Customer Background
A leading medical imaging equipment manufacturer aimed to enhance its next-generation 4K and 8K surgical video systems. The goal was to enable real-time video capture and display across multiple operating rooms with uncompromised image quality and minimal latency, ensuring surgeons could rely on crystal-clear visuals for precision procedures.
Challenges & Requirements
Required to capture and transfer uncompressed 4K/8K surgical video in real time with zero frame loss and ultra-low latency. The solution had to ensure signal integrity, support long-distance SDI transmission, and integrate seamlessly with existing medical imaging systems.
iWave Scope of Work:
- Hardware Integration: Integrated the 12G SDI Frame Grabber into the customer’s medical imaging platform for high-performance video acquisition
- High-Speed Video Processing: Enabled real-time 4K/8K video capture with PCIe Gen3 x 8 interface to achieve high-bandwidth, low-latency data transfer
- Software Enablement: Delivered custom SDKs, APIs, and GUI tools to simplify software development and system integration
- Reliability & Diagnostics: Implemented error detection, CRC checks, and frame diagnostics to ensure consistent and reliable video performance
- Engineering Support: Provided end-to-end support with HW design , manufacturing, driver integration, application optimization, pre-compliance , safety IEC 60601/2 testing and on-site validation
Solution Highlights
- Supports 12G / 6G / 3G / HD SDI standards for flexible deployment
- Real-time 8K / 4K video capture with zero frame loss
- High-speed PCIe Gen3 x8 interface for rapid data transfer
- CRC error checking & diagnostics for video integrity
- Single slot PCIe form factor for seamless integration in medical systems
- Robust performance for 24/7 operation in clinical environments
- Both Active and passive cooling system for medical environment
