The VAC2000 is a real time NTSC/PAL video overlay and video annotation controller for the
PC/104-Plus (pc104+) bus.
The VAC2000 integrates on a single PC/104-Plus card, a high-resolution graphics accelerator, digital NTSC/PAL TV decoder, digital NTSC/PAL TV encoder and video overlay controller. The VAC2000 accepts up to four composite (or two s-video) NTSC or PAL analog video inputs from a variety of sources including video cameras, digital video recording equipment or regular TV broadcasts. It can mix either video and graphics data or, mix two separate video channels, and provide output to drive a VGA monitor, TV monitor (as composite video or S-Video) or TMDS flat panel display. The VAC2000 Video Annotation Controller features multi-format alpha blending hardware allowing graphics/video and video/video to be alpha-blended over a number of gradations from transparent to fully opaque. The VAC2000 is suited to a wide range of applications which require annotation of live video streams with information such as titles, dynamic grids or visible watermarking. The combined annotated information may then be displayed and/or fed into an MPEG-4 encoder for compression and recording applications.
The VAC2000 board uses a high performance 64 bit 2D graphics accelerator and 8Mbytes frame buffer to provide fast video graphics processing to enable high speed re-sizing of alpha blended images.
Software Development Kit (SDK)
The VAC2000 is available with a comprehensive SDK which provides a high level API to configure and control the embedded video hardware (via more than 500 internal registers). The SDK helps bridge the gap between the TV and computer display technologies and saves a significant amount of time during development.
The SDK consists of support libraries and drivers as well as an extensive range of example applications (including source code). These examples show how the SDK can be utilized to harness the power of the VAC2000 in complex video/graphic applications.
The SDK datasheet if available for download from here.
Product Highlights
- Multi channel video annotation / overlay controller for both graphics with video and video with video
- Either four composite or two s-video input channels per board with VGA / TV or flat panel (TMDS) output
- Alpha blending - 256 levels of per pixel blending or, by defined rectangular region
- 2D 64 bit graphics accelerator with 8Mbyte frame buffer
- Comprehensive drivers / SDK for Windows 2000/XP/XP-Embedded, Linux and QNX (to save you time)
- Industry standard MMCX connectors for video input / output signals
- Commercial and extended temperature range options
- Compact 3.6 x 3.8in PC/104-Plus form factor
- Single +5V power supply
Applications
- Command and control consoles
- Vehicle telematics systems
- Traffic monitoring and control
- Medical instrumentation
- Security applications
Technical Information
Advanced Micro Peripherals provides access to detailed reference manuals to help you select the best product for your application. You can download the hardware reference manual and software reference manuals for Linux or Windows* for the VAC2000 (quick and easy registration is required).
Note: The software reference manual is applicable to the VAC2000, VAC104plus and VACPCI.
Ordering Information
The following part numbers can be used when placing an order.
- VAC2000 - Video Annotation Controller (0 to 60°C)
- VAC2000-EXT - Video Annotation Controller (-40 to +85°C)
The VAC2000 SDK can be ordered using the following part codes.
- VAC2000-Win2000 SDK - VAC2000 SDK for Windows2000/XP & XP-Embedded
- VAC2000-Linux SDK - VAC2000 SDK for Linux
Note: The VAC SDK is only available to purchase when purchasing a VAC2000 Module. The SDK will not operate with any other hardware
