Our answer for cost-sensitive imaging systems, FlashBus MV Lite is a PCI bus-mastering video frame grabber that provides high-quality video images at a low price.

Basic image capture software is included with the frame-grabber. VOCAL software is available to add annotation and measurement capability.

Price: (Part # VID-CAP-PCI)
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Additional technical information is available as PDF-format Tech Notes. Contact GLC.

Analog Video Inputs

  • Composite video connector (BNC)
  • S-Video color input connector (4-pin DIN)
  • Up to 3 composite inputs

I/O Control

  • 1 optically isolated output trigger for flash interface
  • Configurable as 1 TTL input and 1 TTL output

Video Decoder

  • Accepts NTSC and PAL, composite, and S-Video
  • Genlocks to any NTSC/PAL video source including cameras, VCRs, laser discs, and still video players
  • 24-, 16-, 15-, 8-bit video digitizing
  • Square pixel digitizing resolutions for NTSC (12.27 MHz at 640 x 480) and PAL (14.75 MHz at 768 x 576)
  • Digital control of offset, gain, brightness, contrast, hue, and saturation
  • EEPROM for storing configuration and calibration settings

Video Format

  • 24-, 16-, 15-bit RGB or YUV 4:2:2 software selectable
  • Y8 monochrome

RGB Video Pixel Format

  • 888 - 16.7 million colors
  • 565 - 65 thousand colors
  • 555 - 32 thousand colors
  • 8 - 256-level monochrome

Video Throughput Performance

  • Full-size, full-speed video delivery to and from system or VGA memory
  • Full-bandwidth PCI bus master read and write (up to 132 MB/sec)

Video Scaling Processor

  • High-quality still-frame video capture
  • Smooth, high-quality interpolated scaling is performed on video in X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) directions
  • Supports hardware cropping

Frame capture software is included with with each frame grabber to simplify use. This image was produced using the supplied software.

Image annotation and measurements can be made using the optional VOCAL software.

Video Display

  • Video-in-a-window screen resolution to 640 x 480 (768 x 576 for PAL)
  • 24-, 16-, 15-bit video displayed on up to 1600 x 1200 VGA desktop

External Camera Control

  • Software-controllable, optically isolated, universal strobe interface

Physical Size

  • 76 mm x 125 mm

Video Input Cable

  • Standard composite, S-Video, and RS-170 cables
  • A wide variety of standard and custom cables available. See our Cable Guide for more information.