Cradle Technologies Multiprocessor DSP Selected for General Solutions' DigiOp Network Video Streamer.SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Surveillance Industry Leader Chooses Cradle for Its Performance, Flexibility and Scalability Cradle Technologies and General Solutions today announced that General Solutions' production release of their new DigiOp(TM) network video streamer is based on the Cradle CT3400 Multiprocessor DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive . DigiOp is a 4-channel video and audio network streaming device that implements MPEG-4 real-time video encoding with synchronized audio and the compete IP network stack and integrates completely with the DigiOp DVR (1) (Digital Video Recorder) A device that records video onto a hard disk from one or more ceiling mounted video cameras. Part of a security system, the DVR typically supports 4, 8 or 16 separate camera channels. line. "As a leader in digital video equipment for the surveillance environment, it was essential for us to create a DigiOp product based on the leading high-performance DSP technologies available for surveillance," said J.D. Story, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. General Solutions Ltd. "Our customers are demanding more performance, more flexible codec options, and more I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output flexibility. The performance, flexibility and scalability of the Cradle product line were the key factors in our decision." "It was precisely for flexible systems such as DigiOp that we developed our scalable multiprocessor DSP technology," said Chuck Fox, senior vice-president Marketing, Cradle Technologies. "Our MDSP MDSP Maryland State Police MDSP Meter Data Service Provider MDSP Mobile Device Synchronization Protocol MDSP Multirate Digital Signal Processing MDSP Main Digital Signal Processor MDSP Mobile Data Synchronization Protocol products were designed from the ground up to enable equipment providers in rapidly changing markets such as surveillance to achieve high performance, feature flexibility and fast time-to-market." The DigiOp NVR NVR Never NVR Network Video Recorder NVR Novgorod (Russia) NVR Naval Vessel Register (US Navy) NVR Nene Valley Railway (UK) NVR Non Volatile Residue NVR Non-Volatile RAM offers four video and audio inputs, one audio output, two relay outputs, RS232/RS485 ports for remote PTZ PTZ Pan-Tilt-Zoom (camera) PTZ Pentylenetetrazol PTZ Photo Zenith Tube PTZ Poisson Truncated At Zero Model PTZ Point Zero control, POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale (point of sale) management and a 10/100 Ethernet IP interface. Additionally, it offers advanced motion detection with selectable parameters for area, intensity and velocity for "perfect" motion detection. The NVR is compatible with DigiOp Remote Manager and DigiOp Server to support remote viewing, recording and configuration. It offers the flexibility to support 1, 2 or 4 channels of MPEG-4 at CIF (1) (Common Intermediate Format) A standard video format used in videoconferencing. CIF formats are defined by their resolution, and standards both above and below the original resolution have been established. The original CIF is also known as Full CIF (FCIF). or D1 resolution providing up to four times the resolution of more commonly deployed MPEG-4 network streamers. Firmware can be sent over the Ethernet to reconfigure this versatile NVR to suit any situation. The Cradle CT3400 MDSP is used to perform MPEG-4 video compression and audio processing. The chip is also responsible for processing video and audio content into Ethernet packets and sending them over the network through its 10/100 Ethernet MAC. The uniquely flexible I/O subsystem on the CT3400 is also used to provide input and output ports for sensors and relays, as well as the control signals needed to remotely manage a PTZ camera. About the Cradle CT3400 Multiprocessor DSP Cradle's CT3400 is a C-programmable multiprocessor DSP (MDSP) comprising eight 32-bit DSP cores, six 32-bit general purpose processor cores, and a flexible 128-pin programmable I/O subsystem. The platform provides a flexible and integrated media processor that can support the newest H.264 and MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). 4 codecs. The CT3400's programmable I/O and RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. subsystem provides single-chip integration and support for many I/O interfaces and protocols including Ethernet, PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). , Hard Disk, Wireless, Video/Audio Ports, Image Sensor Interfaces, and other general purpose I/O. The loosely coupled MDSP gives the customer reduced system cost, faster time-to-market, and higher product differentiation. Primary applications for the CT3400 include surveillance cameras, surveillance streamers and surveillance digital video recorders. About MPEG-4 ISO/IEC ISO/IEC International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ITU-T M 3000) MPEG-4 is an international standard for coding audio-visual information in a digital compressed format. Primarily designed to handle content up to approximately 4 Mbps, applications for the MPEG-4 standard are in the areas of IP-based streaming media, conversational appliances such as videophones, and broadcast television. MPEG-4 files can mix video with text, graphics and 2-D and 3-D animation layers. About General Solutions General Solutions is a leader in digital integrated operations which include surveillance, real-time loss prevention, command and control operations, digital video and audio management systems and voice loggers. Our U.S. headquarters together with our software development/support teams and U.S. technology partners provides system design, engineering, maintenance and management of all General Solutions products. Our award winning DigiOp technology benefits a diverse client base including installations in government, military, corporate, correctional, retail, gaming, education, banking, healthcare, transportation, law enforcement and energy generation/transportation facilities. For more information about General Solutions or their products call 713-333-4900 or visit www.generalsolutions.net. About Cradle Technologies Cradle is a fabless semiconductor company A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips. It achieves an advantage by outsourcing the fabrication of the devices to a specialized semiconductor manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry or "fab. providing the best price/performance, most flexible and most scalable DSP solutions for real-time multimedia applications. Cradle's multiprocessor DSP architecture innovation delivers high-performance scalable DSP processing with the flexibility, time-to-market and product differentiation benefits of processor-based programmable platforms. Coupled with a Rapid Development System and suite of application software functions, Cradle provides OEMs with all the building blocks necessary to enable flexible yet high-performance DSP designs. Cradle's corporate headquarters are located in Sunnyvale, California. For more information about the company call 408-636-5000 or visit www.cradle.com. |
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