11.4. Hardware based pipeline

The hardware based pipeline is the simplest solution and likely the cheapest. It is based on off-the-shelf converters that can be placed between the CCUs and the monitors. The main drawback is that one can not modify nor process the videos coming from the CCUs before displaying on the HRSV monitors.

../../_images/video-pipeline-hardware.svg — Hardware based video pipeline

You will need some standard cables as well as a pair of video converters (one for the left video and one for the right video):

S-Video to VGA: Paddsun US New for Video Converter CGA/EGA/YUV/RGB TO VGA board

SDI to VGA: Wiistar 3G-SDI to VGA Video Converter Box

Note

You can find more details in https://research.intusurg.com/index.php/DVRK:Documentation:Main, “S Console Disassembly and Vision Testing for the dVRK” (password protected).