1.3 Operating Environment

PC

Windows® PC/AT compatible machine

Operating System

  • Windows 10

32-bit/64-bit versions of Home, Pro, and Enterprise

  • Windows 8.1

All editions for 32-bit/64-bit versions

  • Windows 7

All editions of 32 or 64 bit version (Service Pack 1 or later)

Other non-operating-system programs

  • .NET Framework Ver.3.5 SP1 and Ver.4.8*2

  • Internet Explorer Version 6.0 or later

Memory

  • Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7

1 GB or more (2 GB or more is recommended)

CPU

Pentium IV 1.3GHz or faster

Hard disk space*1

2 GB or more*3

Resolution

XGA (1024 x 768) or more is recommended (display with 256 colors or more required)

Language

  • Display language of the software menu

English, Japanese

  • Available languages (that can be displayed by the display unit)*4

Japanese, ASCII supported languages, Korean, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Russian (Cyrillic), and Thai

Required equipment

  • Mouse (compatible with the above operating systems)

Required.

  • DVD drive

Used during installation.

  • USB port and USB cable*5, USB storage

Required for transferring using USB cables or USB storage (Memory Loader) or for writing/reading data on the USB storage.

  • LAN port and LAN cable

Required when transferring data via Ethernet. Hub may be required depending on your computer and network card.

  • CF Card drive and CF Card (sold separately)*6

A CF Card reader or a PCMCIA conversion card is required for transferring using a CF Card (Memory Loader), or reading and writing to a CF Card.

  • SD Card drive, and a SD Card compliant to SD or SDHC standards

Required for transferring using an SD Card (Memory Loader) or for reading and writing data on SD Cards.

  • Printer (compatible with the above operating systems)

Required for printing.

Other required environment

  • Environment for connecting to the Internet

Required for user registration and online updates.

*1 Free space required for installation.

*2 If .NET Framework does not exist or an earlier version is installed on the computer, .NET Framework is automatically installed, For disk space requirements, visit the Microsoft website.
To install the .NET Framework on Windows 8.1 or later, a network connection or installation media for the operating system is required. For more details, please refer to the following.
T.2.2.7 Does .NET Framework required appear?

*3 Includes capacity required by tools such as Transfer Tool, Version Reverter, and Project Converter, which are also included when you install [GP-Pro EX].
Capacity required by other tools is not included.

*4 To use any language other than Japanese or English, you need to add the corresponding fonts and language FEP.
18.2 Drawing in Other Languages

*5 USB cables you can use for transfer operations differ depending on the display unit model.
34.2 Transferring Project Files via USB Transfer Cable

*6 If you use a commercially available CF Card, it may not have been fully tested.