Magewell Eco Capture SDI 4K Plus M.2

Product code: ECO-CAPTURE-SDI-4K-PLUS-M.2
Category: Video
Power: 7.16 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

MMCX

SD/HD/3G/6G/12G SDI

Loop-through Interfaces

MMCX

SD/HD/3G/6G/12G SDI

Host Interface

M.2 2280 Type M (PCIe Gen2 x4)

Input Features

Support for input video resolutions up to 4096x2160 pixels

SDI Specific Features

Integrated cable equalizer extending the cable length as follows:; up to 430m for SD-SDI signals; up to 200m for HD-SDI signals; up to 110m for 3G-SDI signals; up to 50m for 6G-SDI signals; up to 30m for 12G-SDI signals; Support for SD/HD/3Ga/3Gb/3Gb-DL/3Gb-DS/6G/12G standards; Support for 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; Support for Closed Caption via SDK

Video Capture Formats

Support for capture image resolutions up to 4096x2160 pixels; Support for capture frame rates up to 144fps (Actual capture frame rate can 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 ~720Mpixels/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 to one system

On-board dip switch to set card number with 16 positions

System hardware device tree will display “01: Eco Capture SDI 4K Plus M.2” when dip switch is set to 0001, 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 hardware clock

Hardware clock can be synchronized across cards (via SDK)

Video Capture SG-DMA

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

~800MB/s per channel 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, 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 power off or system break down occur when the firmware is being upgraded, it will automatically restore 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

MMCX to BNC cable (32cm)

Power Consumption

Max current at 3.3V: ~ 2.17 A
Max power consumption: ~ 7.16 W

Working Environment

Operating temperature: 0 to 60deg C
Storage temperature: –20 to 70 deg C
Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing

Specification from Magewell