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In the high-end video capture field, imported chips once dominated for a long time. However, the supply chain crisis and rising costs triggered by the trade friction between China and the United States have made domestic substitution an essential need in the industry.
The 4K USB TYPE-C video capture board launched by Xuanzhan Technology, with the breakthrough technology of domestic integrated chips, has become the choice of more industry fields with its three core advantages of high cost performance, multi-functional integration and cross-platform compatibility.
I. Technological Breakthrough: How Can Domestic Chips Achieve “Cost Reduction and Efficiency Improvement”?
1. The supply chain is independently controllable, and costs are directly reduced
Traditional control boards rely on imported chips, which not only face the risk of supply disruption but also have their overall prices pushed up by tariffs and logistics costs. Xuanzhan Technology’s modules adopt domestic integrated chips. Through chip-level substitution and modular design, the acquisition, encoding and control functions are integrated into a single module, reducing the connection requirements of external devices and effectively lowering hardware costs. Take the SONY FCB-ER8530 camera module as an example. After being paired with this module, the cost of 4K video output is lower than that of other solutions, and the supply cycle is also relatively stable.
2. Performance is on par with international standards, meeting the demands of harsh scenarios
The 4K USB TYPE-C video capture board supports dual output of 4K/30FPS (HDMI loop output) and 4K/15FPS (TYPE-C), with a resolution of 3840×2160 and a pixel density four times that of 1080P, significantly enhancing the detail presentation capability. In the field of medical imaging, doctors can observe the millimeter-level details of the surgical area in real time through this module. In industrial inspection, a 20x optical zoom combined with 4K image quality can accurately identify product defects at the 0.01mm level.
Second, full coverage of functions: The leap from “usable” to “user-friendly”
Cross-platform compatibility, ready to use out of the box
The 4K USB TYPE-C video capture board supports Windows, Mac and Linux systems without the need for additional drivers (serial port control requires drivers), and its plug-and-play feature significantly lowers the development threshold. In video conferencing scenarios, users can directly connect to a computer through the TYPE-C interface, and the deployment can be completed within minutes, which is more efficient than traditional HDMI capture cards.
2. Remote control and device interconnection
The 4K USB TYPE-C video capture board can remotely adjust parameters such as the camera’s focal length, exposure, and white balance through a computer or TTL serial port, and supports communication with an external MCU to achieve multi-device linkage. For instance, in drone aerial photography, the module can synchronously control the stability of the pan-tilt and the zoom of the camera to ensure the transmission of 4K video.
3. Dual interface design for flexible expansion
The 4K USB TYPE-C video capture board’s TYPE-C interface supports blind insertion on both sides to avoid insertion and removal errors. The HDMI loop-out interface can simultaneously output signals to displays and storage devices, meeting the requirements of multi-screen monitoring. In the field of security monitoring, this design enables a single module to achieve the entire process of “collection – encoding – storage – display”, reducing hardware investment.
Iii. Supported camera modules
The 4K USB TYPE-C video capture board is compatible with SONY FCB 4K ultra-high-definition integrated camera module: FCB-ER9500, FCB-EW9500H, FCB-ER8530/FCB-CR8530, FCB-ES8230/FCB-CS8230, and other brand 4K movement modules that follow the Sony VISCA agreement.
Iv. Industry Applications: Suitable for scenarios with low dynamic smoothness
1. Industrial inspection and automation
The high resolution of the 4K USB TYPE-C video capture board facilitates the detection of minor defects such as tiny scratches on the product surface and the quality of component soldering.
Suitable for the detection of static or slow-moving objects; For high-speed production lines, it is necessary to evaluate whether 15FPS can meet the detection frequency.
2. Security monitoring
A single camera can cover a large area such as a square or warehouse, and by zooming in on the picture, details such as the faces of people or asset numbers can be clearly seen.
Suitable for scenarios with low requirements for real-time dynamic smoothness (such as asset custody and perimeter defense); It is impossible to clearly capture people running fast.
3. Medical image collection and remote consultation
In scenarios such as surgical assistance and medical image acquisition, 4K resolution can present richer tissue details, assisting doctors in making judgments.
It is suitable for image recording and observation where real-time requirements are not high. In scenarios such as endoscopes that emphasize real-time operation, a higher frame rate is necessary.
Conclusion
The rise of Xuanzhan Technology’s 4K USB TYPE-C video capture board marks a leap from “catching up” to “keeping pace” for domestic chips in the high-end video capture field. Its comprehensive advantages in terms of cost performance, stability and ease of use not only provide the industry with a powerful tool for cost reduction and efficiency improvement, but also break the technological monopoly of imported chips, injecting new impetus into the transformation of “Made in China” to “Intelligent Made in China”.