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:
- Windows® 10 32bit/64bit
- Windows® 8 32bit/64bit
- Windows® 7 32bit/64bit (with Security Advisory 3033929 or higher)
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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. |
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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.
Cables:
- Camera Link cables for connection between camera and LightBridge 2 ACL – one cable per connected camera port
- If you use LightBridge 2 ACL in non-PoCL mode, one cable per camera for powering the camera
- One certified Thunderbolt™ technology cable (optical or copper cable) for connection between LightBridge 2 ACL and host PC
Others:
- Mounted cable sockets for power supply and GPIO
- Approved power supply unit (at least 20 Watt)
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PCs, Mainboards and Laptops supporting Thunderbolt™Technology |
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A list of PCs, mainboards and laptops that support Thunderbolt™ 2 technology and provide a Thunderbolt™ port, you find at https://thunderbolttechnology.net/products. |
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Thunderbolt™Technology Generations |
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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. |