Magewell Eco Capture QL-SDI 4K M.2

Product code: ECO-CAPTURE-QL-SDI-4K-M.2
Category: Video
Power: 8.1 W

Specifications

Recommended OS

Windows 10/11/Server 2016/Server 2019/Server 2022/Server 2025 (x86 & x64) and above

Linux x86, x64 & ARM architecture, with 2.6.35 and above

Supported APIs

Windows

DirectShow

DirectKS

Wave API/DirectSound/WASAPI

Linux

V4L2

ALSA

Supported Software

VLC

VirtualDub

OBS

XSplit

vMix

VidBlaster

Wirecast

Microsoft Media Encoder

Adobe Flash Media Encoder

Any other DirectShow/V4L2 encoding/streaming software

Input Interfaces

1-channel SD/HD/3G SDI

1 dual-link HD/3G, supporting 2SI mode only

1 quad-link 3G, supporting 2SI mode only

Host Interfaces

M.2 2280 Type M (PCIe Gen2 x4)

Input features

1 Single-link SD/HD/3G SDI mode:

Support for input video resolutions up to 2048x1080 pixels, only one stream can be captured

1 Dual-link HD/3G SDI Mode:

Support for input video resolutions up to 4096x2160 pixels

1 Quad-link 3G SDI Mode:

Support for input video resolutions up to 4096x2160 pixels

SDI Specific Features

Integrated cable equalizer extending the cable length as follows:; up to 330m for SD-SDI signals; up to 190m for HD-SDI signals; up to 150m for 3G-SDI signals; Support for SD/HD/3Ga/3Gb/3Gb-DL/3Gb-DS/3Ga-QL/3Gb-QL standards; Support for 2K (2048x1080) and 4K (4096x2160) mode
Support for RGB 4: 4:4, YCbCr 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:2:2 color sampling; Support for 10/12-bit color depth; Support for extraction of SMPTE 352 payload identifier; Support for up to 8 (mono) audio channels at 48KHz; Support for extraction of audio formation information & channel status data
Limited support of 3Gb-DS: only the first stream can be captured; Support for Closed Caption via the SDK

Video Capture Formats

Support for capture image resolutions up to 2048x1080 pixels in single link mode; Support for capture image resolutions up to 4096x2160 pixels in dual and quad link mode; Support for capture frame rates up to 144fps (Actual capture frame rate may be limited by PCIe bandwidth. )
Support for 4: 2:0 8-bit capture formats: NV12, I420, YV12
Support for 4: 2:2 8-bit capture formats: YUY2, YUYV, UYVY
Support for 4: 4:4 8-bit capture formats: V308, IYU2, V408, BGR24, BGR32; More capture formats are supported via SDK

Video Processing Features

Video processing pipelines with ~720M pixels/s processing bandwidth
10-bit 4: 4:4 video processing; Video scaling; Video de-interlacing; Weave; Blend top & bottom field; Video color format conversion; Auto or manual selection of input color format & quantization range; Auto or manual selection of capture color format, quantization range & saturation range; Support for RGB, YCbCr 601, YCbCr 709, YCbCr 2020 color formats; Support for Limited or Full quantization range; Support for Limited, Full & ‘Extended gamut’ saturation range; Video frame rate conversion

Multiple Cards per System

Support for multiple cards plugged into one system

On-board 16 positions DIP switch to set card number

System hardware device tree will display “01: Eco Capture QL-SDI 4K M.2” when DIP switch is set to 1, and so on

The video and audio device names displayed in your software will include the card number (set by the DIP switch)

Multiple Replicated Capture Streams

Unlimited capture streams for any one input channel, but the capture streams should be in the same capture format.

Timestamp & A/V Synchronization

Hardware based 100ns high resolution clock

Audio frames (192 audio samples) & video frames are stamped with the hardware clock

Hardware clock can be synchronized across cards (via the SDK)

Video Capture SG-DMA

~1600MB/s DMA bandwidth in PCIe 2.x system

~800MB/s DMA bandwidth in PCIe 1.x system

Support for auto detection of Intel tiled GPU surface

Support for DirectGMA for AMD video adapter chipsets

Support for GPUDirect for Nvidia video adapter chipsets

SDK

Magewell Capture SDK for DirectShow (Windows) or V4L2 (Linux) for easy integration

Magewell Capture SDK for DirectKS (Windows) or ioctl (Linux) for maximum flexibility & performance

Windows Driver Tweaks

All options can be controlled by three levels of registry key: global level, product level and device level

Video, Audio and Crossbar filter names can be customized via registry keys

Firmware Upgrade

Multiple cards in one system can be upgraded simultaneously

Cards can be upgraded without a system power shutdown (In most cases, even a reboot is not needed)

Safe upgrade. If a power-off or system breakdown occurs when the firmware is being upgraded, it will automatically revert to the initial version.

LED Indicator

Status LEDs indicate the working state of each channel:
Pulsing slowly: input signal unlocked
On: input signal locked
Double blinks: memory failed or FPGA configuration failed
Off: firmware or power supply abnormal

Form Factor

M.2 2280 standard size

Accessories

4 X MMCX to BNC cables (32cm)

Power Consumption

Max current at 3.3V: ~ 2.5 A
Max power consumption: ~ 8.1 W

Working Environment

Operating temperature: 0 to 40deg C
Storage temperature: –20 to 70 deg C
Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing

Specification from Magewell