Installation; Hardware Requirements - DAGE-MTI Excel Series User Manual

Installation

Hardware Requirements

The Excel cameras and the Exponent application program are designed to run on a PC
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with Windows XP (SP1 & SP2). Direct-X 9.0C will be installed during software installation if
needed. Also Microsoft .NET version 1.1 may need to be installed for XP SP1 users only. An
update link is provided during software installation. Included is an IEEE-1394 Firewire
for installation into a PCI bus slot of your computer. This card is recommended for use since
it has been verified to perform with the cameras. Other optional IEEE-1394 PCMCIA (Card-
Bus) cards and cables are available for use on Notebooks or Laptop PCs. See "IEEE-1394
Laptop Installation" in Appendix-A.
Minimum PC requirements are:
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Intel Pentium 4, 1.7GHz or compatible processor
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128MB of RAM
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Integrated or dedicated display card set to 1024x768 (or higher); 24 or 32-bit color
Optimum PC Requirements are:
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Intel Pentium 4, 2.8GHz (or faster) or compatible processor
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512MB RAM (or more)
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Dedicated video display card (AGP or PCI-Express Bus)
Performance is dependent on whether other applications are running and video display
card performance and settings. Although the cameras will operate at other settings, it is
recommended that the display card properties be set to 1024x768 pixels @ 24 or 32-bit color
for Excel XLV camera and 1600x1200 pixels @ 24 or 32-bit color for Excel XL16 and XLM
cameras. You can usually check these settings by "right clicking" on your desktop, select
"properties" then the "settings" tab. To install the Exponent software and associated camera
drivers and IEEE-1394 hardware you will need to complete the following steps in this order:
1. Install the PCI card into an available PCI slot.
2. Remove any old Exponent software.
3. Install the new Exponent software.
4. Connect the camera to your computer.
5. Install Excel camera drivers.
6. Test the installation.
NOTE: You must install the Exponent software and device driver before connecting the
camera to your computer; otherwise your computer will not use the correct driver. If this
happens, you may need to manually install the driver.
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