Ultra-low latency standalone 4xD1 H.264 video streamer
February 2022
Industrial Computer Hardware
The XStream-SD4 is an intelligent, standalone, ultra-low latency H.264 streaming solution that accepts 4x NTSC/PAL/RS-170 composite video sources and records and streams them over 100/1000 Mbps Ethernet. Made by Advanced Micro Peripherals, this SWaP (size, weight and power)-optimised solution is ideal for rapid deployment in demanding applications in military, communications, transportation, mining and energy industries.
The board features a dedicated hardware compression engine capable of encoding all four video channels at full size and full frame rate with latency below 40 ms. The flexible streaming engine can stream each channel directly from the on-board Ethernet port as well as save directly to locally attached storage for later retrieval. The board also supports four channels of audio that can be captured and streamed with the video data.
As an intelligent standalone device with its own on-board CPU, the XStream-SD4 does not require a host CPU or any driver or operating system software. For mechanical convenience the module can be mounted on a PC/104 stack without consuming host CPU resources.
Further reading:
BVS camera and ident sensor
Industrial Computer Hardware
The Balluff BVS Smart Camera and Ident Sensor delivers high-performance machine vision for industrial automation. It provides precise object detection, barcode reading and quality inspection in real time.
Read more...
Rugged embedded hardware solutions
Rugged Interconnect Technologies
Industrial Computer Hardware
Rugged Interconnect Technologies is a leading-edge, rugged embedded hardware solutions provider to South African industries that include industrial, mining, automotive and military markets.
Read more...
Panel PCs for the industrial environment
Industrial Computer Hardware
Ganar Group’s Touchberry PI panel PC is based on the GNU/Linux (Raspbian/Ubuntu) OS and is installed on an SD card. Using the Ethernet port, you can remotely control all parameters, data and inputs/outputs of your control system.
Read more...
Industrial wireless AP/bridge/client
RJ Connect
Industrial Computer Hardware
The AWK-3262A Series 3-in-1 industrial wireless AP/bridge/client is designed to meet the growing need for faster data transmission speeds through IEEE 802.11ax technology for aggregated data rates of up to 1.775 Gbps.
Read more...
Improving mining efficiency with wireless telemetry
Omniflex Remote Monitoring Specialists
Industrial Computer Hardware
Wireless telemetry systems are a critical tool in the mining industry as they facilitate automation, data collection, communication and remote monitoring and control in challenging environments. Ian Loudon, international marketing manager at wireless telemetry specialist, Omniflex explains how wireless telemetry systems can automate water pump monitoring and control in the mining sector.
Read more...
Panel PCs for the production floor
Vepac Electronics
Industrial Computer Hardware
The TP-5945 is an ideal computing solution for various operations on the production floor. The clean and modern look, coupled with PCAP technology for accurate and responsive touch functionality, enhances the precision and practicality of industrial operations.
Read more...
Rugged waterproof box computers
Vepac Electronics
Industrial Computer Hardware
Teguar waterproof box computers are constructed with rugged aluminium or stainless steel housing. The aluminium housing acts as a heatsink for efficient, fanless cooling. These computers can be used in a wide variety of applications that require a rugged and compact computer.
Read more...
Multifunctional displays from ifm
ifm - South Africa
Industrial Computer Hardware
A measured value high up in the cloud increases the global visibility of information, but not always the local visibility. For this purpose, ifm’s new multifunction display with a universal measurement input is the right choice in almost all applications.
Read more...
Seamless automation system upgrade
ABB South Africa
Industrial Computer Hardware
ABB has launched the ABB Ability Symphony Plus SDe Series, a portfolio of hardware products that help modernise existing process control system installations with minimal risk and disruption to plant operations
Read more...
New-generation EtherCAT terminals
Beckhoff Automation
Industrial Computer Hardware
With a new generation of EtherCAT analogue terminals in a compact high-density housing, Beckhoff is significantly enhancing the performance of the previous IP20 I/Os in this area.
Read more...