Specifications

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Matrox Solios eA/XA acquisition section
Matrox Solios eA/XA is available in three versions: Matrox Solios eA/XA Quad,
Matrox Solios eA/XA Dual, and Matrox Solios eA/XA Single. eA/XA Quad has
four completely independent acquisition paths, allowing simultaneous acquisition
from four independent video sources. eA/XA Dual has two independent
acquisition paths; eA/XA Single, on the other hand, has one acquisition path. The
video sources can be standard or non-standard video sources. Grabbed data can
be converted into YUV and YCbCr formats in the color space converter of the
Video to PCI-X bridge.
Each acquisition path has two selectable inputs (A or B), and performs AC
coupling on each one. In addition, each acquisition path digitizes at a 10-bit pixel
resolution; the most-significant 8 bits or all 10 bits can be stored. Each acquisition
path has its own filters, programmable gain, and LUTs.
Matrox Solios eA/XA supports video sources with up to 4 taps, depending on the
version, and can grab at a maximum rate of 65 Mega-samples/sec per acquisition
path. In addition, Matrox Solios eA/XA has a comprehensive set of general purpose
I/O signals and serial ports to control video sources and other devices.