Magewell Eco Capture HDMI 4K Plus M.2 (no heat sink)

Magewell Eco Capture HDMI 4K Plus M.2 (without heat sink)

Magewell Eco Capture HDMI 4K Plus M.2 is a single-channel 4Kp60 capture card in M.2 2280 format. It captures one HDMI 2.0 source with embedded audio at up to 4096x2160 60fps 4:4:4, with HDR10 support and up to 8 channels of 24-bit/192 kHz audio, and its PCIe Gen3 x4 host interface provides the throughput for high frame rates, up to 240fps at lower resolutions. The HDMI input is brought out through a 20-pin LVDS cable and an HDMI adapter, so the connector can be placed where the system design needs it. This version is supplied without heat sink.

Eco Capture M.2 cards offer systems integrators and OEM developers high-performance video capture with low power consumption in a very compact form factor: they measure only 22 x 80 mm (M.2 2280) and are made for small or portable systems where full-size PCIe slots are not available. Drivers are available for Windows and Linux on x86, x64 and ARM architectures; the cards work with OS-native capture APIs, while the Magewell SDK adds custom APIs for lower-latency capture and synchronisation of channels across multiple inputs or even multiple cards. FPGA-based processing handles scaling, picture controls and colour space conversion without loading the host CPU.

Key features

• HDMI 2.0 capture up to 4096x2160 60fps 4:4:4 with HDR10
• Up to 8 channels of 24-bit/192 kHz HDMI embedded audio
• High throughput: PCIe Gen3 x4, frame rates up to 240fps
• Automatic input format detection
• Colour format conversion, scaling, de-interlacing and frame rate conversion in hardware
• Low latency mode and SG-DMA transfer
• Multiple replicated capture streams per input (same format)
• Hardware 100 ns clock for audio/video timestamps, synchronisable across cards via SDK
• Windows and Linux drivers and MWCapture SDK; upgradable firmware
• Works with Capture Express, Magewell Bridge for NDI and Plugin for Premiere
• Designed for 24/7 continuous operation
• Multiple cards in one host, card number set by on-board switch; LED status indicator

Compatibility

• VLC, VirtualDub, OBS, XSplit, vMix, VidBlaster, Wirecast, Microsoft Media Encoder
• Any other DirectShow or V4L2 based encoding or streaming software
• APIs: Windows DirectShow/DirectKS/Wave API/DirectSound/WASAPI; Linux V4L2/ALSA
• Windows 10/11 and Windows Server 2016/2019/2022/2025 (x86 & x64); Linux x86, x64 and ARM
• Nano and Xavier developer boards (NVIDIA Jetson), according to the Magewell Eco Capture FAQ

Notes

• This version (Magewell part number 115900001) is the same Eco Capture HDMI 4K Plus M.2 card supplied without heat sink, for systems integrators and OEM builds that provide their own thermal solution or have no room for the standard heat sink. Electrical specifications and functions are those published for the standard card (part number 11590).
• According to Magewell, the standard heat sink on Eco Capture cards mainly dissipates the heat of the FPGA chip, the system enclosure must remove the heat in the case, and the core chip temperature should stay no higher than 85 °C (it can be read with software such as AMCap or via the MWCapture SDK).
• Requires an M.2 slot with M key connected to the PCIe bus; the card cannot be used in mSATA slots.
• Drivers are provided for Windows and Linux; macOS is not supported.
• Optional: Magewell Mini Repeater HDMI 4K (sold separately).

In the box

• Eco Capture HDMI 4K Plus M.2 card
• LVDS 0.5PH 20-pin cable (ACC00160)
• LVDS 0.5PH 20-pin to HDMI adapter (99192)

Specifications

• Input: 1 x HDMI 2.0 (DVI-D 1.0 compatible) via LVDS 0.5PH 20-pin connector and supplied cable/HDMI adapter
• 594 MHz HDMI receiver; max input 4096x2160 60fps 4:4:4
• Input colour formats: RGB/YUV 4:4:4 8-bit, YUV 4:2:2 12-bit, RGB/YUV 4:4:4 10/12-bit up to 594 MHz pixel clock; HDR10 supported
• Audio: up to 8 channels, 24-bit, 192 kHz HDMI embedded audio; IEC60958/IEC61937 streams via SDK
• Custom EDID
• Capture: up to 4096x2160, frame rates up to 240fps (e.g. 4096x2160p and 3840x2160p up to 60, 1920x1080p and 1280x720p up to 120)
• Output formats: NV12/I420/YUYV/UYVY/RGB24/RGB32; custom formats via SDK
• Processing: ~360 Mpixel/s pipeline; DMA ~2400 MB/s per channel in PCIe 3.x systems
• Host interface: M.2 2280 Type M (PCIe Gen3 x4)
• Dimensions: 22 x 80 mm (M.2 2280)
• Power consumption: max ~6.6 W (~2 A at 3.3 V)
• Operating temperature: 0 to 60 °C; storage -20 to 70 °C; humidity 5-90% non-condensing