SIMetrix will run on Windows and Linux platforms. Note that SIMetrix/SIMPLIS runs on Windows only, please see below for details.
SIMetrix and SIMetrix/SIMPLIS fully support Windows 7.
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SIMetrix and SIMetrix/SIMPLIS 32 bit version will install and run on the following Windows platforms:
Windows 7 Home Premium/Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate
Windows Vista Home/Home Premium/Business/Enterprise/Ultimate
Windows XP Home
Windows XP Professional
Windows 2000
There are no service pack requirements for any of the above
The 32 bit version will also run on any of the 64 bit Windows operating systems listed below.
SIMetrix 64 bit version will install and run on the following Windows platforms:
Windows 7 Home Premium/Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate, x64 Edition
Windows Vista Home/Home Premium/Business/Enterprise/Ultimate, x64 Edition
Windows XP Professional, x64 Edition
There are no service pack requirements for any of the above
SIMetrix (not SIMetrix/SIMPLIS) will run on a variety of Linux platforms. As there are a large number of different distributions and versions available it is impossible to test and verify each and every one.
We currently will only fully support the following systems:
Redhat Enterprise Linux 3, 4 and 5
Currently only 32 bit versions are supported
SIMetrix will run correctly on other distributions. However, if you use an unsupported distribution, and you have difficulties with running SIMetrix on that distribution, we will not be able to offer assistance unless we can reproduce that difficulty with a supported distribution.
SIMetrix will usually run on any distribution that uses glibc 2.3.2 or later and gcc version 3.2.3 or later
SIMetrix and SIMetrix/SIMPLIS will run on any hardware capable of running the supported operating system.
SIMetrix and SIMetrix/SIMPLIS are CPU intensive applications and will benefit from the most powerful processors. Note, however, that multiple core processor do not currently provide a benefit for running a single instance of SIMetrix or SIMetrix/SIMPLIS.
All 32 bit Windows versions of SIMetrix back to version 1.0 will run on the Windows operating systems listed above. With Windows Vista and Windows 7, there may be some minor lost functionality due to the new security restrictions. In some cases special install procedures are required. If you have an older version of SIMetrix and wish to use it with Windows 7 or Vista, please contact us for advice.