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IPLab System Requirements
IPLab 3.9 for Macintosh OS X
- Mac OS X version 10.3 or greater
- Any Power-PC based Macintosh which can run Mac OS X 10.3 or later
- At least 512 MB minimum, 1 GB recommended
- A CD-ROM drive and a hard disk
- A display card and monitor set to "Millions of Colors" (24-bit or greater) is best.
Note: The new Power Mac G5 "Dual-Core" computers are equipped with "PCI Express" expansion slots which are not compatible with current digital camera interface boards. The Dual-Core G5s can, however, use FireWire-based (IEEE 1394) cameras. FireWire cameras are not affected by the type of PCI slot.
G5s sold before October 12, 2005:
These computers require PCI cards that operate at 3.3 volts. Prior to 2004 most camera interface cards operated at 5 volts. 5 volt cards cannot be plugged into a G5. "Universal" cards that work with both 3.3 and 5 volt slots are now available from the following manufacturers, for use in these G5 and older machines:
"Dual Core" G5s, sold after October 12, 2005:
These computers do not have PCI slots. They use a new interface called "PCI Express." None of the above cameras currently have a PCI Express interface card available. Please contact your camera's manufacturer for additional information on PCI Express interface boards.
IPLab for Macintosh OS 8 & 9
- Mac OS 8.0 - 9.x
- Any PowerMac, G3, G4, or newer
- At least 128 megabytes of memory (128 MB of RAM) allocated to IPLab
- A CD-ROM drive and a hard disk
- A display card and monitor set to "Millions of Colors" (24-bit or greater) is best.
- A few operations require Apple's QuickTimeTM extension to the operating system. Most operations do not require this. Apple's QuickTime extension can be obtained free from Apple's website (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/products/qt/, opens in a new window).
IPLab for Windows
- Windows 98, 2000, or XP
- At least 128 megabytes of memory (128 MB of RAM), 1 GB recommended
- A CD-ROM drive and a hard disk
- A display card and monitor set to 24-bit or 32-bit color and a resolution of at least 800x600
In General
Note: The new Power Mac G5 "Dual-Core" computers are equipped with "PCI Express" expansion slots which are not compatible with current digital camera interface boards. The Dual-Core G5s can, however, use FireWire-based (IEEE 1394) cameras. FireWire cameras are not affected by the type of PCI slot.
G5s sold before October 12, 2005:
These computers require PCI cards that operate at 3.3 volts. Prior to 2004 most camera interface cards operated at 5 volts. 5 volt cards cannot be plugged into a G5. "Universal" cards that work with both 3.3 and 5 volt slots are now available from the following manufacturers, for use in these G5 and older machines:
"Dual Core" G5s, sold after October 12, 2005:
These computers do not have PCI slots. They use a new interface called "PCI Express." None of the above cameras currently have a PCI Express interface card available. Please contact your camera's manufacturer for additional information on PCI Express interface boards.
Image processing requires a lot of memory to store the active image data. The more memory you have available to IPLab, the better the program will perform.
Cameras and camera interfaces will require a PCI slot or a FireWire (IEEE-1394) port. Some hardware, such as motorized microscopes, will require a serial port.
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Please continue reading about IPLab:
- IPLab : The main page of information about the IPLab program
- Features : This list summarizes IPLab's most useful features
- Extensions : Describes software that adds abilities to IPLab