CyberOptics / Imagenation PXC200AL-00 Color Frame Grabber

The CyberOptics/Imagenation PXC200AL-00 is a PCI-based color frame grabber engineered for real-time image acquisition in industrial machine vision, medical imaging, and commercial inspection systems. Operating as a PCI bus master, it transfers video data directly to system memory or other PCI devices while offloading the host CPU, enabling high-throughput capture without performance bottlenecks.

## Technical Specifications

**Video Input & Capture**
• Four multiplexed video inputs supporting NTSC, PAL, SECAM, and S-video formats
• Input impedance: 75 ohms; input level 1 V peak-to-peak
• Capture resolutions: 640 × 480 (NTSC), 768 × 576 (PAL/SECAM)
• Pixel clock: 14.32 MHz (NTSC), 17.73 MHz (PAL/SECAM), crystal-controlled
• Pixel jitter: ±4 ns maximum relative to horizontal synchronization

**Output Formats**
• Color: YCrCb (4:2:2, 4:1:1), RGB (32-bit, 24-bit, 16-bit, 15-bit)
• Monochrome: Y8 (8-bit grayscale)

**Image Processing**
• Real-time scaling with interpolation
• Horizontal and vertical cropping
• DAC reference generator for AGC consistency elimination

**Triggering & Capture Modes**
• Continuous acquire, software-initiated, and external TTL-triggered capture
• External trigger input pulled 10 kΩ to +5 V; minimum pulse width 100 ns
• Software-programmable edge/level sensitivity and polarity selection

**Power & Protection**
• +12 VDC camera power output
• ESD diode protection on all inputs and outputs

**Environmental**
• Operating temperature: 0°C to 60°C
• Form factor: PCI short card (174.6 × 106.7 mm)

## Key Features

• PCI bus master architecture eliminates CPU bottlenecks during capture
• Low pixel jitter (±4 ns) ensures stable, artifact-free images
• Multi-format input support (NTSC, PAL, SECAM, S-video) with single-card solution
• Flexible trigger options: external TTL, software-driven, or continuous
• Multiple output color spaces and bit depths for downstream processing

## Typical Applications

Machine vision quality control, medical imaging systems, document scanning, industrial automation, video surveillance integration.

## Compatibility & Integration

PCI interface with FCC Part 15 Class A and CE EMC compliance (EN-55022, EN-55024, CISPR-22). Optional PXC200AF control package expands I/O with four S-video inputs, four programmable trigger inputs, four general-purpose outputs, horizontal/vertical sync outputs, and strobe control.