Frame Grabbers

CoaXPress and Camera Link Acquisition Cards

Active Silicon designs and manufactures a wide range of frame grabber cards based around leading-edge hardware technology. The range includes acquisition solutions for CoaXPress and Camera Link in different form-factors. Operating system support includes 64-bit versions of Windows, Linux and QNX.

Our high-speed FireBird CoaXPress and Camera Link frame grabbers are fully GenICam compliant, provide reliable acquisition in real time and support systems with demanding triggering requirements. GPU processing is supported and FireBird frame grabber cards are compatible with both AMD‘s DirectGMA and NVIDIA’s GPUDirect for Video.

The ActiveSDK software development kit provides comprehensive example applications and optimized libraries. Camera and frame grabber control is delivered by our GenICam compliant front-end software ActiveCapture.

Contact us to find the optimal solutions for your vision system.

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FireBird CoaXPress frame grabber 4x CXP-12, 8-line Gen3 PCIe - product photo

FireBird CoaXPress Frame Grabber (4xCXP12-3PE8)

Part Number: AS-FBD-4XCXP12-3PE8

The FireBird Quad CXP-12 3PE8 frame grabber is a high-performance four-connection board, compliant to CoaXPress v2.1. This CXP frame grabber features a PCI Express 3.0 (Gen3) 8-lane interface and supports CoaXPress speeds up to 4x CXP-12, resulting in data rates of up to 50 Gbps. It is fitted with HD-BNC (Micro-BNC) connectors and offers I/O access on the end bracket.

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FireBird CoaXPress frame grabber 4x CXP-12, 4-line Gen3 PCIe - product photo

FireBird CoaXPress Frame Grabber (4xCXP12-3PE4)

Part Number: AS-FBD-4XCXP12-3PE4

The FireBird Quad CXP-12 3PE4 frame grabber is a high-performance four-connection board, compliant to CoaXPress v2.1. This CXP frame grabber features an PCI Express 3.0 (Gen3) 4-lane interface and supports CoaXPress speeds up to 2x CXP-12 or 4x CXP-6, resulting in data rates of up to 12.5 Gbps per connection. It is fitted with HD-BNC (Micro-BNC) connectors and offers I/O access on the end bracket.

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Product image - FireBird CoaXPress over Fiber frame grabber

FireBird CoaXPress over Fiber Frame Grabber (4xCOF-12-3PE8)

Part Number: AS-FBD-4XCOF12-3PE8

The FireBird CoaXPress over Fiber 4xCOF-12 frame grabber acquires image data at a rate of up to 40 Gbps. Fiber optic cables and connectors use mainstream Ethernet technology, which keeps their costs to a minimum. Also, very long cable lengths up to several kilometers are possible.

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FireBird Dual CoaXPress 2.0 frame grabber 2xCXP12 3PE4 low profile

FireBird CoaXPress Frame Grabber (2xCXP12-3PE4L)

Part Number: AS-FBD-2XCXP12-3PE4L

The FireBird Dual CXP-12 low profile frame grabber is a high-performance two-connection board, compliant to CoaXPress v2.1. This 4-lane PCI Express 3.0 (Gen3) frame grabber supports CoaXPress speeds up to 2x CXP-12, resulting in data rates of up to 12.5 Gbps per connection. As a low profile board it is suitable for small embedded PC enclosures and 2U rack mount cases, as well as standard PCs.

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Product image - FireBird CoaXPress frame grabber 1x CXP-12 PCIe 3.0

FireBird CoaXPress Frame Grabber (1xCXP12-3PE4L)

Part Number: AS-FBD-1XCXP12-3PE4L

The FireBird Single CXP-12 low profile frame grabber is a high-performance one-connection board, compliant to CoaXPress v2.1. This PCI Express 3.0 (Gen3) 4-lane frame grabber supports CoaXPress speeds up to CXP-12, resulting in data rates of up to 12.5 Gbps. As a low-profile board it is suitable for small embedded PC enclosures and 2U rack mount cases, as well as standard PCs.

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FireBird CoaXPress frame grabber low profile 1x CXP-6 - product image

FireBird CoaXPress Frame Grabber (1xCXP6-2PE4L)

Part Number: AS-FBD-1XCXP6-2PE4L

The FireBird Single CoaXPress Low Profile is a high-performance and cost-effective single CoaXPress connection (6.25 Gbps) board. The 4-lane PCI Express 2.0 (Gen2) frame grabber is fitted with a HD-BNC (Micro-BNC) connector and offers access to I/O on the end bracket. DMA engine technology “ActiveDMA” guarantees zero CPU intervention, high-speed and image data transfers in real time.

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FireBird Camera Link frame grabber 80-bit 1xCLD 2PE4

FireBird Camera Link Frame Grabber (1xCLD-2PE4)

Part Number: AS-FBD-1XCLD-2PE4

The FireBird Camera Link 80-bit (Deca) is a cost-effective and fast PCI Express 2.0 (Gen2) 4-lane interface board for capture from two Base cameras or a single Base, Medium, Full or 80-bit Camera Link camera (including PoCL). This frame grabber also features access to I/O on the end bracket.

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FireBird Camera Link frame grabber 80-bit 1xCLD 2PE4 low profile

FireBird Camera Link Frame Grabber (1xCLD-2PE4L)

Part Number: AS-FBD-1XCLD-2PE4L

FireBird Camera Link 80-bit Low Profile is a cost-effective and fast PCI Express 2.0 (Gen2) 4-lane interface board for capture from two Base cameras or a single Base, Medium, Full or 80-bit Camera Link camera (including PoCL). The low profile design allows this board to be used in small embedded PC enclosures and rackmount cases where the full height PC cards are not suitable.

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FireBird Camera Link Frame Grabber cPCI Serial 80-bit - product photo

FireBird Camera Link 3U cPCI Serial Frame Grabber

Part Number: AS-FBD-1XCLD-3CPCIS-2PE4

The FireBird Camera Link CompactPCI Serial card is a member of Active Silicon’s state-of-the-art FireBird frame grabber family. FireBird is designed for ultimate performance providing the very fastest image acquisition without any CPU intervention using the latest FPGA families, DDR3 memory, and a fast PCI Express 2.0 (Gen2) 4-lane interface.

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FireBird Quad USB 3.0 Host Controller - product photo

FireBird Quad USB 3.0 Host Controller

Part Number: AS-FBD-4XUSB3-5-104-2PE2

The FireBird Quad USB 3.0 Host Controller supports four USB 3.0 ports arranged as two ports per host controller with each controller having its own PCI Express x1 Gen2 interface to give a combined total data throughput of 10 Gbps. The USB Host Controllers used are the proven Renesas μPD720202.