Supported Operating Systems; Getting Started - THORLABS LabView DCU2 Series Programming Manual

The USB 2.0 interfaces located on the main board usually provide notably better performance than USB
2.0 interfaces on PCI and PCMCIA adapters.
1.3

Supported Operating Systems

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Supported Operating Systems and Interfaces
Table 1
OS
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows XP
Windows Vista 32-Bit
Windows Vista 64-Bit
Windows 7 32-Bit
Windows 7 64-Bit
Linux
Supported Interfaces
Type Version
USB 2.0
USB 1.0
We strongly recommend using PCs with USB2.0 on board. PCI or PCMCIA USB2.0
Make sure that the USB2.0 interface is 'full powered' and can provide 500 mA.
1.4

Getting Started

To get your camera up and running the following points are necessary:
1. Install the USB camera driver from the supplied Support CD
2. Remove the dust/lens cover to attach an objective or other optical system, if present
3. Connect your camera via the USB2.0 cable to a USB2.0 port
4. The Windows "Found new Hardware" wizard recognizes the new hardware. DCx cameras can be
connected to a USB 2.0 port either directly or via hubs and repeaters. When the camera has been
correctly installed, the LED on the back of the camera lights up green.
To use maximum bandwidth, we recommend connecting the cameras directly to the USB 2.0 ports on the
mainboard. USB 2.0 ports on PCI/PCIe cards and the USB 2.0 ports on the front of the PC mostly supply
lower bandwidths.
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Service Packs
SP4
SP1
SP3
SP1
SP1
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Kernel 2.6.9 - 2.6.30
Host Controller
EHCI
OHCI/UHCI
NOTE
adapters may have a lower performance.
General Information
Required Patches
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KB822603
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Comment
Full support
Not supported
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