VrOne

ON-LINE REFERENCE DOCUMENTATION

CARDINAL SYSTEMS, LLC

386-439-2525

www.cardinalsystems.net

SUGGESTED COMPUTER CONFIGURATIONS

Description

Vr Mapping Software is a Microsoft Windows application and will run on most computers running this operating system. Computer hardware configurations depend on the application. Below are listed sample application and a suggested computer configuration.

The configurations below are suggested and your requirements and preferences may be different.

More help on hardware for Vr Mapping Software can be found on the Vr Hardware Configurations Help Page.

Links to the various hardware manufacturers mentioned below may be found on the Links page

All Configurations

Computer: Dell Computers may be used for high quality, reliable computers. Customers built computers have proven to work well also.

Processor: Any processor supporting Microsoft Windows. This includes Intel and AMD. Recommended processor speed is 3.0 GHZ or greater. When running VrTwo,

Dual processors or a single Intel Core 2 Duo, Core 2 quad processor is needed.

Disk Drive: Disk drives should have a rotational speed equal to or greater than 7,200 RPM. Serial ATA (SATA), ULTRA ATA, and SCSI disk drives work well with Vr Mapping.

Disk Drive Interface: SCSI (Small Computer Systems Interface) is faster than some of the current disk interfaces but is not necessary. Currently Serial ATA is the most popular disk driver interface.

Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP is recommended. Windows 7 64 Bit is in final beta testing.

Collection Station for Analog/Analytical Stereo Plotters

Software: VrOne

Memory: 2 GB or greater

Processor: Single or Dual

Disk Space: 500 GB or greater

Monitor: 19-inch or greater. Flat screen LCD screens may be used

Graphics Card: Any

Optional Hardware/Software: Vr Touchpad

Required Additional Hardware: CEC488 Interface card for Zeiss Planicomp P1/P2/P3, Fischer SEC Interface card for analog instruments

Notes: VrOne runs as an edit station on almost any computer. More memory should be considered if performing DTM with large data sets.

Orthophoto Production and Mosaic

Software: VrOrtho

Memory: 4GB, 8GB is recommended for windows 7 64 bit

Processor: Single or Dual

Disk Space: 500 GB or greater

Monitor: 17-inch or greater. Flat screen LCD screens may be used

Graphics Card: Any

Optional Hardware/Software: Backup devices, Vr Touchpad

Required Additional Hardware:

Notes: Large amounts of memory are important to VrOrtho and large disk drives make project management easier.

Aerial Triangulation

Software: VrAirTrig

Memory: 2 GB or greater

Processor: Single or Dual

Disk Space: 500 GB or greater

Monitor: 17-inch or greater. Flat screen LCD screens may be used

Graphics Card: Any. To measure points in stereo use the VrTwo configuration

Optional Software/Hardware: Aerial Triangulation adjustment software such as Albany, JFK, PATB, AeroSys, Vr Touchpad

Required Additional Hardware:

Notes: Large disk drives make project management easier. During point measurement an option is available to measure points in stereo. If this option is used then the Aerial Triangulation hardware configuration must be the same as the VrTwo hardware configuration (see below).

VrTwo for CRT Monitors

Software: VrTwo

Memory: 4GB, 8GB is recommended for windows 7 64 bit

Processor: Dual processors or a single Intel Core 2 Duo, Core 2 quad processor is needed

Bus Speed: 1033 or 1066 Mhz front-side bus speed or greater is recommended

Memory Access: Dual access memory is recommended

Disk Space: 720 GB or greater

Monitor: 19-inch or greater. Monitors must have the ability to cycle at 100 Hertz or greater

Graphics Card: NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400/3400/3700/4400/4500/4600.

Optional Hardware/Software: Stealth 3D mouse. The system mouse with a wheel may be used for light collection/edit. Vr Touchpad

Required Additional Hardware: Stereo viewing hardware from NuVision or StereoGraphics

Notes: The graphics card is a very important system component when roaming. Untested card that are not listed above may not work and are not supported.

VrTwo For LCD 120 Hrz displays