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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
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.
• 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
• 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.
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)