xiX - Technical Manual Version 1.3
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4.
Operation
For a proper operation of your xiX camera there are certain requirements that have to be met. You can read more about these
requirement as well as about the correct usage of xiX camera in the following sections.
4.1.
System Requirements
4.1.1.
Software Requirements
The xiX cameras are compatible with the following operating systems:
•
Windows 10
•
Windows 7 SP1
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Linux Ubuntu
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MacOS 10.8 or newer
All XIMEA cameras are compatible with the most advanced Vision and Image Processing Libraries.
See chapter
for more information about the options to access a xiX cameras, as well as a list of currently supported
libraries and frameworks supported in Windows.
For more information visit page:
https://www.ximea.com/support/wiki/apis/APIs
4.1.2.
Hardware Requirements
The XIMEA xiX cameras are compatible with PCI express Generation 2.
4.1.2.1.
System Configuration
Minimum system configuration:
For a basic operation of your xiX camera with a PC the following minimum system configuration is required. Please note that
bandwidth and processing performance are tied to the hardware configuration and the minimum hardware configuration could
lead to a reduced bandwidth and limited frame rate.
CPU:
Intel
i3
or
better
RAM:
2GB
RAM
or
more
Disc Space: 200 MB of free disc space
Video:
NVIDIA or Radeon graphics card 128MB
Ports:
Motherboard with PCIe x4-16 Gen 2(x8 Gen3 for xiB-64) slot for compatible PCIe host adapter