Balluff - BVS CA-MLC / BVS CA-IGC Technical Documentation
System Requirements

The device is an industrial camera which requires a reliable USB connection to the host system.

For this reason the following components are recommended:

ComponentRecommendation
ProcessorPreferably multi core Intel or ARM CPUs
RAM4 GB in 32-bit OS; 8 GB in 64-bit OS
MainboardUSB connectors

There is a huge variety of ARM based devices available on the market. Some suitable platforms have been tested by Balluff and a summary of the results of this test can be found here: Appendix C. Tested ARM platforms

Please ask your system vendor for further advice and consult our technical documentation.

Supported Operating Systems

Windows®

The following versions of Windows® are supported officially:

  • Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32-bit, 64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows 10 (32-bit, 64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows 11

Other Windows® versions might work as well but will not be tested on a regular basis.

Linux

The latest version for the required target platform of the Impact Acquire framework can always be found here: https://www.balluff.com/en-de/products/MP18308637.

Currently supported Kernel versions are:

  • Kernel 3.5.x or greater