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Article 385 - Will my computer support my USB 3.0 camera?

Issue:
This article provides results of tests on components, including CPUs, Motherboards, and Chipsets, 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 CPU, Motherboard, and Chipset, the following are supported:

CPU

Motherboard

Chipset

Intel Core i7

ASUS P8P67

Intel P67 (B3)

Intel Core i7

ASUS P6T

Intel X58/ICH10R

Phenom II X6

ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3

AMD 890GX/SB850

Intel Core i5-2400

ASUS P8Z68-V-PRO

Intel Z68

Intel Core i7

Intel DH67CL

Intel H67 Express

Intel Core i7

Intel DH61BEB3

Intel H61 Express

Intel Core i3-2100

Intel BLH6710H.86A

Intel H67 Express

Intel Core i7

GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD3-B3

Intel P67

The following are not supported:

CPU

Motherboard

Chipset

Reason

Intel Core i7

Intel Core i5

Intel Core i3

Intel DH55HC

Intel H55 Express

Unable to achieve 500 MB/s for running two cameras.

Intel Pentium Dual Core E5300

ASUS P5QL/EPU

Intel P43/ICH10

Connection failures with Renesas (NEC) xHCI adapter.

Intel Core2 Quad

ASUS P5QL PRO

Intel P43/ICH10

Connection failures.

Intel Core2 Duo E7400

Gigabyte EP43-DS3L

tbd

Connection failures.


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
6.) Setting up multiple USB 3.0 cameras


Article ID:
 385
Published:
 3/12/2012 12:20:25 PM
Last Modified:
 5/29/2012 3:36:05 PM
Keywords:
 USB3, USB 3.0, CPU, motherboard, chipset

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