LT-300 Series
Full Specifications
Interfaces & Connectivity
Host Interface
- PCIe Gen2 x4
- Handles video and audio data transfer and firmware updates
- Multiple cards can be installed in the same system for scalable input expansion
Video Inputs
- SDI: HD-SDI, 3G-SDI, 6G-SDI, 12G-SDI (BNC)
- HDMI: HDMI 1.4 / 2.0 (Type A)
- Automatic detection of incoming video standard (resolution and frame rate)
- Supports both progressive and interlaced formats
Video Outputs
- HDMI 2.0 loop-through output (Type A)
- Automatic configuration according to connected display
- Overlay applied in real-time on the output, can be enabled or disabled
Audio Interfaces
- Embedded audio over SDI and HDMI
- 2 channels
Firmware & Updates
- Field-upgradable Software Reconfigurable Hardware (SRH)
- Firmware loaded via PCIe at system startup through Enciris agent
Video & Audio Standards
Video Standards
- Support for HD, Full HD, UHD and 4K video standards with various frame rates (see table below)
- Automatic detection of incoming video resolution and frame rate
Supported Video Resolutions
DCI 4K (4096 × 2160, Progressive)
23.98 / 24 / 25 / 29.97 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 59.94 / 60 Hz4K UHD (3840 × 2160, Progressive)
23.98 / 24 / 25 / 29.97 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 59.94 / 60 HzDCI 2K (2048 × 1080, Progressive)
23.98 / 24 / 25 / 29.97 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 59.94 / 60 Hz1080p HD (1920 × 1080, Progressive)
23.98 / 24 / 25 / 29.97 / 30 / 48 / 50 / 59.94 / 60 Hz1080i HD (1920 × 1080, Interlaced)
50 / 59.94 / 60 Hz720p HD (1280 × 720, Progressive)
50 / 59.94 / 60 Hz
SDI Standards
- SMPTE-compliant SDI standards:
- HD-SDI (SMPTE ST 292)
- 3G-SDI (SMPTE ST 424, Level A)
- 6G-SDI (SMPTE ST 2081)
- 12G-SDI (SMPTE ST 2082)
- Support for legacy 4Kp60 acquisition via multi-link SDI where applicable
HDMI Standards
- HDMI 2.0 compliant input and output
- Supports video formats up to 4K UHD (3840×2160) at 60 Hz
- HDCP not supported
Color Space & Bit Depth
- SDI Input Formats:
- YUV 4:2:2, 10-bit
- HDMI Input Formats:
- RGB 4:4:4 or YUV 4:4:4 (8-bit)
- YUV 4:2:2 (12-bit)
- HDMI Output Formats:
- RGB 4:4:4 or YUV 4:4:4 (8-bit)
- YUV 4:2:2 (12-bit)
- Output color space automatically selected to preserve the input color space when supported by the connected display
Native Video Formats over PCIe
- Video frames are transferred to the host system via PCIe using DMA
- YUV 4:2:2
- NV12
Audio Standard
- Embedded audio over SDI and HDMI
- PCM
- 2 audio channels
- 48 kHz sampling rate
- 16-bit audio depth
- Audio synchronized with video capture
Signal Processing
Video Processing
- Fully hardware-based processing pipeline for low-latency operation
- Concurrent acquisition and processing of video streams
- Per-input hardware scaler and decimator
- Hardware color space conversion
- Support for progressive and interlaced formats
- 10-bit internal video processing
Overlay
- Hardware-applied video overlay on HDMI output
- Overlay image generated by software and transferred via PCIe
Timestamping
- Hardware-generated timestamp added to each video frame (precision: 1 µs)
- Corresponding timestamp applied to associated audio samples for synchronization
Software & Integration
Operating Systems
- Windows 10, 11 (native API + DirectShow support)
- Linux: Ubuntu 22.04 and newer, Debian 12 and newer
Platforms
- AMD, Intel, ARM
Media & Compression
- Image formats: JPEG, PNG, YUYV, RGBA, and more
- Video formats: YUYV, NV12, H.264, HEVC, MP4, and more
- Audio formats: PCM, WAV, AAC
- GPU acceleration: Internal use of FFmpeg with support for Intel, NVIDIA, and AMD GPUs for hardware-accelerated video compression and processing
Applications & Tools (fully compatible with Windows and Linux)
- lt310agent: background multimedia server handling all card requests
- ecurl: command-line interface for rapid interaction with the card
- ecap: demo application for quick evaluation
- Visualizes input and output status
- Live video player
- Recording and snapshot functions
- Simple overlay testing
SDK & Developer Support (fully compatible with Windows and Linux)
- Reference client implementations provided as full source code in Go, C++, and Python
- Example code for typical tasks:
- Video capture and recording in H.264
- Accessing input/output status
- Overlay generation and injection
Physical & Environmental Specifications
Physical
- Dimensions (W × H): 94 × 100 mm
- Supplied with 1-slot PCIe bracket
- Weight: ~200 g (with heatsink)
- Power consumption: 12 W typical
- Power supply: PCIe slot
- Cooling: heatsink with fan (fanless configuration possible, please contact us)
Environmental
- Operating temperature: 0 °C to 60 °C (extended options available)
- Storage temperature: -20 °C to 70 °C
- Humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing
Reliability & Compliance
- Designed for continuous 24/7 operation
- CE Certified, CE Tested to 60601 ESD and EMI
- Long Term availability (LTA)
Warranty & Support
- Standard warranty: 3 years
- Technical support included for hardware, software, and SDK