Spyder3 GigE Vision User’s Manual
DALSA 03-032-20027-02
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3.2 Equipment Recommendations
PC Requirements
To achieve best performance, the following minimum requirements are recommended:
• Processor: AMD Athlon XP 2000+ or Intel P4 2.0GHz
• Memory: 512MB DDR-RAM PC2700
• Motherboard: Mid-end without embedded graphic card. Avoid using onboard video
cards as they may compete with other components for shared memory.
• VGA card: Nvidia GForce 2 or better (ATI not recommended). Some ATI video cards
will use a high amount of the PCI bandwidth and compete with other components,
such as the GigE network card. This may lower the expected data rate of applications.
• GigE network adapter (either PCI card or LOM): For high performance, you must use
a Intel PRO/1000 MT adapter
• Operating system: Windows 2000 (SP4), Windows XP Professional
Network Adapter Requirements
The Spyder3 GEV camera works only with network adapters based on the Intel 82546,
82541, and 82540 network chips. The driver will also function with adapters based on the
Intel 82544 chip, but these are not recommended due to bugs in the chip that can cause
control packets to be lost if sent while data is streaming.
Contact DALSA for information on how to use these network chips with the DALSA
QuickCam High-Performance IP Device Driver.
Ethernet Switch Requirements
When you require more than one device on the same network or a camera-to-PC
separation of more than 100 metres, you can use an Ethernet switch. Since the Spyder3
GEV camera complies with the Internet Protocol, the camera should work with all
standard Ethernet switches. However, switches offer a range of functions and
performance grades, so care must be taken to choose the right switch for a particular
application. The following switches are expected to work with the camera:
3.3 Drivers: Overview
Note: Documentation containing more information and instructions on installing the
drivers can be found at C:\DALSA\Spyder3\Ethernet Bus\Documentation\index.html.
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