PIXCI® EC1

PIXCI EC1

Notebook Compatibility:

The PIXCI® EC1 frame grabber requires a notebook with ExpressCard/54 slot. When purchasing a notebook, ask the computer supplier for their return policy. Plan the purchase to coincide with the purchase of the PIXCI® EC1 and camera. Allow a few days to complete testing and for returning the notebook if it proves incompatible.

The PIXCI® EC1 frame grabber always ships with a version of the XCAP program -- either XCAP-Lite (no charge) XCAP-Ltd, or XCAP-Std. XCAP provides camera control, image display, image capture, pixel examination and image save – everything required to immediately test and verify compatibility without the need for software development.

Install the XCAP program, the PIXCI® EC1 frame grabber, and the targeted camera to verify that all work properly together. Operate the camera at maximum frame rate, resolution, and bit depth. Contact EPIX® technical support, or your distributor of EPIX® imaging products, with any questions.

If the notebook proves incompatible, then please report the incompatibility to either EPIX, Inc., or to your distributor of EPIX® imaging products. We can extend the evaluation period to allow compatibility verification with another notebook.

HP/Compaq, Toshiba, Lenovo, Eurocom and Intel Whitebox Notebooks have been tested and are recommended. Dell notebooks equipped with an Intel 915 chipset are recommended. Dell notebooks equipped with an Intel 945 chipset are not recommended. Update: Customers are reporting Dell notebooks working after updating the BIOS.

Notebooks tested with the PIXCI® EC1

Brand	Model	CPU	Chipset	Rate Sustained	Burst Transfers	Recommended	Notes
Ace Computers	Raptor 4	Intel	Intel 965	Not Tested	Yes	Yes	Tested by customer, supports up to 8GB of RAM.
Eurocom	Phantom D900C	Intel	Intel 965	~191MB/s	Yes	Yes	Tested by customer.
Lenovo	Thinkpad T61p	Intel	Intel 965	~189MB/s	Yes	Yes	Advanced Docking Station works with PIXCI® EL1
Toshiba	Satellite A205-S5810	Intel	Intel 965	~188MB/s	Yes	Yes
Toshiba	Satellite A105-S4334	Intel	Intel 945GM	Not Tested	Yes	Yes	Tested by customer.
HP	Pavillion dv6326	Intel	Intel 945PM	~191MB/s	Yes	Yes
HP	Compaq nc6320	Intel	Intel 945GM	~186MB/s	Yes	Yes
Compaq	Presario V6310	AMD	nVidia GeForce Go 6150	~181MB/s	Yes	Yes
Intel	Whitebox KN1	Intel	Intel 915	~187MB/s	Yes	Yes
Intel	Whitebox FT01	Intel	Intel 965	~100MB/s	Yes	Yes
Dell	Vostro 1700	Intel	Intel 965GM	Not Tested	Yes	Yes	Tested by customer.
Dell	Precision M90	Intel	Intel 945	Not Tested	Yes	Yes	Tested by customer.
Dell	Inspiron 630m	Intel	Intel 915	~186MB/s	Yes	Yes
Toshiba	Qosimo	Intel	Not Checked	Not Tested	Yes	Yes	Tested by customer.
Dell	Lattitude D820	Intel	Intel 945	Not Tested	Yes, with BIOS update	Maybe	Burst transfers not supported when tested in house (June 2007). Customer reported success after a BIOS update (April 2008).
Dell	Inspiron 640m/E1405	Intel	Intel 945	Not Compatible	No	Maybe	Burst transfers not supported. A BIOS update (see D820) may fix the issue, but has not been tried.
Dell	Inspiron 6400	Intel	Intel 945	Not Compatible	No	Maybe
Panasonic	CF-52mk1	Intel	Intel 965	Not Tested	Not Tested	Maybe	Tested at Panasonic without a camera. Full card insertion restricted by connector cover.
	CF-30mk2
	CF-19mk2
Panasonic	CF-30mk1	Intel	Intel 945	Not Compatible	Yes	No	Slot Power Issues.
	CF-74mk1				Not Tested		Slot Power Issues, tested at Panasonic without a camera.
	CF-19mk1				Not Tested		Slot Power Issues, tested at Panasonic without a camera.

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Modified:
14-Jul-2008

Specifications and prices subject to change without notice.

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