Reuven Weintraub, founder and CTO of Gidel, reveals how to unlock exceptional image processing performance by adding FPGA’s processing at Vision Show, Stuttgart 2024.
40 GigE Card Frame Grabber & FPGA Processing
- Grabbing from Up to 4x 10 GigE Vision cameras
- Zero frame loss and almost zero CPU utilization
- Ideal for Recording & Streaming solutions
- Inline Image Processing option including:
- On-FPGA real-time Compression (.JPEG, Lossless, Quality+)
- Real-Time High Dynamic Range (HDR) correction
- Supports 100+ synchronized cameras using the InfiniVision
- Memory: up to 33 GB
- Form factor: full-height, single-slot, half-length PCI Express card
High-Performance GigE Card Frame Grabber: Proc10A-40GigE
The Proc10A-40GigE is a high-performance GigE card designed for real-time image acquisition, processing, and compression in demanding multi-camera vision environments. Powered by Altera Arria 10 FPGA technology, it supports up to 4 × 10 GigE Vision cameras natively and can also scale to dozens of synchronized cameras via a network switch. Furthermore, with 33 GB of on-board memory, it guarantees zero frame loss, ultra-low latency, and negligible CPU load, thereby making it ideal for mission-critical applications.
Performance and Real-Time Image Processing
The Proc10A-40GigE is available as a plug-and-play GigE card or as part of a complete solution integrating image acquisition, modular real-time preprocessing, enhancement, and advanced compression IPs (.JPEG, Lossless, Quality+).
Inline enhancement features include:
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High Dynamic Range (HDR) – Captures superior details in high-contrast lighting conditions.
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White Balance – Maintains color accuracy across variable lighting conditions.
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Dynamic Luminance Balance – Preserves consistent brightness under changing illumination.
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Gamma Correction – Optimizes brightness and contrast for improved clarity.
Real-time compression with Dynamic ROI delivers:
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Extended recording times without compromising quality.
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Lower transmission bandwidth for efficient data handling.
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Accelerated offline compression, reducing storage needs and post-processing time.
InfiniVision Architecture – Multi-Camera GigE Card
Gidel’s InfiniVision architecture addresses critical multi-camera challenges, including bandwidth, synchronization, connectivity, and scalability. Consequently, the Proc10A-40GigE GigE card supports up to 4 × 10 GigE Vision cameras directly and can manage large-scale synchronized setups via switches.
A PCIe Gen3 x8 interface ensures CPU-free, ultra-fast data transfer, while on-board 33 GB buffers enhance acquisition stability and enable real-time FPGA-based image processing. As a result, the Proc10A-40GigE provides reliable performance in high-speed, high-resolution imaging systems.
Flexible Operating Modes
The Proc10A-40GigE supports two operating modes selectable via firmware:
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InfiniVision: Ideal for synchronized multi-camera setups, combining all data—even across multiple cards—into a single buffer with dynamic resolutions and formats.
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ProcFG: Tailored for precision applications, offering fixed frame sizes, pixel formats, and ROI grabbing (uncompressed).
As a result, the Proc10A-40GigE adapts seamlessly to a variety of workflows, from complex multi-camera systems to streamlined single-camera operations.
SDK and Development Tools
The Proc10A-40GigE is supported by Gidel’s SDK, featuring intuitive GUIs and APIs for streamlined integration. Additionally, the ProcVision Suite adds advanced FPGA programming, debugging, and validation tools, enabling developers to customize data flows, real-time processing, and compression pipelines with ease. Consequently, they can create optimized, application-specific solutions faster and with reduced risk.
Why Choose the GigE Card Proc10A-40GigE?
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Supports up to 4 × 10 GigE Vision cameras, scalable via switches.
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FPGA-based real-time processing with HDR, white balance, and gamma correction.
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Dynamic ROI compression for storage and bandwidth efficiency.
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Flexible operating modes for multi-camera and precision setups.
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Advanced SDK and ProcVision Suite for rapid development and integration.
Looking for a lower-power GigE Vision option? Visit HawkEye-20GigE.
Need higher-bandwidth GigE Vision card option? Check out Proc1C10M-120GigE.
For a GigE Vision card with AI option? Visit Proc1C10N-120GigE
For a Jetson-based GigE Vision solutions, see FantoVision20-GigE, FantoVision20 and FantoVision40 Edge Computer Vision Systems.
General
Camera Input
- 4x 10 GigE Cameras
- 8x 5 GigE Cameras
- 16x 2.5 GigE Cameras
- 30x 1 GigE Cameras
GigE Version
GigE Vision 2.1
Camera Input Connectors
1 x QSFP | 4x RJ45
(Fiber optic / Copper)
(Fiber optic / Copper)
Additional Connectors
- PHS daughterboard connector
- JTAG
Advanced Features
- On-the -fly selective ROI acquisition
- Chunk Data
Image Formats
- Mono, Bayer, RGBA (8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 bits/color)
- RGB (8, 10 and 12 bits/color)
Max. Resolution
- Horizontal: 16 K pixels (64-bit)
- Vertical: 65 K lines
Maximum Acquisition Throughput
20 Gb/s, aggregate up to 40 Gb/s
Compression & Image Enhancements
Host Bus
PCIe x 8 Gen. 3
On Board Memory
Up to 33 GB
Camera Types
- Area
- Line Scan
Form Factor
Single-slot, full-height half-length PCIe card
GPIO
External IO - 12x LVTTL
Power
8-35W: Depends on user application and FPGA Type
Cooling
Passive cooling | Active cooling (fan)
MTBF
> Million hours (With Passive Cooling)
Environmental conditions
Temperature
Operating ambient air temperature: 0 – 55° C
Humidity
- Continuous Operation: 10 - 80% (non-condensing)
- Peak Operation: 10 - 90% (non-condensing)
Environmental Compliance
The Proc10A-40GigE frame grabber offers two powerful customization paths to meet specific application requirements:
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Modular Pre-Configured Features
Gidel provides a range of pre-embedded modules tailored to your specifications—such as real-time compression, HDR, and other advanced features. (See the Options tab for available configurations.) -
User-Level FPGA Customization
Leverage Gidel’s development tools and IP libraries to integrate your proprietary FPGA logic and extend the system’s capabilities for acquisition, image processing, and control.
The Gidel ProcVision Suite delivers a complete toolchain for advanced user-level FPGA customization of the data flow, image pipeline, image processing, and more—ensuring optimal performance for your vision or imaging application.
The Proc10A-40GigE frame grabber offers two powerful customization paths to meet specific application requirements:
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Modular Pre-Configured Features
Gidel provides a range of pre-embedded modules tailored to your specifications—such as real-time compression, HDR, and other advanced features. (See the Options tab for available configurations.) -
User-Level FPGA Customization
Leverage Gidel’s development tools and IP libraries to integrate your proprietary FPGA logic and extend the system’s capabilities for acquisition, image processing, and control.
The Gidel ProcVision Suite delivers a complete toolchain for advanced user-level FPGA customization of the data flow, image pipeline, image processing, and more—ensuring optimal performance for your vision or imaging application.
Proc10A-40GigE: FPGA resources comparison
| Model | Proc10A-40G-027 | Proc10A-40G-066 | Proc10A-40G-115 |
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| FPGA | Altera Arria 10 GX 270 | Altera Arria 10 GX 660 | Altera Arria 10 GX 1150 |
| FPGA-ALM | 101,620 | 250,540 | 427,200 |
| FPGA-M20K | 750 | 2,133 | 2,713 |
| FPGA - 18 x 19 Multiplier | 1,660 | 3,556 | 3,036 |
| Peripheral Memory: | |||
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1 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB |
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5.6 GB/s | 5.6 GB/s | 5.6 GB/s |
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0, 8,16 GB | 0, 8,16 GB | 0, 8,16 GB |
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8.96 GB/s | 8.96 GB/s | 8.96 GB/s |
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0, 8,16 GB | 0, 8,16 GB | 0, 8,16 GB |
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8.96 GB/s | 8.96 GB/s | 8.96 GB/s |
Grabbers SDK
InfiniVision
Designed for acquisition from a large number of cameras (100+), with an option for embedded real-time compression.
ProcFG
Optimized for line-scan camera acquisition, combining ROI-based grabbing with integrated debugging and analysis tools.
Application Interfaces
GUI Applications
- InfiniVision
- ProcFG
- CameraConfig – Camera discovery and configuration
- ggvcon – GigE Vision network configuration
APIs
- InfiniVision with supporting examples
- ProcFG with supporting examples
- Gen<i>Cam GenTL producer libraries compatible with C/C++ compilers
- InitCam for developing user Gen<i>Cam camera configuration application
- GigE for developing camera network communication applications
Software Compatibility
Third-party software
- MVTec Halcon machine vision software
- Camera control Gen<i>Cam based application
Operation Systems supported
- Windows 11
- Windows 10
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2016
- Linux (kernel 2.6.x- 6.12)
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Gidel frame grabbers and edge computers at the Embedded World show 2024.
Boost your vision! Gidel's high-performance GigE Vision, Camera Link and CoaXPress frame grabbers help overcome bandwidth bottlenecks in high-resolution and/or high-speed computer vision applications.
Gidel presented its FPGA-based architecture capable of processing Giga+ Pixels per second while maintaining exceptionally low power consumption.
The session demonstrated how Gidel’s scalable FPGA solutions deliver real-time imaging performance, energy efficiency, and deterministic throughput for advanced vision and imaging systems.
Presented by Reuven Weintraub, this talk highlighted Gidel’s expertise in real-time processing over Gigapixel/s image streams, demonstrating how FPGA-based architectures enable deterministic latency, scalable throughput, and efficient handling of ultra–high-resolution vision data.
Gidel founder and CTO Reuven Weintraub present the performance and versatility of Gidel's GigE Vision, Camera Link and CoaXPress frame grabbers for high-speed image acquisition and pre-processing at the Embedded World 2022 in Nuremberg, Germany.
Gidel demonstrated a complete real-time object tracking pipeline implemented directly on the FPGA-based frame grabber, eliminating host dependency and overcoming PCIe bandwidth limitations.
The demo showcased deterministic low-latency processing, highlighting Gidel’s ability to execute full vision workflows on FPGA hardware.
Gidel presented a step-by-step demonstration of its FPGA-based object tracking algorithm, highlighting the internal processing stages and real-time debugging capabilities.
The demo illustrated how developers can visualize, analyze, and optimize the complete tracking flow directly on FPGA hardware, enabling faster development and deterministic performance.
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FAQ
The Proc10A-40GigE is a high-density acquisition card that supports native synchronization for:
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4 × 10 GigE Cameras
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8 × 5 GigE Cameras
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16 × 2.5 GigE Cameras
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30 × 1 GigE Cameras
The card utilizes an Altera FPGA and a massive 33 GB of on-board memory to manage data acquisition. By offloading these tasks to the hardware, the system ensures low latency and fast data transfer while keeping the host CPU utilization negligible, even at maximum 40 Gb/s throughput.
Yes. One of the core strengths of the Proc10A-40GigE is the option for modular inline FPGA pre-processing using Gidel’s off-the-shelf IPs. You can immediately implement real-time enhancements—such as High Dynamic Range (HDR), Real-Time Compression (Lossless, JPEG, or Quality+), Dynamic Luminance Balance, and beyond. By performing these tasks on the FPGA, you process the data before it even reaches the host memory.
Virtually zero. Because the acquisition path, synchronization, and modular ISP/compression tasks are performed entirely on the FPGA, the host CPU is freed from the heavy lifting of raw data handling. This enables you to run high-level AI inference and complex application logic on the host without any performance bottlenecks or dropped frames.
The Proc10A-40GigE is supported by the ProcVision™ Suite, a modular Vision SDK for FPGA development. It provides a complete ecosystem for building custom imaging systems, allowing you to insert proprietary algorithms directly into the FPGA pipeline. This environment includes dedicated tools for real-time validation and debugging, significantly reducing development risk and accelerating your time-to-market.
By utilizing Gidel’s InfiniVision™ architecture, the Proc10A-40GigE provides a flexible infrastructure for synchronized multi-camera grabbing. Combined with the large 33 GB on-board buffer, it guarantees deterministic, zero-frame-loss performance even in complex, large-scale synchronized setups that standard NICs cannot handle.
Yes. The Proc10A-40GigE is ideal for raw data and lossless recording as well as full image processing and encoding. For example, it can capture wide dynamic range 12-bit data and perform all necessary on-the-fly preprocessing—including high-quality deBayer, HDR, and JPEG compression. To further reduce host load and support real-time control, the board can simultaneously provide thumbnails and ROI streams in parallel.
All Gidel products come with a 12-month warranty, dedicated technical support, and regular firmware and driver updates to ensure high-performance reliability in demanding, long-term deployments.
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