314Alvium USB Cameras User Guide V4.6.1
Performance and troubleshooting
Camera recognition
How can I make the computer and Vimba X Viewer recognize the camera?
1.
Check if the hardware supports your USB camera.
Is the power supply sufficient to operate the camera? See Power consumption
issues on page 312.
See www.alliedvision.com/en/products/accessories.
Windows
only
2.
Check if your computer has an appropriate USB 3.0 or 3.1 Gen 1 host controller
driver installed.
Windows 8 and later OS provide a USB 3.0 or 3.1 Gen 1 host controller driver. On
a properly installed OS, no problems should occur.
Windows 7 and earlier OS do not provide a USB 3.0 or 3.1 Gen 1 host controller
driver.
To install the host controller card:
Download the manufacturer USB 3.0 or 3.1 Gen 1 host controller driver.
Install the driver on your computer.
Result: The installed driver enables the host controller.
Windows
only
3.
Check if the USB3 Vision device driver is properly installed and assigned to the
camera.
Follow the instructions in Installing the host adapter and Vimba X on page 270.
4.
The camera, connected to a USB 3.0 or 3.1 Gen 1 hub, is not recognized anymore.
Check if the USB 3.0 or 3.1 Gen 1 hub has crashed.
1. Disconnect the USB and power supply cable from the hub.
2. Reconnect both.
Result: The camera is recognized again.
5.
The camera, connected directly to the computer, is not recognized anymore.
Check if a hub included in the USB host controller has crashed.
1. In the Device Manager, deactivate the host controller.
For Windows, see Installing the camera driver with Windows tools on
page 273.
2. Reactivate the host controller.
Result: The camera is recognized again.
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