THORLABS DCU223x User Manual

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DCx Cameras
3.2 Installation and Connection
System requirements
Installing uc480 software under Windows
Installing uc480 software under Linux
Connecting a USB DCx camera
3.2.1 System Requirements
For operating the DCx cameras, the following system requirements must be met:
Minimum
*1
Recommended
CPU speed
600 MHz
2 x 2.4 GHz
Memory (RAM)
256 MB
2048 MByte
USB host controller
USB 2.0 high speed (480 Mbps)
USB 3.0 (4000 Mbps) for DC3240x
cameras
USB 2.0 high speed (480 Mbps)
USB 3.0 (4000 Mbps) for DC3240x cameras
Intel
®
or NVIDIA
®
nForce mainboard chipset
Graphics card
Onboard graphics chip
AGP/PCIe graphics card
Latest version of Microsoft DirectX Runtime
9.0c
Operating system
Windows 7 32 or 64 bit
Windows XP 32 bit (Service Pack 2)
Linux (Kernel 2.6)
Windows 7 32 or 64 bit
Windows Vista 32 or 64 bit (Service Pack 1)
*3
Windows XP 32 bit (Service Pack 3)
Linux (Kernel 2.6)
*
1
With the minimum system requirements the camera performance may be limited.
*
3
DCC3240x USB 3.0 cameras are not supported under Windows Vista.
USB interface
Onboard USB 2.0 ports usually provide significantly better performance than PCI and PCMCIA USB adapters.
Current generation CPUs with energy saving technologies can cause bandwidth problems on the USB bus. See
section PCs with energy saving CPU technology for hints and possible solutions.
Large multi camera systems
Connecting a large number of cameras to a single PC may require a large working memory (RAM). This is
especially the case when many cameras with high sensor resolution are used.
If you want to set up such a system we recommend to use PCs with 64 bit operating systems and more than 4 GB
of RAM.
Note
For DCx color cameras, the color conversion is done by software in the PC. When you use a color camera with a
high frame rate, the conversion might lead to a high CPU load. Depending on the PC hardware used you might not
be able to reach the camera's maximum frame rate.
Direct3D graphics functions
The uc480 driver can use Direct3D to display the camera image with overlay information (Microsoft DirectX
Runtime had to be installed). On Windows systems, you can use the supplied "DXDiag" diagnostic tool to check
whether your graphics card supports Direct3D functions. To start the diagnostic tool, click "Run…" on the Windows
start menu (shortcut: Windows+R) and enter "DXDiag" in the input box.
On the "Display" page of the diagnostic tool, click the button for testing the Direct3D functions.
OpenGL graphics functions
For OpenGL version 1.4 or higher must be installed. The OpenGL graphics functions do not work with QT under
Linux.
Software Requirements under Linux
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THORLABS DCU223x Specifications

General

Brand	THORLABS
Model	DCU223x
Category	Security Camera
Language	English