Euresys PICOLO Tetra, PICOLO Tetra-RC, PICOLO Tetra-X, PICOLO Tetra-X-RC, PICOLO Jet-X User Manual

EureCard PICOLO series

PICOLO Tetra, PICOLO Tetra-RC,

PICOLO Tetra-X, PICOLO Tetra-X-RC,

PICOLO Jet-X, PICOLO Jet-X-RC

VEB, VEB 12, MIO

Manual

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This book is part of the documentation

provided with MultiCam.

For more information, refer to the

documentation provided in the latest

EureCard Picolo series Manual

Liège Science Park

MultiCam release.

Tome 2

January 2005

Copyright © 2005 Euresys s.a.

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Table of contents

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Table of Contents

Part I. Picolo Tetra Product Description............................................................7

1. Product appearance............................................................................................7

2. PCI requirements.................................................................................................8

3. Connectors ..........................................................................................................9

4. Features .............................................................................................................10

5. Picolo Tetra block diagram...............................................................................11

6. Picolo Tetra and Tetra-RC standard compliance............................................12

Part II. Picolo Tetra-X Product Description .................................................... 13

1. Product appearance..........................................................................................13

2. PCI requirements...............................................................................................14

3. Connectors ........................................................................................................15

4. Features .............................................................................................................16

5. Picolo Tetra-X block diagram ........................................................................... 18

6. Picolo Tetra-X and Tetra-X-RC standard compliance ....................................19

Part III. Picolo Jet-X Product Description....................................................... 21

1. Product appearance..........................................................................................21

2. PCI requirements...............................................................................................22

3. Connectors ........................................................................................................23

4. Features .............................................................................................................24

5. Picolo Jet-X block diagram...............................................................................26

6. Picolo Jet-X and Jet-X-RC standard compliance............................................27

Part IV. Picolo RC Product Description........................................................... 29

1. Common characteristics of RC boards ........................................................... 29

2. Product appearance of Tetra-RC .....................................................................30

3. Product appearance of Tetra-X-RC..................................................................31

4. Product appearance of Jet-X-RC .....................................................................32

5. PCI requirements...............................................................................................33

6. Connectors ........................................................................................................33

7. 75 ohms solder bridges .................................................................................... 34

8. Block diagrams..................................................................................................35

9. Video input routing ...........................................................................................38

Part V. VEB and VEB 12 Product Description................................................ 41

1. Product appearance..........................................................................................41

2. Connectors ........................................................................................................43

3. Features .............................................................................................................44

4. Video input/output routing ...............................................................................45

5. VEB and VEB 12 standard compliance ...........................................................48

Part VI. MIO Module Product Description ...................................................... 49

1. Product appearance..........................................................................................49

2. Connectors ........................................................................................................50

3. Features .............................................................................................................51

4. MIO standard compliance................................................................................. 52

Table of contents

Part VII. Hardware Installation Procedure ...................................................... 53

1. Warnings............................................................................................................53

2. Hardware installation procedure......................................................................54

3. Picolo RC series hardware installation ...........................................................56

4. Input Video Expansion Bracket hardware installation...................................57

5. Output Video Expansion Bracket hardware installation................................57

6. MIO hardware installation................................................................................. 58

Part VIII. MultiCam Installation Guide ............................................................. 61

1. Hardware requirements ....................................................................................61

2. Linux installation...............................................................................................61

3. Windows installation.........................................................................................62

Part IX. Technical Specifications .................................................................... 63

1. Technical specifications for all Picolo products ............................................63

2. Picolo Tetra series technical specifications ................................................... 65

3. Picolo Jet-X technical specifications ..............................................................67

4. MIO technical specifications ............................................................................69

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Picolo Tetra Product Description

Part I. Picolo Tetra Product Description

1. Product appearance

MIO LINK

75 ohms switches

VEB LINK

(video in)

1 2 3

PC reset headers

168 mm / 6.61 in

Digital IO

VID1

VID2

VID3

VID4

VEB LINK

(video out)

Picolo Tetra is a 64-bit, 66 MHz PCI capture board including four color video digitizers. This Picolo board acquires four
real-time video signals in parallel. It may be extended to manage 16 cameras.

Expansion accessories are identical for Picolo Tetra series. Video Expansion Bracket and Video Expansion Bracket 12
are presented in part V. MIO module is described in part VI.

Wide PCI bus connector

107 mm /

4.21 in

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Picolo Tetra Product Description

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2. PCI requirements

PCI stands for "Peripheral Component Interconnect" and refers to standardized means to install an add-on board
inside a computer.

Picolo Tetra is a medium-size PCI card to be inserted in a standard PCI slot inside a PC. The PCI edge connector is
compliant with the official PCI specification, revision 2.2. It is 64-bit wide, operates at 66 MHz maximum, and supports

3.3 V or 5 V signaling systems.

Picolo Tetra can be used in a 33 MHz or 66 MHz PCI slot and using the PCI slot with 32-bit or 64-bit.

For more information, see “PCI Bus Variation” application note.

Picolo Tetra uses the +5 V, +12 V and -12 V power supply rails provided by the PCI bus.

Typical electrical consumption is as follows:

PCI power rail Current Power

+5 V 1.3 A 6.5 W

+12 V 0.12 A 1.44 W

-12 V 5 mA 0.06 W

Total power consumption is typically 8 W.

Notes:

1. Video Expansion Bracket and Video Expansion Bracket 12 do not consume any power.

2. These PCI characteristics do also apply to Picolo Tetra-RC.

Picolo Tetra Product Description

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3. Connectors

3.1. “VIDn” connector

3.2. “VEB LINK” connectors

VID1

VID2

VID3

VID4

Presence

Notes:

1. Each video differential pair is composed of VIDn and GNDn, both connected to digitizer n
where n = 1, 2, 3 or 4.

2. To inform the system of the Video Expansion Bracket existence, simply short-circuit pin 9
“Presence” with pin 10 “Dig. GND”, digital ground of a Picolo Tetra.

GND1

GND2

GND3

GND4

Dig. GND

VID1, VID2, VID3 and VID4 are selectable
color or monochrome composite inputs.
They are terminated with removable
75 ohms loads.

To modify the 75 ohms termination setting,
see “75 ohms switches”.

Each 10-pin header connector allows to connect one
Video Expansion Bracket with a Picolo Tetra.

Three VEB LINK connectors are used to add video
inputs to a Picolo Tetra. For more details, see “Video
input routing”.

One VEB LINK connector is used for video outputs of
digitalized images. For more details, see “Video output
routing”.

75 ohms
switches

VID1

VID2

VID3

VID4

1 2 3 4

3.3. “Digital IO” connector

Reserved

IO1

IO3

IO5

IO7

IO9

IO11

IO13

GND

IO2

IO4

IO6

IO8

IO10

IO12

GND

The “Digital IO” internal connector on the Picolo Tetra has 13
TTL I/O lines that can be used by the MultiCam software
driver as inputs, outputs or trigger lines.

Other Euresys video capture boards use the same connector.

3.4. “MIO LINK” connector

Using flat cables, this 10-pin header connector allows to interconnect a Picolo Tetra to MIO modules.

For more details, see “MIO hardware installation” in part VII.

Picolo Tetra Product Description

4. Features

4.1. PC reset headers

Picolo

Picolo

Tetra

64-bit board

Tetra

PCI slot

The two "PC reset headers" are equivalent.

See also topic "Using the watchdog" in the electronic documentation.

4.2. 75 ohms switches

1 2 3 4

OFF ON

The switch n controls the 75 ohms termination of the
corresponding VIDn input, where n = 1, 2, 3 or 4.

In the factory configuration, all video terminations are active.
Therefore, all switches are closed (ON position).

To remove the termination, set the switch to OFF position.

A reset cable can be connected directly to a "PC
reset header". The watchdog uses a static switch
with an ON resistance of about 35 ohms. The
polarity at the switch input doesn't matter.

In the drawing is illustrated the control of PC reset
by button or by the Picolo Tetra. The switch can
also be used for other purposes than resetting the
computer: for example, it can activate an alarm.

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Picolo Tetra Product Description

V

V

5. Picolo Tetra block diagram

Digital IO

VID 1

VID 2

VID 3

VID 4

Connectors on bracket

Electromagnetic compatibility network

EB LINK

(video in)

1

2

3

MIO LINK

PIO

Parallel

interface

PCI control

Digitizer 1

with color decoding,
scaling,
format conversion

Video

Common-mode noise removal

Digitizer 2

with color decoding,
scaling,
format conversion

Digitizer 3

with color decoding,
scaling,
format conversion

PC reset
headers

FIFO buffer 1

630 bytes

FIFO buffer 2

630 bytes

FIFO buffer 3

630 bytes

PCI

PCI

interface

interface

Embedded PCI bus

PCI

interface

Quadruple 4-to-1 analog router

Digitizer 4

with color decoding,
scaling,
format conversion

FIFO buffer 4

630 bytes

PCI

interface

Transparent

PCI bridge

Picolo Tetra Block Diagram

EB LINK

(video out)

PCI connector

64 bits, 66 MHz

Video input/output routing

The detailed routing is presented in part V, “VEB and VEB12 Product Description”.

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Picolo Tetra Product Description

6. Picolo Tetra and Tetra-RC standard compliance

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of
the FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation or
when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning
the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with EN55022/CISPR22 and EN55024/CISPR24. To meet EC
requirements, shielded cables must be used to connect a peripheral to the card. This product has been tested in a
typical class B compliant host system. It is assumed that this product will also achieve compliance in any class B
compliant unit.

Notice for USA

Compliance Information Statement (Declaration of Conformity Procedure) DoC
FCC Part 15

Notice for Europe

This product is in conformity with the Council Directive 89/336/EEC amended by
92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC

Notice for Europe

Standard EN50130-4, immunity requirements for components of fire, intruder and
social alarm systems

Concerning video inputs, this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the following tests described in
EN50130-4:

• § 10, radiated RF immunity ;

• § 11, conducted RF immunity ;

• § 12, fast transient immunity.

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Picolo Tetra-X Product Description

Part II. Picolo Tetra-X Product Description

1. Product appearance

MIO LINK

75 ohms switches

VEB LINK

(video in)

1 2 3

PC reset headers

168 mm / 6.61 in

Digital IO

VID1

VID2

VID3

VID4

VEB LINK

(video out)

Picolo Tetra-X includes:

• A PCI-X bridge that doubles the throughput compared with Picolo Tetra. The usage of a PCI-X slot is
mandatory to achieve this performance.

• An optimized internal PCI bus between digitizers and PCI-X bridge.

Picolo Tetra-X can be used in PCI-X 66MHz, 100 MHz or 133 MHz slots. It also works in standard PCI slots, 32-bit or
64-bit, up to 66 MHz, 3.3 V or 5 V.

Starting with board revision A1_1, the PCI-X jumper is removed.

Expansion accessories are identical for Picolo Tetra series. Video Expansion Bracket and Video Expansion Bracket 12
are presented in part V. MIO module is described in part VI.

PCI-X

jumper

PCI-X bus connector

107 mm /

4.21 in

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Picolo Tetra-X Product Description

2. PCI requirements

PCI stands for "Peripheral Component Interconnect" and refers to standardized means to install an add-on board
inside a computer.

Picolo Tetra-X is a medium-size PCI card to be inserted in a PCI-X slot inside a PC. The PCI edge connector is
compliant with the official PCI specification, revision 2.3 and PCI-X addendum revision 1.0. It is 64-bit wide, operates
at 133 MHz maximum, and supports 3.3 V or 5 V signaling systems.

Picolo Tetra-X can be used in a 66MHz, 100 MHz or 133 MHz PCI-X slot.

Picolo Tetra-X can be used in a 33 MHz or 66 MHz PCI slot and using the PCI slot with 32-bit or 64-bit.

For more information, see “PCI Bus Variation” application note.

Picolo Tetra-X uses the +5 V, +12 V and -12 V power supply rails provided by the PCI bus.

Typical electrical consumption is as follows:

PCI power rail Current Power

Total power consumption is typically 9 W.

Notes:

1. Video Expansion Bracket and Video Expansion Bracket 12 do not consume any power.

2. These PCI characteristics do also apply to Picolo Tetra-X-RC.

+5 V 1.5 A 7.5 W

+12 V 0.12 A 1.44 W

-12 V 5 mA 0.06 W

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Picolo Tetra-X Product Description

3. Connectors

3.1. “VIDn” connector

3.2. “VEB LINK” connectors

VID1

VID2

VID3

VID4

Presence

Notes:

1. Each video differential pair is composed of VIDn and GNDn, both connected to digitizer n
where n = 1, 2, 3 or 4.

2. To inform the system of the Video Expansion Bracket existence, simply short-circuit pin 9
“Presence” with pin 10 “Dig. GND”, digital ground of a Picolo Tetra-X.

GND1

GND2

GND3

GND4

Dig. GND

VID1, VID2, VID3 and VID4 are
selectable color or monochrome
composite inputs. They are
terminated with removable 75 ohms
loads.

To modify the 75 ohms termination
setting, see “75 ohms switches”.

Each 10-pin header connector allows to connect
one Video Expansion Bracket with a Picolo
Tetra-X.

Three VEB LINK connectors are used to add
video inputs to a Picolo Tetra-X. For more
details, see “Video input routing” in part V.

One VEB LINK connector brings back the 4
video signals being digitized. For more details,
see “Video output routing” in part V.

75 ohms
switches

1 2 3 4

VID1

VID2

VID3

VID4

3.3. “Digital IO” connector

Reserved

IO1

IO3

IO5

IO7

IO9

IO11

IO13

GND

IO2

IO4

IO6

IO8

IO10

IO12

GND

The “Digital IO” internal connector on the
Picolo Tetra-X has 13 TTL I/O lines that can
be used by the MultiCam software driver as
inputs, outputs or trigger lines.

Other Euresys video capture boards use the
same connector.

3.4. “MIO LINK” connector

Using flat cables, this 10-pin header connector allows to interconnect a Picolo Tetra-X to MIO modules.

For more details, see “MIO hardware installation” in part VII.

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Picolo Tetra-X Product Description

4. Features

4.1. PC reset headers

Picolo

Picolo

Picolo

Tetra

64-bit board

Tetra-X

The two "PC reset headers" are equivalent.

See also topic "Using the watchdog" in the electronic documentation.

4.2. 75 ohms switches

Tetra

PCI slot

1 2 3 4

OFF ON

The switch n controls the 75 ohms termination of the
corresponding VIDn input, where n = 1, 2, 3 or 4.

In the factory configuration, all video terminations are active.
Therefore, all switches are closed (ON position).

To remove the termination, set the switch to OFF position.

A reset cable can be connected directly to a "PC
reset header". The watchdog uses a static switch
with an ON resistance of about 35 ohms. The
polarity at the switch input doesn't matter.

In the drawing is illustrated the control of PC reset
by button or by the Picolo Tetra. The switch can
also be used for other purposes than resetting the
computer: for example, it can activate an alarm.

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Picolo Tetra-X Product Description

4.3. PCI-X jumper

Picolo Tetra-X is compatible with all PCI and PCI-X slots. Initial production boards (rev. A1_0) include a PCI-X jumper.

If present, the factory setting of this jumper is shorted.

Remove the PCI-X jumper if you intend to insert Picolo Tetra-X in a conventional PCI slot.

PCI slot category PCI-X jumper

Conventional PCI

PCI-X

open

shorted

PCI-X

jumper

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V

V

Picolo Tetra-X Product Description

5. Picolo Tetra-X block diagram

Digital IO

VID 1

VID 2

VID 3

VID 4

Connectors on bracket

Electromagnetic compatibility network

EB LINK

(video in)

1

2

3

MIO LINK

PIO

Parallel

interface

Video

Common-mode noise removal

PCI control

Digitizer 1

with color decoding,
scaling,
format conversion

Digitizer 2

with color decoding,
scaling,
format conversion

Digitizer 3

with color decoding,
scaling,
format conversion

PC reset

headers

FIFO buffer 1

630 bytes

FIFO buffer 2

630 bytes

FIFO buffer 3

630 bytes

PCI

PCI

PCI

interface

interface

interface

Embedded PCI bus

Quadruple 4-to-1 analog router

Digitizer 4

with color decoding,
scaling,
format conversion

FIFO buffer 4

630 bytes

PCI

interface

Transparent
PCI-X bridge

Picolo Tetra-X Block Diagram

EB LINK

(video out)

PCI-X connector

64 bits, 133 MHz

Video input/output routing

The detailed routing is presented in part V, “VEB and VEB12 Product Description”.

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Picolo Tetra-X Product Description

6. Picolo Tetra-X and Tetra-X-RC standard compliance

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of
the FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation or
when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning
the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with EN55022/CISPR22 and EN55024/CISPR24. To meet EC
requirements, shielded cables must be used to connect a peripheral to the card. This product has been tested in a
typical class B compliant host system. It is assumed that this product will also achieve compliance in any class B
compliant unit.

Notice for USA

Compliance Information Statement (Declaration of Conformity Procedure) DoC
FCC Part 15

Notice for Europe

This product is in conformity with the Council Directive 89/336/EEC amended by
92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC

Notice for Europe

Standard EN50130-4, immunity requirements for components of fire, intruder and
social alarm systems

Concerning video inputs, this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the following tests described in
EN50130-4:

• § 10, radiated RF immunity ;

• § 11, conducted RF immunity ;

• § 12, fast transient immunity.

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Picolo Jet-X Product Description

Part III. Picolo Jet-X Product Description

1. Product appearance

MIO LINK

75 ohms switches

VID1

VID2

VID3

VID4

VEB LINK
(video out)

Jet-X includes:

• 4 digitizers.

• 4 on-board JPEG encoders.

• A PCI-X bridge that doubles the throughput compared with Picolo Tetra. The usage of a PCI-X slot is

mandatory to achieve this performance.

• An optimized internal PCI bus between digitizers and PCI-X bridge.

Picolo Jet-X can be used in PCI-X 66 MHz, 100 MHz or 133 MHz slots. It also works in standard PCI slots, 32-bit or
64-bit, up to 66 MHz, 3.3 V or 5 V.

Starting with board revision B2_1, the PCI-X jumper is removed.

Expansion accessories are common with Picolo Tetra series. Video Expansion Bracket and Video Expansion
Bracket 12 are presented in part V. MIO module is described in part VI.

VEB LINK

video in)

1 2 3

PCI-X

jumper

265 mm / 10.43 in

PCI-X bus connector

Digital IO

PC reset headers

107 mm /

4.21 in

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Picolo Jet-X Product Description

2. PCI requirements

PCI stands for "Peripheral Component Interconnect" and refers to standardized means to install an add-on board
inside a computer.

Picolo Jet-X is a medium-size PCI card to be inserted in a PCI-X slot inside a PC. The PCI edge connector is
compliant with the official PCI specification, revision 2.3 and PCI-X addendum revision 1.0. It is 64-bit wide, operates
at 133 MHz maximum, and supports 3.3 V or 5 V signaling systems.

Picolo Jet-X can be used in a 66 MHz, 100 MHz or 133 MHz PCI-X slot.

Picolo Jet-X can be used in a 33 MHz or 66 MHz PCI slot and using the PCI slot with 32-bit or 64-bit.

For more information, see “PCI Bus Variation” application note.

Picolo Jet-X uses the +3.3V, +5 V, +12 V and -12 V power supply rails provided by the PCI bus. The +12 V supply is
only provided to outside devices through the MIO LINK connector. The power consumption on this rail is therefore
system dependent and is protected by a 0.5 A circuit breaker with automatic reset.

Typical electrical consumption is as follows:

PCI power rail Current Power

Total power consumption is typically 13 W.

Notes:

1. Video Expansion Bracket and Video Expansion Bracket 12 do not consume any power.

2. These PCI characteristics do also apply to Picolo Jet-X-RC.

Video capture board internal consumption

+3.3 V 2 A 6.6 W

+5 V 1 A 5 W

-12 V 5 mA 0.06 W

Alimentation of outside devices

+ 12V Max. 0.5 A Max. 6 W

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Picolo Jet-X Product Description

3. Connectors

3.1. “VIDn” connector

3.2. “VEB LINK” connectors

VID1

VID2

VID3

VID4

Presence

Notes:

1. Each video differential pair is composed of VIDn and GNDn, both connected to digitizer n
where n = 1, 2, 3 or 4.

2. To inform the system of the Video Expansion Bracket’s existence, simply short-circuit pin 9
“Presence” with pin 10 “Dig. GND”, digital ground of the Picolo Jet-X.

GND1

GND2

GND3

GND4

Dig. GND

VID1, VID2, VID3 and VID4 are
selectable color or monochrome
composite inputs. They are
terminated with removable 75 ohms
loads.

To modify the 75 ohms termination
setting, see “75 ohms switches”.

Each 10-pin header connector allows to connect
one Video Expansion Bracket with a Picolo
Tetra-X.

Three VEB LINK connectors are used to add
video inputs to a Picolo Jet-X. For more details,
see “Video input routing” in part V.

One VEB LINK connector is used for video
outputs of digitalized images. For more details,
see “Video output routing” in part V.

75 ohms
switches

1 2 3 4

VID1

VID2

VID3

VID4

3.3. “Digital IO” connector

Reserved

IO1

IO3

IO5

IO7

IO9

IO11

IO13

GND

IO2

IO4

IO6

IO8

IO10

IO12

GND

The “Digital IO” internal connector on the
Picolo Jet-X has 13 TTL I/O lines that can be
used by the MultiCam software driver as
inputs, outputs or trigger lines.

Other Euresys video capture boards use the
same connector.

3.4. “MIO LINK” connector

Using flat cables, this 10-pin header connector allows to interconnect a Picolo Jet-X to MIO modules.

For more details, see “MIO hardware installation” in part VII.

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Picolo Jet-X Product Description

4. Features

4.1. PC reset headers

64-bit board

Picolo

Jet-X

PCI slot

The two "PC reset headers" are equivalent.

See also topic "Using the watchdog" in the electronic documentation.

4.2. 75 ohms switches

1 2 3 4

OFF ON

The switch n controls the 75 ohms termination of the
corresponding VIDn input, where n = 1, 2, 3 or 4.

In the factory configuration, all video terminations are active.
Therefore, all switches are closed (ON position).

To remove the termination, set the switch to OFF position.

A reset cable can be connected directly to a
"PC reset header". The watchdog uses a static
switch with an ON resistance of about 35 ohms.
The polarity at the switch input doesn't matter.

In the drawing is illustrated the control of PC
reset by button or by the Picolo Jet-X. The
switch can also be used for other purposes
than resetting the computer: for example, it can
activate an alarm.

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Picolo Jet-X Product Description

4.3. PCI-X jumper

Picolo Jet-X is compatible with all PCI and PCI-X slots. Initial production boards (up to rev. B2_0) include a PCI-X
jumper.

If present, the factory setting of this jumper is shorted.
Remove the PCI-X jumper if you intend to insert Picolo Jet-X in a conventional PCI slot.

PCI slot category PCI-X jumper

Conventional PCI

PCI-X

open

shorted

PCI-X

jumper

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5. Picolo Jet-X block diagram

Digital IO

VID 1

VID 2

VID 3

VID 4

Connectors on bracket

Electromagnetic compatibility network

EB LINK

(video in)

1

2

3

PIO

Video

MIO LINK

PC reset
headers

PCI control

Parallel

interface

Digitizer 1

With color
decoding
and scaling

Digitizer 2

With color
decoding

Common-mode noise removal

Quadruple 4-to-1 analog router

and scaling

Digitizer 3

With color
decoding
and scaling

Digitizer 4

With color
decoding
and scaling

Color

format

conversion

JPEG

Encoder

Color

format

conversion

JPEG

Encoder

Color

format

conversion

JPEG

Encoder

Color

format

conversion

JPEG

Encoder

PCI

Interface

PCI

Interface

PCI

Interface

PCI

Interface

PCI

Interface

PCI

Interface

PCI

Interface

PCI

Interface

Embedded PCI bus

Transparent

PCI-X bridge

Picolo Jet-X Block Diagram

EB LINK

(video out)

PCI-X connector

64 bits, 133 MHz

Video input/output routing

The detailed routing is presented in part V, “VEB and VEB12 Product Description”.

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Picolo Jet-X Product Description

6. Picolo Jet-X and Jet-X-RC standard compliance

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of
the FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation or
when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning
the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with EN55022/CISPR22 and EN55024/CISPR24. To meet EC
requirements, shielded cables must be used to connect a peripheral to the card. This product has been tested in a
typical class B compliant host system. It is assumed that this product will also achieve compliance in any class B
compliant unit.

Notice for USA

Compliance Information Statement (Declaration of Conformity Procedure) DoC
FCC Part 15

Notice for Europe

This product is in conformity with the Council Directive 89/336/EEC amended by
92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC

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Picolo RC Product Description

Part IV. Picolo RC Product Description

1. Common characteristics of RC boards

The suffix RC stands for “Remote Connection”.

Picolo RC series provide a solution to customize all the 16 video inputs.

Picolo RC series cover following models: Tetra-RC; Tetra-X-RC and Jet-X-RC.

Picolo RC series have all characteristics in common with the standard Picolo except:

• Removed BNC video inputs and 75 ohms switches.

• 4 internal connections for 4 video inputs VIDn.

• A completely blank bracket.

• Solder bridges BRn to activate video termination resistors of VIDn.

From the software point of view, an application developed with a Picolo will immediately work with the corresponding
Picolo RC.

Video Expansion Bracket, Video Expansion Bracket 12 and MIO module may also be connected to RC boards using
the same rules as standard Picolo boards.

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Picolo RC Product Description

2. Product appearance of Tetra-RC

MIO LINK

VEB LINK

(video in)

1 2 3

168 mm / 6.61 in

PC reset headers

Digital IO

VID1

VID2

VID3

VID4

VEB LINK

(video out)

Wide PCI bus connector

107 mm /

4.21 in

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3. Product appearance of Tetra-X-RC

MIO LINK

168 mm / 6.61 in

1 2 3

PC reset headers

Digital IO

VEB LINK

(video in)

0

VEB LINK

(video out)

PCI-X

jumper

Note:

Starting with board revision A1_1, the PCI-X jumper is removed.

PCI-X bus connector

107 mm /

4.21 in

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4. Product appearance of Jet-X-RC

MIO LINK

0

2 3

1

VEB LINK

(video in)

265 mm / 10.43 in

Digital IO

107 mm /

4.21 in

VEB LINK

(video out)

PCI-X

jumper

PCI-X bus connector

Note:

Starting with board revision B2_1, the PCI-X jumper is removed.

PC reset headers

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5. PCI requirements

PCI characteristics of RC series are identical to corresponding standard boards.

For a complete description, please refer to Tetra, Tetra-X or Jet-X characteristics.

6. Connectors

6.1. “VIDn” 2-pin header connectors of Tetra-RC

VID1, VID2, VID3 and VID4 are selectable color or monochrome

composite inputs.

Each one is connected through a 2-pin header connector as illustrated.

6.2. “VEB LINK 0” connector of Tetra-X-RC and
Jet-X-RC

VID1

VID2

VID3

VID4

Presence

Note:

Each video differential pair is composed of VIDn and GNDn, both connected to
digitizer n, where n = 1, 2, 3 or 4.

GND1

GND2

GND3

GND4

Dig. GND

6.3. Other connectors

All other connectors of RC series are identical to corresponding standard board.

Concerned connectors are named : VEB LINK; DIGITAL IO; MIO LINK and PC Reset headers.

For a complete description, please refer to Tetra, Tetra-X or Jet-X characteristics.

This 10-pin header connector allows to

connect the first Video Expansion Bracket
with a Picolo RC.

On the “VEB LINK 0” connector, the

“Presence” pin is already shorted to digital
ground.

VID1

GND1

VID2

GND2

VID3

GND3

VID4

GND4

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7. 75 ohms solder bridges

VIDn video inputs (n = 1, 2, 3 or 4) have an on-board video termination resistor. The solder bridge BRn controls the
75 ohms termination of the corresponding VIDn input.

To activate a termination resistor, establish a solder connection at the desired BRn.

At delivery, no connection is present.

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8. Block diagrams

8.1. Picolo Tetra-RC

Digital IO

PIO

Parallel

Interface

Picolo RC Product Description

MIO LINK

Connector

PCI Control

PC reset
headers

VID 1

GND 1

VID 2

GND 2

VID 3

GND 3

VID 4

GND 4

Electromagnetic Compatibility Network

EB LINK

(video in)

1

2

3

Picolo Tetra-RC Block Diagram

Digitizer 1

With color decoding,
scaling,
format conversion

Video

Common-Mode Noise Removal

Digitizer 2

With color decoding,
scaling,
format conversion

Digitizer 3

With color decoding,
scaling,
format conversion

FIFO Buffer 1

630 bytes

FIFO Buffer 2

630 bytes

FIFO Buffer 3

630 bytes

PCI

PCI

PCI

Interface

Interface

Embedded PCI bus

Interface

Quadruple 4-to-1 Analog Router

Digitizer 4

EB LINK

(video out)

With color decoding,
scaling,
format conversion

PCI Connector

64 bits, 66 MHz

FIFO Buffer 4

630 bytes

PCI

Interface

Transparent

PCI Bridge

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8.2. Picolo Tetra-X-RC

Digital IO

PIO

network

Parallel

Electromagnetic

EB LINK

(video in)

0

EB LINK

(video in)

1

2

3

compatibility

interface

Quadruple 4-to-1 analog router

Picolo RC Product Description

MIO LINK

PCI control

Digitizer 1

with color decoding,
scaling,
format conversion

Digitizer 2

with color decoding,
scaling,
format conversion

Digitizer 3

with color decoding,
scaling,
format conversion

Digitizer 4

with color decoding,
scaling,
format conversion

PC reset
headers

FIFO buffer1

FIFO buffer 2

FIFO buffer 3

FIFO buffer 4

630 bytes

630 bytes

630 bytes

630 bytes

PCI

PCI

PCI

PCI

interface

interface

Embedded PCI bus

interface

interface

Transparent

PCI-X bridge

Picolo Tetra-X-RC Block Diagram

EB LINK

(video out)

PCI-X connector

64 bits, 133 MHz

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8.3. Picolo Jet-X-RC

Digital IO

PIO

network

compatibility

Electromagnetic

Picolo RC Product Description

MIO LINK

PC reset
headers

PCI control

Parallel

interface

EB LINK

(video in)

0

EB LINK

(video in)

1

2

3

Quadruple 4-to-1 analog router

Picolo Jet-X-RC Block Diagram

EB LINK

(video out)

Digitizer 1

With color
decoding
and scaling

Digitizer 2

With color
decoding
and scaling

Digitizer 3

Digitizer 3

With color
decoding
and scaling

Digitizer 4

With color
decoding
and scaling

PCI-X connector

64 bits, 133 MHz

Color

format

conversion

JPEG

Encoder

Color

format

conversion

JPEG

Encoder

Color

format

conversion

JPEG

Encoder

Color

format

conversion

JPEG

Encoder

PCI

Interface

PCI

Interface

PCI

Interface

PCI

Interface

PCI

Interface

PCI

Interface

PCI

Interface

PCI

Interface

Transparent

PCI-X bridge

Embedded PCI bus

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9. Video input routing

9.1. Picolo Tetra-RC with customer patchpanel

Blank

Bracket

Picolo Tetra-RC

Digitizer 1

Digitizer 2

Digitizer 3

EB

LINK 1

Video

In 1

Video

In 2

Video

In 3

Video

In 4

Note:

If using Video Expansion Bracket, always connect the new Video Expansion Bracket in ascending order.
For more details, see “Input Video Expansion Bracket hardware installation” in part VII.

Video

In 5

Video

In 6

Video

In 7

Video

In 8

LINK 2

Video

In 9

Video

In 10

Video

In 11

Video

In 12

EB

LINK 3

Video

In 13

Video

In 14

Video

In 15

Video

In 16

EB

Customer

Patchpanel

Digitizer 4

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9.2. Picolo Tetra-X-RC or Jet-X-RC with customer patchpanel

Blank

Bracket

Tetra-X-RC or Jet-X-RC

EB

LINK 0

Digitizer 1

Digitizer 2

Digitizer 3

Digitizer 4

Video

In 1

Video

In 2

Video

In 3

Video

In 4

LINK 1

Video

In 5

Video

In 6

Video

In 7

Video

In 8

EB

LINK 2

Video

In 9

Video

In 10

Video

In 11

Video

In 12

EB

Video

In 13

Video

In 14

Video

In 15

Video

In 16

EB

LINK 3

Customer

Patchpanel

Note:

If using Video Expansion Bracket, always connect the new Video Expansion Bracket in ascending order.
For more details, see “Input Video Expansion Bracket hardware installation” in part VII.

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VEB and VEB 12 Product Description

Part V. VEB and VEB 12 Product Description

1. Product appearance

1.1. Video Expansion Bracket – 4 additional video inputs / outputs

A Video Expansion Bracket (VEB) adds four video connections to a Picolo. They may be used as inputs or outputs,
depending of the selected VEB LINK connector (video in or video out).

75 ohms switches

VID1

VID2

VID3

VID4

37 mm / 1.46 in

107 mm /

4.21 in

VEB LINK

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1.2. Video Expansion Bracket 12 – 12 additional video inputs

A Video Expansion Bracket 12 (VEB12) adds twelve video inputs to a Picolo, using the three VEB LINK connectors
(video in).

VEB LINK

(video in)

75 ohms switches

VID1 to 12

45 mm / 1.77 in

107 mm /

4.21 in

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2. Connectors

Video Expansion Bracket Video Expansion Bracket 12

VEB and VEB 12 Product Description

75 ohms
switches

1 2 3 4

VID1

VID2

VID3

VID4

2.1. “VIDn” connector

75 ohms

switches

VID1 to 12

On the Video Expansion Bracket, VIDn are metallic BNC
connectors.

VID1, VID2, VID3 and VID4 are selectable color or
monochrome composite inputs.

They are terminated with removable 75 ohms loads.

1

up to 12

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VEB and VEB 12 Product Description

2.2. “VID1 to 12” connector

On the Video Expansion Bracket 12, the “VID1 to 12” connector
is composed of 12 video inputs and their respective ground. All
these video inputs are present on a standard DB25 female
connector.

VID1, VID2, … up to VID12 are color or monochrome
composite inputs. They are terminated with removable 75 ohms
termination resistors.

3. Features

3.1. 75 ohms switches

On the Video Expansion Bracket, four switches are present to
control the 75 ohms termination of the corresponding VIDn
input, where n = 1, 2, 3 or 4.

1 2 3 4

OFF ON

On the Video Expansion Bracket 12, twelve switches are
present to control the 75 ohms termination of the
corresponding VIDn input, where n = 1, 2,… or 12.

In the factory configuration, all video terminations are active.
Therefore, all switches are closed (ON position).

To remove the termination, set the switch to OFF position.

OFFON

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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4. Video input/output routing

4.1. Video input routing with Video Expansion Brackets

Picolo board

Video

In 1

Video

In 2

Video

In 3

Video

In 4

On-board

Bracket

EB

LINK 1

EB

LINK 2

EB

LINK 3

Digitizer 1

Digitizer 2

Digitizer 3

Digitizer 4

Video

In 5

Video

In 6

Video

In 7

Video

In 8

Additional
Bracket 1

Video

In 9

Video
In 10

Video
In 11

Video
In 12

Additional
Bracket 2

Video

In 13

Video

In 14

Video

In 15

Video

In 16

Additional
Bracket 3

Note:

If using Video Expansion Bracket, always connect the new Video Expansion Bracket in ascending order.
For more details, see “Input Video Expansion Bracket hardware installation” in part VII.

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4.2. Video input routing with Video Expansion Bracket 12

The connection cable soldered on the Video Expansion Bracket 12 (VEB12) occupies the three VEB LINK connectors
(video in) of the Picolo Tetra series or the Picolo Jet-X.

Picolo board

Video

In 1

Video

In 2

Video

In 3

Video

In 4

On-board

Bracket

EB

LINK 1

Video

In 5
Video In 6
Video In 7
Video In 8
Video In 9
Video In 10
Video In 11
Video In 12

Video In 13
Video In 14
Video In 15
Video In 16

EB

LINK 2

EB

LINK 3

Digitizer 1

Digitizer 2

Digitizer 3

Digitizer 4

VEB 12

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4.3. Video output routing

As an alternative to looped-through connecting the video sources, Picolo Tetra series and Picolo Jet-X offer four
buffered video outputs. Available on the "VEB LINK (video out)" connector, the video outputs conveniently bring back
outside the video signals being digitized.

The user can implement a proprietary wiring system to use this connector. However, it is recommended to use a
Euresys' low-cost video expansion bracket as the most reliable way to maintain electromagnetic compatibility.

The optional video outputs are routed according to the following drawing.

Picolo board

Digitizer 1

Digitizer 2

Digitizer 3

Digitizer 4

EB LINK

(video out)

Video
Out 1

Video
Out 2

Video
Out 3

Video
Out 4

Additional

Bracket

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VEB and VEB 12 Product Description

5. VEB and VEB 12 standard compliance

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of
the FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation or
when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning
the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with EN55022/CISPR22 and EN55024/CISPR24. To meet EC
requirements, shielded cables must be used to connect a peripheral to the card. This product has been tested in a
typical class B compliant host system. It is assumed that this product will also achieve compliance in any class B
compliant unit.

Notice for USA

Compliance Information Statement (Declaration of Conformity Procedure) DoC
FCC Part 15

Notice for Europe

This product is in conformity with the Council Directive 89/336/EEC amended by
92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC

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MIO Module Product Description

Part VI. MIO Module Product Description

1. Product appearance

MIO stands for Module Input Output. This I/O module holds four isolated inputs and four isolated outputs.

It can be attached to a Picolo Pro 3 or a Picolo Tetra as described in “Connecting MIO”.

The MIO does not require a connection to the motherboard. However, when installed, it will occupy the space of a PCI
slot location.

MIO LINK

58 mm / 2.28 in

LEDs

SEL2

SEL1

SEL0

I/O screw terminal

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MODE
jumper

107 mm /

4.21 in

MIO Module Product Description

A

2. Connectors

2.1. “I/O screw terminal” connector

The sixteen terminals constituting the eight I/O lines of the MIO are collected in a removable 16-position screw
terminal provided with each MIO.

Input 1

Input 2

Input 3

Input 4

Output 1

Output 2

Output 3

Output 4

Alarm /

Watchdog

Note:

The output 4 can be associated with a timer in order to be used as an alarm or a watchdog.

I1

I1G

I2

I2G

I3

I3G

I4

I4G

O1

O1B

O2A

O2B

O3A

O3B

O4A

O4B

2.2. “MIO LINK” connectors

Using flat cables, these 10-pin header connectors allow to link MIO with a Picolo Tetra, a Picolo Pro 3 or another MIO.

For more details, see “Connecting MIO”.

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3. Features

3.1. LEDs

MIO Module Product Description

OUT1

OUT2

OUT3

OUT4

The input state is displayed with 4 green LEDs : the “INn” LED is lighted when the corresponding two terminals In and
InG are connected, where n = 1, 2, 3 or 4. For more details, see “Input thresholds”.

The output state is displayed with 4 orange LEDs : the “OUTn” LED is lighted when the corresponding terminal OnA is
connected to OnB (contact shorted).

IN1

IN2

IN3

IN4

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4. MIO standard compliance

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of
the FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation or
when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning
the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with EN55022/CISPR22 and EN55024/CISPR24. To meet EC
requirements, shielded cables must be used to connect a peripheral to the card. This product has been tested in a
typical class B compliant host system. It is assumed that this product will also achieve compliance in any class B
compliant unit.

Notice for USA

Compliance Information Statement (Declaration of Conformity Procedure) DoC
FCC Part 15

Notice for Europe

This product is in conformity with the Council Directive 89/336/EEC amended by
92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC

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Hardware Installation Procedure

Part VII. Hardware Installation Procedure

1. Warnings

Warning:

Electrostatic sensitive device

Picolo cards may be damaged by electrostatic discharges. Follow the procedure hereby described and apply any
general procedure aimed at reducing the risk associated with electrostatic discharge.
Any damage caused by improper handling is not covered by the manufacturer's warranty.

Warning:

Electromagnetic compatibility

Picolo cards are compliant with electromagnetic compatibility regulatory requirements.
To ensure this compliance, it is mandatory to secure the card bracket with the relevant screw according to the
procedure hereby described.
Failing to do so may affect image quality in allowing unwanted ground noise pickup.

Warning:

Risk of electrical shock

Do not operate the computer with any enclosure cover removed.
During the hardware installation, ensure the AC power cord is unplugged before touching any internal part of the
computer.

Warning:

Heating device

In operation, it is normal that Picolo cards dissipate some heat.
To ensure the adequate cooling effect of the fan equipping your computer, it is mandatory to correctly fit all enclosure
covers, including blank brackets.

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2. Hardware installation procedure

Picolo board should be physically inserted in an available PCI slot of your computer before operation becomes
possible.

More than one Euresys board can be hosted by a common PCI bus, as long as slots are available.

Following the hardware installing procedure below is recommended:

Switch-off the computer and all peripheral devices connected to it (monitor, printer...).

Discharge any electricity that could be accumulated on your body. You can achieve this in touching with bare hand
an unpainted metal part of the enclosure of your computer. Make sure that the computer is linked to the AC mains
outlet with proper earth connection.

Disconnect all cables from your computer, including AC power.

Open the computer enclosure to gain access to the PCI slots according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Ensure that the motherboard is fully compatible with the official PCI specification of the EureCard.

Locate an available PCI slot and remove the blank bracket associated with this location. To achieve this, remove
the securing screw and keep it aside for later use in the procedure. Keep the blank bracket in a known place for
possible re-use.

Unwrap the EureCard, take the board and carefully hold it. Avoid any contact of the board with unnecessary items,
including your clothes.

Gently insert the board in the targeted PCI slot, taking care to push it down fully into the slot. If you experience
some resistance, remove the board and repeat the operation. You should attempt to make a perfect mechanical
alignment of board relative to slot for best results. Ensure that the lower part of the bracket is inserting into the
corresponding enclosure fastening.

Secure the board with the saved screw.

Install the Video Expansion Brackets and MIO, if any.

Close the computer enclosure according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

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2.1. Usage of video terminations

The application may require the video signal to be monitored while being digitized by the capture board.

A possible way to address this requirement is using the looped-through technique. The coaxial cable delivering the
video signal from the source camera to the capture board is continued towards a video monitor. In that manner, the
camera serves both the board and the monitor.

This technique can be extended to distribute a video image to several video recipients. Each device where the video
cable is connected in and out to the next one is called a "loop-through connection".

In a Picolo-based system, any video input can be used in a loop-through fashion using an interconnecting "Tee"
structure.

There is one mandatory precaution to consider when using this technique.

Normally, any video recipient device terminates the coaxial line with a so-called termination resistor (valued 75 ohms
in video technology).

When using the looped-through technique, the termination resistor of all intermediate devices should be removed.
Only the terminal device keeps the termination.

In order to support the looped-through technique, the Picolo Tetra series, Jet-X and the additional Video Expansion
Brackets offer a way to remove the termination for any selected input.

A looped-through connection is available on the Picolo Tetra series and Jet-X using the VEB LINK (video out), see
“Video output routing”.

ideo

source

ideo

camera

Picolo board

Tee BNC

adaptor

Looped-through

video recipient

Terminal

video recipient

Video monitor

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3. Picolo RC series hardware installation

3.1. 75 ohms solder bridges

On Picolo Tetra-RC, Picolo Tetra-X-RC and Picolo Jet-X-RC, the VIDn video inputs (n = 1, 2, 3 or 4) have an on-board
video termination resistor. The solder bridge BRn controls the 75 ohms termination of the corresponding VIDn input.
Solder bridges are at the back of Picolo board, see picture.

To activate a termination resistor, establish a solder connection at the desired BRn (n = 1, 2, 3 or 4).

At delivery, no connection is present.

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4. Input Video Expansion Bracket hardware installation

4.1. Connection

When using Video Expansion Brackets, it is mandatory to link them using the following connectors of Picolo series:

Configuration Connect to

Picolo and 1 Video Expansion Bracket VEB LINK 1

Picolo and 2 Video Expansion Brackets VEB LINK 1 and 2

Picolo and 3 Video Expansion Brackets VEB LINK 1, 2 and 3

Note:

Before installing or removing any Video Expansion Bracket, power down the PC.

4.2. 75 ohms switches

1
2

3 4

OFFON

The dip switch n controls the 75 ohms termination of the corresponding VIDn input (n = 1, 2, 3 or 4).

In the default configuration, all video inputs are 75 ohms terminated. Therefore, all switches are closed (ON position).

To remove the the 75 ohms termination, set the switch to OFF position.

5. Output Video Expansion Bracket hardware installation

5.1. 75 ohms switches

1 2 3 4

OFFON

The switch n controls the 75 ohms termination of the corresponding VIDn output (n = 1, 2, 3 or 4).

In the default configuration, all video outputs are 75 ohms terminated. Therefore, all switches are closed (ON position).

On each video output, the 75 ohms termination should be removed. Therefore, set all switches to OFF position.

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6. MIO hardware installation

6.1. Identification

All modules MIO linked with a Picolo Tetra series must have a unique identification (ID). Failing to do so will cause
logic signal contention. Set the MIO identification when the system is shut off.

MIO ID SEL2 SEL1 SEL0

0

1

2

3

4

means a jumper shorted.

means a jumper open.

MODE
jumper

SEL2
SEL1

6.2. Mode jumper

This jumper is used to select either the alarm or watchdog functionality.

Function MODE jumper

Alarm

Watchdog

The factory setting of the MODE jumper is open.

open

shorted

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6.3. Connecting MIO

Up to 5 MIO modules can be connected to the same Picolo Tetra series.

MIO are daisy-chained with flat cables at their MIO LINK connectors; one of them must be linked to the MIO LINK
connector of a Picolo Tetra series.

All cables are identical and may be interchanged.

MIO does not need a PCI slot, any blind slot is adequate.

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Part VIII. MultiCam Installation Guide

1. Hardware requirements

Following features are recommended to operate MultiCam :

CPU Pentium III Class or above

System memory Minimum 128 MB

Hard disk drive Minimum 150 MB free

2. Linux installation

2.1. Run-time software requirements

MultiCam and EureCards can be operated on the following Linux operating systems.

OS version Additional information

RedHat 7.3 Kernel 2.4.18-3

RedHat 8.0 Kernel 2.4.18-14

Refer to the release notes for updated information about OS and supported boards.

2.2. Development software requirements

MultiCam comes with documentation, development tools and sample programs.

The documentation is provided in standard CHM format. It is better viewed using xchm.

In addition, some information may be provided as Adobe Acrobat PDF files. To view these files it is required to use an
appropriate PDF file viewer. For example: xpdf or Adobe Acrobat Reader 4 (or later).

The development tools are C or C++ based. Thus all popular development environments can be used to develop
applications using EureCards and MultiCam.

Sample programs are provided for various development environments.

2.3. Installation instructions

Switch on your computer and start Linux.

Place Euresys CD-ROM in the drive and mount it.

Copy multicam-n.n.tar.gz on hard disk drive where n.n is the release number
of MultiCam.
For example, using release 4.5 of MultiCam, copy multicam-4.5.tar.gz.

Extract this archive: # tar -xzvf multicam-n.n.tar.gz

Go in directory multicam: # cd multicam-n.n

Log in as root.

Execute the installation script: # ./install

Check for proper installation: connect a camera to the Picolo board and run
eVisionStudio.

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3. Windows installation

3.1. Run-time software requirements

MultiCam and EureCards can be operated with the following Microsoft Windows operating systems.

OS version Additional information

Windows server 2003 -

Windows XP Embedded -

Windows XP -

Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 or later

Refer to the MultiCam Installation Guide for updated information about OS versions.

3.2. Development software requirements

MultiCam comes with documentation, development tools and sample programs.

The documentation is provided in Microsoft standard CHM format. To view the documentation, Internet Explorer 4 or
later must be installed on your system. For your convenience, a version of Internet Explorer is provided on most
Euresys CD-ROM.

In addition, some information may be provided as Adobe Acrobat PDF files. To view these files it is required to use
Adobe Acrobat Reader 4 or later. For your convenience, a version of Adobe Acrobat Reader is provided on most
Euresys CD-ROMs.

The development tools are C, C++, and ActiveX based. Thus all popular development environments can be used to
develop applications using EureCards and MultiCam.

Sample programs are provided for various development environments. Refer to the release notes for detailed
information about the supported development environment versions.

3.3. Installation instructions

Switch on your computer and start Windows. Log in with administrative rights.

If a EureCard was newly added in the system, Windows "Hardware installation Wizard" will detect the EureCard and
possibly prompt for user action. If this prompt appears, click on the "Cancel" button.

Place Euresys CD-ROM in the drive. The setup application starts automatically. If the setup doesn't start, you may run
'setup.exe' directly from the CD-ROM.

Select the option to install MultiCam.

Depending on the operating system, the installation procedure may differ. Follow carefully the setup program
instructions.

After the installation process, execute the EasyGrab application to control the proper system operation.

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Part IX. Technical Specifications

1. Technical specifications for all Picolo products

1.1. Video image formats

The Picolo Tetra video capture boards acquire color or monochrome video images from composite interlaced video
signals. The NTSC and PAL color standards are supported. The monochrome video acquisition complies with the so­called CCIR (625 lines) and EIA RS-170 (525 lines) standards.

Acquisition of full frame (two fields) or single field images is selectable.

1.2. Acquisition

Before PCI transfer to the PC, the acquired images can be scaled to any format smaller than the original one, down to
1/12. The downscaling process involves a sophisticated hardware device, performing an accurate interpolation in both
the horizontal and vertical direction. The image buffer for a downscaled image is smaller in size, and its transfer needs
less PCI bandwidth.

Moreover, any part of the incoming image can be retained for further PCI transfer, allowing to define region of interest.

All desirable adjustments can be applied to the images during acquisition, such as video contrast, brightness, color
saturation and hue (NTSC only).

1.3. 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.

A poor video signals issued by a low end VCR is robustly supported. When using high-quality video surveillance
cameras, the acquisition performance is exemplary, as demonstrated by a jitter figure in the nanosecond range.

1.4. Image fidelity

All precautions have been taken in the Picolo Tetra to ensure an excellent fidelity of the grabbed bitmap in respect of
the original video signal. In particular, environmental conditions may induce common-mode noise in the signal issued
by distant cameras. Picolo Tetra has special circuitry to remove this defect, and this is highly appreciated in the video
surveillance applications.

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1.5. Bitmap image formats

Before storing the acquired images into the destination memory buffer, a pixel format conversion takes place in real­time. Numerous color or monochrome formats can be chosen.

Packed Planar

RGB32 YCrCb 4:2:2

RGB24 YCrCb 4:1:1

RGB16 YCrCb 4:2:0

RGB15 YCrCb 4:1:0

YCrCb 4:2:2 YCbCr 4:2:0

YCrCb 4:1:1 YCbCr 4:1:0

Y8

1.6. Bus mastering

All Picolo video capture boards are PCI bus mastering agents that directly store the acquired images into the PC
physical memory without CPU involvement. As a unique feature, Picolo automatically recovers 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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2. Picolo Tetra series technical specifications

2.1. Characteristics

Parameter

Dimensions

Power consumption 8 W 9 W 0 W 0 W

PCI capability 64 bits, 66 MHz 64 bits, 66 MHz - -

PCI-X capability - 64 bits, 133 MHz - -

TTL I/O lines 13 I/O lines - -

Certification FCC class B, CE and EN50130-4

Video connections Up to 16 cameras with three Video Expansion Brackets

Note:

Number of I/O lines may be extended using up to 5 MIO.

Configuration Number of video inputs

Picolo Tetra only 4

Picolo Tetra and 1 Video Expansion Bracket 8

Picolo Tetra and 2 Video Expansion Brackets 12

Picolo Tetra and 3 Video Expansion Brackets 16

Picolo Tetra and 1 Video Expansion Bracket 12 16

Picolo Tetra,
Picolo Tetra-RC

or one Video Expansion Bracket 12

2.2. Recommended operating conditions

Parameter Symbol Min Typ Max Units Note

Power supply +5V V

Power supply +12V V

Power supply -12V V

Overall peak to peak
amplitude

Analog video
input levels

Ambient operating temperature TA 0 50 °C

Notes:

1. Vertical Sync pattern (equalisation pulses & serration pulses) must comply with PAL/NTSC standard.

2. SAR=SL
amplitude of the sync tip of video signal before switching.

3. Peak to peak amplitude of noise within the sync part of the video line measured with a low-pass filter of
20 MHz cut-off frequency.

Sync amplitude

Sync amplitude ratio SAR 0.3 3.3 2

Rise/fall time of sync edges 50 300 ns

Tolerated noise on sync 50 mV 3

Input voltage range VDM -2.0 2.0 V

/SLB where SLA is the amplitude of the sync tip of video signal after switching and SLB is the

A

Picolo Tetra-X,
Picolo Tetra-X-RC

168 mm x 107 mm 37 mm x 107 mm 45 mm x 107 mm

6.61 in x 4.21 in 1.46 in x 4.21 in 1.77 in x 4.21 in

+12V

-12V

Vin 0.6 1.0 2.0 V

Vsync

Video Expansion
Bracket

4.75 5.00 5.25 V

+5V

11 12 13 V

-11 -12 -13 V

180 300 600 mV

Video Expansion
Bracket 12

1

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2.3. Power supply currents requirements

Parameter Symbol

Supply current for +5V I

Supply current for +12V I

Supply current for -12V I

1.30 1.50 A

+5V

+12V

5 5 mA

-12V

Max on Picolo Tetra,

Picolo Tetra-RC

120 120 mA

Max on Picolo Tetra-X,

Picolo Tetra-X-RC

Units

2.4. DC characteristics

Parameter Symbol Min Max Units

Digital inputs
(IO1..13)

Digital outputs
(IO1..13)

Analog video
inputs

Input high voltage VIH 3.5 5.0 V

Input low voltage VIL 0 1.5 V

Output high voltage
(I

= -30 to -300 µA)

OH

Output low voltage (IOL=1.6 mA) VOL 1.4 V

Output low level current IOL 0 10 mA

Common mode voltage range
(VDM=±1V)

VOH 3.5 5.0 V

VCM -2.0 2.0 V

2.5. Performance parameters

Parameter Min Typ Max Units Note

Horizontal lock range ± 7 % of line length

Color sub-carrier lock-in range ±800 Hz

Overall AGC range -6 +6 dB

AGC recovery delay after video source switch 1 Field_period 1

Low signal threshold 133 mV 2

Recovery delay after video
source switching

Video input CMRR @ 50 Hz 60 dB

Video input CMRR @ 4 MHz 40 dB

Notes:

1. With worst case sync amplitude ratio.

2. Sync amplitude threshold of "EC_ERROR_NOSIG" in MultiCam.

3. Acquisition begins immediately after this delay.

0.8<SAR<1.25 1 1.5 2 Field_period 3

0.5<SAR<2.0 1 1.5 4 Field_period 3

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3. Picolo Jet-X technical specifications

3.1. Characteristics

Parameter Picolo Jet-X Video Expansion Bracket

Dimensions

Power consumption 13 W 0 W 0 W

PCI capability 64 bits, 66 MHz - -

PCI-X capability 64 bits, 133 MHz - -

TTL I/O lines 13 I/O lines - -

Certification FCC class B, CE and EN50130-4

Video connections

Note:

Number of I/O lines may be extended using up to 5 MIO.

Configuration Number of video inputs

Picolo Jet-X only 4

Picolo Jet-X and 1 Video Expansion Bracket 8

Picolo Jet-X and 2 Video Expansion Brackets 12

Picolo Jet-X and 3 Video Expansion Brackets 16

Picolo Jet-X and 1 Video Expansion Bracket 12 16

265 mm x 107 mm 37 mm x 107 mm 45 mm x 107 mm

10.43 in x 4.21 in 1.46 in x 4.21 in 1.77 in x 4.21 in

Up to 16 cameras with three Video Expansion Brackets

or one Video Expansion Bracket 12

3.2. Recommended operating conditions

Parameter Symbol Min Typ Max Units

Power supply +3.3V V

Power supply +5V V

Power supply +12V V

Power supply -12V V

Ambient operating temperature TA 0 50 °C

3.14 3.3 3.46 V

+3.3V

4.75 5.00 5.25 V

+5V

11 12 13 V

+12V

-11 -12 -13 V

-12V

Video Expansion

Bracket 12

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3.3. Power supply currents requirements

Parameter Symbol Max Units

Supply current for +3.3V I

Supply current for +5V I

Supply current for +12V I

Supply current for -12V I

2 A

+3.3V

1 A

+5V

0.5 A

+12V

5 mA

-12V

Note:

The +12 V supply is only provided to outside devices through the MIO LINK connector.

3.4. DC characteristics

Parameter Symbol Min Max Units

Digital inputs
(IO1..13)

Digital outputs
(IO1..13)

Input high voltage VIH 3.5 5.0 V

Input low voltage VIL 0 1.5 V

Output high voltage
(I

= -30 to -300 µA)

OH

VOH 3.5 5.0 V

Output low voltage (IOL=1.6 mA) VOL 1.4 V

Output low level current IOL 0 10 mA

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4. MIO technical specifications

4.1. Characteristics

Dimensions

Power consumption 1.8 W (150 mA @ +12 V)

Certification FCC class B and CE

I/O lines

4.2. Input thresholds

The four inputs are electrically isolated (by optocoupler) from the potential of the PC case in which the Picolo is
inserted. However they are not isolated from each other.

Each input is represented by two terminals named In and InG, where n = 1, 2, 3 or 4.

An input is active when In and InG are connected. In this condition, a DC current of about 3.5 mA flows between In
and InG.

An input is inactive when the terminals In and InG are disconnected.

58 mm x 107 mm

2.28 in x 4.21 in

4 opto-isolated inputs
and 4 reed relay outputs

MIO

Isolated
internal
voltage

+5 V

1 kΩ

LED

optocoupler

System

In

InG

Im

ImG

Input n

Input m

The input state is displayed with 4 green LEDs: a LED is lighted when the corresponding input is active.

VIn – V

Effect

InG

< -1 V Forbidden

-1 to 1.5 V Active input detected

1.5 to 10 V Inactive input detected

> 10 V Forbidden

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4.3. Output characteristics

The four outputs are electromagnetic dry-contact reed relays. So electrical isolation from the PC case potential and
other outputs is provided.

Each output is represented by two terminals named OnA and OnB, where n is 1, 2, 3 or 4.

An output is active when OnA is connected to OnB (contact shorted). In these conditions, a current of 1A maximum
can flow, in any direction, through the contacts.

An output is inactive when OnA and OnB are not connected (contact opened). In these conditions, a voltage of 200 V
maximum can be sustained between the terminals.

The output state is displayed with 4 orange LEDs: a LED is lighted when the corresponding output is active.

The output 4 of the MIO module can be associated with a timer in order to be used as alarm or watchdog. At start up,
this association is done, unless AlarmConfig or WatchDogConfig is DISABLE. See electronic documentation.

Parameter Maximum value

Switched current 0.5 A

Switched voltage 200 V

Switched power 10 W

Note:

The product of the switched current and the switched voltage cannot be greater than the switched power.

MIO

Dry-contact

reed relay

On

Output n

OnB

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