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DCAM / IIDC 1394 frame grabber for the micro-line^® C6418CPU high performance DSP / FPGA platform.

	all necessary hardware and licenses included
	fully compliant with the IIDC 1394-based Digital Camera Specification V1.3
	supports all DCAM features, such as brightness, gain, white balance, etc.
	supports all DCAM formats and video modes, including partial image (format 7)
	64MB SDRAM for storing / processing image data
	FPGA-based image processing possible
	DSP on-chip and FPGA-based interfaces for connectivity to external hardware
	fully IEEE1394a compliant, fully interoperable with IEEE1394b
	application examples included
	micro-line^® PowerSupply board allows convenient operation on the desk

The DCAM Frame Capture Development Kit
The DCAM Frame Capture Development Kit combines the features of the micro-line^® C6418CPU hardware platform with software support for industrial digital cameras. The result is a development environment where the user can focus on his application rather than dealing with IEEE1394 details. The Kit uses the micro-line^® busmaster FPGA design for high-speed transfer of image data to the DSP or SDRAM. A software layer provides access to all DCAM features. The most time-critical parts of the image processing algorithms can be placed into the large DSP on-chip RAM. The DSP cache minimizes overhead when accessing image data in SDRAM. Processing results and control/status information can be communicated to external hardware over a variety of interfaces:
- McBSP (DSP on-chip, highly flexible multi-channel buffered serial ports)
- McASP (DSP on-chip, multi-channel audio serial port)
- I²C (DSP on-chip)
- 16-/32-bit host port (DSP on-chip)
- 32-bit peripheral interface (FPGA-based interface)
- RS-232
- Customized interfaces in the FPGA (requires optional FPGA development package)

DCAM Frame Capture API
The DCAM Frame CaptureAPI allows to control one or more digital cameras. After initialization, available cameras are located on the IEEE1394 bus. A handle to the camera is assigned when opening a specific camera. Then, the camera is accessed using this handle. Typically, features and settings of the camera are queried and modified, then the camera is started. Data transfer of image data to SDRAM is given as source code, so that the user can optimize the data transfer to his needs (e.g. number of frames to be stored in memory, etc.).

FPGA-based Image Processing
Development of FPGA-based image processing is supported by an optional FPGA Development Package. Besides other features, it includes the micro-line^® busmaster FPGA as a project, so that it can be modified and expanded by the customer. This allows to leave reception of image data unchanged while adding high-speed image processing in the FPGA.

Convenient Operation During Development
The micro-line^® PowerSupply board provides all necessary environment to operate the kit on the desk during development. The DC input power is supplied to the IEEE1394 cable for supplying connected cameras. A switching mode regulator allows to supply the C6418CPU from an unregulated input. The RS-232 interface is available on a 9-pin Sub-D connector for direct cable connection to the development PC when working with the Flash File System or the application examples. Resetting the system without a power-off cycle is supported by a reset button.

A part of the micro-line^® family
The C6418CPU and the SC1394a are a members of the successful micro-line^® family. This means small size for an affordable price. Complete systems can be built by combining the micro-line^® C6418CPU with micro-line^® peripheral boards. The standard 0.1'' connectors allow rapid and easy prototyping. The micro-line^® PowerSupply allows convenient operation on the desk during development. After development has finished, the micro-line^® board stack can simply be plugged into a customized carrier board.

Technical Data

The DCAM Video Frame Capture Development Kit includes:
micro-line^® C6418CPU	Cost efficient, high performance 32 bit fixed-point DSP board with Xilinx Spartan-3E FPGA and large DSP-internal fast SRAM
micro-line^® SC1394a	3-port 400MBit/s IEEE1394 communication board
micro-line^® PowerSupply	5V power supply for the digital system power supply for the IEEE1394 cable environment and connected cameras Mechanical system platform
Accessories	Unibrain Fire-i digital camera IEEE1394 cable, 2m 6-pin to 6-pin RS 232 cable and USB to RS-232 converter JTAG adapter for connecting Texas Instruments emulators and Xilinx JTAG download cables External 100..240 V power supply adapter micro-line^® busmaster BSP (FPGA code, source code) Documentation for all system components
Documentation To view documentation:	DCAM Frame Capture Kit User Guide micro-line^® C6418CPU Hardware Reference Guide (Revision 1.0) PDF 1.5 Mbyte micro-line^® SC1394a User Guide DCAM Frame Capture API User Guide micro-line^® Busmaster Board Support Package User Guide for the C6418CPU (Revision 1.0) PDF 1.1 Mbyte

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