Primagraphics Ltd.
New Cambridge House
Litlington, Nr Royston, Herts. SG8 0SS, U.K.
Telephone: +44 (0) 1763 852222
Fax: +44 (0) 1763 853324
Email: sales@primagraphics.com
http://www.primagraphics.com
Sales/Marketing: Peter Hanlon (pwh@primagraphics.com)
Applications/Technical: David Johnson (dgj@javanet.com)
Sales Support Locations:
USA-Northeast, Tel: (802) 362-4655, Fax: (603) 908-6122
USA-Southeast, Tel: (972) 751-0200, Fax: (972) 714-0600
USA-Southwest, Tel: (916) 996-0070, Fax: (916) 961-1261
Primagraphics is a specialist graphics and image handling solutions provider, designing and manufacturing high performance VMEbus and PCI cards for display of video, radar and graphics. The company offers a full turnkey service to its clients world-wide including hardware, systems integration, standard and customized software, technical expertise and support. The company is particularly strong in the radar market and supplies target tracking and scan conversion systems for integrated consoles used in virtually all radar applications. Primagraphics is also an expert in video processing and manipulation and has considerable experience of integrating different data types (TV-video, sonar and radar) on a single display.
Video/Graphics/Imaging Boards
| Function | Description | Software Support | ADDR/ DATA Width | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Processor | Single board multi-function display processor with expansion capability. 32MB program SDRAM, multiple daughterboard sites high-speed bus for display output and radar, sonar and TV video input, dual RS-232 ports plus dedicated keyboard and mouse interface, accelerated graphics. Works with a full-range of display boards (LION, PANTHER, TIGER) and input/output boards (LEOPARD, JAGUAR, LYNX). Model No. CAT | HP-UX IRIX VxWorks | ||
accelerator | Multi-layer display controller for CAT, with 24 bits of display, resolution up to 1600x1280, direct scan converter interface for radar display, high speed X server or embedded Primalib graphics library. Model No. LION | HP-UX IRIX VxWorks | ||
Graphics Accelerator | Dual screen multi-layer display controller for CAT, with 24 bits of display, resolution up to 1600x1280, direct scan converter interface for radar display, high speed X server or embedded Primalib graphics library. Available with analogue or DVI outputs (Panther-A). Model No. PANTHER | HP-UX IRIX VxWorks | ||
Resolution Graphics Aaccelerator | Multi-layer display controller for CAT with 24 bits of display, resolution up to 2048x2048, direct scan converter interface for radar display, high speed X server or embedded Primalib graphics library. Model No. TIGER | HP-UX IRIX VxWorks | ||
Grabber | Dual channel monochrome video grabber option for CAT. Select two videos from 4 input. Software control through X extensions or embedded Primalib graphics library. Model No. LEOPARD | HP-UX IRIX VxWorks | ||
Windows Board | Designed to process four independent composite NTSC and PAL videos and an RGB video. Up to two videos can be selected and combined with graphics from CAT/Panther-A prior to display. The card has Panel Link digital video input and either Panel Link or RGB analogue video output. Video data may be triple buffered for tear-free updates. Puma will accept an RGB input with a pixel clock frequency up to 50 MHz with zooming or higher (up to 100 MHz) for non-zoomed inputs. Model No. PUMA | HP-UX IRIX VxWorks | ||
Input | Parallel input card for CAT processor. Accepts sonar, line-scan or digitized radar video e.g. from Virgo-II card. Available in TTL or LVDS versions. Model No. JAGUAR | HP-UX IRIX VxWorks | ||
Input/Output Board | The Lynx daughter board provides a simple, high performance, digital interface for the CAT processor board. It contains 32 or 64KB of dual ported SRAM, directly mapped into the memory space of the main processor, and a parallel TTL or LVDS compatible interface which can generate or accept data at up to 40MB/s. The Lynx can accept a wide range of real time sensor inputs such as radar, linescan. Model No. LYNX | HP-UX IRIX VxWorks | ||
Windowing Board | Multiple true color video windows plus accelerated X graphics in a single slot. On-board graphics processor, two independent digitizers with 60MHz sampling, real-time zoom-up and down. Model No. VIPER | HP-UX IRIX VxWorks | ||
Converter | The Viper VIU is a specialised version of the Viper card for video standards conversion. It digitises an incoming RGB video at up to 50 MHz and outputs lower resolution component or NTSC/PAL video. Model No. VIPER VIU | HP-UX IRIX VxWorks | ||
Graphics Overlay Generator | Graphics overlay for TV video. Designed in a conduction cooled 6U VME format, the Bulldog provides two channels of accelerated anti-aliased graphics, along with high speed analogue mixing circuitry to provide high quality overlays. Model No. Bulldog | HP-UX IRIX VxWorks | ||
Image Compression/ Decompression | JPEG Compression card with monochrome and color image capabilities, 15.4 Mpixels/sec compression or decompress, ISO JPEG Baseline algorithm, image sizes up to 8kx8k pixels, 24, 15 and 8bit color modes, 8bit mono also, onboard image buffers for RGB and compressed data, will work in VME only and Primabus/VME environments. Model No. VISCOUNT | HP-UX IRIX VxWorks | ||
Overlay Generator | TMS34020 processor, 1600x1200 pixels, dual video outputs, dual Brooktree Bt459 RAMDACs, accurate PLL for genlocking, dual RS-232 ports, 4MB 8bit frame buffer, high speed video keyer for overlaying, 1 or 4MB DRAM, C development tools, X11R5 server, Primalib support. Model No. VALIANT | HP-UX IRIX VxWorks | ||
Crosspoint Switch | Video Crosspoint Switch card which will accept up to 8 standard video signals and will route these to any of 32 outputs with virtually no loss in image quality. A wide range of video formats can be accommodated including composite NTSC or PAL signals and high resolution RGB video. Programmable across VME bus or RS232. Model No. VxPoint | |||
Signal Distributor | Video Signal Distribution card allows a single high-resolution video source to drive up to five monitors. The card has three channels that can be connected to either three independent monochrome video signals or one RGB signal. In the latter case, R, G and B each take up one of the three channels. The card can be used with any pixel clock frequency up to 160 MHz. Model No. VSD | HP-UX IRIX VxWorks | ||
Keyer/ Combiner | Video genlock and mixing card. Up to three full color input channels and one full color output channel, programmable mixing and keying functions, programmable display format, bandwidth from 10MHz to 160MHz. May be used with other Primagraphics cards to add video or radar to standard existing video displays. Model No. VORTEX | HP-UX IRIX VxWorks | ||
Distributor Card | VDC. Multiple video distributor, 6 input channels via P2, 8 outputs each distributed to 4 destinations, includes integral PAL/NTSC decoder. Model No. VDC | |||
Interface | Radar Input card with programmable video and azimuth processing. Available in analogue, synchro and digital input (including ASDE-3) options, 8-bit resolution. A PCI version, Virgo-PCI, also available. Model No. VIRGO++ | HP-UX IRIX VxWorks WinNT | ||
Radar Scan Converter | Radar Scan Converter which accepts digitized radar video from Virgo++ card, display resolution to 1600x1280 pixels, two moving origin radar sources, multiple windows, instant refresh, on-board polar stores, field proven algorithms with no holes or spokes, VME or RS-232 control allows integration with workstations and PCs. Compatible with CAT family. PCI version, called Advantage, also available. Model No. VANTAGE II | HP-UX IRIX VxWorks | ||
Simulator Board | Is a self-contained radar generator based on a Primagraphics Vector-8 VME card. Features Programmable scenario with targets and noise Test pattern generation Control through serial channel or via VME interface by host computer Radar output in ACP/ARP and other formats 2k x 2k polar store. Model No. RAGE | HP-UX IRIX VxWorks | ||
Input | Accepts digitized sonar and provides pre-processing prior to high-speed transfer to scan conversion and display cards. Model No. PDI | HP-UX IRIX |
Integrated Systems/Workstations
| System Type | Description | Software Support | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
Resolution Video Recording | A high resolution video recording and replay system that uses a standard video cassette as the recording medium. Primagraphics' Pixel rate conversion technique maintains the original screen resolution by slowing the replayed image content update rate. Recording resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 pixels are supported. Model No. Sentinel | ||
Recording System | Digital radar recorder. Multiple radar input formats supported, rotation rates up to 60 rpm | ||
Analogue Video Distribution | A range of ruggedized radar and video distribution system designed for aircraft and naval applications. Systems may be provided in flight-qualified ATR enclosures with video switching, distribution and format conversion, or in naval enclosures supporting a range of video and radar distributions requirements | ||
Processing System | RACE Server supports digital distribution of radar polar store data over a network, and provides real time compression functions. The system uses a Virgo-PCI radar interface and compresses radar video on to the network. At the client display, the RACE decompression module receives the data from the network and reconstructs the polar data ready for scan conversion. Supports display clients based on NT or Solaris | Solaris | |
Tracking System | COTS track-while-scan processing system in 5U rack mount enclosure. Full and automatic track initiation and low latency target tracking with variable filter gains for high accuracy. Automatic clutter reduction and adaptive thresholding is also provided. The radar tracker is a self-contained modular sub-system that is fully controlled through Primagraphics' PARIS interface. Model No. CAT Track | HP-UX WinNT | |
Console Subsystem | Flexible Multi-Function Console VME based architecture using CAT image processor with single or dual-head display. Customer selectable options including video windowing, radar scan conversion and display, sonar processing and display. Similar capabilities using PCI architecture also available. Model No. MFC | HP-UX IRIX WinNT | Naval Rack Mount |
Based Multi-Function Console | Video Keyed Radar/Video Display. Uses Virgo+ radar interface, Vantage radar scan converter and optionally Viper TV windows card, to lock to an existing PC or workstation display. PARIS software ensures seamless integration with MOTIF or Windows NT GUI | HP-UX IRIX WinNT | |
Scanner | Model 5200 High quality, fast scanning, both monochrome (12-bit) and color (24-bit), high intensity, high frequency lighting, scanned resolution programmable up to 5000x7000 pixels, 10 in. x 14 in. scanned area, 500 dpi. Model No. Scanner | HP-UX IRIX WinNT |
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