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).
These guidelines may have been superseded since publication.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.
For information on the Azure, Blue and Cobalt builds, contact sales@vicon.com.
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 | 10th 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 |
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 | M.2 512 GB PCIe NVMe Class 40 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 |
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 1.5 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.
