Computer requirements

Before installing an Echoview Edition, ensure that your system meets the minimum requirements summarized below.

Notes:

• CPU
• • Faster processors will result in improved performance for tasks such as echo integration that are calculation-intensive.
  • The Echoview code does not contain any optimizations that are specific to a given make or model of processor. However, the features of multi-threaded data reading and multi-threaded operator processing will run optimally when using multi-core processors. This should be considered when making decisions about processing hardware.
  • Echoview supports CPUs produced by both Intel and AMD. See Purchasing a computer - Computer components for more information.
  • Processor technology changes rapidly. Check processor benchmarks as well as clock-speed ratings before making hardware purchasing decisions. If at all possible, test Echoview itself on candidate platforms.
  • The CPU needs to be compatible with Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) instruction set. AVX2 is required by the tensorflow.dll, which is loaded by Echoview and supports the machine learning tools.
• System Memory
• • Increased memory may result in improved performance, particularly when working with large data sets. Refer to Echoview and Windows memory management.
• Graphics card
• • Laptop integrated graphics can result in poor user interface performance. We recommend the use of a dedicated graphics card even when not using 3D visualizations.
  • The 4D window uses DirectX 9.0c (Shader Model 3) Application Programming Interface (API) and associated graphics driver. Graphics cards with a higher DirectX capability which includes the DirectX 9.0c driver are acceptable.
  • Scenes use OpenGL. Graphics card support for the Open Graphics Library Application Programming Interface (API) is common and should be available on all modern graphics cards.
  • Some graphics cards may have an onboard GPU (Graphical Processing Unit) which may improve display performance. GPU acceleration of machine learning features requires a CUDA 11.2 compatible graphics card.  CUDA 11.2 requires a graphics card that supports NVIDIA's Compute Capability 3.5 – 8.6.
    NVIDIA provides Compute Capability information of GTX, RTX and Quadro devices on this page https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-gpus.
  • Updating to the latest driver for your graphics card is strongly recommended.
• Browsers
  • Echoview WebHelp can be displayed using any modern web browser. However, some features may not render identically to the local help displayed in the Echoview CHM file.
  • The Welcome to Echoview window and the Echoview.chm file are displayed using Windows legacy HTML Help components that are included with supported versions of Windows.
  • Displaying CHM files depends on the availability of Windows HTML Help components. In some managed or hardened environments, these components may be disabled or restricted. To successfully display a CHM file, Windows may require the following components:
    • hh.exe (HTML Help Viewer)
    • hhctrl.ocx (HTML Help ActiveX control)
    • mshtml.dll (Trident HTML rendering engine used by Windows HTML Help)
    • Associated Windows components (e.g., COM, WinINet, and security zone settings)
  • Note: Internet Explorer is no longer required or supported. If the Welcome to Echoview window or Echoview.chm file displays or functions incorrectly, contact your system administrator to ensure that Windows HTML Help components have not been disabled or removed, and that Windows security settings are not blocking CHM files. CHM files downloaded from external sources may be blocked by Windows.
• When live viewing you may need to configure Windows folder/file sharing.
• After installing Echoview we recommend that you run Echoview once using Run as administrator (right-click on the Echoview icon on your desktop, in your Start menu or in the folder where Echoview is installed, and then click Run As Administrator). This action will register the Echoview Automation Library (Echoview COM).
• If you have trouble using Echoview on your system contact Echoview for assistance.
• For Oracle VirtualBox users, see our Solutions to common problems page for more information about possible startup issues.

Operating system support

Echoview is compatible with the following Windows operating systems:

• Windows 11 (64-bit Edition)

Unsupported operating systems

Echoview is not supported on the following Windows operating systems:

• Windows 10 (32-bit and 64-bit Editions)
• Windows 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit Editions)
• Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit Editions)
• Windows Vista
• Windows XP
• Windows ME
• Windows 2000
• Windows 98
• Windows NT 4.0 and earlier
• Windows 95 and earlier

Echoview is not supported under UNIX, Linux nor Apple OS X operating systems.

See also

Purchasing a computer - Computer components
Dongle installation
About Echoview modules
Echoview Edition
Echoview and Windows memory management