PC System Requirements

System Requirements

  • Recommended:

    • 3rd gen (Ivy Bridge) Intel Core i5 (i5-3xxx) or equivalent

    • Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 480

    • 8 Gbytes RAM

    • Windows 10 Pro (or Enterprise) 64-bit

    • True color 32bits, Full HD (or higher) monitor resolution with a Windows Aero theme enabled

    • 1 TByte Hard Drive (frequent user)

    • Gigabit Ethernet or more

    • Mouse with a scroll wheel and 3 buttons

  • Minimum:

    • 3rd gen (Ivy Bridge) Intel Core i3 (i3-3xxx) or equivalent

    • Nvidia GeForce GT 750M or Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580

    • 4 Gbytes RAM

    • Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

    • True color 32bits, 1280 x 1024 monitor resolution with a Windows Aero theme enabled

    • 500 GBytes Hard Drive (occasional user)

    • Gigabit Ethernet

    • Mouse or touchpad with 2 buttons

Note

As complexes algorithms are computed on the graphic card, a middle range model will increase speed over an entry level card.

Warning

Nvidia Quadro and AMD FirePro graphic cards are not tested and therefore not recommended

Warning

The graphic card must be compatible with DirectX 11 or above

Installation Drive

visionCATS can be installed by using:

Communication ports

  • 1x RS232 for each instrument to be connected.

  • If more RS232 COM-ports are needed, use USB to RS232 adapter. 1

  • 1x USB 2.0 or higher for USB to RS232 adapter.

  • 1x USB 2.0 or higher for HPTLC PRO.

  • 1x USB 3.0 for TLC Visualizer 2.

  • 1x 1394a FireWire® (6-pin connector) or 1x 1394 FireWire® (4-pin input with external power adapter and 6-pin output) for TLC Visualizer.

Supported operating systems

  • Recommended:

    • Windows 10 Pro (or Enterprise) 64-bit

    • Windows Server 2019 (visionCATS server only)

    Important

    On Windows Server, only the visionCATS server and the backup tool are supported. Do not install the instrument service or a client on it.

  • Minimum:

    • Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

    • Windows Server 2012 R2 (visionCATS server only)

Warning

32-bit Windows are not supported

Color quality

  • Supported with a calibrated monitor (and printer if printing)

System printer (optional)

  • Any laser or inkjet printer supported by the Operating System

Additional software installed

  • Microsoft® SQL Server® 2017 Express 64-bit

  • Microsoft® Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable (x64)

  • Microsoft® DirectX 9 (June 2010)

  • .NET Framework 4.8

1

For additional COM-ports a USB to 4-port RS232 adapter – CAMAG part number 958.0608 is recommended. The driver for this adapter can be found on the visionCATS Disk. Other adapters are not supported by CAMAG.