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Hardware configuration examples


Here is XIMEA tested hardware configuration that works.

Our internal tests were run on this setup with Win7 x64 OS:


Motherboard : GIGABYTE MB Sc LGA1150 G1.SniperM5, Intel Z87
Memory : 8GB 1866MHz DDR3
Processor : Intel® Core™ i5-4670, 3.4GHz, 6MB, Soc1150

Other configuration examples:

Mainboard : P8Z77-M PRO
CPU : Intel® Core™ i7-3770, 3.4GHz, 8MB, Soc1155, VGA, Box
RAM : 2x4GB (Corsair CMP8GX3M2A1600C9) IOI EPCIE4XRDCA01 V1.2 at slot PCIe-Graph
Top Frame-rate : 30.4 FPS, CB200xG-CM, 20MP RAW 12bit

Note: Newer configurations, based on Intel chipsets from the Haswell, Broadwell or Skylake generation are likely to be compatible as well, but have not been tested completely by XIMEA yet.

Copper Cable option

xiB PCI express camera
• 1-7m, PCIe Gen.2 x4, copper cable: CBL-PCI-COP-3M0
• PCIe Gen.3 x4 extender host adapter for copper cables: PEX4-G3-COP
• xiB power supply 24V: BACS30M-24-C8
• 3m xiB series I/O Sync and power cable: CBL-CB-PWR-SYNC-3M0
• (optional) Canon 50mm EF-mount lens with EF-mount adapter
• (optional) Heatsink
• (optional) xiB series tripod mounting bracket: MECH-60MM-BRACKET-T

Optical/fiber cable option

xiB PCI express camera
• 10-50m, PCIe Gen.3 x4, fiber optics cable: CBL-PCI-FIB-10M0
• PCIe Gen.2 x4 extender host adapter for fiber optics cables: PEX4-G2-FIB
• xiB power supply 24V: BACS30M-24-C8
• 3m xiB series I/O Sync and power cable: CBL-CB-PWR-SYNC-3M0
• (optional) Canon 50mm EF-mount lens with EF-mount adapter
• (optional) Heatsink
• (optional) xiB series tripod mounting bracket: MECH-60MM-BRACKET-T

Measured framerate with different PCIe slots, host adapters and cables:

Cable type Cable type Cable type
PCIe Card Card Position IOI 3m Molex 2m Fibre Optic Cable
IOI EPCIE4XRDCA01 V1.2 PCIe-Graph (Top) 36.4 36.5 N/A*
IOI EPCIE4XRDCA01 V1.2 PCIe 4X (Middle) 31.7 31.8 N/A*
Samtec PCIEA4G2H01 PCIe-Graph (Top) 32.8 32.8 31.5
Samtec PCIEA4G2H01 PCIe 4X (Middle) 28.9 29 27.9
OSS-PCIe-HIB35-x4 PCIe-Graph (Top) 32.8 32.8 N/A*
OSS-PCIe-HIB35-x4 PCIe 4X (Middle) 28.9 29 N/A*

(*) In this configuration the camera could not be enumerated.

Power supplying options

There is a possibility to supply power to the camera directly from PC without the need to use a power supply.
If you have a Firewire connector on your PC motherboard, you can, for example, use this Firewire=>12V cable:


http://newnex.com/straight_firewire.php

If you don’t - you can install a Firewire Adapter Card and again use the same cable.
Alternatively, you can search for a similar cable for eSata – they should also have 12V on the connector (pin12-13)