The Matrox MORQ/16VD is a PCIe x4 frame grabber module designed for high-density analog video acquisition, real-time encoding, and synchronized audio capture. This card captures up to 16 independent CVBS video sources simultaneously while encoding multiple streams in real-time, making it ideal for machine vision, industrial automation, and video surveillance systems requiring parallel analog video processing.
Technical Specifications
Video Capture
• Simultaneous capture from 16 independent standard analog video sources (CVBS)
• Supports NTSC, PAL, RS-170, and CCIR video standards
• 16-video decoder architecture for parallel analog input processing
• Large dedicated onboard buffer for raw video data and simultaneous encoding
• Real-time image formatting: ROI cropping, horizontal/vertical flipping, subsampling
• Pixel formats: BGR32 packed, BGR24 packed, RGB planar, YUV422 packed, MONO8
• Controllable automatic gain control with freeze function and manual adjustment
• Four analog spot monitor outputs for simultaneous viewing of any four video inputs
Video Encoding
• Real-time multi-channel MPEG-4 encoder
• Encodes up to 16 CIF streams (352 x 240 NTSC / 352 x 288 PAL) or four D1 streams (720 x 480 NTSC / 720 x 576 PAL) simultaneously
• On-the-fly frame rate, resolution, and bit rate adjustment per channel without stopping encoding
• Interlaced encoding support for D1 streams
• MPEG-4 stream compatible with Xvid5 codec
Audio Capture & Encoding
• Up to 16 mono audio inputs
• ADPCM audio encoding, 8 kHz to 48 kHz sampling rates
• Audio synchronized with video stream
Host Interface & I/O
• PCIe x4 (PCI Express Generation 1) host interface
• Field, frame, and sequence capture interrupts
• 32 TTL auxiliary I/Os
• HD-44 connector for composite video signals and TTL I/Os
• HD-15 connector for video test signal outputs
• DB-25 connector for audio inputs
• Watchdog timer
– Typical Applications
Machine vision inspection systems, real-time video surveillance networks, industrial process monitoring, multi-channel analog video archiving, and broadcast-quality video acquisition requiring simultaneous encoding.
