Pco edge User Manual

Appendix
70 pco.edge User Manual V1.03 © PCO AG, Germany
The following table gives an overview about tested and recommended
system configurations or hardware components.
Component
Recommendation
Motherboard
There is no recommendation for a manufacturer. But if an onboard USB
3.0 port is used, the Renesas´s xHCI host controller μPD720202 is
recommended.
USB 3.0
extension card
 DELOCK 89348 (U3-PCIE1XG202-10)
PCIe 1x (μPD720202 host controller),
 DELOCK 89325 (U3X4-PCIE4XE101)
PCIe 4x (μPD720202 host controller)
PCIe Slot
A PCIe 4x, 8x or 16x slot is recommended.
USB 3.0 Cable
USB 3.0 cable included in the packaging of your PCO USB 3.0 camera
USB 3.0 Hub
Not recommended
Operating System
Windows XP 32 Bit, Win7 32 Bit / 64 Bit, Win8 32 Bit / 64 Bit
Multiple PCO USB
3.0 cameras
connected to a PC
A separate DELOCK 89348 (U3-PCIE1XG202-10) extension card for
each camera should be used to guaranty maximum data throughput of
each camera.
FOL adapter
Please visit our homepage (www.pco.de) for latest information.
Recommended Software Components
The PCO USB 3.0 driver supports Windows 7/8 (x86 or x64) and Windows
XP x86 operating systems. Microsoft does not support USB 3.0 natively for
Win 7 or older Windows versions. Therefore use the manufacturers’
supplied xHCI host controller driver. By contrast, in Windows 8 Microsoft
does provide a native generic xHCI Driver but PCO recommends using the
driver from the corresponding manufacturer of the xHCI host controller.
Currently there are seven different vendors producing USB 3.0 host
controllers:
• Renesas Electronics America Inc. (earlier NEC),
• Texas Instrument Inc.,
• VIA Labs Inc (Diamond),
• Fresco Logic Inc.,
• Intel Inc.,
• AMD Inc and
• Etron Technology, Inc.
Please make sure that the most recent driver from the manufacturer is
installed before a PCO USB 3.0 camera is connected to a USB 3.0 port of
the PC. The appropriate driver for the PC´s USB 3.0 port could be loaded
from the homepage of the manufacturer of the USB 3.0 host xHCI
controller; or, from the homepage of the USB 3.0 extension card vendor.
The current driver of the extension card included in the packaging of your
PCO USB 3.0 camera is added to the PCO USB Stick delivered with the
PCO USB 3.0 camera.
Note: To determine the driver currently in use for the xHCI controller, use the Windows Device
Manager. For example in Windows 7, drop down the “USB-Controller” entry and find the USB
3.0 host xHCI controller of the USB 3.0 device in the sub-tree. Then right-click to open the
Properties dialog, click the ‘driver’ tab and choose ‘driver details’.
If the PCO USB 3.0 camera is turned on and is connected to the USB 3.0
port of the PC, the OS will automatically try to recognize the device and will
try to install the correct PCO USB 3.0 driver.
Please visit the support section of our homepage (www.pco.de/support) to
get further information about USB 3.0 and the most recent recommendation
for USB 3.0 components.

Pco edge Specifications

General

Brand	Pco
Model	edge
Category	Digital Camera
Language	English