Picolo Diligent: Full D1 video capture and MPEG-4 compression board
The Picolo Diligent is a 4-channel video capture and MPEG-4 compression board. Equipped with the Euresys video-surveillance FPGA, the Picolo Diligent provides four real-time full D1 video streams to the PC and, simultaneously, four full D1 compressed video streams.
Picolo series general features:
Proprietary video-surveillance FPGA
Simultaneous full D1 preview and full D1 compressed
capture
4 video inputs
Real-time MPEG-4 acquisition in full D1 format
200 / 240 fps constantly available
Universal PCI: 64 / 32 bits, 66 / 33 MHz,
3V / 5V
One selected video output with cascading capability
Four video
inputs and 200/240 fps constantly available
The Picolo Diligent is able to acquire images from up
to four independent cameras and simultaneously transfer
the full D1 MPEG 4 streams and the full D1 uncompressed
video images at 25 / 30 frames per sec from all four
cameras.
Real-time full D1 preview and
simultaneous full D1 compressed capture
The Picolo Diligent is equipped with four MPEG-4 compression
chips. The MPEG-4 output format complies with the Single
Profile @ Level3 and is compatible with the Microsoft
codec MP4S and the DivX codec DX50.
PCI bus and compatibility
The Picolo Diligent offers a PCI bandwidth of 200 MByte/s
enabling the most demanding applications. The high bandwidth
64-bit, 66 MHz PCI bus of the Picolo Diligent is compatible
with all the conventional PCI slots of a PC: from 32-bit,
33 MHz -5V- to 64-bit, 66 MHz -3V-.
The "PCI Variation Application Note" is available on the Euresys website -- download area -- for further information.
Video
inputs
The Picolo Diligent is equipped with four robust on board BNC connectors. Alternatively, a four-video inputs header allows you to connect the cameras internally.
Video output
A video output is available to display the different sources one at a time. The customer directs one of the four video inputs or the fifth cascade input to an analog monitor.
This cascade input lets you select a video source coming from other Picolo Diligent boards installed in the same system.
Video
inputs 
