The VisionLC Range Dual and Single Channel Live Capture Cards User Guide Version 1.0.
Table of Contents Safety Instructions..................................................................................................................2 Introduction............................................................................................................................3 Installing the Capture Card.......................................................................................................3 VisionLC-HD..............................................................................
Safety Instructions Safety Instructions (UK) Instrucciones de seguridad (Esp) To prevent damage to your Datapath product or injury to personnel operating the equipment, please read the following safety precautions prior to operation. These instructions should be made available to all those who will use and operate Datapath products. Power Supply All Datapath products require a mains power supply. This power supply must be disconnected when equipment is being upgraded or relocated.
Introduction The VisionLC range of “Live Capture” cards provide single and dual channel high definition capture channels in a PCIe low profile card.
Hardware Overview VisionLC-HD • Single HDMI capture channel • Up to 297 Mp/s pixel clock capturing up to 3840x2160 @30Hz • 800 MB/s DMA bandwidth • PCIe Gen 1 x4 low profile card VisionLC-HD2 Capture channel 1 - Bottom Connector • HDMI capture channel • 3840x2160p @30Hz (UHD) Capture channel 2 - Top Connector • HDMI capture channel • 1920x1080p @ 60Hz (HD) • 1.
Software Overview Software Install Software for your VisionLC card can be installed from the VisionLC CD supplied with your capture card: Insert the CD into your CD drive, the CD will autorun and display the install dialogue. If the CD fails to autorun, browse the CD and double click the setup.exe file. Select Install Software... and follow the installation wizard instructions when prompted. Regular software updates are available, check the downloads page on the Datapath website for details.
Vision Configure Dialogue To configure the VisionLC properties under the Windows® platform, open Start\Vision\VisionLC Configure and the following dialogue is displayed: The Vision Configure dialogue allows you to configure the input properties for Video, Audio and offers the ability to configure EDIDs.
• Export an EDID The Global Video properties can only be accessed if the application is run as Administrator. Click on the Help button for more information regarding the Vision Configure dialogue. Video Streaming Built upon the Microsoft AV Stream framework, the VisionLC range of live capture cards can be accessed and enumerated by any DirectShow or Media Foundation supported application. A Video for Linux (V4L) driver package is also available for download.
Firmware Upgrades All cards in the VisionLC range allow firmware upgrades to be completed on site rather than returning the card to Datapath. Whenever a firmware upgrade is performed, the J4 Link MUST BE FITTED on the card. To perform the upgrade, follow the step-by-step instructions provided by the upgrade application. In the unlikely event that something goes wrong during the upgrade process (e.g.
Specifications VisionLC-HD Board Format PCIe Gen 1 x4 low profile plug-in card Dimensions 103mm x 64mm (LxH) Connector HDMI Capture Rate 297Mp/s Maximum Capture Resolution 2560x1600 at 60Hz Transfer Rate 800MB maximum DMA transfer rate Hardware Colour Space Conversion 30 / 24 / 16bit RGB (4:4:4) 16bit YUV (4:2:2) 12bit YUV, NV12, YV12 (4:2:0) Audio Support Stereo pair PCM audio via HDMI channel at 16 bits in depth, sampling options include 44.
Audio Support Stereo pair PCM audio via HDMI channel at 16 bits in depth, sampling options include 44.1/48/96 kHz Low Latency LiveStream: Capture, Single frame time plus DMA transfer of final line Operating System Support Windows® Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows 10, and Linux® Power Requirements Max current at 1.5A 3.
Certifications and Compliances CE EU- Class A Declaration of Conformity Datapath Ltd declares that the capture card covered in this User Guide complies with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directives 2001/108/EC and 2011/65/EU. A copy of our Declaration of Conformity is available on request: Datapath Ltd Bemrose House Bemrose Park Wayzgoose Drive Derby, DE21 6XQ United Kingdom FCC These devices comply with part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Datapath Limited Datapath has a long and very successful history in the computer graphics industry. Datapath has been designing and supplying high performance, high quality graphics display systems to the world’s largest and most demanding companies and institutions since 1982. Datapath was one of the founding companies of multi-screen Windows acceleration using single and multi board solutions.
Index A I Analogue Audio 6 Input Sources 3 Audio Format 6 J B J4 Link 8 Bandwidth 4 L C LC capture cards 3 CE 11 Line Out 6 Class A Declaration of Conformity 11 O Combined features 4 Output Mixer 6 Configure EDIDs 6 S Copyright Statement 12 Safety Instructions 2 D Single HDMI capture 4 Datapath CD 5 Single SDI capture 4 Datapath Limited 12 T Driver support 4 Technical Support 12 F Tested applications 7 FCC 11 V FCC Rules 11 Vision Configure Dialogue 6 Filter Colour Proper
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