Princeton Instruments PIXIS System Manual page 25

Chapter 4
Ventilation:
is inside an enclosure, > 30 cfm air circulation and heat dissipation of 100W is required.
Power:
turn plugs into an AC power source.
Host Computer
Note: Computers and operating systems all undergo frequent revision. The following
information is only intended to give minimum computer requirements. Please contact the
factory to determine your specific needs.
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Note: The above requirements are the minimum for operating a PIXIS camera. A
faster computer with 5GB or larger memory (RAM) will greatly enhance the
software performance during live mode operations.
Allow at least one inch clearance for the side air vents. Where the camera
The PIXIS camera receives its power from the supplied power supply which in
Windows ® XP (32-bit with SP3 or later), Vista
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2 GHz Pentium 4 (or greater).
Native USB 2.0 support on the mother board or USB 2.0 Interface Card (Orange
Micro 70USB90011 USB2.0 PCI is recommended for desktop; SIIG, Inc. USB
2.0 PC Card, Model US2246 for laptop)
Minimum of 1 GB RAM (or greater).
CD-ROM drive.
Hard disk with a minimum of 1 Gbyte available. A complete installation of the
program files takes about 17-50 Mbytes and the remainder is required for data
storage, depending on the number and size of images/spectra collected. Disk level
compression programs are not recommended. Drive speed of 10,000 RPM
recommended.
Super VGA monitor and graphics card supporting at least 65,535 colors with at
least 128 Mbyte of memory. Memory requirement is dependent on desired
display resolution.
Mouse or other pointing device.
Windows Vista ® (64-bit) or Windows
2 GHz dual core processor
4 GB RAM (or greater)
CD-ROM drive
Super VGA monitor and graphics card supporting at least 65535 colors with at
least 128 Mbyte of memory. Memory requirement is dependent on desired
display resolution.
Hard disk with a minimum of 1 Gbyte available for installation. Additional space
is required for data storage: the amount of space required depends on the number
and size of images/spectra collected. Disk level compression programs are not
recommended. Drive speed of 10,000 RPM recommended.
Mouse or other pointing device.
System Setup
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