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Article 384 - What cards and drivers will work with my USB 3.0 camera?

Issue:
This article provides the results of testing components, including cards and drivers, with Point Grey USB 3.0 cameras.

Solution:
Point Grey conducted tests on various hardware and driver components necessary for operating USB 3.0 cameras.

The complete results and test specifications can be found in the following Technical Application Note:
TAN2011005 USB 3.0 Supported Configurations

For Host Controller Interface (HCI) Card and Driver, the following are supported:

xHCI Adapter

Driver

Version (or later)

Fresco FL1009

(Sold by Point Grey)

PGRxHCI

2.3.3.40

Fresco/PGRUSBCam

3.5.24.0/2.3.3.38

Renesas (NEC) µPD720200

(Sold by Point Grey)

PGRxHCI

2.3.3.40

Renesas (NEC)/PGRUSBCam

2.1.14.0/2.3.3.38

AMD

PGRxHCI

2.3.3.40

AMD/PGRUSBCam

1.0.0.55/2.3.3.38

Intel

PGRxHCI

2.3.3.40

Intel/PGRUSBCam

1.0.5.235/2.3.3.38



 The following are not supported:

xHCI Adapter

Driver

Version

Reason

Fresco FL1000

PGRxHCI

All

Insufficient testing

Fresco FL1000

Fresco + PGRUSBCam

3.0.110.12

Insufficient testing

ASMedia

PGRxHCI

All

Not yet supported

Etron

Etron or Point Grey

All

Not yet supported

TI

PGRxHCI

All

Not yet supported

Via

PGRxHCI

All

Not yet supported

Related Articles:
1.) Diagnosing USB 3.0 camera and bus errors
2.) My USB 3.0 camera does not achieve full frame rate
3.) How does my USB 3.0 camera appear in Device Manager?
4.) Key differences between USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 cameras
5.) USB 3.0 cameras on USB 2 bus do not support images >4 MB


Article ID:
384
Published:
3/12/2012 12:15:07 PM
Last Modified:
10/16/2012 10:40:07 AM
Keywords:
USB3, USB 3.0, card, host controller interface, driver, bus

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