Concord PoE Gigabit Ethernet frame grabber card

Matrox® Concord PoE is a new generation of Gigabit Ethernet adaptors for interfacing

one or more GigE Vision® cameras supporting power-over-Ethernet (PoE). Available

with two or four Gigabit Ethernet ports, these network interface cards (NICs) simplify

system configuration, not only by handling command and streaming protocols but also

providing power over a single standard Cat 5e/6 cable per camera connection. An isolated

PoE implementation protects cameras, board, and host computer from damage due to

electrical faults and stray current that adversely affects camera detection.

Matrox Concord PoE also provides, as an option, a useful trigger-over-Ethernet (ToE)

capability for multiple cameras working together. The hardware-assisted ToE capability

allows the sending of a software trigger or an action-command to one or more cameras

based on an external input event. The ToE applies to camera(s) on the same or multiple

Ethernet ports for a given trigger event. Moreover, this ToE feature helps reduce trigger

latency and remove jitter brought on by a non-deterministic host environment.

The ToE option includes digital I/Os that are managed by a dedicated hardware-assisted

mechanism for real-time performance. The mechanism enables output events to occur

at precise moments in time, based on elapsed time, or for specific input events. An input

event can come directly from a discrete input—including from a rotary encoder—or be

count-derived from a discrete input. Programmed output events are stored in a hardware

list, which is traversed based on a clock or an input event. The carrying out of an output

event results in a state transition, pulse, or pulse train on a specific discrete output.

Multiple cascadable hardware timers are available to count or generate specific events.

The Matrox Concord PoE board gives access to the GigE Vision support in Matrox Imaging

software, thus removing the need for an additional feature license. The card also acts as

a license fingerprint and can store a supplemental license for Matrox Imaging software,

avoiding the need for a separate hardware key.

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