Problem
Can I use a Pixelink camera in a Linux environment?
Solution
Our Linux SDK supports PL-D USB3 cameras, as indicated by the table below.
| Linux Version | FireWire | GigE | USB2.0 | USB3.0 |
PC running Ubuntu (v14.04, v16.04 or v18.04), 64-bit | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Supported |
ARMv7 platform running Ubuntu (14.04, 16.04 or 18.04), 32-bit | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Supported |
ARMv8 platform running Ubuntu (14.04, 16.04 or 18.04), 64-bit | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Supported |
A free 30 day trial of the Linux SDK for the above platforms can be downloaded from this page: https://www.navitar.com/products/pixelink-cameras/pixelink-sdk .
Please Note: Our FireWire cameras can function on a Linux platform using DCAM compliant software ,and our GigE cameras can function using GEV compliant software. There is also some open source software that facilitates control/interaction with DCAM cameras (Coriander, libdc1394).