Features 393

NC393-CS	NC393-DEV
NC393-H	Eyesis4Pi 393

Elphel 393 series are highly customizable high performance, network, multi-sensor (multi-) camera systems.

To ensure the freedom of our customers and the sustainable development of the Elphel project all our developments are covered by the GNU/GPL v3 License.

Turnkey and OEM models exist. Both are totally customizable for the customer's task.

Features

Hardware & Software

• Free Software and Open Hardware
• 100% open source FPGA image processing and compression
• FPGA image de-warping (distortion correction) and robust multiple view depth extraction coming soon
• User/developer friendly: HTML, JavaScript, PHP, Python, CGI, C/C++, Verilog
• Operating System: Embedded Linux (Yocto build)
  • Standard GNU/Linux distribution offers the possibility to port existing software and kernel drivers to provide support for more external devices (USB gadgets, converters, ...)
• Hardware:
  • 5MPix (resolution-fps table) or 14MPix, 1/2.5" format sensors
  • Xilinx Zynq 7030 SoC - Dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 + FPGA, 800MHz
  • RAM: 1GB (system) and 0.5 GB (fpga) DDR3 memory
  • 1 GB NAND Flash
  • 1 GigE
  • μSD
  • m.2 SSD
  • μUSB2.0
  • eSATA+USB2.0 - 2-in-1 port
  • 4x sensor ports - routed to FPGA, each reconfigurable for general multi-purpose use
  • Connecting multiple sensors to a single system board - up to 12 (4 ports x 3 sensors per 10359 mux board)
  • External sync port
  • Hardware synchronized recording of multiple images (multiple sensors, multiple cameras, external trigger)
  • support other extension boards (IMU(for ADIS 16375), GPS)
  • WiFi: USB WiFi adapter
  • On-board clock/calendar
  • Remote/local digital temperature sensor
  • Data insertion into EXIF header (GPS, compass, INS, other telemetry, ..)
  • More info
• Performace:
  • Low latency live video streaming - 35ms
• Power:
  • 18-75V or 12-36V
• Physical properties (without lens or adapters):
  • WxHxL: 40x45x123 mm
  • Weight: 215g

• Firmware development tools:
  • Eclipse IDE + VDT-Plugin
  • Vivado WebPACK Edition
  • IVerilog
  • GTKWave
• Software (Kernel and Applications) development tools:
  • Eclipse IDE
  • Yocto Poky
• Sources:
  • Elphel Git
• Tools installation docs
  • Set up development environment
• Documentation includes:
  • schematics, parts list, PCB layout, gerber files
  • hardware models: step, dxf
  • source files

Optics

• Calibrated fixed-focus lenses available:
  • 10" (0.1 pix) in the center 80% x 80% area
  • 30" (0.3 pix) maximal error over the full FoV
  • <0.03um/° thermal expansion
• Aberration correction allows to preserve a full sensor resolution over the camera FoV
• Distortion correction allows to get a precise pixel mapping for a single/multiple sensor system
• Calibration is not limited to panoramic cameras - is available for all kinds of systems.

Calibration process drawing

 Application areas 

• Photogrammety
• Scientific imagery and video applications
  • High speed video
  • Exploration
  • Microscopy
  • observation of nature/wildlife
  • underwater imaging
• Medical imagery
• Time-lapse filming (Including HDR support)
• Geotagging applications
• Aerial imagery and video applications
• Digital cinematography
• HD video
• Security
  • Video surveillance
  • Smart access control
  • RFID
• Document scanning
• Street imagery
• 3D reconstruction (examples)
• 2D/3D laser scanning
• Barcode reading
• Sport (Photo-finish)
• Machine vision
  • PCB inspection
  • Parts inspection & validation
• Robotics
• Education (Verilog, Image processing, Networking, Circuit design, Mechanical design)
• Business
  • Video conferencing
• Entertainment
• Arts

Examples

• Images and videos
• Panoramas (by panoramic models)
• 3D models (by 3D reconstruction capable models)
• Vimeo group