Model 314 |  MPEG-4/2/1 and  MJPEG Frame Grabber
Features
  • Real time MPEG-4/2/1 and MJPEG plus audio
  • Built-in motion detection
  • Uncompressed preview through PC/104+
  • On screen display of text
  • 2.5W power dissipation
  • Fast Windows stream player available
  • Verified 314 Settings

Model 314 is a low-cost  MPEG-4/2/1 and MJPEG frame grabber that captures full-frame (720 x 480) video at 30 frames per second. Uncompressed video is available through the PC/104+ bus for previewing. It also has two synchronized audio input channels and on screen display of text (OSD).

Advantages of compression
MPEG and MJPEG data reduces the amount of memory required to store full motion video. The compressed data requires a smaller transmission bandwidth. MJPEG data is typically compressed by a factor 20 while MPEG-2 and -4 by a factor of 100. Image compression makes it possible to transmit 30 frames/sec of MPEG video over the PC/104+ bus. The hardware compression circuit uses a motion estimation algorithm to produce smooth images from interlaced cameras.

Uncompressed capture
The 314 can function as a conventional frame grabber by supplying uncompressed video with low latency and snapshots of single frames. A lower cost version, 314NC, is available without the compression circuitry and the on screen display. It uses the newest 9-bit digitizer technology plus an adaptive multi-line comb filter to produce higher quality images than those using BT878 technology.

On screen display
A 96 character buffer is available for adding text to each frame. The text is within a transparent box that may be positioned anywhere within the frame. This function is not available on the 314NC.

Motion detection
The 314 performs motion detection in three user programmable regions of interest. For each separate region of interest, the user can set up different motion detection sensitivity. Within the regions of interest motion can be further localized to a 16x16 pixel block. The following links show examples of the motion detection setup menu for Windows and the regions of interest. The motion map shows where the motion was detected. (Please see image under the tab: Images and Mechanical Drawings).

Audio multiplexing
Digitized audio from the 314 is multiplexed into MPEG streams by a Sensoray-supplied software in SDK. Hence, the 314 does perform A/V multiplexing as does model 516 and 616. External signals connect to the 314 via a 24-pin header. Sensoray’s optional 314TA video termination board provides BNC connections for the 314’s composite video inputs.

Sample Streaming Applications with VLC and STR Server

Software and Manuals

The 314 is supplied with SDK including drivers and demo applications, for Windows-XP, Linux 2.4 and 2.6, Windows Embedded XP, and QNX. The software synchronizes the audio channel with the MPEG video channel during recording and playback.

Model 314 Manual Released 5/8/06
Quick Start Guide for Windows XP Released 6/6/07
Windows SDK for XP Pro & 2000 Released 9/9/10
Windows SDK for XP Embedded Released 10/11/06
Windows SDK for XP Pro & 2000 for 314-NC Released 10/26/07
Sample Streaming Applications with VCL and STR Server (diagram) Released 12/18/07

Tested HW & SW Compatibility

CPU and Speed Module/Board Name Notes and Comments
Pentium-x (500MHz ~ 2.8GHz) Regular DeskTop PC (single/dual core) Tested with XP Pro, Linux 2.4, Linux 2.6 and QNX
Transmeta Crusoe
(TM5400/5800,533MHz/800MHz/1GHz)		 IB104+ (iBT, PC/104+) (iBASE Technology) Tested with Linux 2.4.23, for both of DVR (Digital Video Recording) and DVS (Digital Video Streaming)
Pentium–III (700MHz) / Celeron (300MHz) MOPSlcd7 (Kontron, PC/104+) Tested with Windows XP Pro
ULV Celeron (400MHz) CoreModule-600 (Ampro, PC/104+) Tested with Linux 2.4.23, for both of DVR (Digital Video Recording) and DVS (Digital Video Streaming)
VIA Eden (733MHz/1GMHz) XE-900 (Octagon, EPIC) Tested with XP Pro (not suggested), and Linux 2.4.23 for DVR and DVS
VIA Eden (733MHz/1GMHz) EPX-C3 (WinSystems, EPIC) Tested with XP Pro (not suggested), XPe (XP Embedded), and Linux 2.4.23 for DVR and DVS
Pentium-M (1.0GHz/1.6GHz) Cobra (VersaLogic, EBX) Tested with XP Pro and XPe (XP Embedded)
Pentium-M (0.6/1.1/1.4/1.8GHz) ADL855 (Advanced Digital-Logic, PC/104+) Tested with XP Pro
Pentium-M (0.6 ~ 1.4GHz) MSM855 (Digital-Logic, PC/104+) Tested with Linux 2.4.23 for DVR and DVS
Pentium–III (800/933MHz) / ULV Celeron (400/650MHz) PCM-3370 (Advantech, PC/104+) Tested with Linux 2.6 and XP Pro.
Pentium-M (1.1/1.4/1.6 GHz) / Celeron-M (600MHz) PCM-3380 (Advantech, PC/104+) Tested with Linux 2.6 and XP Pro.
AMD LX800 (500Mhz) PM-LX-800 (iEi, PC/104+) Tested with Linux 2.6 and XP Pro.
LV/ULV Celeron (400/733MHz) EPIC/CE (Kontron, EPIC) Tested with Linux 2.6 and XP Pro.
Intel Core2 Duo P9300 (2.26GHz), 1GB DDR3 Cool ExpressRunner-GS45
(Lippert, PCI/104-Express)		 Tested with Linux 2.6

Specifications

Function Description Model 314 Model 314NC
Video Input 4 multiplexed input channels |  2 S-Video or 4 Composite Yes Yes
Resolution (Max) Full-D1  | NTSC 720x480 @ 30 fps  | PAL    720x576 @ 25 fps Yes Yes
Supported Resolution D1.N, D1.P, D.5, SIF, 2SIF, 4SIF, CIF, QCIF, SQCIF, 4CIF, VGA, QVGA, QQVGA Yes Yes

Prices

Model 314 PC/104+ frame grabber Qty: 1 $328 Qty: 2-9 $298
Model 314 NC PC/104+ frame grabber w/out compression
 Qty: 1 $276 Qty: 2-9 $251
Model 314TA Accessory Board Qty: 1 $38 Qty: 2-9 $35