cb-pixel1 Y-pixel1 Table 2 – VCE-PRO Image data mapping into memory Pixel Buffering The pixel data formatted by the video capture engine is stored into two on-board 4Mx32 SDRAM devices. This memory serves as a local store for formatted video pixel data.

  • Page 10: Figure 2 - Eeprom Programming In System

    FPGA The heart of the VCE-PRO is a dense Field Programmable Gate Array ( FPGA ). This FPGA implements all of the functions related to video data capture, storage and DMA. The firmware contents of the FPGA can be upgraded while in the field by following the instruction outlined in Section 3 of this document entitled ‘Firmware Upgrade from Web Site’.

  • Page 11: What You Need To Get Started

    These chipsets are discouraged because of their poor DMA performance: O2 Micro OZ6912 TI PCI-1225 • A computer with at least 256M bytes of RAM. • A CD drive, and a hard disk on which to install the VCE-PRO software. 11 of 44 Page...

  • Page 12: Inspecting The Vce-Pro Package

    Inspecting the VCE-PRO package When you unpack your VCE-PRO package, you should visually inspect all of its contents. If something is missing or damaged, contact your Imperx representative. Package contents You should have received the following items: • The VCE-PRO PCMCIA card •...

  • Page 13: Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation Installing the VCE-PRO card is as simple as plugging it into an available PCMCIA slot on your computer. 13 of 44 Page...

  • Page 14: Chapter 3 - Software Installation

    Note that our VCE-PRO application program was created using our SDK ( software developers kit ). Our SDK is a separately purchased product and is not included in the standard VCE-PRO software suite that comes with the card. For more information on the SDK, please visit our web site at http://www.imperx.com/products.asp?catName=software&buy=yes.

  • Page 15: Software Installation From Cd

    Software Installation from CD Use the following steps to install the VCE-PRO software supplied on a The first step is to install the application software: Remove the VCE-PRO card from the PCMCIA slot. If you have previously installed any VCE-PRO software then: Left mouse click on “Start”...
  • Page 16 Right click on folder and then left click on “Paste”. If the message “This folder already contains a file named ‘vceancb.sys’. Would you like to replace the existing file” appears, then left mouse click “yes”. Reboot the computer. If you plan on using a DirectX compliant application, then install the DirectX driver software as follows: Right mouse click on “Start”...

  • Page 17: Software Upgrade From Web Site

    Software Upgrade from Web Site New application and/or driver software may be released periodically to reflect improvements and/or functionality added to the VCE-PRO. You can retrieve these updates by visiting the download page of our web site at http://www.imperx.com/downloads.asp. Use the following steps to install newly released application software: Download and unzip the application ( .zip ) file to a folder on your...
  • Page 18 Use the following steps to install newly released DirectX driver software: Download and unzip the DirectX ( .zip ) file to a folder on your PC ( we will use c:\DirectX as an example ). If you have previously installed a DirectX driver for the VCEPRO then you must first uninstall it by: Left mouse click on “Start”...

  • Page 19: Firmware Upgrade From Web Site

    New firmware, however, may be released periodically to reflect improvements and/or functionality added to the VCE-PRO FPGA. You can retrieve these updates by visiting the download page of our web site at http://www.imperx.com/downloads.asp.

  • Page 20: Chapter 4 - Using The Vce-Pro

    Using the VCE-PRO This chapter contains information on how to configure and use the VCE-PRO card. 20 of 44 Page...

  • Page 21: Running The Vce-Pro Application

    Windows based application. It provides an easy to use graphical user interface ( GUI ), allowing the user to configure the VCE-PRO card and to view, record and playback video data received from the analog interfaces. The application consists of a main window as well as ‘Control Panel’, ‘Player Control’...

  • Page 22: Main Window

    Main Window When the VCECLB_app.exe program is executed, a main window titled ‘ImperX VCE-PRO’ will appear. The main window provides the primary area for viewing real-time images received from the camera. This window can be sized and moved to suit your needs. When image viewing is active, the size of this window will automatically be scaled as a function of the incoming video signal ( i.e.
  • Page 23 Slot List If a single VCE-PRO is installed, then only ‘Slot #0’ will appear. If two VCE-PRO cards are installed, then both ‘Slot #0’ and ‘Slot #1’ will appear. The user can select which card is to be active by clicking on the appropriate slot number.
  • Page 24 This information should be provided to Imperx technical support personnel during a service call. Help Clicking on this option causes an interactive point-and- click Manual style help manual to be displayed. The help manual provides a summary description of all GUI controls and fields.

  • Page 25: Control Panel

    This dialog is invoked by clicking on ‘Show panel’ under the ‘Control Panel’ item in the top level menu. The Control Panel dialog allows the user to program the operating parameters of the VCE-PRO card and gives the user complete control over image viewing and storage. The window can be moved anywhere around the screen to suit your needs.
  • Page 26 Input Color This selection informs the VCE-PRO of the strength on the incoming Carrier Level color signal. If the input signal’s strength is low ( due to a worn VCR head or excessive cabling ) then set this field to ‘Low’ otherwise set it to ‘Normal’.
  • Page 27 .JPG, will automatically be added depending on the image format chosen and therefore you do not need to include the filename extension. Text Overlay Enabling ‘Insert Date and Time’ automatically places the date and time on each image recorded. Date and time formats are the same as those used on your computer.
  • Page 28 Series of Frames Select this option when you wish to record multiple frames. Clicking on this button causes the ‘Multiple Frames Settings’ dialog window to open. Path/Filename Same as in ‘Single Frames’. Append to User can choose a text suffix to be automatically filename appended to the end of the filename selected in ‘Path/Filename’.
  • Page 29 Capture at Allows you to control the rate at which frames are captured in terms of frames per second. Limit capture Allows you to limit the duration of the recording by time to the amount of time specified. This option is mutually exclusive with the ‘Limit number of frame to’...
  • Page 30 AVI Video Select this option when you wish to create an AVI movie file. An AVI movie is a series of BMP files assembled into a single AVI file. This choice is not available if JPEG was chosen as the ‘Image Format’.
  • Page 31 Compressor This pull-down menu lists several different implementations of AVI compressors. Each has its own set of configuration options. Compression Lets you trade off quality versus file size. Quality The higher the quality, the larger the file size and the lower the quality, the smaller the file size.
  • Page 32 Trigger Capture Select this option when you want the recording process to be Settings controlled by the state of the ‘external trigger’ input. Path/Filename Same as in ‘Single Frames’. Append to Same as in ‘Series of Frames’. filename Capture every Same as in ‘Series of Frames’.
  • Page 33 Trigger This drop-down box allows the user to specify the behavior conditions, of the external trigger, necessary to start image capture. Note that all triggers work in conjunction with ‘Limit capture time to:’ and ‘Limit number of frames to:’. If you do not want these settings to affect the trigger then set them to zero.
  • Page 34 This button will toggle between ‘Start Grab’ and ‘Stop Grab’ every time Grab the user clicks on it. Clicking on ‘Start Grab ‘enables the VCE-PRO’s DMA engine and causes the main window to display live images received from the camera. Clicking on ‘Stop Grab’ disables the DMA engine and causes the display to freeze.

  • Page 35: Player Control

    Player Control Clicking on the ‘Player’ item under the ‘File’ pull-down menu at the top of the VCE-PRO main window causes two windows to appear: ‘Player Control’ and ‘Player Dialog’. These windows can be moved anywhere around the screen to suit your needs.
  • Page 36 Rewind Displays a series of images ( one after another ), in rapid reverse order, starting from the currently selected file, in the Player Control window’s list, to the first file in the list. Step Displays the previous image ( file ) in the list. Backwards Play Displays a series of images ( one after another ) starting from the currently...

  • Page 37: Player Dialog

    Player Dialog The Player Dialog window appears when the user selects the ‘Player’ item under the ‘File’ pull-down menu at the top of the VCE-PRO main window. The Player Dialog window provides the primary area for viewing playback of pre-recorded images. This window can be moved anywhere around the screen to suit your needs.

  • Page 38: Chapter 5 - Electrical Interfaces

    Electrical Interfaces This chapter contains information on the VCE-PRO’s connectors. 38 of 44 Page...

  • Page 39: Video Connector

    Video Connector There are two versions of the VCE-PRO: the VCE-PRO, which utilizes stereo phono jacks and the VCE-PRO-F which utilizes a 15 pin i/o connector. VCE-PRO The analog video interface for the VCE-PRO card consists of two 2.5mm stereo phono-jacks ( one per video channel ). The pin-out for the mating phono plug is illustrated in Figure 3.

  • Page 40: Table 3 - Vce-Pro-F Connector Pin-Out

    VCE-PRO-F The analog video interface for the VCE-PRO-F is a surface mount, right angle, 15 position, female connector. The pins are used for analog video and trigger inputs as indicated in Table 3. Pin # Signal ANALOG GND ANALOG GND...

  • Page 41: External Trigger Connector

    Not used Figure 4 – VCE-PRO External Trigger – mating plug VCE-PRO-F The external trigger of the VCE-PRO-F card utilizes pins on the 15 pin connector. Pins 13 and 14 are used for the Trigger_In + and Trigger_In – signals, respectively.

  • Page 42: Figure 5 - External Trigger Schematic

    Falling Edge Image capture begins when a ‘logic-1’ to ‘logic-0’ transition occurs on the trigger inputs. Image capture ends when ‘limit number of frames to’ or ‘limit time to’ has been met. While High Image capture begins when a ‘logic-1’ signal is present on the trigger inputs.

  • Page 43: Pcmcia/Cardbus Connector

    PCMCIA/Cardbus Connector The Cardbus connector is a surface mount, right angle, 68 position, female connector. Pin # Signal Pin # Signal cd1# C/be0# ad10 ad11 ad12 ad13 ad14 ad15 C/be1# ad16 perr# block# gnt# stop# int# devsel# VPP1 VPP2 trdy# irdy# frame# c/be2#...

  • Page 44: Chapter 6 - Specifications

    = 5.0mA minimum current = 10.0mA maximum current...MUST NOT BE EXCEEDED! Physical VCE-PRO : Dimensions PCMCIA Type II: 115.6mm(4.55in) x 54mm(2.1in) x 5mm(.2in) with a 30mm x 10mm extension. VCE-PRO-F: PCMCIA Type II: 115.6mm(4.55in) x 54mm(2.1in) x 5mm(.2in) Weight 35 grams (1.25 oz)

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