Cognex MVS-8100M Hardware Manual
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Installing the
MVS-8100M
This chapter describes how to install a Cognex MVS-8100M frame grabber board into
your PC.
Host PC Requirements
To install the MVS-8100M, the host PC must meet the following minimum requirements:
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The motherboard’s chip set must be fully compliant with the PCI 2.1 specifications
or later. Motherboards with Intel chip sets that support Intel Pentium MMX, Celeron,
Pentium II, Pentium III, and Pentium 4 CPUs are known to be compliant.
Motherboards with VIA chip sets that support the AMD K6-2 and Athlon CPUs are
known to be compliant.
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One available two-thirds length PCI slot for the MVS-8100M.
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A CD-ROM drive, or access to one over a network, to install the Cognex software.
Additional requirements may be imposed by your Cognex software package. Check the
Cognex software’s release notes for the software’s requirements, if any, on:
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Minimum recommended CPU speed
•
Host operating system, including the supported service pack release level
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Supported video cards
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Desktop color depth (the number of colors displayable)
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Desktop size (the number of pixels displayable in width and height on your screen)
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The presence of a mouse or other pointing device
Identifying Your MVS-8100
The MVS-8100 has been released in several versions. Identify your MVS-8100 using the
hardware ID number on the barcode label on the back of the 8100, as listed in Table 1.
MVS-8100M
Version
Features
Barcode label
number
8100
Original 8100 design
801-8101-01
through
801-8119-01
8100M, style A
Updated version of 8100 with support for
rapid reset cameras
801-8120-01
Table 1.
Identifying your 8100M version (
= obsolete)
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