Hardware Requirements

• Hardware Requirements
• • Virtual Devices
  • Recommended Specifications
  • • • Processor
      • Memory
      • Operating System
      • Storage
      • Graphics Card
      • Monitor
      • Pointing Device
      • I/O Ports and Connectivity
      • Supporting Software and Services

The type of PC and supporting equipment required to run and use Studio products is mostly determined by what you intend to do.

It isn't possible to cover every use case here, so what follows is an overview of four basic scenarios that may help you decide on what hardware best suits your needs.

Specific brands or types of equipment aren't always provided. To maintain the longevity of this document, general recommendations are provided instead.

If you're in any doubt, contact your local Datamine office for more information. We aren't affiliated with any particular provider, but can help you with vendor decisions based on our extensive experience of use cases throughout the World.

1 - Portable	You need a handheld device, Portable typically for field data capture such as geological mapping in Studio Mapper. Data doesn't stay on your device for long as it is offloaded to a server or other centralized data storage structure once data has been captured or processed.	2-Data Reporting	You need a laptop or desktop device used for preparing plot or similar reports and don't require complex 3D visualization of 'big data'. Typically, you rely on file-in, file-out processes but also use more lightweight interactive design commands, such as string digitizing.
3 - Typical	You visualize and perform Typical evaluations of 3D data using a laptop or desktop device, including block models and wireframes of up to 500mb. You use Studio products to perform on-board calculations such as strategic and operational schedules. Generally,a single 3D view is sufficient.	4 - Big Data	You need a physical laptop or desktop device to perform complex and lengthy calculations using 'big data' inputs, creating sim ilar outputs. Visualizing large 3D data objects and multiple 3D viens are essential to your workflow.

Virtual Devices

Running Studio products on a virtual device, such as an Azure@ hosted platform, should be performed under the guidance of your local Datamine technical support. Virtualization settings aren't described here as requirements vary significantly between usage types, as can the costs.

Recommended Specifications

Processor

Studio products are partly multi-threaded. Some functions utilize multiple processors (or 'cores') if they are available, whilst others execute using a single thread.

That said, even where a single core is targeted by Datamine Studio, multiple available cores may ensure other running multi-threaded applications or services may reduce their impact on your application as a result of OS or application-level load balancing.

Portable	Data Reporting	Typical	Big Data
A multi-core processor offering 8 or more threads, running at 12 GHz or higher.	A multi-core processor offering 8 or more threads, running at 2.0 GHz or higher.	A multi-core processor offering 16 or more threads, running at 2.5 GHz or higher.	A multi-core processor offering 16 or more threads, running at 4.0 GHz or higher.

Memory

The amount of memory installed on a particular machine can make a big difference to system performance although. It is assumed that you are using a 64-bit operating system (more on operating systems below).

Portable	Data Reporting	Typical	Big Data
8GB RAM or higher	16GB RAM or higher	32GB RAM or higher	64GB RAM or higher

Operating System

The most recently available Microsoft® Windows™ is recommended for Studio products, with all available security updates. This is to ensure your experience with Studio is as safe as it can be.

Note: 32-bit operating systems are not supported by Studio products, nor are Windows versions emulated on non-Microsoft operating systems.

English operating system versions are recommended. Datamine products will operate under other locales, additional steps may be required for numeric values to be processed correctly. Contact your Datamine Representative for more information.

• Minimum supported desktop platform: Windows 10 Pro edition (with all available security updates)

• Minimum supported server platform: Windows Server 2016 (with all available security updates)

Note: Due to potential security concerns, earlier versions of Windows cannot be supported or recommended.

Not supported:

• Windows 10 S

• Windows 10 Education

• Windows 11 Pro Education

• Windows 11 Education

Storage

It is preferable to have files located on a local disk for rapid access, although network access is only restricted by your current LAN or WAN structure and administration.

Swap space utilizes hard disk space, and as such, it is important to run regular system housekeeping on your disk(s) to ensure as much free space as possible is available.

A Solid State Drive (SSD) is recommended for all scenarios.

Datamine don't recommend the use of portable, USB-connected storage devices as these can pose a security risk, particularly if used by multiple machines and users.

A minimum of 500MB must be available for Datamine product installations.

Portable	Data Reporting	Typical	Big Data
250 GB SSD	500 GB SSD	1 TB	2 TB +

Graphics Card

See Graphics Capabilities

Monitor

Please note that 4K monitors are not currently recommended for Studio products, although this support is coming soon.

Touch screen (+ active stylus) is required for portable device users. Touch screen facilities for other scenarios are down to user preference.

Screen size is determined by space available and personal preference.

Portable	Data Reporting	Typical	Big Data
A single touch screen. Resolution (minimum): 1024 x 768	Two monitors: Resolution (minimum): 1920 x 1080 (HD)	Three monitors: Resolution (minimum): 1920 x 1080 (HD)	Three monitors: Resolution (minimum): 1920 x 1080 (HD)

Pointing Device

Portable	Data Reporting	Typical	Big Data
An active stylus is required for Studio product portable usage.	2 button wheeled mouse, ideally programmable.	2 button wheeled mouse, ideally programmable.	2 button wheeled mouse, ideally programmable.

I/O Ports and Connectivity

How you connect your device to other devices is up to you. The following are general recommendations to consider when purchase a PC device for your working scenario.

Typically, a docking station is recommended for all scenarios as they will offer multiple I/O sockets regardless of native device capabilities.

Portable	Data Reporting	Typical	Big Data
WIFI capability 1+ USB ports	WIFI capability 2 display ports 3+ USB ports (1 x USB 2.0) CAT5 socket	WIFI capability 3 display ports 3+ USB ports (1 x USB 2.0) CAT5 socket	WIFI capability 3 display ports 4+ USB ports (2 x USB 2.0) CAT5 socket

Supporting Software and Services

The following non-Datamine software applications are recommended to support Studio products. Note that these products are not directly supported by Datamine:

• Microsoft Office Suite

• Notepad++