The eXtremeRGB-Ex2 is an ideal solution for applications that require the capture of DVI, HDMI component  or Analog VGA sources in real time. Typical applications include:

• Viewing Analog or DVI sources from PCs, MACs, Industrial/medical equipment, cameras and other video equipment.
• Recording Analog or DVI video sources.
• Streaming video applications.
• Video/Data Wall Controllers.

Dual channel DVI/VGA capture card (PCI-Express)

Four Lane PCIe bus with a maximum data rate of 480MB/sec  

Maximum analog RGB capture resolution of 2048 x 1536 x 24bit

Maximum DVI capture resolution of 1920 x 1080 x 24bit

On card processor for real time mode and sync detection

Support for multiple cards allowing up to 32 capture channels. (32 cards)

Direct DMA driver software and Streaming driver

High quality down scaling

Support for YUV 4:2:2, RGB 5:5:5, 5:6:5 and 8:8:8 video formats

High performance DMA to system memory or direct to graphics memory with scatter gather

Support for separate H/V sync, Composite sync or Sync on Green

16 cropping windows per capture channel

Includes WDM streaming drivers and the iView Data eeXtremeRGB application software.

Fully integrated with the iView Data Wall Control software for video wall applications.

eXtremeRGB-Ex1 is also optimized for operation with the iView Data range of graphics cards.

Support for Windows XP/ Vista/ 7/ Server 2008 (32 & 64bit OS).

iView Data SDK included for software developers, source code examples included also Directshow source code examples. 

 

RGB Streaming:

For streaming applications, the XtemeRGB-Ex2 can be used with Windows Media Encoder to compress and stream captured video. To replay the video, use Windows® Media Player. Any application compatible with Windows DirectShow technology can use the eXtremeRGB-Ex2 due to its built-in WDM support.

 

eXtremeRGB Software:

The eXtremeRGB-Ex2 is supplied with a powerful software application for configuring the timing and format of the input sources and displaying the data. Simply connect your external DVI or Analog source into the card, run the eXtremeRGB-Ex2 application to automatically detect the video source format and display the captured video in a window on your desktop. You can also use the software application to record and capture the Analog data at high frame rates and play it back using the iView Data PhynxRecorder and PhynxPlayer applications.

 

Hardware Overview:

The eXtremeRGB-Ex2 has a dual capture channels supporting up to 1920x1080 DVI or 2048x1536 VGA resolutions. The eXtremeRGB-Ex2 captures the Analog/DVI data and triple buffers it into onboard storage.This data is then copied using DMA to the host system for display, storage or streaming. Whenever the DVI/VGA data is displayed on a non iView Data graphics card, the eXtremeRGB-Ex2 sends the data to system memory, after which, the operating system copies the data to the display. When a iView Data graphics card is used, the eXtremeRGB-Ex2 transfers the data directly to the graphics card thereby increasing performance. The eXtremeRGB-Ex2 sends portions of the captured data to the video channel and instructs each channel to use its graphics engine to update the data. This utilizes the hardware and dramatically increases performance.

Models eXtremeRGB-Ex1 - A single channel PCI-Express capture card.
Models eXtremeRGB-Ex2 - A dual channel PCI-Express capture card. 

Specifications:

Board Format: PCI-e x4 low profile card, 68.9mm x 167.6mm PCI-e bus master with scatter gather DMA providing maximum data rate of 480Mb/s

Connectors: Two DVI-I type connectors

Maximum Sample Rate: 170Mpixels per second analog RGB or 165 MHz DVI Analog modes up to 340MHz pixel clock can be captured using dual-pass sampling

RGB: 24 bits per pixel / 8-8-8 format

Video Capture Memory: 32 MB, triple buffered

Analog RGB Mode Support: 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200, 1920x1080, 2048x1536, custom modes

DVI Single Link Mode Support: 640 x 480, 800 x 600, 1024 x 768, 1280 x 1024, 1600 x 1200, 1920x1080, custom modes (HDCP not supported)

Input Mode Detection: Automatic detection of input modes in hardware, enabling the tracking of mode changes in the source signal.Pixel Output Formats: RGB: 5-5-5, 5-6-5 or 8-8-8 pixels.

 YUV: 4:2:2, UYVY, YUY2, YVYU

Update Rate: User defined, typically 60 frames per second, limited by available PCI-Express bandwidth max 480MB/s. Triplei-buffered to eliminate tearing artifacts

Video Format Options: Analog RGB plus HSync and VSync (5 wire), Analog RGB with Composite Sync (4 wire), Analog RGB with Sync  on Green (3 wire). -> Progressive. DVI Single Link.

Operating System Support Windows® XP, Windows® Vista and Windows® Server 2008 (x86 and x64)

Power Requirements: Max current at +3.3V – 0.25A, Max current at +12V – 1.2A, Max power – 15 Watts.

Operating Temperature: 0 to 35 deg C.

Storage Temperature: -20 to 70 deg C. 5% to 90% non-condensing.

Anbalog input range: Min 0.5Vpp Max 1.0Vpp

Input Offset: +/- 2V

Hsync: 15Khz – 110Khz

Vsync: no hardware limits, typ. 25Hz – 200Hz for real signals

Separate Sync Polarity: Positive or Negative. ( Separate H & V sync, Composite Sync)

Sync on Green Polarity: Negative

Inputs: 75 Ohm Terminated