GMSL Capture Card

GMSL Video Frame Grabber and Generator

GMSL (Gigabit Multimedia Serial Link) is a high-speed SerDes technology for transmitting video, audio, sensor and control data in vehicles. Developed by Analog Devices, the interface enables bidirectional data transmission via coaxial cable or shielded twisted-pair (STP) cables and has been specifically designed for applications with high demands on bandwidth, reliability and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). By combining data, control and power supply signals on a single line, GMSL helps to reduce cabling and vehicle weight.

Advantages:

  • High-speed video transmission possible
  • ideal for long distances
  • bidirectional communication
  • support for coaxial and STP cables
  • differential signalling to minimise common-mode interference

Disadvantages

  • proprietary technology tied to a specific manufacturer (Analog Devices)
  • specialised serialiser and deserialiser components required
  • limited interoperability with solutions from other vendors

Use of GMSL interface

✔ Medical technology, e.g. endoscopes with long cable runs (e.g. surgical cameras in modular surgical columns)

✔ Front, side, reversing and surround-view cameras in the automotive sector 

✔ Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)

✔ Infotainment and central displays, head-up displays

✔ Industrial robots – 360° cameras for navigation and object recognition

✔ Surveillance systems with low-latency streaming via coaxial cable

 

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Compatible base boards, including integrated firmware

GMSL 2
GMSL 3

GMSL Media Interface with COAX

GMSL MAX9295 serialiser with coaxial cable GMSL MAX9295 serialiser with coaxial cable

GMSL Media Interface Card with STP

GMSL MAX96760 deserialiser with STP GMSL MAX96760 deserialiser with STP

Accessories

Optional adapters for the G-Patch 6222

STP

G-Patch 6222 STP is an adapter box designed to adapt Video Dragon to customer-specific connectors and their pinouts, e.g. for various HSD connectors, H-MTD, MOLEX and other customer-specific video connectors on the device under test.

  • Individual connection of the external power supply to the test specimen
  • Disconnection of the test specimen’s power supply

COAX

G-Patch 6222 COAX is the adapter box used to supply an external power source to the device under test via the video cable (PoC = Power over Coax).

  • Disconnection of the test specimen power supply provided by the control unit (HU, HPC, etc.)
Product photo: G Patch 6222 stp Product photo: G Patch 6222 stp
Product photo: G Patch 6222 coaxial Product photo: G Patch 6222 coaxial

Serialiser & Deserialiser for GMSL camera interface

  • Media interfaces for image capture (Grabber)
    Media interfaces for image capture (Grabber)
    * limited compatibility
    Technology Media Interface Description Serializer
    GMSL2 MI 6222 MAX9296A_4x Coax 4 inputs, each with a MAX9296A in a coaxial configuration MAX9295
    GMSL2 MI 6222 MAX9296A_4x STP 4 inputs, each with a MAX9296A in STP configuration MAX9295
    GMSL2 MI 6222 MAX96714_4x Coax 4 inputs, each with a MAX96714 in a coaxial configuration MAX96717, MAX96719
    GMSL3 MI 6222 MAX96792_4x Coax 4 inputs, each with a MAX96792 in a coaxial configuration MAX96793
    GMSL3 MI 6222 MAX96878_2x STP 2 inputs, each with a MAX96878 in STP configuration MAX96851*, MAX96855*
  • Media Interfaces for image output (Generator)
    Media Interfaces for image output (Generator)
    * limited compatibility
    Technology Media Interface Description
    		 Deserializer
    GMSL2 MI 6222 MAX9295A_4x Coax 4 outputs, each with a MAX9295A in a coaxial configuration MAX9296, MAX96714*, MAX96716*, MAX96718*, MAX96722*, MAX96724*, MAX96784*, MAX96756
    GMSL3 MI 6222 MAX96793_4x Coax 4 outputs, each with a MAX96793 in a coaxial configuration MAX96792, MAX96870*, MAX96878*
    GMSL3 MI 6222 MAX96793_4x STP 4 outputs, each with a MAX96793 in STP configuration MAX96792, MAX96870*, MAX96878*
  • Media interfaces with mixed configurations (Grabber and Generator for Pass-through / Man-in-the-middle)

    Media interfaces with mixed configurations (Grabber and Generator for Pass-through / Man-in-the-middle)

    * limited compatibility
    Technology Media Interface Description Serializer / Deserializer
    GMSL2 MI 6222 MAX9295A_96A Coax 1 input with MAX9296A, 1 output with MAX9295A, both in coaxial configuration Serializer:
    MAX9295

    Deserializer:
    MAX9296, MAX96714*, MAX96716*, MAX96718*, MAX96722*, MAX96724*, MAX96784*, MAX96756
    GMSL2 MI 6222 MAX9295A_96A STP 1 input with MAX9296A, 1 output with MAX9295A, both in STP configuration Serializer:
    MAX9295

    Deserializer:
    MAX9296, MAX96714*, MAX96716*, MAX96718*, MAX96722*, MAX96724*, MAX96784*, MAX96756
    GMSL2 MI 6222 MAX96737_760 Coax 1 input with MAX96760, 1 output with MAX96737, both in coaxial configuration Serializer:
    MAX96735*, MAX96737, MAX96741, MAX96745, MAX96749AC*, MAX96751, MAX96755, MAX96759*, MAX86763*, MAX96767*, MAX96781*, MAX96785, MAX96789*

    Deserializer:
    MAX96752, MAX96760, MAX96772*, MAX96776*
    GMSL2 MI 6222 MAX96737_760 STP 1 input with MAX96760, 1 output with MAX96737, both in STP configuration Serializer:
    MAX96735*, MAX96737, MAX96741, MAX96745, MAX96749AC*, MAX96751, MAX96755, MAX96759*, MAX86763*, MAX96767*, MAX96781*, MAX96785, MAX96789*

    Deserializer: MAX96752, MAX96760, MAX96772*, MAX96776*

Further media interfaces are available on request.