
Cognex MVS-8100C Hardware Manual 9
Installing the
MVS-8100C
This chapter describes how to install an MVS-8100C into your PC, and how you connect
peripheral equipment such as triggers, strobes, external sync sources, and light
modules.
Host PC Requirements
To install the MVS-8100C, the host PC should meet the following minimum requirements:
• The motherboard’s chip set must be fully compliant with the PCI 2.1 specifications
or later. Motherboards with Intel chip sets that support Intel Pentium MMX, Celeron,
Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium 4, and Xeon CPUs are known to be compliant.
Motherboards with VIA chip sets that support the AMD K6-2 and Athlon CPUs are
known to be compliant.
• One available two-thirds length PCI slot for the MVS-8100C.
• A CD-ROM drive, or access to one over a network, to install the Cognex software.
Additional requirements may be imposed by your Cognex software package. Check the
Cognex software’s release notes for the software’s requirements, if any, on:
• Minimum recommended CPU speed
• Host operating system, including the supported service pack release level
• Supported video cards
• Desktop color depth (the number of colors displayable)
• Desktop size (the number of pixels displayable in width and height on your screen)
• The presence of a mouse or other pointing device
Installing the MVS-8100C
Caution Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your Cognex hardware.
We recommend the use of a grounded anti-static wrist strap when
handling any electronic components.
To install the MVS-8100C frame grabber, follow these steps:
1. Before you install the MVS-8100C, study the jumper settings described in Table 2
on page 14 and Table 20 on page 48. Make all required jumper changes.
2. Turn off the PC.
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