FantoVision40‑CXP12: Jetson CoaXPress Vision Frame Grabber System
The FantoVision40-CXP12 is a rugged Jetson system with a fully integrated CoaXPress-12 frame grabber. Powered by the NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX, it captures and processes up to 4x CoaXPress 2.1 (CXP‑12) links with PoCXP. It merges high‑end image acquisition on an Arria 10™ FPGA with real‑time GPU processing on Jetson, enabling low‑latency recording, streaming, and Edge AI in an ultra‑compact, Low SWaP form factor.
Jetson CoaXPress Performance and Real-Time Processing
The FantoVision40-CXP12 is available as a plug-and-play CoaXPress-12 frame grabber system 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.
Flexible Development Tools
- Open architecture: split/chain processing between FPGA and GPU
- GPU development: CUDA | C/C++ and NVIDIA AI libraries on Jetson
- FPGA development: rapid pre‑processing deployment with ProcVision Suite
Integrated Vision Acquisition and Processing
Deploy a single compact node for acquisition, real-time pre-processing, Edge AI inference, and recording. This approach reduces cabling, latency, and overall system cost while improving reliability and maintainability.
For large-scale, synchronized camera deployments, Gidel’s InfiniVision multi-camera vision system enables synchronization and processing across 100+ sensors within a flexible acquisition framework.
For applications that require strict determinism, line-scan optimization, or guaranteed frame capture with fixed timing, ProcFG provides a dedicated deterministic image acquisition layer.
Both approaches integrate seamlessly into Gidel’s FPGA-based vision platforms and scale from single-node systems to multi-unit topologies.
Why Choose the FantoVision40‑CXP12?
- Quad CXP‑12 with PoCXP for long‑reach, robust cabling, grabbing and processing
- Up to 50 Gb/s aggregate input bandwidth
- FPGA‑plus‑GPU pipeline with Compression (.JPEG, Lossless, Quality+) option
- Real-Time High Dynamic Range (HDR) correction option
- Mini, rugged System for recording & streaming and Edge AI
The FantoVision40‑CXP12 is the ideal choice when you need maximum CoaXPress throughput in a compact, low‑latency Jetson platform.
For Jetson Multi interfaces system with Quad CoaXPress-12 & optional 4× 10 GigE, see FantoVision40.
Looking for Jetson system with Camera Link interface? refer to FantoVision20-CL.
For Jetson Multi interfaces system with Camera Link & Dual 10GigE interfaces, visit FantoVision20.
Looking for Jetson system with Dual 10GigE only? see FantoVision20-GigE.
For an Octo CoaXPress-12 Frame Grabber PCIe Card solution? visit Proc1C10N-CXP12.
Looking for a compact Quad CXP-12 Frame Grabber PCIe Card? refer to HawkEye-CXP12.
Target Applications
- Drones / UAVs
- Aerial Imaging
- High-Resolution Imaging
- AI
- Broadcasting
- Recording
- Streaming
- Smart Cities
- Military & Defense
- Aerospace
- Medical Imaging
- Outdoor Imaging Sports
- Sports Analytics
- ATE (Automated Test Equipment)
- Electron Microscopy
- Industrial Inspection
- Sorting Machines
- Smart Agriculture
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Scientific Research
General
- 4x CoaXPress-12 links
- 2x CoaXPress-12 links
- 1x CoaXPress-12 link
- 1.25 Gb/s | CXP-1
- 2.5 Gb/s | CXP-2
- 3.125 Gb/s | CXP-3
- 5 Gb/s | CXP-5
- 6.25 Gb/s | CXP-6
- 10 Gb/s | CXP-10
- 12.5 Gb/s | CXP-12
- 20.83 Mbps (CXP-1 to CXP-6)
- 41.66 Mbps (CXP-10, CXP-12)
- On-the -fly selective ROI acquisition
- Link Aggregation mode
- Chunk Data
- 1x GbE
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (single lane)
- 1x USB 2.0
- 1x HDMI Out
- 1x Recovery
- 1x Restart
- 1x UART
- Up to 8TB
- Mono, Bayer, RGBA (8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 bits/color)
- RGB (8, 10 and 12 bits/color)
- Horizontal: 16 K pixels (64-bit)
- Vertical: 65 K lines
- For configurations supporting higher resolutions- Contact Us
- Area
- Line Scan
- 8x RS422 deferential pairs
- 4x Opto-Isolators
- 2x High-Drive output
- 6x LVTTL
- GPIO power out: 2x 12V @ 1.0A aggregate
- Customizable streaming & communication using NVIDIA tools
- RTSP streaming option
- Passive cooling
- Active cooling (fan) option
>580Kh (With Passive Cooling)
- CE
- FCC
- CCI
Processors:
- JetPack 6.2.1
- Up to 8-core Arm Cortex-A78AE 2MB L2 + 4MB L3
- 1024 Core Ampere, with 32 Tensor Cores
- Up to 157 TOPS AI computation
- Up to 16GB @ 102.4 GB/s
- Video encode: 1x 4K60, 3x 4K30, 6x 1080p60, 12x 1080p30 (H.265), H.264, H.265, AV1
- Video decode: 1x 8K30,2x 4K60, 4x 4K30, 9x 1080p60, 18x 1080p30 (H.265), H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1
- 160 GX
- 270 GX
- 660 GX
Environmental Conditions
- Commercial: 0 °C - 65 °C case temperature
- Industrial: -25 °C - 65 °C case temperature. (Limited FPGA options)
- IP51-compliant
- For configurations meeting higher IP standards, contact Gidel
- Orin NX 16GB
- Nano NX: (Subject to minimum order quantity)
- Arria 10 160 GX: 2GB | 4GB
- Arria 10 270 GX: 2GB | 10GB and 4GB (Industrial Temperature)
- Arria 10 660 GX: 9GB
- DRAM Throughput: 2GB – 10GB DDR4 @ up to 24GB/s
- 100GB
- 2TB
- 4TB
- 8TB
- 1TB (Subject to minimum order quantity)
Image Processing
- Compression encoders: JPEG | Lossless | Quality+
- High Dynamic Range (HDR) correction from a single exposure
- White Balance – Maintains color accuracy across variable lighting conditions
- Dynamic Luminance Balance – Preserves consistent brightness under changing illumination
- Morphological operations such as Open/Close using a round structuring element
- Users can integrate their own FPGA code with Gidel’s IPs
- Passive cooling
- Active cooling (fan) option
FantoVision40-CXP12 offers unmatched modularity: select the Jetson SoM, FPGA, storage, cooling, and beyond to fit your exact needs.
Looking to adapt the FantoVision40-CXP12 Edge Computer according to your Vision?
The FantoVision40-CXP12 Edge Computer 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.
FantoVision40-CXP12: FPGA resources comparison
| Model | FV40CXPORM16/164 | FV40CXPORM272/27/27I | FV40CXPORM66 |
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| FPGA | Arria 10 160 GX | Arria 10 270 GX | Arria 10 666 GX |
| FPGA-ALM | 61,000 | 101,620 | 250,540 |
| FPGA-M20K | 440 | 750 | 2,133 |
| FPGA-18*19 Multipliers | 312 | 1,660 | 3,556 |
| 2GB | 4GB | 2GB | 10GB | 4GB (Industrial) | 9GB | |
| Up to 12.8GB/s | Up to 24GB/s | Up to 15.2GB/s | |
| 12.5Gb/s | 12.5Gb/s | 12.5Gb/s | |
| 12.5Gb/s | 12.5Gb/s | 12.5Gb/s |
Grabbers SDK
Application Interfaces
- CameraConfig- For camera discovery and configuration.
- ggvcon- For setting GigE Vision network communication.
- ProcFG with supporting examples
- InfiniVision 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
- Ubuntu 20
- JetPack 6.2.1
