The following are the suggested system requirements for Digital Flexo Suite, PlatePrep and PlatePatcher 20. Exceeding these requirements will in most cases lead to a performance increase.
Requirements
Digital Flexo Suite 20
System Requirements for Digital Flexo Suite 20(Windows)
Processor type and speed
Intel processor - Core-i-Series (i7 or higher recommended)
Other processors like AMD or Intel Xeon are not tested and can lead to failures.
RAM
Minimum 8 GB RAM (16GB recommended)
OS Architecture
32bit (64bit recommended)
Available hard drive space
An NTFS volume is required. The software takes about 600 MB of disk space. Also take into account the need for storage of temporary and production data. A backup solution is strongly advised.
Recommended hard drives: 1TB SSD.
Screen resolution
Minimum 1280 x 1024 resolution, true color depth.
Recommended resolution: Full HD or higher
Network connection
100/1000 Base-T Ethernet, TCP/IP v4 protocol, TCP/IP v6 protocol is not supported.
CDI software
Grapholas 10.3.8 on the CDI is still supported when FTP server is installed on DFS computer
Grapholas 12.1.7 is the recommended minimum version
Grapholas 14 is needed for Full HD Flexo or Pixel+ operation
Grapholas 19
Grapholas 20 is the most recommended version
Windows settings
Disabled firewall and user account control (UAC)
Correctly installed anti virus software (see Installation User Manual)
FTP server installed and activated when Grapholas version 10.3.8 on CDI is used
Limitations
With Grapholas version lower than 14, the index and file names may not include special characters, umlauts or spaces and an underscore "_" is the only permitted special character and can be used as a substitute for a space.
Supported Operating Systems (32bit and 64bit)
Windows 7
Windows 10
Windows 11 - FTP connection NOT tested
Windows Server 2003 to 2019
If an operating system is not listed in the tables below, it is not supported. Do not try to install Digital Flexo Suite on a computer running an unsupported operating system.