| Supported OS |
Windows
- Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 / 11 / Server 2008 / Server 2008 R2 / Server 2012 / Server 2016 (x86
& x64) and above
Linux (support x86, x64 & ARM architecture)
- Ubuntu 12.04 / 14.04 / 16.04 / 17.04 / 17.10 / 18.04 (x86 & x64) and above
- CentOS 6.5 / 7 (x86 & x64) and above
- Fedora 25 / 26 / 27 (x86 & x64) and above
- Red hat 6.5 (x86 & x64) and above
- Other Linux OS with kernel version 2.6.35 and above
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| Recommended OS (tested) |
Windows
- Windows 7 Ultimate / 8.1 Enterprise / 10 Enterprise / Server 2008 R2 DataCenter / Server 2012 R2
DataCenter / Server 2016 R2 DataCenter (x86 & x64)
Linux
- Ubuntu 12.04 / 14.04 / 16.04 (x86 & x64)
- Ubuntu 17.04 / 17.10 / 18.04 (x64)
- CentOS 6.5 / 7.2 (x86 & x64)
- Fedora 25 / 26 (x64)
- Red hat 6.5 (x86 & x64)
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| Supported APIs |
Windows
- DirectShow
- DirectKS
- Wave API / DirectSound / WASAPI
Linux
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| Suported Software |
- VLC
- VirtualDub
- OBS
- XSplit
- vMix
- VidBlaster
- Wirecast
- Microsoft Media Encoder
- Adobe Flash Media Encoder
- Any other DirectShow / V4L2 encoding / streaming software
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| Input Interfaces |
MMCX
- SD / HD / 3G / 6G / 12G SDI
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| Loop-through Interfaces |
MMCX
- SD / HD / 3G / 6G / 12G SDI
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| Host Interface |
M.2 2280 Type M (PCIe Gen2 x4) |
| Input Features |
Support for input video resolutions up to 4096x2160 pixels |
| SDI Specific Features |
- Integrated cable equalizer extending the cable length as follows:
- up to 430m for SD-SDI signals
- up to 200m for HD-SDI signals
- up to 110m for 3G-SDI signals
- up to 50m for 6G-SDI signals
- up to 30m for 12G-SDI signals
- Support for SD / HD / 3Ga / 3Gb / 3Gb-DL / 3Gb-DS / 6G / 12G standards
- Support for 4K (4096x2160) mode
- Support for RGB 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:2:2 color sampling
- Support for 10 / 12-bit color depth
- Support for extraction of SMPTE 352 payload identifier
- Support for up to 8 (mono) audio channels at 48KHz
- Support for extraction of audio formation information & channel status data
- Support for Closed Caption via SDK
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| Video Capture Formats |
- Support for capture image resolutions up to 4096x2160 pixels
- Support for capture frame rates up to 144fps (Actual capture frame rate can be limited by PCIe
bandwidth.)
- Support for 4:2:0 8-bit capture formats: NV12, I420, YV12
- Support for 4:2:2 8-bit capture formats: YUY2, YUYV, UYVY
- Support for 4:4:4 8-bit capture formats: V308, IYU2, V408, BGR24, BGR32
- More capture formats are supported via SDK
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| Video Processing Features |
- Video processing pipelines with ~720Mpixels / s processing bandwidth
- 10-bit 4:4:4 video processing
- Video scaling
- Video de-interlacing
- Weave
- Blend top & bottom field
- Video color format conversion
- Auto or manual selection of input color format & quantization range
- Auto or manual selection of capture color format, quantization range & saturation
range
- Support for RGB, YCbCr 601, YCbCr 709, YCbCr 2020 color formats
- Support for Limited or Full quantization range
- Support for Limited, Full & ‘Extended gamut’ saturation range
- Video frame rate conversion
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| Multiple Cards per System |
- Support for multiple cards plugged to one system
- On-board dip switch to set card number with 16 positions
- System hardware device tree will display “01: Eco Capture SDI 4K Plus M.2” when dip switch is
set to 0001, and so on
- The video and audio device names displayed in your software will include the card number (set by
the dip switch)
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| Multiple Replicated Capture Streams |
Unlimited capture streams for any one input channel, but the capture streams should be in the same
capture format. |
| Timestamp & A / V Synchronization |
- Hardware based 100ns high resolution clock
- Audio frames (192 audio samples) & video frames are stamped with hardware clock
- Hardware clock can be synchronized across cards (via SDK)
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| Video Capture SG-DMA |
- ~1600MB / s per channel DMA bandwidth in PCIe 2.x system
- ~800MB / s per channel DMA bandwidth in PCIe 1.x system
- Support for auto detection of Intel tiled GPU surface
- Support for DirectGMA for AMD video adapter chipsets
- Support for GPUDirect for Nvidia video adapter chipsets
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| SDK |
- Magewell Capture SDK for DirectShow (Windows) or V4L2 (Linux) for easy integration
- Magewell Capture SDK for DirectKS (Windows) or ioctl (Linux) for maximum flexibility &
performance
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| Windows Driver Tweaks |
- All options can be controlled by three levels of registry key: global level, product level and
device level
- Video, Audio, Crossbar filter names can be customized via registry keys
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| Firmware Upgrade |
- Multiple cards in one system can be upgraded simultaneously
- Cards can be upgraded without a system power shutdown (In most cases, even a reboot is not
needed)
- Safe upgrade. If power off or system break down occur when the firmware is being upgraded, it
will automatically restore to the initial version.
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| LED Indicator |
Status LEDs indicate the working state of the device:
- Pulsing slowly: input signal unlocked
- On: input signal locked
- Double blinks: memory abnormal or FPGA configuration failed
- Off: firmware or power supply abnormal
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| Form Factor |
M.2 2280 standard size |
| Accessories |
MMCX to BNC cable (32cm) |
| Power Consumption |
- Max current at 3.3V: ~ 2.17 A
- Max power consumption: ~7.16 W
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| Working Environment |
- Operating temperature: 0 to 40 deg C
- Storage temperature: –20 to 70 deg C
- Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing
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