====== System requirements ======

===== Operating Systems =====

The host software is written in Java and uses [[http://usb4java.org|usb4java]] for USB communication. The ZTEX SDK includes native libraries for the following Operation Systems:

  * Linux, X86, 32 Bit and 64 Bit (tested)
  * Windows, X86, 32 Bit and 64 Bit (tested)
  * Linux, ARM (not tested)
  * OSX, X86, 32 Bit and 64 Bit (not tested)

===== Software requirements for running packages  =====

In order to run the examples or other packages build with the SDK the following requirements must be satisfied:

  * [[http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads|Java JRE 7 or later]]
  * **Windows only:** libusb-1.0 driver for Windows, see [[[[en:software:tutorial_example#usb_driver_for_windows|USB driver for Windows]]

===== Software requirements for building packages  =====

The system requirements for the compilation of the firmware and the host software are

  * [[http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads|Java JDK 7 or later]]
  * for FX2 firmware: [[http://sdcc.sourceforge.net|SDCC]]
  * for FX3 firmware: [[http://www.cypress.com/documentation/software-and-drivers/ez-usb-fx3-software-development-kit|Cypress EZ-USB FX3 SDK]]
  * Windows Only: GNU environment, e.g. [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/msys2|MSys2]] or [[http://www.mingw.org/wiki/msys|MSys]] with these additional packages:
    * ''make'' (required): MSys2: ''pacman -S msys/make''; MSys: already included
    * ''mc'' (Midnight commander, recommended) : MSys2: ''pacman -S msys/mc''; MSys: not available

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