Volant Systems XV2530/4 Rev B PCI Video Capture Card Frame Grabber 4-Ch 1995

Volant Systems XV2530/4 Rev B PCI Video Capture Card Frame Grabber 4-Ch 1995

The Volant Systems XV2530/4 is a PCI-bus frame grabber and video capture card manufactured circa 1995. Featuring a Philips-based capture chipset, the card accepts up to four composite video inputs via RCA connectors on the rear bracket, allowing simultaneous multi-channel video digitization from analog sources such as cameras, VCRs, and other composite video equipment.

Specifications & What's Included

• Manufacturer: Volant Systems
• Model: XV2530/4
• Hardware Revision: Rev B
• Year: 1995 (date printed on PCB)
• Bus Interface: PCI (standard PCI edge connector)
• Number of Video Input Channels: 4
• Input Connector Type: RCA / Composite (4 × RCA on rear bracket)
• Main Chipset: Philips (two Philips ICs visible on component side)
• Form Factor: Full-height PCI add-in card with standard bracket
• Card only — no software, cables, or accessories included

Applications

PCI frame grabber and video capture cards like the XV2530/4 were used in the mid-1990s for professional and near-professional video digitization tasks — capturing analog video from cameras, tape decks, and surveillance equipment into a computer for editing, archiving, or real-time analysis. The four-channel design made the XV2530/4 particularly suited to multi-camera setups, such as security monitoring workstations, video production facilities, and machine-vision inspection systems where several analog sources needed to be digitized from a single PC. Philips was a leading supplier of video capture silicon in this era, and cards built around their chipsets were valued for stable analog signal handling. Today these cards are primarily sought by collectors of vintage PC hardware, researchers restoring period-correct video workstations, and hobbyists working with legacy analog capture workflows on compatible period hardware.