micro-FourSight Ultra Compact Video Quad Display System

Micro-FourSight is an ultra compact quad, specifically designed for surveillance monitoring applications and allows up to four cameras to be viewed on one screen.

Unlike most quads, Micro-FourSight is very compact, lightweight and power efficient.
Micro-FourSight’s advanced digital video processing provides full control of each picture’s size and position together with picture cropping and overlay. For ease of use the system includes 16 pre-set display modes, which can be reconfigured via its USB/RS232 control ports and optional PC configuration utility. micro-FourSight provides excellent picture quality coupled with real-time update rate per channel.

Camera ident plus date and time are shown onscreen, which again are fully configurable via the control ports

Micro-FourSight will operate with almost any video source, automatically configuring itself for PAL or NTSC operation. For OEM applications, the system may be supplied as a unit or PCB, together with full support for interfacing to the product’s USB / serial control protocol.

micro-FourSight Quad System Diagram

micro-FourSight Typical System Diagram
Typical System Diagram

The diagram and table below show the micro-FourSight's default display modes. These can be altered to any format of 1 to 4 pictures on one screen (with programmable scale, crop and position) using the optional PC configuration software.

micro-FourSight Default Display Modes
micro-FourSight's default display modes

Preset	Mode	Preset	Mode
0	Quad - 1:1 aspect ratio	8	Camera's 1 & 2 cropped to centre section and displayed side by side
1	Camera 1 full screen	9	Camera's 1 & 2 horizontally scaled and displayed side by side
2	Camera 2 full screen	A	Camera's 3 & 4 cropped to centre section and displayed side by side
3	Camera 3 full screen	B	Camera's 3 & 4 horizontally scaled and displayed side by side
4	Camera 4 full screen	C	Camera's 1 & 2 cropped to centre section and displayed one above the other
5	Camera 1 horizontally scaled by 2/3 plus 3 1/3 size images down right hand side	D	Camera's 1 & 2 vertically scaled and displayed one above the other
6	Camera 1 full screen plus camera 2 as a 1/3 PiP in top left corner	E	Camera's 3 & 4 cropped to centre section and displayed one above the other
7	Camera 3 full screen plus camera 4 as a 1-3 PiP in top left corner	F	Camera's 3 & 4 vertically scaled and displayed one above the other

Table of micro-FourSight's default display modes

Micro-FourSight example display modes

Click for movie with 16 example Micro-FourSight display modes,
out of a possible 176. (WMV 1 MB)

Micro-FourSight Connections and Interfaces

Connection Diagram

Micro-FourSight with optional break-out PCBs

micro-FourSight front view

micro-FourSight Specification

Outline Specifications
Mechanical size (housed)	82 x 53 x 11.5mm
Operating temperature range	-20 to +65 deg C
Finish	Hard anodised aluminum
Weight	60g (approx).
Operating voltage range	5 to 28 V DC
Power consumption	< 2 Watts
Current consumption at 12V	140 mA (approx.)
Standard accessories	User Guide, mating connectors with 50mm leads
Optional accessories	1. PC Software, RS232C Cable 2. Video Breakout PCBs
Video
Video standards supported	PAL or NTSC (auto/manual config)
Video input / output levels	1 Vpp 75R
Video bandwidth	4MHz @-1dB, 5.35 MHz @ - 3dB
Signal to noise ratio	> 60 dB weighted
AGC Pulling range	> +/- 15%
Digital sampling	PAL: 576 lines by 720 pixels, NTSC: 480 lines by 720 NTSC
Lock-in time	< 1 second
Input camera gen-lock	Not required
Number of input channels	4
Preset-display modes	16 via external switch + 176 via RS232
Update rate per image	Real-time

Product Codes

Product Codes	Description
MF1B-5453	micro-FourSight: High quality advanced display module supplied with carry case break-out PCBs and software CD.
MF1A-5442	Micro-FourSight: Break-out PCB set
MF1A-5443	Micro-FourSight: PC Configuration Software CD and RS 232 programming cable

Due to continual product development Ovation Systems reserve the right to change specifications without notice. E&OE.

Specifically designed for surveillance monitoring applications
Allows up to four cameras to be viewed on one screen
Small compact size, makes it ideal for ultra covert and mobile installations
DC powered with low current consumption (approximately 140mA at 12V)
16 preset display modes which are fully configurable via PC utility and USB / RS232 control interface
Excellent picture quality with
real-time update rate per channel
Onscreen date and time and camera ident
Automatic configuration for PAL or NTSC video inputs

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