The PCI Bus Master FlashBus MV Pro accepts NTSC/PAL composite, RGB sync, S-video and RS-170/CCIR video sources.

Overview
FlashBus MV Pro is a high-speed, low-cost, PCI bus-mastering frame grabber designed to capture 8 bits-per-pixel monochrome and 24 bits-per-pixel colour video in real time to system memory. FlashBus MV Pro was specifically developed for applications requiring very high quality, high-speed image capture such as machine vision, inspection, scientific imaging and medical imaging.

Bus-mastering Performance
Taking advantage of its high-speed PCI-based bus-mastering capabilities (up to 132 Mbytes/sec.), the FlashBus MV Pro delivers consecutive frames of video in real time into system memory while the CPU is free to operate on other applications.

Dual Stream Video and Programmable Input MUX
FlashBus MV Pro has two channels that support the DMA transfer of dual real-time video streams directly to the system or VGA memory. Both streams of video can be transferred and captured simultaneously into memory, enabling very high-speed image acquisition and processing by the host CPU. A programmable video MUX enables selecting the desired video input from a wide variety of RGB, Composite, S-video and RS-170 sources.

High Quality Video Capture
FlashBus MV Pro separates the RGB and RS-170 video path from the composite and S-video circuits to produce extremely accurate, high-quality imaging. The superior analog circuits provide wide bandwidth, high contrast and extremely sharp detail. Very low pixel jitter ensures accurate representation of horizontal detail. Input LUTs provide maximum video control.

External Triggers
FlashBus MV Pro accepts up to eight input triggers so that image acquisition can be synchronized to external events. Interrupt and polled input triggers are available to control external events in a technique best suited for application execution. FlashBus MV Pro also provides up to eight TTL level output triggers for controlling external devices. It contains an on-board programmable sync generator for external camera genlock and AVR support.

Programmable Intelligence
FlashBus MV Pro incorporates on-board, programmable intelligence to guarantee accurate strobe synchronization and robust trigger and serial I/O. Programmable intelligence relieves the host CPU of the details of counting sync or servicing serial interrupts. Bit level control of the I/O triggers and the serial port provides real-time control. FlashBus MV Pro supports hardware video capture with no CPU intervention.

Software Developers Kit
A comprehensive Software Developers Kit (Part No. 3425) provides programmable access to the features of the FlashBus MV Pro hardware architecture. The toolkit includes DLLs for Microsoft Windows 3.1, 95, 98 and NT, IBM OS/2 DLLs, TWAIN and MCI drivers, a Video-for-Windows driver and sample applications with source code. Included with FlashBus MV Pro is FBG, a Windows-based application that automates the capture of video images with full software control of most industry-standard video cameras.

CPU and Software Compatibility
FlashBus MV Pro provides a PCI 2.1 interface having both slave and master mode compatibility. FlashBus MV Pro was designed to be fully compatible with Pentium, Pentium Pro, MMX and Pentium II computers. FlashBus MV Pro is fully software compatible with the entire line of FlashBus products and runs all FlashBus software.

	Single slot bus-mastering video frame grabber
	High-quality colour and RS-170 video capture
	Multiple I/O triggers and strobe control
	Low cost
	Scaleable Video-In-A-Window
	INTSC/PAL video formats, software selectable
	Windows 95, 98 and Windows NT support
	Easy to use SetUp Software
	TWAIN, MCI and Video for Windows drivers
	Microsoft Plug and Play Compatible