HawkEye-CL
Camera Link Frame Grabber & Image Processing System
View DetailsCamera Link Frame Grabbers & Image Processing
Gidel Camera Link Grabber and FPGA Image Processing solutions deliver high-bandwidth capture with deterministic, low-latency performance. The HawkEye-CL supports Camera Link Rev. 2.0 across Base, Medium, Full, 80-bit Deca, and Dual Base modes, providing a reliable fit for demanding imaging and vision workloads.
High-Performance PCIe Camera Link Frame Grabbers: Overview
| Product Name | HawkEye-CL |
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| Camera Input Options |
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| Camera Input Connectors |
2 × SDR26 (mini-Camera Link) |
| Host Interface (PCIe) | Gen3 x8 |
| On-Board Memory | Up to 17 GB |
| Real-Time ROI Offload | ✓ |
| Real-Time Encoders | |
| Encoder Throughput (per camera) |
> 1 Giga pixel/s |
| Real-Time FPGA Image Processing |
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| Cooling Options |
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FPGA-Based Camera Link Acquisition and Inline Processing
Gidel PCIe Camera Link frame grabbers manage high-bandwidth camera acquisition directly on the Altera FPGA, enabling deterministic, low-latency data capture while reducing CPU overhead. Optional inline FPGA processing supports real-time image enhancement, Compression, HDR, Detection, and data optimization before host-side processing.
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High-Performance Camera Link Frame Grabber Cards
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Inline FPGA Image Processing Options
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Reuven Weintraub, founder and CTO of Gidel, reveals how to unlock exceptional image processing performance by adding FPGA’s processing at Vision Show, Stuttgart 2024.
Gidel frame grabbers and edge AI vision at the Embedded World show 2024.
Boost your vision! Brief introduction of Gidel’s Frame Grabber range – 2023.
Gidel presented its FPGA-based architecture capable of processing Giga+ Pixels per second while maintaining exceptionally low power consumption.
The session demonstrated how Gidel’s scalable FPGA solutions deliver real-time imaging performance, energy efficiency, and deterministic throughput for advanced vision and imaging systems.
Presented by Reuven Weintraub, this talk highlighted Gidel’s expertise in real-time processing over Gigapixel/s image streams, demonstrating how FPGA-based architectures enable deterministic latency, scalable throughput, and efficient handling of ultra–high-resolution vision data.
Reuven Weintraub – Gidel’s founder and CTO presents Frame Grabber innovations at Embedded World show 2022.
FAQ
Gidel’s PCIe Camera Link frame grabbers support Camera Link Base, Medium, Full, and 80-bit Deca configurations. They also support Dual Base operation, enabling simultaneous acquisition from two Base Camera Link cameras, along with optional PoCL for simplified camera power and cabling.
Yes. Gidel’s PCIe Camera Link frame grabbers can perform optional inline FPGA processing during acquisition, before image data reaches the host PC. Available capabilities include Compression, HDR correction, Detection, image enhancement, ROI processing, and custom FPGA algorithms.
Yes. Gidel’s InfiniVision architecture supports deterministic, synchronized acquisition from 100+ Camera Link cameras across scalable multi-card systems. It manages synchronization, bandwidth, connectivity, buffering, and data aggregation for demanding multi-camera imaging applications.
Gidel provides dedicated software, drivers, APIs, and GUI tools for camera configuration, image acquisition, system control, and application integration. For applications requiring customized FPGA processing, the ProcVision Suite provides development, debugging, and validation tools for integrating proprietary algorithms directly into the image acquisition pipeline.
A PCIe Camera Link frame grabber, such as the HawkEye-CL, installs in a host computer and transfers acquired image data through PCIe. A Gidel FantoVision system combines Camera Link acquisition, an NVIDIA Jetson processor, and optional real-time FPGA image processing in a compact Edge AI computer. The correct platform depends on whether the application requires a host-based PCIe card or a complete embedded vision system.
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