1.3 Operating Environment

PC

Windows® PC/AT compatible machine

Operating System

GP-Pro EX 64-bit version

  • Windows 11

64-bit versions of Home, Pro, and Enterprise

  • Windows 10 version 20H2 or later

64-bit versions of Home, Pro, and Enterprise

 

GP-Pro EX 32-bit version

  • Windows 11

64-bit versions of Home, Pro, and Enterprise

  • Windows 10 version 1607 or later

32-bit/64-bit versions of Home, Pro, and Enterprise

Other non-operating-system programs

GP-Pro EX 64-bit version

  • .NET Framework Ver.4.8.1*2

  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64)*2

 

GP-Pro EX 32-bit version

  • .NET Framework Ver.3.5 SP1 and Ver.4.8*2

  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable (x86)*2

Memory

Follows the above operating system requirements.

CPU

Follows the above operating system requirements. *7

Hard disk space*1

2 GB or more*3

Resolution

XGA (1024 x 768) or more is recommended (display with 256 colors or more required)

Language

  • Display language of the software menu

English, Japanese

  • Available languages (that can be displayed by the display unit)*4

Japanese, ASCII supported languages, Korean, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Russian (Cyrillic), and Thai

Required equipment

  • Mouse (compatible with the above operating systems)

Required.

  • USB port and USB cable*5, USB storage

Required for transferring using USB cables or USB storage (Memory Loader) or for writing/reading data on the USB storage.

  • LAN port and LAN cable

Required when transferring data via Ethernet. Hub may be required depending on your computer and network card.

  • CF Card drive and CF Card (sold separately)*6

A CF Card reader or a PCMCIA conversion card is required for transferring using a CF Card (Memory Loader), or reading and writing to a CF Card.

  • SD Card drive, and a SD Card compliant to SD or SDHC standards

Required for transferring using an SD Card (Memory Loader) or for reading and writing data on SD Cards.

  • Printer (compatible with the above operating systems)

Required for printing.

Other required environment

  • Environment for connecting to the Internet

Required for user registration and online updates.

*1 Free space required for installation.

*2If the program does not exist or a lower version is installed on the computer, the program will be automatically installed. For disk space requirements, visit the Microsoft website.

*3 Also includes capacity required by tools included when you install [GP-Pro EX].
Capacity required by other tools is not included.

*4 To use any language other than Japanese or English, you need to add the corresponding fonts and language FEP.
17.2 Drawing in Other Languages

*5 USB cables you can use for transfer operations differ depending on the display unit model.
34.2 Transferring Project Files via USB Transfer Cable

*6 If you use a commercially available CF Card, it may not have been fully tested.

*7 ARM64 and ARM32 are not supported.