# PICOLOT M series

High-quality video capture boards

PCI> M

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PICOLO Alert Compact PCIe

PICOLODiligent PlusT

MPEG-4 on-board compression

NEW PICOLO 16 H.264

H.264 on-board compression

PICOLOTM series

PICOLOTM - PICOLO Junior 4TM - PICOLO Pro 2TM - PICOLO Pro 3TM - PICOLO TymoTM - PICOLO TetraTM

PICOLO AlertTM - PICOLO Alert PCIeTM - PICOLO Alert CompactTM - PICOLO Alert Compact PCIeTM

PICOLO DiligentTM - PICOLO Diligent PlusTM - PICOLO V16 H.264TM

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# Th e P I C O L OTM s e r i e s C o m p a r i s o n C h a r t

# V i d e o a c q u i s i ti o n b o a r d s

<table><tr><td></td><td>PICOLO</td><td>PICOLO Junior 4</td><td>PICOLO Pro 2</td><td>PICOLO Pro 3</td><td>PICOLO Tymo</td><td>PICOLO Tetra</td><td>PICOLO Alert PICOLO Alert PCIe</td><td>PICOLO Alert Compact PICOLO Alert Compact PCIe</td></tr><tr><td>PCI interface(s)</td><td>32-bit, 33 MHz PCI</td><td>32-bit, 33 MHz PCI</td><td>32-bit, 33 MHz PCI</td><td>32-bit, 33 MHz PCI</td><td>32-bit, 66 MHz PCI</td><td>64-bit, 66 MHz PCI</td><td>64-bit, 66 MHz PCI or PCI Express x1</td><td>64-bit, 66 MHz PCI or PCI Express x1</td></tr><tr><td>Video resolution</td><td>Square - Broadcast QCIF =&gt; Full D1</td><td>Square - Broadcast QCIF =&gt; Full D1</td><td>Square - Broadcast QCIF =&gt; Full D1</td><td>Square - Broadcast QCIF =&gt; Full D1</td><td>Square - Broadcast QCIF =&gt; Full D1</td><td>Square - Broadcast QCIF =&gt; Full D1</td><td>Square - Broadcast QCIF =&gt; Full D1</td><td>Square - Broadcast QCIF =&gt; Full D1</td></tr><tr><td>Video acquisition rate fps= fields per second ips=images per second</td><td>Up to 50/60 fps, up to 25/60 ips</td><td>Up to 50/60 fps, up to 25/60 ips</td><td>Up to 50/60 fps, up to 25/60 ips</td><td>Up to 50/60 fps, up to 25/60 ips</td><td>Up to 200/240 fps, up to 100/120 ips</td><td>Up to 200/240 fps, up to 100/120 ips</td><td>200/240 fps, up to 100/120 ips constantly available</td><td>200/240 fps, up to 100/120 ips constantly available</td></tr><tr><td>Nr. of real time cameras per board</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Max. cameras per board</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4 + 12*</td><td>16</td><td>16</td><td>16</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>S-Video inputs</td><td>1</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>4</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Video acquisition type</td><td>Real-time =&gt; Switching</td><td>Real-time =&gt; Switching</td><td>Real-time =&gt; Quick switching</td><td>Real-time =&gt; Quick switching</td><td>Real-time =&gt; Quick switching</td><td>Real-time =&gt; Quick switching</td><td>Real-time =&gt; Digital switching Two simultaneous streams per camera</td><td>Real-time =&gt; Digital switching Two simultaneous streams per camera</td></tr><tr><td>Hardware compression</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Video input connector</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>On the bracket Internally 75-Ohm termination resistor</td><td>BNC/S-Video/DB9-Internal jumpers</td><td>4 BNC-Internal jumpers</td><td>4 BNC-Internal jumpers</td><td>4 BNC for 2 Modules Pro 3 Internal jumpers</td><td>HD44F2 PH40MInternal jumpers</td><td>4 BNC3 PH10MPiano-switches</td><td>4 BNC4 PH10MPiano-switches</td><td>HD44F-Piano-switches</td></tr><tr><td>Video output</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>1 selected with cascade input</td><td>4</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Size</td><td>121 x 70 mm4,76 x 2,76 in</td><td>120 x 90 mm4,72 x 3,54 in</td><td>121 x 85 mm4,76 x 3,34 in</td><td>125 x 107 mm4,92 x 4,21 in</td><td>Low profileHalf lenght</td><td>Full heightHalf lenght</td><td>Full heightHalf lenght</td><td>Full heightHalf lenght</td></tr></table>

Input Output Lines

<table><tr><td>I/O connector(s) On the bracketInternal</td><td>DB9F-</td><td>--</td><td>-PH16M</td><td>RJ45FPH10M for MIO Link</td><td>-PH20M</td><td>-PH16M, PH10Mfor MIO Link</td><td>-PH20M</td><td>-PH20M</td></tr><tr><td>Max I/O lines</td><td>4</td><td>-</td><td>13</td><td> $5 + {40}^{* * }$ </td><td>9 professionals</td><td> $13 + {40}^{* * }$ </td><td>9 professionals</td><td>9 professionals</td></tr><tr><td>On-board input lines</td><td>-</td><td></td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>4 contact-closure</td><td>-</td><td>4 contact-closure</td><td>4 contact-closure</td></tr><tr><td>On-board output lines</td><td>-</td><td></td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>5 solid-state relay</td><td>-</td><td>5 solid-state relay</td><td>5 solid-state relay</td></tr><tr><td>On-board bidirectional lines</td><td>4 TTL</td><td></td><td>13 TTL</td><td>5 TTL</td><td>-</td><td>13 TTL</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Serial I/O port</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>1 RS485</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Watchdog</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>√</td><td>√</td><td>√</td><td>√</td><td>√</td></tr></table>

Modules and A ccessories

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Drivers

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V i d e o a c q u i s i ti o n a n d c o m p r e s s i o n b o a r d s

<table><tr><td></td><td>PICOLODiligent</td><td>PICOLODiligent Plus</td><td>PICOLOV16 H.264</td></tr><tr><td>PCI interface(s)</td><td>64-bit, 66 MHz PCI</td><td>PCI Express x1</td><td>PCI Express x1</td></tr><tr><td>Video resolution</td><td>BroadcastQCIF =&gt; full D1</td><td>BroadcastQCIF =&gt; full D1</td><td>Broadcast (Raw image: 4CIF, CIF, QCIF)(Compressed image: 4CIF, CIF )</td></tr><tr><td>Video acquisition rate fps= fields per secondips=images per second</td><td>200/240 fps,100/120 ips constantly available</td><td>200/240 fps,100/120 ips constantly available</td><td>400/480 ips</td></tr><tr><td>Nr. of real time cameras per board</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>Max. cameras per board</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>S-Video inputs</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Video acquisition type</td><td>Real-time,Simultaneous compressedand raw streams per camera</td><td>Real-time,Simultaneous compressedand raw streams per camera</td><td>Real-time,Simultaneous compressedand raw streams per camera</td></tr><tr><td>Hardware compression</td><td>MPEG-4 Part 2</td><td>MPEG-4 Part 2</td><td>H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10):Base Profile (Level 3.1)</td></tr><tr><td>Video input connectorOn the bracketInternally75-Ohm termination resistor</td><td>4 BNCInternal headersPiano-switches</td><td>4 BNCInternal headersPiano-switches</td><td>HD44FInternal headersInternal slides-switches</td></tr><tr><td>Video output</td><td>1 selected with cascade capability</td><td>1 selected with cascade capability</td><td>1 selected with cascade capability</td></tr><tr><td>Size</td><td>Full heightHalf lenght</td><td>Full heightHalf lenght</td><td>Full heightHalf lenght</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Audio</td></tr><tr><td>Line-level analog audio inputInternal connector</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>16HH34M</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Input Output Lines</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">I/O connector(s) On the bracketInternal</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>-</td><td>PH20M</td><td>HH34M, PH4M</td></tr><tr><td>Max I/O linesOn-board input linesOn-board output linesOn-board bidirectional lines</td><td>-</td><td>9 professionals4 contact-closure5 solid-state relay-</td><td>32 professionals16 contact-closure16 solid-state relay-</td></tr><tr><td>Serial I/O port</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Watchdog</td><td>-</td><td>√</td><td>√</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Modules and Accessories</td></tr><tr><td>MIO I/O Module</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>VEB Video Expansion Bracket</td><td>1 for video out</td><td>1 for video out</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Module Pro 3</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Spider cableConnectors: HD44M - 16 BNC</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>√</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Drivers</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">MultiCam for Windows®for Linux</td><td>√</td><td>√</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>√</td><td>√</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Euresys DirectShow filters</td><td>√</td><td>√</td><td>Picolo V16 H.264 DirectShow driver</td></tr><tr><td>Programming languages</td><td colspan="2">C, C++, .NET classes and ActiveX controls</td><td>C++</td></tr></table>

PICOLO™

PICOLO Junior 4™

PICOLO Pro 2™

PICOLO Pro 3™

PICOLO Tymo™

PICOLO Tetra™

PICOLO Alert™ PICOLO Alert PCIe™

PICOLO Alert Compact ™ PICOLO Alert Compact PCIe

PICOLO Diligent™ PICOLO Diligent Plus™

PICOLO V16 H.264™

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# The PICOLOTM series

# Common Features

The Euresys Picolo boards are top-quality video acquisition boards compatible with standard PAL or NTSC cameras. They are dedicated to high-end applications in the fields of video surveillance and security, or entry-level applications in the field of machine vision such as quality control and production monitoring. These boards faithfully digitize the video signal provided, offering perfect image fidelity to make the most of the data provided by a camera.

# Acquisition

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Standards Color (PAL, NTSC), monochrome (CCIR, EIA)
Image size

\- Broadcast resolution: up to 720 x 488 NTSC / EIA, 720 x 576 PAL / CCIR

\- Square pixels: up to 640 x 488 NTSC / EIA, 768 x 576 PAL / CCIR

The Picolo Diligent and V16 H.264 boards support only broadcast resolutions

\- Frame, field, CIF, QCIF and custom image formats

In the broadcast resolution, the Picolo V16 H.264 supports for the raw image: 4CIF, CIF, QCIF

for the compressed image: 4CIF, CIF

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- Possible horizontal and vertical hardware scaler
- Possible built-in arbitrary cropping to a rectangular Region Of Interest

Image adjustments such as video contrast, brightness, color saturation and hue - NTSC only -
•	 Wide range of boards with various possible number of camera

- Real-time acquisition from one to 16 cameras
- Quick acquisition switching for up to 16 cameras

# Storage

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Image format storage: Numerous color or monochrome formats are available including all popular color formats such as RGB, YUV, planar or packed.
For a complete list, consult the Picolo series product page on www.euresys.com.
Direct capture of individual frames as well as video sequences to PC memory

# On-board Compression

Picolo Diligent boards: four MPEG-4 compression chips
•	 Picolo V16 H.264: H.264 real-time compression on 16 video inputs

# Synchronization

A fully digital technique is used to synchronize the digitizer operation on the incoming video signal. This ensures a stable and robust operation despite the varying video conditions. The Euresys video capture boards robustly support poor video signals issued by a low-end VCR. When using high-quality video surveillance cameras, the acquisition performance is exemplary, as demonstrated by a jitter figure in the nanosecond range.

# Bitmap image formats

Before storing the acquired image into the destination memory buffer, a pixel format conversion takes place in real-time. Numerous color or monochrome formats are available such as packed RGB32, RGB24, RGB16, RGB15, YCrCb 4:2:2, YCrCb 4:1:1, Y8 or such as planar YCrCb 4:2:2, YCrCb 4:1:1, YCrCb 4:2:0, YCrCb 4:1:0, YCbCr 4:2:0, YCbCr 4:1:0.

# Bus Mastering

All Euresys boards are PCI bus mastering agents that directly store the acquired images into the PC physical memory without CPU involvement. As a unique feature, the Euresys capture boards automatically recover the scatter-gather virtual memory mapping to present the data as a regular bitmap image in a user allocated memory buffer.

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# PICOLO TymoTM

Compact and cost-effective video capture board with 16 inputs

16 video inputs - up to 200 / 240 fps

One compact HD-44 video connector plus the corresponding internal header

Form factor:	 Conventional PCI 32-bit, 66 MHz, 3V or 5V signaling

Small PCB size with regular and low profile brackets

Fitted with four color video digitizers, the Picolo Tymo acquires four real-time image sequences in parallel from composite or S-Video cameras.

# Single HD-44 video input connector for 16 video inputs

The choice of a single connector for multiple and various video inputs is cost-effective and allows customized and robust integrations.

# Sixteen composite video inputs, 4 S-Video inputs among them

4 high-quality S-Video cameras can be connected for real-time acquisition with full resolution. A mix of composite and S-Video cameras can be connected as long as only one s-Video camera is connected to a single digitizer.

One video output to take advantage of standard video monitors often available in video surveillance systems.

One cascade video input to echo the signal available on any of the video inputs of any Picolo Tymo board in the system.

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Camera connector HD44F

# 9 professional I/O lines and a configurable hardware watchdog

# On an internal 20-pin header:

# 4 professional input lines

a Contact-closure inputs that can be directly connected to:

\- Switches

\- Opto-coupled devices

\- 5V or TTL output

\- Relays

\- 12V or 24V output

a Providing a very high common-mode immunity

# 5 professional output lines

a Solid-state relay outputs that can be directly connected to:

\- Relays

\- TTL inputs with pull-up or pull-down resistor

\- Opto-coupled devices

# Direct connection to various kinds of devices

Trigger, strobe, interface to alarm systems, …

# Not sensitive to polarity

A Spider Cable equipped with an HD44M connector and 18 BNC is available separately on request for a straightforward evaluation of the board.

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# Software MultiCam driver for Microsoft Windows 2000®, XP®, Server 2003® and Vista®

for Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10

Euresys dedicated DirectShow filters

Programming languages C, C++, .NET classes and ActiveX controls

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# PICOLO AlertTM boards

Ultra-fast multiple-channel video capture boards

16 video inputs - 200 / 240 fps constantly available

Simultaneous capture and preview functions - Proprietary video-surveillance FPGA -

Form factors:	 Conventional PCI	 64 bit, 66 MHz, 3V or 5V signaling

PCI Express Full-height, half-length, x1

# PICOLO AlertTM PICOLO Alert PCIe TM

Video input connectors

4 BNC on the board bracket

4 internal on-board headers

VEB -Video Expansion Brackets- compatible

- 12 additional inputs connected internally with 3 VEB
- 4 cameras connected on the board BNC connectors

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PCI> EXPRESS

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# PICOLO Alert CompactTM PICOLO Alert Compact PCIeT

One compact HD-44 video connector

On the bracket:

- 16 video inputs
- Compatible with the Picolo Tymo HD-44 connector
- A Spider Cable, equipped with an HD44M and BNC connectors, is available separately on request for a straightforward evaluation of the board.

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EXPRESS

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Equipped with the Euresys video-surveillance FPGA, they are able to acquire images from up to sixteen independent cameras with a total digitizing power of 200 / 240 fps constantly available. The user is free to share this digitizing power between the sixteen channels, according to the requirements of the application.

# 16 video inputs

# 200 / 240 fps constantly available

This is not a peak value! As a unique feature, the Alert boards offer the ability to share a total digitizing power of 200 / 240 fields per second (100 / 120 ips) among the sixteen video channels without switching delay.

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\- Automatic removal of interlacing artefacts in field mode

- A large frame store for an automatic and smooth regulation of the frame rate in case of a system overuse of the PCI bus. This frame store also ensures a non disruptive image delivery to the PC memory regardless of PCI bus latencies.
- Stable images regardless of video parity: thanks to the Euresys video-surveillance FPGA, the Picolo Alert boards process the acquired images on the fly eliminating all issues related to the parity management without requiring any processing power from the PC.A vi

# An independently programmable frame rate and acquisition parameters for each video inputnt MPEG-4

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Two simultaneous and independent video streams per camera for simultaneous capture and preview functions Each camera independently delivers data to two different memory locations in the PC, including the graphic card. Both are fully configurable for acquisition rate, image resolution, cropping, scaling, contrast, brightness, saturation, storage format… A video channel A video channel

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9 professional I/O lines and a configurable hardware watchdog - identical to the Picolo Tymo -

Software MultiCam driver for Microsoft Windows 2000®, XP®, Server 2003® and Vista® for Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10

Euresys dedicated DirectShow filters

Programming languages C, C++, .NET classes and ActiveX controls

![Green printed circuit board with various electronic components and connectors (no readable text or symbols)](.euresyspicolov16h-264-datasheet-1/0486bd478737b6c148e38d7a59ff578385eebde09255d2a572dfffccd1d55610.jpg)

# PICOLO Diligent TM boards

Full D1 video capture and MPEG-4 compression boards

4 video inputs - 200 / 240 fps constantly available

Simultaneous capture and preview functions - Proprietary video-surveillance FPGA -

Compression: Real-time MPEG-4 acquisition in full D1 format

Image format: broadcast resolution

One selected video output with cascading capability

# PICOLO Diligent TM

Conventional PCI

64 / 32 bits, 66 / 33 MHz, 3V or 5V signaling -

![This image displays a green printed circuit board (PCB), likely an audio expansion card. On the left edge, there is a white connector block with red and black wires attached, positioned above three silver audio jacks. The main surface features four large black square integrated circuits arranged in a 2x2 grid. White text near the bottom right reads 'DOLBY DIGITAL PRO'. Various smaller electronic components are scattered across the board.](.euresyspicolov16h-264-datasheet-1/a61c63f5913deb694bd22630e9f68d553f66f7991d422a44872f2b55f5293134.jpg)

# PICOLO Diligent PlusTM

9 professional I/O lines

\- identical to the Picolo Tymo -

Configurable hardware watchdog

PCI Express Full-height, half-length, x1

![The image displays a green printed circuit board (PCB), appearing to be a PCI Express expansion card or riser adapter. On the left edge, there are four vertical USB Type-A ports; the topmost port has a red interior, and the second port from the top has a blue interior. The board is populated with various electronic components, including a large central integrated circuit chip and smaller surface-mounted devices. The bottom edge shows gold contact pins. In the bottom right corner, the text 'PCI EXPRESS' is displayed in black capital letters, accompanied by a blue right-pointing arrow logo next to the word 'PCI'.](.euresyspicolov16h-264-datasheet-1/ebbbe0fb47305725614eeb8caae3c0fe87c852a30b70756ed194fed7f430a248.jpg)

The Picolo Diligent are 4-channel video capture and MPEG-4 compression boards. Equipped with the Euresys video-surveillance FPGA, the Diligent boards are able to acquire images from up to four independent cameras and simultaneously transfer the full D1 MPEG 4 streams and the full D1 uncompressed video images at 25 / 30 frames per sec from all four cameras.

# 4 real-time video inputs

# MPEG-4 Part 2 on-board compression

The Picolo Diligent boards are equipped with four MPEG-4 compression chips. The MPEG-4 output format complies with the Single Profile @ Level3 and is compatible with the Microsoft® codec MP4S and the DivX codec DX50.

- Enhanced motion adaptive de-interlacing functions
- Programmable Group Of Pictures structures and sizes
- Advanced MPEG bit-rate control (CBR/VBR) from 1Kbps to 6 Mbps

# As the Picolo Alert boards, the Picolo Diligent features:

- Automatic removal of interlacing artefacts in field mode
- A large frame store
- Stable images regardless of video parity

# An independently programmable frame rate and acquisition parameters for each video input

The user is able to choose the applied frame rate according to the requirements of the application. A maximum of four real-time channels can run simultaneously. The image acquisition is fully configurable for image resolution, pixel size, cropping, scaling, contrast, brightness, saturation, storage format… The commonly used size formats are predefined: QCIF, CIF, Field and Frame, with broadcast resolution.

Real-time full D1 preview and simultaneous full D1 compressed for recording or broadcasting

A video channel
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# Video inputs connectors

On the bracket: four robust BNC connectors

Internally: a four-video inputs header

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# Software

# MultiCam driverPIC

for Microsoft Windows 2000®, XP®, Server 2003® and Vista®saturation Card,...Destination 2

for Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10Euresys video-surveillance FPGA

Euresys dedicated DirectShow filters

Programming languages C, C++, .NET classes and ActiveX controls

![Close-up of a green PCI Express 863 microprocessor board with visible circuitry and fan (no readable text or symbols)](.euresyspicolov16h-264-datasheet-1/20d61573a972ca33ed4abb6f73d7dfa1f2d39f980cfe22d120f04d9c2b0f2e28.jpg)

# PICOLO V16 H.264TM

Capture and H.264 compression board for 16 video inputs with audio capability

16 video inputs PAL or NTSC

H.264 on-board compression, 400/480 ips at full resolution (25/30 ips x 16)

Precise time stamping

One selected video output with cascade capability

Form factor: PCI Express x1 full-height, half-length

![The image displays a red, rounded rectangular graphic, likely a sticker or emblem, set against a blurry, light blue background. Inside the red area, white text is centered. The top line reads 'H.264' in a large, bold font. Below it, in a smaller, thinner font, the text reads 'ON-BOARD COMPRESSION'.](.euresyspicolov16h-264-datasheet-1/4c548f7dd3aad4b9afaa737d1a91de3d13f994ec7c886acd58084ec9cecdfead.jpg)

The Picolo V16 H.264 is an outstanding video capture board featuring real-time H.264 on board compression for 16 video channels with audio capability. Each video input delivers simultaneously a raw and compressed video stream. Both streams are independently configurable.

# 16 real-time video inputs

400/480 ips at full resolution (25/30 ips x 16)

An independently programmable frame rate and acquisition parameters for each of the 16 video inputs

- Contrast, brightness and saturation controls available
- Video presence detection
- Overlay caption text and masking regions

# H.264 on-board compression

- H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10) Base Profile (Level 3.1)Source   PCM
- A compression standard offering high image quality on top of low bit rate and low storage requirement

Simultaneous and independent H.264 compressed and raw image transfer - subject to PC bus available bandwidth -

A video channel
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# Independently configurable functions on both streams

# Compressed video stream configurations

Full resolution and full frame rate possible up to 2.0 Mbps per acquisition channel

\- Resolution settings: 4CIF: 704 x 576 (PAL) or 704 x 480 (NTSC)

CIF: 352 x 288 (PAL) or 352 x 240 (NTSC)

\- Configurable reduction of the frame rate

\- Configurable bit rate control: CPQ - constant picture quality -

CBR - constant bit rate -

VBR - variable bit rate -

# Raw video stream configurations

\- Cropping control

\- Downscaling: Resolution settings: 4CIF: 704 x 576 (PAL) or 704 x 480 (NTSC)

CIF: 352 x 288 (PAL) or 352 x 240 (NTSC)

QCIF: 176 x 144 (PAL) or 176 x 120 (NTSC)

\- Configurable reduction of the frame rate

\- Image storage formats available: Packed: RGB15, RGB16, RGB24, RGB32, YUV422, Y8

Planar: YUV422PL

# 16 audio inputs

- Line-level audio signals
- Selectable sampling quality: 8 kHz
- Audio encoding

a PCM (G.711): µ-law /A-law selectable companding
a Bit rate: 64 kbps

\- Audio-video synchronization supported by accurate time stamping of audio and video data

\- Internal Audio connector

a One 34-pin high-density header, 1.27 mm pitch

![This flowchart depicts a linear process flow from left to right involving four connected blocks:\n\n1.  **Audio Source**: A grey rectangular block on the far left, accompanied by a speaker icon.\n2.  **Volume**: A light blue block to the right of the source.\n3.  **Digitizer**: A light blue block to the right of the volume block.\n4.  **Audio Encoder PCM**: A light blue block on the far right.\n\nThe blocks are connected sequentially by black arrows pointing to the right:\n*   An arrow connects **Audio Source** to **Volume**.\n*   An arrow connects **Volume** to **Digitizer**.\n*   An arrow connects **Digitizer** to **Audio Encoder PCM**.](.euresyspicolov16h-264-datasheet-1/508f4f8fc90a791f50fbf7472847f19967b884c20a63b980a7c754b5f0412803.jpg)

# PICOLO V16 H.264TM

# 32 professional I/O lines and watchdog capability

- 16 contact closure inputs
- 16 solid-state relay outputs
- 1 watchdog capability
- Internal I/O connectors

a Two 34-pin high-density headers, 1.27 mm pitch
a One 4-pin header “WATCHDOG” connector

# Video connectors for Video In and Out

- One HD44 connector on the bracket
- 75-Ohm switchable termination resistors
- Internal pin header connectors

a 1 “VIDEO IN”: 34-pin high-density header, 1.27 mm pitch
a 1 “VIDEO OUTPUT & CASCADE”: 6-pin header

Software DirectShow filters interfaces for Microsoft Windows XP®, XP Embedded®, Server 2003®, Vista® XP x64 Edition®, Server 2003 x64 Edition®, Vista 64®

Kernel streaming mini driver providing following filters:

V16 H.264 Visual Source
V16 H.264 Audio Encoder
V16 H.264 Input Line
V16 H.264 Output Line
V16 H.264 Watchdog
V16 H.264 Pass-Through Selector

Programming language C++

# Ordering Information

ORDER CODE
DESIGNATION

<table><tr><td colspan="2">Video Capture Boards</td></tr><tr><td>1155</td><td>PICOLO</td></tr><tr><td>1401</td><td>PICOLO Junior 4</td></tr><tr><td>1157</td><td>PICOLO Pro 2</td></tr><tr><td>1158</td><td>PICOLO Pro 3</td></tr><tr><td>1402</td><td>PICOLO Tymo</td></tr><tr><td>1303</td><td>PICOLO Tetra</td></tr><tr><td>1305</td><td>PICOLO Alert</td></tr><tr><td>1641</td><td>PICOLO Alert PCIe</td></tr></table>

ORDER CODE
DESIGNATION

<table><tr><td>6001</td><td>PICOLO Alert Compact</td></tr><tr><td>6003</td><td>PICOLO Alert Compact PCIe</td></tr><tr><td>1307</td><td>PICOLO Diligent</td></tr><tr><td>6002</td><td>PICOLO Diligent Plus</td></tr><tr><td>1644</td><td>PICOLO V16 H.264</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Video &amp; I/O Modules</td></tr><tr><td>1201</td><td>Pro 3 Module</td></tr><tr><td>1203</td><td>VEB</td></tr><tr><td>1202</td><td>MIO</td></tr></table>

America, Euresys Inc.

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Toll free: 1-866-EURESYS - Phone: 630-250-2300 - Fax: 630-250-2301

Asia, Euresys Pte. Ltd.

627A Aljunied Road, #08-09 BizTech Centre, Singapore 389842

Phone: +65 6748 0085 - Fax: +65 6841 2137

Japan, Euresys s.a. Japan Representative Office

AIOS Hiroo Building 8F, Hiroo 1-11-2, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0012

Phone: +81 3 5447-1256 - Fax: +81 3 5447-0529

Europe, Euresys s.a., Corporate Headquarters

14, Avenue du Pré-Aily, B-4031 Angleur, Belgium

Phone: +32 4 367 72 88 - Fax: +32 4 367 74 66

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