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User Manual uEye Cameras V3.32
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General
3.1
System Requirements
For operating the
uEye
cameras, the following system requirements must be met:
USB uEye cameras
Minimum
Recommended
CPU speed
600 MHz
2.8 GHz
Memory (RAM)
256 MB
512 MB
USB host controller
USB 2.0 high speed (480 Mbps)
USB 2.0 high speed (480 Mbps)
Intel
®
or NVIDIA
®
nForce mainboard
chipset
Graphics card
Onboard graphics chip
PCI/PCIe graphics card with
DirectDraw
support
DirectX 9.0
or higher
Operating system
Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4)
Windows XP 32 bit (Service Pack 2)
Windows Vista 32 bit
Linux (Kernel 2.6)
Windows XP 32 bit (Service Pack 3)
Windows Vista 32 bit (Service Pack 1)
Linux (Kernel 2.6)
Onboard USB 2.0 ports usually provide significantly better performance than PCI and
PCMCIA USB adapters.
GigE uEye cameras
Minimum
Recommended
CPU speed
600 MHz
2.8 GHz
Memory (RAM)
256 MB
512 MB
Network bandwidth
100 Mbps
1000 Mbps
Network card type
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Intel Pro/1000 GT (PCI)
Intel Pro/1000 PT (PCIe)
Graphics card
Onboard graphics chip
PCI/PCIe graphics card with
DirectDraw
support
DirectX 9.0
or higher
Operating system
Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4)
Windows XP 32 bit (Service Pack 2)
Windows Vista 32 bit
Windows XP 32 bit (Service Pack 3)
Windows Vista 32 bit (Service Pack 1)
To ensure optimum performance of the network connection, you need to install the
latest drivers for your network card. We recommend using the drivers of the following
versions:
·
Intel
®
chipsets: version 8.8 or higher
·
Realtek chipsets: version 5.7 or higher