Magewell Eco Capture Dual SDI M.2

Two-channel 2K capture card

FEATURES

Two-channel 2K capture card
Captures SD/HD/3G/2K SDI x 2 + embedded audio
Input Interface: SD/HD/3G/2K SDI x2
Supports input resolution up to 2048×1080 pixels
Host Interface: M.2 (PCIe Gen2 x2)

Video Engine

Auto detection of input signal format
Colour formats conversion
Low latency mode
SG-DMA transmission mode
Multiple replicated capture streams
Closed caption (SDK required)

Software

Window & Linux driver and SDK
Upgradable firmware
Compatible with Capture Express, Magewell Bridge for NDI®, Plugin for Premiere®

Other Features

Continuously work for 24hx7
LED status indicator
Multiple devices on one host
On-board dip switch to set card number
2-year Warranty

WHAT'S IN THE BOX

Eco Capture Dual SDI M.2
2 x MMCX to SDI breakout

Eco Capture Dual SDI M.2 Specifications

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) and above
- CentOS 6.5/7 (x86 & x64) and above
- Fedora 25/26/27 (x86 & x64) and above
- Red hat 6.5 (x86 & x64) and above
- 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

2x MMCX
- SD/HD/3G/2K SDI

Host Interface

M.2 2280 Type M (PCIe Gen2 x2)

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 2048x1080 pixels
Support for capture frame rates up to 144fps (Actual capture frame rate can be limited by PCIe bandwidth. For the resolution of 1280x1024 and higher, the actual frame rate may be limited by the onboard video processing hardware pixel clock. For example, the maximum frame rate of 1920x1080 resolution can up to 80fps.)
Support for 4:2:0 8-bit capture formats: NV12, I420, YV12
Support for 4:2:2 8-bit capture formats: YUY2, YUYV, UYVY
Support for 4:4:4 8-bit capture formats: V308, IYU2, V408, BGR24, BGR32
More capture formats are supported via SDK

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 Dual 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:
- Pulsing slowly: input signal unlocked
- On: input signal locked
- Double blinks: memory failed or FPGA configuration failed
- Off: firmware or power supply abnormal

Form Factor

M.2 2280 standard size

Accessories

2 X MMCX to BNC cables (32cm)

Power Consumption

Max current at 3.3V: ~ 1.00 A
Max power consumption: ~ 3.38 W

Working Environment

Operating temperature: 0 to 40deg C
Storage temperature: –20 to 70 deg C
Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing