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Host PC (Windows)
Performance Requirements
Category | Minimum | Recommended |
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Operating System | Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit only) | Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit only) |
Processor | Any Intel or AMD x86-64 processor | Any Intel or AMD x86-64 processor |
RAM | 16 GB | 32 GB |
Disk |
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Graphics | No minimum | No recommendation |
Microsoft Windows Compatibility
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This compiler is installed during the setup of RT-LAB.
If for any reason it the installation fails, you it can start it manually, as it is located: <RT-LAB installation folder>/be manually started using the installer located in <Installation_directory>\<RT-LAB_Version>\mingw\mingw_download.bat
RT-LAB enforces the use of a specific version of MinGW which has been verified as compatible with the software.
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End of support This is for OPAL-RT 32 bits operating system. Note that after years of service, we have decided to phase out the support for our 32-bit Operating System, effective Q1 2024. The last software that support the 32-bit OS is RT-LAB 2024.1. We will ensure full Technical Support until Q1 2027. |
Installation and Permission Requirements
Installation recommendation
The default installation path is C:\OPAL-RT. It is recommended to install RT-LAB under a path that doesn’t contain whitespaces.
Starting from version 2024.1, RT-LAB installation requires administrator permissions.
Required Accessible Ports
Process name | Usage | Ports |
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OpalDLoader | Process responsible to start This process is responsible for starting the simulation process on Windowsthe Host PC | 1987 |
MetaController | Manager of the Controller processes | 2002 |
OpTargetD：TCP | Process responsible to broadcast the target’s status towards RT-LAB | 2525 |
RT-LAB | Process responsible to run the graphical user interface | 33673 [47386 -> 57626]* |
Controller | Process that manages the simulation | [25250 -> 25349] * [47386 -> 57626]* |
Sshd：rtserver | Deamon Daemon process to handle SSH communication | 51964 51969 |
opald.sh/ OpalD | Process responsible to start The process responsible for starting the simulation process on the OPAL-RTLinux | 58060 |
Opal One Database | PostgreSQL database service | 60770 |
Opal One App Server | Unicon processes manager | 60780 |
Unicon | Resources manager for OPAL-RT applications | Random available port (assigned by the App Server) |
Maestro | Simulator management server | 60781 (TCP/IP for shared socket) 60782 (gRPC) |
opal-services-handler | Manage Maestro and App Server processes | n/a |
The processes need to be authorized through the firewall.
RT target | 58060 |
* A range of the ports that can be used, RT-LAB will try the first one if not accessible, continue with the other ones. For each project opened RT-LAB will need a port in this range.
These processes must be allowed access to the ports they require by the user’s firewall configuration.
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RT-LAB vs OPAL-RT Chassis (Target Nodes)
OP5033XG (no FPGA | OP5031 | OP5025XG (no FPGA | OP5020XG (no FPGA | OP5707XG Virtex-7: VC707_2 | OP5707 Virtex-7: VC707_2OP4500 | MMPK7_1 Kintex-7: TE0741_4 | OP4512 Kintex-7: TE0741_4 | OP4510 Kintex-7: TE0741_3 | OP5705XG Kintex-7: OP5143 | OP5650XG Kintex-7: OP5143 | OP5650 Kintex-7: OP5143 | OP4512 TE0741_4 | OP4610XG TE0741_4 | OP5705XG OP5143 | OP5707XG VC707_2 OP5033XG (no FPGA | OP5600 Spartan-3: | OP4500 | |
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