System Requirements

Requirements for HALCON 21.11 Progress

Special requirements for Deep Learning:

Linux: 64-bit and 32-bit
Windows: 64-bit
macOS: 64-bit
Training deep learning networks is supported on NVIDIA GPUs or Intel® CPUs (for further information please refer to our Installation Guide)

Windows x64

Processor: Intel^® 64 or AMD 64

Compiler: Visual Studio 2005 or higher

Details: System Requirements for Windows 8.1/ 10+ and Windows Server 2008 R2/ 2012 R2/ 2016/ 2019 x64 Editions

Windows 8.1/ 10+ (x64 Edition) or Windows Server 2008 R2/ 2012 R2/ 2016/ 2019 / 2022
Note that independent of HALCON, some 3rd party image acquisition devices may have more restrictive system requirements

Linux x86_64

Processor: Intel 64 or AMD 64

Compiler: gcc 5 or higher

Details: System Requirements for Linux x86_64 with gcc 5.5 (or higher)

Linux x86_64 with gcc 5.5 (or higher) and glibc 2.17 (or higher), libstdc++.so.6.0.21/GLIBCXX_3.4.21 (or higher) on Intel 64 or AMD 64
Note that independent of HALCON, some 3rd party image acquisition devices may have more restrictive system requirements

Linux Armv7-A

Processor: Armv7-A compliant processors with support for the NEON instruction set

Compiler: gcc 5.5 or higher

Details: System Requirements for armv7-A with gcc 5.5 (or higher)

Linux armv7-A, gcc 5 (or higher), glibc 2.17 (or higher), libstdc++.so 6.0.21/GLIBCXX_3.4.21 (or higher), hard-float ABI and Hidraw kernel support
USB host port
Note: HALCON's deep learning inference is only supported on the CPU.

Linux AArch64

Processor: Armv8-A 64-bit compliant processors with support for the NEON instruction set

Compiler: gcc 5.5 or higher

Details: System Requirements for AArch64 with gcc 5 (or higher)

Linux AArch64, gcc 5.5 (or higher), glibc 2.17 (or higher), libstdc++.so 6.0.21/GLIBCXX_3.4.21 (or higher) and Hidraw kernel support
USB host port

macOS

Processor: Intel 64

Compiler: Xcode 10.0

Details: System Requirements for macOS 11, macOS 12

Hardware with macOS 11, macOS 12
Note: Deep Learning is only supported via CPU on this platform

Requirements for HALCON 20.11 Steady

Special requirements for Deep Learning:

64-bit operating system: Windows or Linux
Training deep learning networks is supported on NVIDIA GPUs or Intel® CPUs (for further information please refer to our Installation Guide)

Windows x64

Processor: Intel^® 64 or AMD 64

Compiler: Visual Studio 2005 or higher

Details: System Requirements for Windows 7/ 8.1/ 10+ and Windows Server 2008 R2/ 2012 R2/ 2016/ 2019 x64 Editions

Windows 8.1/ 10+ (x64 Edition) or Windows Server 2008 R2/ 2012 R2/ 2016/ 2019
Runs also on Windows Embedded Standard/Enterprise 7 (assuming all necessary components are included)
Note that independent from HALCON, some 3rd party image acquisition devices may have more restrictive system requirements

Linux x86_64

Processor: Intel 64 or AMD 64 Compiler: gcc 5 or higher Details: System Requirements for Linux x86_64 with gcc 5 (or higher)

Linux x86_64 with gcc 5 (or higher) and glibc 2.17 (or higher), libstdc++.so.6.0.21/GLIBCXX_3.4.21 (or higher) on Intel 64 or AMD 64
Note that independent from HALCON, some 3rd party image acquisition devices may have more restrictive system requirements

Linux Armv7-A

Processor: Armv7-A compliant processors with support for the NEON instruction set Compiler: gcc 5 or higher Details: System Requirements for armv7-A with gcc 5 (or higher)

Linux armv7-A, gcc 5 (or higher), glibc 2.17 (or higher), libstdc++.so 6.0.21/GLIBCXX_3.4.21 (or higher), hard-float ABI and Hidraw kernel support
USB host port
Note: HALCON's deep learning inference is only supported on the CPU.

Linux AArch64

Processor: Armv8-A 64-bit compliant processors with support for the NEON instruction set Compiler: gcc 5 or higher Details: System Requirements for AArch64 with gcc 5 (or higher)