Video Converters

The Imaging Source new USB-to-HDMI Converter ( DFG/USBtoHDMI): Direct Camera to Monitor Imaging. Typical machine vision applications use dedicated computers to perform image processing and analysis. Some simple monitoring and visualization tasks do not, however, require these levels of image processing. Such tasks are most efficiently solved by delivering images directly from camera to monitor—eliminating the need for and associated costs of dedicated computer hardware. Expressly designed for this purpose, the USB-to-HDMI converter generates an HDMI signal from The Imaging Source’s USB3 camera image data. Camera settings like exposure and gain can be configured via an on-screen menu and are automatically restored on startup.

The Imaging Source's HDMI-to-USB converter (DFG/HDMI) captures digital images from HDMI video output sources such as medical and industrial imaging devices, computers and other video equipment.

The uncompressed video signal can then be processed or recorded via The Imaging Source's free software tools: IC Measure, IC Capture and IC Imaging Control SDK. This robust and cost-optimized converter is quickly connected and can be used with Windows or Linux-based operating systems.

• HDMI-to-USB converter
• Video standard: HDMI
• Manufactured by The Imaging Source
• Windows and Linux software included

Camera Link to HD-SDI / HDMI / DVI Converter:  The CLT-371A is an improved version of the earlier CLT-371 that was discontinued due to component obsolescence issues.   

The CLT-371A Camera Link Translator converts Camera Link to HD-SDI, enabling the use of Camera Link cameras with HD-SDI monitors, recorders, etc. Camera Link to HDMI and Camera Link to DVI are also supported via an inexpensive external adapter. 

 The Camera Link converter works with most color and monochrome base-configuration cameras. Output format is either 1920x1080 or 1280x720.

 The Camera Link adapter features low latency (video delay), automatic frame rate adaptation, and Bayer demosaic & white balance.  Camera control is via an RS-232 port or USB.

 No software or preconfiguration is required; configuration is via rear-panel switch settings. 

 The CLT-371A is housed in a sturdy aluminium enclosure.

• Enables use of Camera Link cameras without a frame grabber
• Combines with our CLV-401A to add monitoring to existing imaging systems
• Can connect to cameras with mini (SDR/HDR) connector via adapting cables
• Connects to PoCL cameras via our CLR-102 repeater/adapter

The QFi was created to solve the problem of needing a compact CoaXPress (CXP) camera to be located a long way from the host PC.

The traditional solution was to convert the camera’s CXP output to fiber using a dedicated set of converter boxes; with a long run of fiber cable in between.

At the PC end, the signal is converted back to copper and plugged into a frame grabber.

While this is a viable configuration, it is quite cost prohibitive. Another solution is to convince the camera maker to redesign the camera with a fiber interface.

Here the problem is that these small cameras would get much larger and require higher power in order to support a fiber output.

Further, the ROI for the camera maker would probably be small as these are cost sensitive applications.

The QFi Solution

The QFi solves this problem by taking a minimal parts approach.

It connects directly to the camera via normal CXP (on coax), It can also power the camera.

The QFi uses CoaXPress over Fiber (CoF) on the frame grabber side.

CoF can run many kilometers on low cost fiber cables.

The fiber then plugs directly in to the BitFlow Claxon frame grabber.

The output of up to four QFi boxes can connected to a single quad-link frame grabber.

Hardware Specifications

• CoaXPress copper (device) to fiber (host) converter
• Device: single-link CoaXPress camera
• Host: Claxon fiber frame grabber
• CoaXPress 1.1/2.0 compliant
• Uplink channel fully supported
• Camera speeds CXP-1 (1.25 Gb/S) to CXP-12 (12.5 Gb/S)
• Supports QFi to camera distances up to 40 meters at CXP-12, even longer for lower speeds
• Fiber connection always runs at 10 Gb/S (which supports CXP-12)
• Supports all SFP+ compatible cable assemblies
• Supports fiber lengths well over 100km
• Up to four QFi modules can be connected to one frame grabber
• Multiple QFi modules can be used for multi-link cameras
• Off-the-shelf fiber cables exist that combine multiple SFP+ connections to one QFSP+ connection
• Firmware is field upgradable
• QFi does not need programming
• Automatically switches CoaXPress speeds to match camera
• Provides up to 13 Watts of power to camera
• Side channel available for observing QFi state (temperature, link speed, etc)
• Ruggedized industrial case
• RoHS compliant
• REACH compliant