Small Size, Low Power Consumption and Low Latency
Eco Capture M.2 cards offer systems integrators and OEM developers high-performance video capture solutions with low power consumption in a very compact form factor. The cards measure only 22x80mm (0.87x3.15in), making them perfect for use in small or portable systems where full-sized PCIe slots are not available.
Superb OS and API Compatibility
M.2 Eco Capture models are available with drivers for Windows and Linux operating systems, and support x86, x64 & ARM architectures. The devices support OS-native capture APIs, while our SDK provides custom Magewell APIs that enable developers to achieve lower-latency capture and synchronize channels across multi-channel or even multiple capture cards.
Flexible Input Interfaces
Eco Capture cards can capture up to four HD signals or one 4Kp60 signal, supporting HDMI, 3G-SDI, quad-link 3G-SDI and single-link 12G-SDI input. All models support up to eight channels of embedded audio per input.
Lower CPU Usage
FPGA-based video processing provides high-quality up/down/cross-scaling, picture controls and color space conversion without tasking the host system CPU.
Software Compatibility
Support operating system native video capture APIs, including DirectShow, DirectKS, V4L2 and ALSA. Support DirectSound based audio acquisition interface, extended interface based on IKsPropertySet. Compatible with almost all software based on DirectShow architecture.
Magewell Eco Capture Quad SDI M.2 Specification |
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Supported OS | Windows - Windows 7/8/8.1/10/11/ Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/ Server 2012/Server 2016 (x86 & x64) and above Linux (support x86, x64 & ARM architecture) - Ubuntu 12.04/14.04/ 16.04/17.04/17.10/18.04 (x86 & x64) - CentOS 6.5/7 (x86 & x64) - Fedora 25/26/27 (x86 & x64) - Red hat 6.5 and above (x86 & x64) - Other Linux OS with kernel version 2.6.35 and above |
Recommended OS (tested) | Windows - Windows 7 Ultimate/ 8.1 Enterprise/10 Enterprise/Server 2008 R2 DataCenter/Server 2012 R2 DataCenter/Server 2016 R2 DataCenter (x86 & x64) Linux - Ubuntu 12.04/14.04/16.04 (x86 & x64) - Ubuntu 17.04/17.10/18.04 (x64) - CentOS 6.5/7.2 (x86 & x64) - Fedora 25/26 (x64) - Red hat 6.5 (x86 & x64) |
Supported APIs | Windows - DirectShow - DirectKS - Wave API/DirectSound/ WASAPI Linux - V4L2 - ALSA |
Supported Software | VLC VirtualDub OBS XSplit vMix VidBlaster Wirecast Microsoft Media Encoder Adobe Flash Media Encoder Any other DirectShow/ V4L2 encoding/ streaming software |
Input Interfaces | 4x MMCX - SD/HD/3G/2K SDI |
Host Interface | M.2 2280 Type M (PCIe Gen2 x4) |
Input Features | Support for input video resolutions up to 2048x1080 pixels |
SDI Specific Features | Integrated cable equalizer extending the cable length as follows: - up to 330m for SD-SDI signals - up to 190m for HD-SDI signals - up to 150m for 3G-SDI signals Support for SD/HD/3Ga/3Gb/3Gb-DL/3Gb-DS standards Support for 2K (2048x1080) mode Support for RGB 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:2:2 color sampling Support for 10/12-bit color depth Support for extraction of SMPTE 352 payload identifier Support for up to 8 (mono) audio channels at 48KHz Support for extraction of audio formation information & channel status data Limited support of 3Gb-DS: only the first stream can be captured Limited support for capture of the first link of dual link interfaces: - YCbCr 4:2:2 10-bit 1080p 50/59.94/60: captured as 1080i 50/59.94/60 - YCbCr 4:4:4 10-bit: captured as 4:2:2 - RGB 4:4:4: R/B sub-sampled Support for Closed Caption via SDK |
Video Capture Formats |
Support for capture image resolutions up to 2048x2160 pixels |
Video Processing Features | Video processing pipelines with ~180Mpixels/s processing bandwidth 10-bit 4:4:4 video processing Video scaling Video de-interlacing - Weave - Blend top & bottom field Video color format conversion - Auto or manual selection of input color format & quantization range - Auto or manual selection of capture color format, quantization range & saturation range - Support for RGB, YCbCr 601, YCbCr 709, YCbCr 2020 color formats - Support for Limited or Full quantization range - Support for Limited, Full & ‘Extended gamut’ saturation range Video frame rate conversion |
Multiple Cards per System | Support for multiple cards plugged to one system On-board dip switch to set card number with 16 positions System hardware device tree will display “01: Eco Capture Quad SDI M.2” when dip switch is set to 0001, and so on The video and audio device names displayed in your software will include the card number (set by the dip switch) |
Multiple Replicated Capture Streams | Unlimited capture streams for any one input channel, but the capture streams should be in the same capture format. |
Timestamp & A/V Synchronization | Hardware based 100ns high resolution clock Audio frames (192 audio samples) & video frames are stamped with hardware clock Hardware clock can be synchronized across cards (via SDK) |
Video Capture SG-DMA | ~400MB/s per channel DMA bandwidth in PCIe 2.x system ~200MB/s per channel DMA bandwidth in PCIe 1.x system Support for auto detection of Intel tiled GPU surface Support for DirectGMA for AMD video adapter chipsets Support for GPUDirect for Nvidia video adapter chipsets |
SDK | Magewell Capture SDK for DirectShow (Windows) or V4L2 (Linux) for easy integration Magewell Capture SDK for DirectKS (Windows) or ioctl (Linux) for maximum flexibility & performance |
Windows Driver Tweaks | All options can be controlled by three levels of registry key: global level, product level and device level Video, Audio, Crossbar filter names can be customized via registry keys |
Firmware Upgrade | Multiple cards in one system can be upgraded simultaneously Cards can be upgraded without a system power shutdown (In most cases, even a reboot is not needed) Safe upgrade. If power off or system break down occur when the firmware is being upgraded, it will automatically restore to the initial version. This function is only available for firmware version 1.21 and above. |
LED Indicator |
Status LEDs indicate the working state of each channel: |
Form Factor | M.2 2280 standard size |
Accessories | 4 X MMCX to BNC cables |
Power Consumption | Max current at 3.3V: ~ 2.17 A Max power consumption: ~ 7.16 W |
Working Environment | Operating temperature: 0 to 40 deg C Storage temperature: -20 to 70 deg C Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing |
- Magewell Eco Capture Quad SDI M.2
- 4 X MMCX to BNC cables
- 2-years Limited Manufacturer's Warranty