System Requirements

Operating System on host PC: You can use LightBridge 2 ACL with a PC that has one of the following operating systems installed:

Linux

 

Native support for Linux operating systems is not given. LightBridge 2 is a Thunderbolt™ certified product. This certification is for Windows operating systems only. Nevertheless, as support for Thunderbolt™ is given in the latest kernels from kernel.org, Lightbridge 2 may operate in a Linux environment. Please be aware that this will be at your own risk, as no support for Linux is given at the moment.

 

 

   

Thunderbolt™ technology enabled host PC: For using LightBridge 2 ACL, the motherboard of your host PC must support Thunderbolt™ technology. The host PC must provide a Thunderbolt™ technology connector.

Camera: Camera that is compatible to Camera Link specification. LightBridge 2 ACL supports Camera Link (CL) and Power over Camera Link (PoCL).

Cables:

Others:

 

PCs, Mainboards and Laptops supporting Thunderbolt™Technology

 

A list of PCs, mainboards and laptops that support Thunderbolt™ 2 technology and provide a Thunderbolt™ port, you find at https://thunderbolttechnology.net/products.

   

 

 

Thunderbolt™Technology Generations

 

LightBridge 2 ACL supports Thunderbolt™ 2 technology.

If you use a host PC providing Thunderbolt™ 3 technology, make sure you have an adapter available that allows to connect the Thunderbolt™ 2 port of LightBridge 2 ACL to a Thunderbolt™ 3 device.

You can also use a host PC providing Thunderbolt™ 1 technology. In this case, however, it is not possible to use the full bandwidth of LightBridge 2 ACL. The bandwidth will be limited to a maximum of 900 MBytes/s.