HIK VISION DS-4308MDI-E User manual

DS-4308MDI-E
Audio/Video Decoding Card
User Manual
Version 6.5
2013-01-26
Model
DS-4308MDI-E

Hikvision Technical Manual
© 2013 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved. ii
Notices
The information in this documentation is subject to change without notice and does not
represent any commitment on behalf of HIKVISION. HIKVISION disclaims any liability
whatsoever for incorrect data that may appear in this documentation. The product(s) described
in this documentation are furnished subject to a license and may only be used in accordance
with the terms and conditions of such license.
Copyright © 2006-2011 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved.
This documentation is issued in strict confidence and is to be used only for the
purposes for which it is supplied. It may not be reproduced in whole or in part, in any form,
or by any means or be used for any other purpose without prior written consent of HIKVISION
and then only on the condition that this notice is included in any such reproduction. No
information as to the contents or subject matter of this documentation, or any part thereof, or
arising directly or indirectly therefrom, shall be given orally or in writing or shall be
communicated in any manner whatsoever to any third party being an individual, firm, or
company or any employee thereof without the prior written consent of HIKVISION. Use of this
product is subject to acceptance of the HIKVISION agreement required to use this product.
HIKVISION reserves the right to make changes to its products as circumstances may warrant,
without notice.
This documentation is provided “as-is,” without warranty of any kind.
Please send any comments regarding the documentation to:
[e-mail]
Find out more about HIKVISION at www.hikvision.com

Hikvision Technical Manual
© 2013 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved. iii
Contents
Chapter 1 Product Description................................................................................... 1
1.1. Product Description.................................................................................. 1
1.2. Technical Specification............................................................................. 2
1.3. Product Features...................................................................................... 3
1.4. Developing Support.................................................................................. 4
Chapter 2 Product Performance................................................................................ 5
Chapter 3 Compatible Software/ Hardware Configuration ......................................... 6
3.1. Operating System..................................................................................... 6
3.2. CPU and Motherboard.............................................................................. 8
3.3. System Memory ....................................................................................... 8
3.4. Display Adapter........................................................................................ 8
3.5. Power Supply........................................................................................... 8
Chapter 4 Driver Installation.................................................................................... 10
Chapter 5 Cable Connection and Pin Definition....................................................... 12
5.1. DS-4304MDI-E Accessories and Connection.......................................... 12
5.2. DS-4304MDI-E Video/Audio Output Pin Definition.................................. 14

Hikvision Technical Manual
© 2013 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved. 1
Chapter 1 Product Description
1.1.Product Description
HIKVISION DS-4308MDI-E decoding card supports up to WD1 video decoding, and
outputs decoded video/audio data through BNC interfaces. The card can be plugged onto
a PC motherboard and construct a PC-based decoding system together with
management software, and meets different requirements of surveillance applications
consequently.
Order Model
DS-4308MDI-E
Product Snapshot

Hikvision Technical Manual
© 2013 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved. 2
1.2. Technical Specification
Model
DS-4308MDI-E
Supported
Video Input
MPEG-4, H.264 , MJPEG, HIK H.264
Video Decoding
Capability
Real time decoding of :
Standard H.264:
11-ch WD1/800x600
13-ch 4CIF
16-ch 2CIF/DCIF/CIF/QCIF
MPEG-4:
16-ch 4CIF
16-ch 2CIF/DCIF/CIF/QCIF
HIK H.264:
5-ch 4CIF
16-ch 2CIF/DCIF/CIF/QCIF
Or up to 16-ch non-real-time decoding of WD1/800x600/ 4CIF/
2CIF/DCIF/CIF/QCIF
Video Output
Interface
8 BNC (1.0Vp-p, 75Ω), up to 16 screen-split for each BNC output
Decoding
Frame Rate
Up to 25 fps (PAL) / 30 fps (NTSC)
Supported
Audio Input
OggVorbis, G-711, MPEG1 Layer 2
Audio Decoding
Capability
4-ch PCM audio, mono
Audio Output
Interface
BNC (Linear level, 600 Ω)
PCI Standard
PCI-Ex1 2.0
Dimensions
(mm)
213 × 102
Power
Consumption
< 13.5 w

Hikvision Technical Manual
© 2013 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved. 3
1.3. Product Features
16 decoding channel
Up to WD1 decoding resolution
8 video/audio output channel, up to 16 screen-split display for each video output
Multiple input video standards (MPEG-4, H.264 , MJPEG, HIK H.264)
Multiple input video packet type (ES, PS RTP and HIK)
Multiple input audio standards (OggVorbis, G-711, MPEG1 Layer 2)

Hikvision Technical Manual
© 2013 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved. 4
1.4. Developing Support
Support Windows7/2008/Vista/2003/XP/2000 and Linux OS
Support mix-use with other HIKVISION card models in 1 PC
Up to 5 DS-4308MDI-E cards can be installed in 1 PC
Provide driver, SDK and open-source demo for secondary developing

Hikvision Technical Manual
© 2013 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved. 5
Chapter 2 Product Performance
DS-4308MDI-E
Real time decoding of :
Standard H.264:
11-ch WD1/800x600
13-ch 4CIF
16-ch 2CIF/DCIF/CIF/QCIF
MPEG-4:
16-ch 4CIF
16-ch 2CIF/DCIF/CIF/QCIF
HIK H.264:
5-ch 4CIF
16-ch 2CIF/DCIF/CIF/QCIF
Or up to 16-ch non-real-time decoding of WD1/800x600/ 4CIF/ 2CIF/DCIF/CIF/QCIF
Notice
1. All the performance testing is done under normal office scene with color camera input,
and the recording performance may differ according to the surveillance scene.
2. Please kindly refer to http://www.hikvision.com or contact HIKVISION technical
support for the latest updates of card performance.
3. Performance may be slightly different according to the card number and PC HD
read/write efficiency.

Hikvision Technical Manual
© 2013 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved. 6
Chapter 3 Compatible Software/
Hardware Configuration
3.1.Operating System
The DS-4308MDI-E card works in Windows7/ 2008/ Vista/ 2003/ XP Operating
System installed with DirectX version 8.1 or higher version, or Linux Operating System.
For Windows 2003 OS, please kindly follow the operation steps below.
1. Right click on Windows Desktop-> Select “Properties” ->Settings-> Advanced->
Troubleshoot->and drag “Hardware Acceleration” to “Full”.
2. Click “Start”-> “Run” of Windows task bar, input “dxdiag” and enter DirectX
diagnosing program. Please check if DirectX version is above 8.1. If yes, please
kindly refer to step 3; if not, please upgrade it to version higher than 8.1 first.

Hikvision Technical Manual
© 2013 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved. 7
3. Enable “DirectDraw” and “Direct3D”options in the “Display” column.

Hikvision Technical Manual
© 2013 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved. 8
3.2.CPU and Motherboard
It is suggested to use motherboard with Intel Core2, Core4, i3, i5 or i7 CPU.
And it is suggested to use motherboard from reliable manufactures such as Intel,
Asus, Gigabyte, Microstar, etc.
Tested motherboard models compatible with DS-43xx series card are listed as
following.
ASUS P8H61
ASUS P8P67 LE
ECS H67H2-M
ASUS P8H61 PLUS
Etc.
Note:
Please refer to HIKVISION website (http://www.hikvision.com) for up-to-date
hardware compatibility information under ‘Support > FAQ’
3.3. System Memory
≥1G
Note:
Larger memory size is required when the card number installed in the PC increases.
3.4. Display Adapter
To support high resolution live view/ record function of the card, it is suggested to use
a high performance display adapter. Please kindly refer to the list below for tested models
of compatible display adapters. Please notice that the driver of these display adapters
must support BLT function.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 560
AMD Radeon HD 6700 / Radon HD 6900
ATI Radeon HD 4800 / Radeon X1600 Pro / Radeon HD3450
Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 / GeForce GTS 450
GeForce 8600GT
Sapphire HD6950
Yeston R2400PRO-HM256GD3
3.5.Power Supply
≥400W

Hikvision Technical Manual
© 2013 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved. 9

Hikvision Technical Manual
© 2013 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved. 10
Chapter 4 Driver Installation
To install the card to your PC, please kindly follow these steps below:
1. Insert the card into an empty PCI-E slot.
2. Turn on the PC and start Windows.
3. Windows Hardware Wizard detects the card and is populated automatically. Please
ignore the wizard window.
4. Locate to the folder of DS-43xx Driver, and run “Driver Install.exe”. The Driver Install
dialog box will be displayed on screen.
5. Click “Install or Update Driver” to install/update the driver, and a Windows dialog box
will be displayed on screen.
6. Click “Continue Anyway” to continue the hardware installation.

Hikvision Technical Manual
© 2013 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved. 11
Note:
If there is more than 1 card installed in the PC or more than 1 DSP in one card, users
may need to repeat step 5 & Step 6.
7. When the installation is done, this message will appear: Driver Installed Successfully!
8. After “Driver install success” message popup during driver installation, there will be
“Hikvision DS43xx Series” displayed in the list “Sound, Video and Game Controller” of
Windows Device Manager as below. The total number of this item is equal to the total
DSP number on the cards installed inside the PC.

Hikvision Technical Manual
© 2013 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved. 12
Chapter 5 Cable Connection and Pin
Definition
5.1.DS-4304MDI-E Accessories and Connection
DS-4308MDI-E Connection
4ch video + 4ch audio connection cable (2 units for each card)
Description:
VID1~VID4 stand for “video 1~video 4” when connected to DB1, and “video 5~video 8”
DB1
DB2
DB3 DB4

Hikvision Technical Manual
© 2013 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved. 13
when connected to DB2;
AID1~AID4 stand for “audio 1~audio 4” when connected to DB1, and “audio 5~audio 8”
when connected to DB2.
DB1
video 1~video 4; audio 1~audio 4
DB2
video 5~video 8; audio 5~audio 8

Hikvision Technical Manual
© 2013 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved. 14
5.2.DS-4304MDI-E Video/Audio Output Pin Definition
Each DS-4308MDI-E card has 2 DB 15-pin female connectors (labeled DB1 and DB2),
and each DB15 connector supports 4ch video output and 4ch audio output.
DB1 DB2
Pin Definition for DB1& DB2
DB1
DB2
1
Video1
1
Video5
2
Video2
2
Video6
3
Video3
3
Video7
4
Video4
4
Video8
5
Audio1
5
Audio5
6
Audio2
6
Audio6
7
Audio3
7
Audio7
8
Audio4
8
Audio8
9
GND
9
GND
10
GND
10
GND
11
GND
11
GND
12
GND
12
GND
13
GND
13
GND
14
GND
14
GND
15
GND
15
GND
Users can also input video/audio via the on-board pins DB3 and DB4.
Pin2, 4, 6 ……………………16 (DB3) Pin2, 4, 6 ……….……………16 (DB4)
Pin1, 3, 5 …………………...…15 (DB3) Pin1, 3, 5 …………………….15 (DB4)
Please refer to the Pin Definition Table next page for detail description.

Hikvision Technical Manual
© 2013 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved. 15
Pin Definition for DB3& DB4
DB3
DB4
1
Video1
1
Video5
2
GND
2
GND
3
Video2
3
Video6
4
GND
4
GND
5
Video3
5
Video7
6
GND
6
GND
7
Video4
7
Video8
8
GND
8
GND
9
Audio1
9
Audio5
10
GND
10
GND
11
Audio2
11
Audio6
12
GND
12
GND
13
Audio3
13
Audio7
14
GND
14
GND
15
Audio4
15
Audio8
16
GND
16
GND