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System Requirements for VisualApplets 3.5.0#

PC and Operating System#

  • OS: Microsoft Windows 10 (64 bit), and Windows 11 (64 bit)
  • PC Memory: Minimum 4 GByte, recommended: 8 GByte or better
  • Minimum available hard disk space: 1 GByte

Third-Party Software#

  • For compiling the SDK examples, a C++ compiler is necessary.
  • Depending on the target platform (FPGA type) of the applets designed with VisualApplets, you need to install Xilinx Vivado (WebPACK (free) or Design Suite) or Xilinx ISE (WebPACK (free) or Design Suite). Note that Xilinx ISE doesn't support Windows 11. For details, see below.

The table below lists all Basler target hardware and the required Xilinx ISE and/or Vivado licenses.

Note that for building designs for mE5 marathon frame grabbers, it is strongly recommended to use Xilinx Vivado. Using Xilinx Vivado, the build process is much faster, and more complex designs can be fitted on the FPGA.

Which Xilinx Toolchain and Version for Which Frame Grabber Platform?#

Current Basler Frame Grabber Models WebPACK (Free License) ISE Design Suite Logic Edition
(Purchase Versionab)		 Vivado Design Suite
(Purchase Versiona)
mE5 marathon VCX-QP ISE version 14.7,
Vivado versions between 2016.1 and 2020.1, or versions between 2021.2 and 2023.2cd		 Version 14.7 Versions between 2016.1 and 2020.1, or versions between 2021.2 and 2023.2cd
mE5 marathon VCL ISE version 14.7,
Vivado versions between 2016.1 and 2020.1, or versions between 2021.2 and 2023.2cd		 Version 14.7 Versions between 2016.1 and 2020.1, or versions between 2021.2 and 2023.2cd
mE5 marathon VCLx Versions between 2016.1 and 2020.1, or versions between 2021.2 and 2023.2cd
imaFlex CXP-12 Quad ISE is not supported
Vivado version 2023.2d		 Version 2023.2d
imaFlex CXP-12 Penta ISE is not supported
Vivado version 2023.2d		 Version 2023.2d
Legacy Basler Frame Grabber Models WebPACK (Free License) ISE Design Suite Logic Edition
(Purchase Versionab)		 Vivado Design Suite
(Purchase Versiona)
mE IV VD1-CL ISE version 9.2 or higher Recommended version: 9.2
PixelPlant PX100,
PixelPlant PX100e		 ISE version 9.2 or higher Recommended version: 9.2
mE IV VD4-CL/PoCL Recommended version: 9.2
mE IV VQ4-GE/-GPoE Recommended version: 9.2
PixelPlant PX200e Recommended version: 9.2
mE5 ironman VQ8 CXP6-D Version 14.7
mE5 ironman VD8-PoCL Version 14.7
mE5 marathon VF2 ISE version 14.7,
Vivado versions between 2016.1 and 2020.1, or versions between 2021.2 and 2023.2cd		 Version 14.7 Versions between 2016.1 and 2020.1, or versions between 2021.2 and 2023.2cd
LightBridge VCL ISE version 14.7,
Vivado versions between 2016.1 and 2020.1, or versions between 2021.2 and 2023.2cd		 Version 14.7 Versions between 2016.1 and 2020.1, or versions between 2021.2 and 2023.2cd

  1. A free, 30-days evaluation license is available. ↩↩↩↩

  2. Xilinx ISE doesn't support Windows 11. If your platform needs to be built with Xilinx ISE, install VisualApplets on a Windows 10 operating system. ↩↩

  3. Applets for mE5-CL platforms can't be built with Vivado versions between 2020.2 and 2021.1., see Known Issues VisualApplets Release 3.4.1, entry with ticket ID 217879 in General section. ↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩

  4. Vivado version 2024.1 might lead to freezes of VisualApplets version 3.4.0 or lower. In VisualApplets version 3.4.1 this has been fixed. However, this VisualApplets version has been tested to work best with Vivado 2023.2, so Basler doesn't recommend using a higher version of Vivado. See also Known Issues VisualApplets 3.4.0 and Changes and Fixes VisualApplets 3.4.1. ↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩