VRC7008 Product Brief
8-Channel DVR PCIe Add-In Card
Description
Designed for professional video surveillance applications, the
VRC7008 8 channel PCIe DVR add-in card features the Stretch
S7100 software configurable processor and performs H.264 High
Profile encoding on 8 channels of standard definition D1 NTSC/PAL
video at full resolution and frame rate. The high levels of integration
and processing capabilities of the S7100 processor give the VRC7008
the lowest cost per channel in the surveillance industry. The VRC7008
offers one channel of spot monitor output. Using the spot monitor
output, multiple channels of video can be scaled, tiled, and displayed in
user-defined layouts on a standard definition monitor. This eliminates
the need for additional analog output cards and reduces the cost of
surveillance installations.
Extensive video preprocessing coupled with the power of the Stretch
H.264 High Profile CODEC gives the VRC7008 the best video quality
in the industry while maintaining high compression levels. The
Programmable Accelerator of the S7100 at the core of the Intelligent
Encoder delivers multi-stream encoding of baseline, main, and
high-profile H.264 Advanced Video CODEC (AVC). In addition, the
S7100 video processor drives H.264 Scalable Video CODEC (SVC)
compression that enables flexible and efficient resizing and resampling
of multi-stream surveillance video. At equivalent quality levels,
VRC7008-compressed streams have one-half the bit rate of those
produced by competitors’ solutions. This results in a 50% reduction
in storage costs for surveillance installations using the VRC7008. The
Stretch Scalable Video CODEC (SVC) provides ultimate flexibility by
delivering video over constrained bandwidth networks and allows the
stored video to be managed over time, further reducing storage costs.
8 channel
Audio and
Video Input
and 1 channel
Video Output
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1 channel
Audio and
Video Output
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FEATURES
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8 Channel H.264 High Profile encoding
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Stretch Intelligent Encoder™ with H.264
AVC/SVC
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Industry’s best video quality
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Rich and intuitive API
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Linux and Windows SDK
BENEFITS
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Low system bills of materials
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Low bit rate for reduced storage costs
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High quality video archive
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Fast time to market
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Plug-and-play compatibility
APPLICATION
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PC-based Digital Video Recorder (DVR)
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Hybrid Network Video Recorder (NVR)
8 channel
Video Input
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8 channel
Audio Input
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Debug
Interface
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Power
and Reset
LED
I/O
Header
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PCIe
Connector
PE Status
LEDs
DIP Switch
SW3
PC Reset
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VRC
7008
Product Brief
The VRC7008 has a high bandwidth PCIe interface for
connectivity with host systems.
The card also supports sixteen channels of alarm I/O and
an RS485 interface for remote camera control through an
I/O header with an optional I/O card.
The card is controlled via the Intelligent Encoder Software
Development Kit (SDK) for either Linux or Windows. The
VRC7008 is also compatible with all Stretch S7000-based
PCIe cards and OEMs already familiar with the SDK can
integrate the card into their software in a matter of hours.
With clear SDK documentation and support of Exar
Application Engineering, new design teams also achieve
rapid time-to-market. The VRC7008 features Stretch’s
standard Application Programming Interface (API), ensuring
plug and play compatibility with existing Stretch installations
and rapid porting of third-party applications.
The VRC7008 is designed specifically for video surveillance
equipment OEMs. The VRC7008 is available as a
production-ready OEM unit for volume production and can
be ordered in either full height or low profile configurations.
The low-profile short-form-factor card is readily embedded
in compact industrial PCs and servers.
The VRC7008 has an Evaluation Kit (EVK) that contains
a complete software load for the card, a sample host
application, and source code for all included software
(the Stretch Intelligent Encoder and CODEC plug-ins are
supplied as object code). Stretch EVKs are intended for
evaluation purposes and can be used in either full height or
low profile applications.
Ordering Information
(1)
Part Number
OEM - VRC7008-H
OEM - VRC7008-L
EVK-VRC7008
Minimum Order
Multiple
20
20
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Description
8-channel PCIe DVR OEM low-profile card, full height bracket
8-channel PCIe DVR OEM low-profile card, low-profile bracket
VRC7008 Evaluation Kit
NOTE:
1. Refer to
www.exar.com/VRC7008
for most up-to-date Ordering Information.
Please contact
videotechsupport@exar.com
to request a complete datasheet.
www.exar.com
48720 Kato Road
Fremont, CA 94538
USA
Tel.: +1 (510) 668-7000
Fax: +1 (510) 668-7001
Email:
videotechsupport@exar.com
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