A high-speed camera recorder designed for pure performance

Its maximum sustained video recording data rate to hard disk is 810 MBytes per second. Need we say more? The DVR Express® CLFC is the first complete single PCI card solution to provide real-time video recording to hard disk for high-speed cameras.

The CLFC is a true recording subsystem that works in low-cost desktop computers and high-powered workstations. Software on the host computer initiates and terminates recording, but no computer resources are utilized for writing video data to storage.

Fibre Channel storage interface provides superb performance, huge capacity, and protection from data loss

The CLFC’s Fibre Channel storage interface consists of 5 independent, 2 Gbit/s fibre channel buses. The maximum configurable storage capacity is a whopping 15120 TBytes , providing up to 61 hours of recording at 810 MBytes per second. The CLFC employs RAID 3 data storage so that no data is lost if a drive ever fails. Accessories for internal and external drive configurations are available from IO Industries.

Multiple high-speed cameras recorded with one computer system

Multiple high-speed cameras can be recorded with a single computer system by
installing multiple CLFC cards.

Compatible with sophisticated video recording software packages

The CLFC is fully supported by IO Industries Streams™ 5 and IO Industries Video Savant® 4 digital video recording software packages.

Applications in Science, the Military, Industry, and Entertainment

High-Speed Digital Video Recording
Ultra High-Resolution Image Capture
Projectile Recording
Materials Testing
Crash Tests
PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry), 2D, 3D
Remote Sensing
Explosives Testing
Special Effects Recording
Digital Cinema
Computer Display (DVI Output) Recording

Tech Specs
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Video Interface

Video Inputs: Camera Link - Base, Medium, Full, Full-80 bit

Maximum Pixel Clock Frequency: 85MHz

Maximum Input Data Rate: 85MHz x 80 bits

Camera Readout Formats: Area scan and line scan

Pixel Formats: Monochrome – 8 to 16 bits
Color RGB-24 bit, RGB-30 bit, RGB-48 bit, and 4 channel modes

Acquisition from Multiple Cameras: Install multiple CLFC cards to record from multiple cameras

Triggering: LVDS – 2 programmable outputs, 2 inputs
TTL – 12 programmable bi-directional lines
Camera Link CC lines (programmable)

Multi-Card Mode for High-Speed Cameras: Install multiple CLFC cards and use multi-board synch feature to record at data rates of N x 810 MBytes per second

Video Pre-Processing Options: Time stamp (Universal Time Code) on video frames
Programmable frame skipping
Programmable area of Interest (AOI) capture
Programmable frame size scaling

Live Video Display: Live video streamed over PCI to host memory for display on host monitor when recording is on or off

Video Playback: Video playback from CLFC to host memory for display/analysis

Video Storage

Hard Drive Interface: Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FCAL) at 2 Gbps

Hard Drive Compatibility: Contact IO Industries for current manufacturers and firmware levels

Maximum Sustained Recording Rate: 810 MBytes per second - using all 5 channels

Maximum Storage Capacity: 15120 TB (126 drive arrays per channel x 24 TB per array x 5 channels)

Data Storage Protection: RAID 0 - Data striped across 2 to 5 channels; provides best throughput; no protection against data loss
RAID 3 - Data striped on 2 to 4 channels, additional channel used for parity; good throughput but reduced storage capacity; protects against channel failure or multiple drive failures on single channel

Data Compression: Lossless storage
Pixel bits packed for 100% efficiency in data storage; Reduces storage requirement for 10-bit and 12-bit cameras

Storage configuration: Internal and external fibre channel drive configurations are available only from IO Industries;
Contact IO Industries for details

Application Software Support