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Spyder 3 GigE User's Manual
2.2 Equipment Recommendations
PC Requirements
To achieve best performance, the following minimum requirements are recommended:
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Network Adapter Requirements
The Spyder 3 GigE 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.
The following four Intel network adapters are recommended and are the only adapters
that are compatible with the high performance driver:
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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 Spyder 3
GigE camera complies with the Internet Protocol, the camera should work with all
DALSA
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
Intel® Pro/1000 GT Desktop Adapter (33-MHz, 32-bit PCI):
http://www.intel.com/network/connectivity/products/pro1000gt_desktop_adapte
r.htm
Order Code: PWLA8391GT (single packs)
Intel PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter (up to 133-MHz, up to 64-bit PCI-X) Family:
http://www.intel.com/network/connectivity/products/server_adapters.htm
Order Code: PWLA8490MT (single packs)
Order Code: PWLA8490MTBLK5 (five packs)
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