Can anybody identify this card?

[xrblazer29 0]

Can anyone identify this card and if it will work in windows?

[Horizon 0]

Yep, that's a "howell tempest vc878b-q". It's one of the few capture cards that I've seen a manufacture put their name to.

 

I don't know about Windows, although there should be something that works with it, such as Blue Iris.

 

I've mostly played with Ubuntu, and this card is supported by Zoneminder: http://www.zoneminder.com/wiki/index.php/Howell-Tempest_VC_878B-Q

 

Note the warning: "Because each 878a chip is being used to drive 4 inputs, the maximum FPS per input is lower than if there was a 878a chip for each input." This means that it will support one camera per BT878 chip at 25 frames per second, 2 cameras at 7fps, 4 at 1fps

[xrblazer29 0]

yeah i messed around in ubuntu with this card and it worked but was glitchy and the email alerts i got working in a test but when motion detect caught something it didnt email it . Thats why im wanting to try windows. oh well thanks for the reply Horizon.

[xrblazer29 0]

Yep, that's a "howell tempest vc878b-q". It's one of the few capture cards that I've seen a manufacture put their name to.

 

I don't know about Windows, although there should be something that works with it, such as Blue Iris.

 

I've mostly played with Ubuntu, and this card is supported by Zoneminder: http://www.zoneminder.com/wiki/index.php/Howell-Tempest_VC_878B-Q

 

Note the warning: "Because each 878a chip is being used to drive 4 inputs, the maximum FPS per input is lower than if there was a 878a chip for each input." This means that it will support one camera per BT878 chip at 25 frames per second, 2 cameras at 7fps, 4 at 1fps

[xrblazer29 0]

sorry about the double post this is my first time posting on here. Windows drivers are hard to find for this card. ill just keep looking. thanks again Horizon

[SunnyKim 2]

Xrblazer,

That's too old-16 Ch. It could be before century. You may buy a new card for your 16 Ch analog cameras.

[Horizon 0]

xrblazer29, you're probably after a generic driver for a 16 channel capture card. The part you need drivers for are the BT878 capture chips.

The PLX chip is a PCI to PCI bridge - Windows should take care of it automatically. Yeah, the '878 is an old chip now, and it's getting harder and harder to find a reliable computer with PCI slots to suit it.

[xrblazer29 0]

Thanks Horizon. i located drivers and installed them and the card will now capture. Thanks again.