A frame grabber, or acquisition card, is a device that enables high-speed image capture by efficiently transferring images from cameras to computers for processing. Ideal for industrial, medical, and scientific imaging, they ensure real-time, high-resolution data acquisition.
Active Silicon designs and manufactures a range of Camera Link and CoaXPress frame grabber cards in different form-factors. Operating system support includes 64-bit versions of Windows and Linux.
Our high-speed FireBird CoaXPress and Camera Link frame grabbers are fully GenICam compliant and support GPU processing. They provide reliable acquisition in real time and support systems with demanding triggering requirements.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
