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ARINC 818 Frame Grabber & Video Generators

GRT currently offers three series of ARINC 818 cards, Matrix, Matrix Plus and Velocity. The functionality of all series are similar, with the biggest difference being the form factor and the maximum link rate. In addition, GRT offers a Matrix XMC card that supports a single ICD.

 

Common features:

  • Frame Grabber, Video Generator, ARINC 818 to/from DVI

  • Full-featured test applications

  • Optional Windows and Linux SDKs available

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Video Formats:

User configurable single ICD

ARINC 818 Link Speeds:

1X, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5.0 Gbps, 6X, 8X, 10.0 Gbps

Available Form Factors

PCIe X8 Gen 3

On-Card Video Port

HDMI 1.4 (4K)

ARINC 818 Physical

Single or Dual:

  • 850nm/1310nm

  • LC SFP Optical

  • Copper Coax 

Velocity Straight Down.jpg
Video Formats:

Up to 15

ARINC 818 Link Speeds:

1X, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5.0 Gbps, 6X, 8X, 10.0 Gbps

Available Form Factors

PCIe X8 Gen 3

On-Card Video Port

HDMI 1.4 (4K)

ARINC 818 Physical

Single or Dual:

  • 850nm/1310nm

  • LC SFP Optical

  • Copper Twinax

  • Copper Coax

  • (SMB) 

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Video Formats:

Up to 15

ARINC 818 Link Speeds:

1X, 2X, 3X, 4X

Available Form Factors

PCIe X8 Gen 3

On-Card Video Port

HDMI 1.4 (4K)

ARINC 818 Physical

Single or Dual:

  • 850nm/1310nm

  • LC SFP Optical

  • Copper Twinax

  • Copper Coax

  • (SMB) 

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Video Formats:

Up to 15

ARINC 818 Link Speeds:
Available Form Factors

PCIe X8 Gen 3

1X, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5.0 Gbps, 6X, 8X, 10.0 Gbps

On-Card Video Port

HDMI 1.4 (4K)

ARINC 818 Physical

Single or Dual:

  • 850nm/1310nm

  • LC SFP Optical

  • Copper Coax

Velocity XMC Down New_edited.png
Video Formats:

User-Configurable single ICD

ARINC 818 Link Speeds:

1X, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5.0 Gbps, 6X, 8X, 10.0 Gbps

Available Form Factors

PCIe X8 Gen 3

On-Card Video Port

HDMI 1.4 (4K)

ARINC 818 Physical

Single or Dual:

  • 850nm/1310nm

  • LC SFP Optical

  • VITA66 Optical

  • 1-3G Link

  • Copper XMC Connector

  • Large area display (LAD) and conventional display development

  • Avionics video

  • ATP for production displays

  • Cockpit simulations

  • Engineering

  • Simulation labs

  • Qualification testing

  • Flight testing

  • Production testing

  • Frame Grabber

  • Video Generator

  • Converter

  • High-Speed Video Recorder

Function

Program Phase

Applications

FRAME GRABBER

Configure an ARINC 818 card to transmit video and, at other times, to receive video. Each card has a dedicated output port for viewing full-motion video from fiber or coax without loading the bus. The cards capture video and header information over the PCIe bus up to the throughput limits of the cards.

Framegrabber Setup
A frame grabber in receive configuration with DVI output. See datasheets for additional configurations.

VIDEO GENERATOR

GRT's flexible video generators have the capability to:

  • Load and transmit test patterns and images

  • Add scrolling bars to transmitted images or test patterns

  • Configure container and FC frame headers

  • Capable of streaming live video from a file

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Matrix/Velocity Plus application GUI: test software ships with all ARINC 818 cards from GRT.

CONVERTER

GRT cards are full-motion video transmitter products.

Use them to convert:

COMPLETE SDK FOR APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT

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A Windows-based Software Development Kit (SDK) affords quick deployment of real-time image and data acquisition systems, camera and sensor emulators, video generators, or other video-intensive applications. The SDK includes a user guide, sample code, and four hours of technical support.

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For those using LabVIEW™ to develop systems with Matrix cards, we also offer an SDK with sample and functional code that can be quickly customized.

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