The specification for a PC for use with Shogun depends on the size of the motion capture system and the quantity of data to be captured and processed.

Note that the minimum recommended monitor resolution is 1080 pixels (1920 x 1080).

Note
These guidelines may have been superseded since publication. For up-to-date information, please visit the Vicon website FAQs and select Operating systems and PC or contact Vicon Support.

Laptop specification

This specification is recommended for a Vicon system that is to run on a laptop:

System size	Up to 20 Vantage/Vero cameras
Vue	Up to 2
SDI	Contact sales@vicon.com
Model/Chassis	XPS15
CPU	10^th generation Intel® Core™ i7-10750H (6-core, 12 MB cache, up to 5.0 GHz)
Graphics card	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti 4 GB GDDR6
Memory	32 GB (2x) 16 GB DDR4 2933 MHz
OS hard drive	1 TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
Network card	Sonnet Solo 10 GbE Thunderbolt 3 Adapter
Wireless adapter	Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2×2) and Bluetooth^® 5.0

Medium-sized system specification

This specification is recommended for a small- to medium-sized Vicon system (up to 40 cameras):

System size	Up to 40 Vantage/Vero cameras
Vue	Azure build:Up to 2 Blue build: Up to 6
SDI	Contact sales@vicon.com
Model/Chassis	Precision 3640 Tower (XE)
CPU	Intel® Core™ i7-10700 (8-core, 16 M cache, base 2.9 GHz, up to 4.8 GHz) DDR4-2933
Graphics card	NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 Super, 8 GB GDDR6, DP, HDMI, DL DVI (Precision 3640)
Memory	16 GB 2X8 GB DDR4 2666 MHz or 2933 MHz
OS hard drive	M.2 512 GB PCIe NVMe Class 40 Solid State Drive
Video hard drive	Azure* build: OS hard drive Blue* build: 1 TB PCIe NVMe Class 40 M.2 SSD
Data hard drive	2 TB SATA 7200 rpm
Network card	Intel® X550-T2 10 GbE
Wireless adapter	Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 802.11ax Dual Band (2×2) wireless module + Bluetooth^® 5

* For information on the Azure, Blue and Cobalt builds, contact sales@vicon.com.

These PCs are based on a 10 GB Vicon system topology.

Large system specification

This specification is recommended for a large Vicon system (over 40 cameras):

System size	40+ Vantage/Vero cameras
Vue	Azure build: Up to 2 Blue build: Up to 6 Cobalt build: Up to 8 (Theia Markerless compatible)
SDI	Azure build: Contact sales@vicon.com Blue build: Up to 2 Cobalt build:Up to 4
Model/Chassis	AMD X570 ATX Mid Tower
Motherboard	X570 ATX AM4 supports up to 3 NMMe
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 3.5 Ghz 16-Core processor with Corsair H100X 57.2 Liquid CPU cooler
Graphics card	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Memory	32 GB (2×16 GB) DDR4 2666 MHz
OS hard drive	Samsung 970 Ev Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
Video hard drive	Blue* build: 1x M.2 1 TB PCIe NVMe Class 40 Solid State Drive Cobalt* build: 2x M.2 1 TB PCIe NVMe Class 40 Solid State Drive
Data hard drive	4 TB SATA 7200 rpm
Network card	Intel® X540 NIC-T2 10 GbE
Wireless adapter	Intel® Dual Band Wireless AC 8265 (802.11ac) 2×2 + Bluetooth^® module

* For information on the Azure, Blue and Cobalt builds, contact sales@vicon.com.

These PCs are based on a 10 GB Vicon system topology.

For information on optimizing performance for AMD CPUs, see Improving system performance on AMD CPUs.

Supported operating system for Vicon Shogun

Shogun 1.6 is supported under the following operating system:

Microsoft Windows 10, 64-bit (this is the Vicon-recommended OS): Compatible with and fully supported. Installation, software operation and required third-party drivers tested.

Although Shogun may install and function under other Microsoft Windows operating systems, this is not officially supported or recommended by Vicon.

For further details, see Vicon system setup information or the PDF PC Setup for Vicon Systems.

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