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Software Defined Radios
FlexRadio Systems
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The SmartSDR™ for Windows application is the software used
to interface with the FLEX-6000 radio hardware for viewing
spectrum and controlling the radio.
Recommendations and Requirements
Minimum recommended CPU for SmartSDR for Windows is
the Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or AMD® Athlon™ 64 x2 processor.
Minimum recommended graphics processing unit (GPU) is one
that supports DirectX 10 or greater and has at least 256 MB
of graphics RAM for optimal rendering of the high resolution
spectrum displays. Please refer to the HelpDesk article "What
is important in choosing a Video Graphics Card?" (
http://
helpdesk.flexradio.com/hc/en-us/articles/202118528
) for
additional details.
Minimum Windows and .NET Requirements
SmartSDR is a 64 and 32-bit Windows .NET Framework
application designed to operate on Windows Vista, Windows 7,
Windows 8 and later. The .NET Framework 4.0 Client Profile
is required.
The minimum version of Windows supported by SmartSDR is
Windows Vista Service Pack 2. The SmartSDR for Windows
Installer will automatically detect your current Windows version
and will notify you if it does not meet the minimum operating
system requirements. If your Windows XP PC has not been
upgraded to Windows Vista, or Windows 7 or later, you must
do so before installing SmartSDR. See minimum Windows
and .NET requirements below for obtaining the appropriate
Windows software update.
If you need to upgrade your Windows software, install it before
installing the .NET Framework 4.0 Client Profile. The easiest
method for obtaining it is to use the Windows Update service.
An optional update method is to download the update software
via the Internet directly from Microsoft using this web link:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads
Note: this is a very large download (approximately 316 MB)
which may take over an hour to download using slower
Internet connections.
If you need to install the .NET Framework 4.0 Client Profile,
the SmartSDR for Windows Installer will automatically install it
from the SmartSDR Installation CD or attempt to download the
necessary software from the Internet if the CD is not available.
Alternately, you can download it directly from Microsoft using
this web link BEFORE installing SmartSDR for Windows.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17113
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4.0 INSTALLING SMARTSDR™ FOR WINDOWS
APPLICATION ON YOUR PC
4.0 INSTALLING SMARTSDR™ FOR WINDOWS APPLICATION ON YOUR PC
