vCore Requirements

Read this topic to understand what platforms are supported for vCore and their requirements, licensing requirements, as well as the hardware and schematic elements that are supported with vCore.

Deprecated: This Core model is discontinued. It remains accessible for configuration and use in existing designs via the Discontinued section of the Core Model property drop-down. No new features or platform updates will be introduced for this model.

CAUTION: Windows 'Sleep Mode' will interrupt communication between a Virtual Core and its Q-SYS Designer Software instances. When hosting a Virtual Core on a Windows PC, be sure to disable Sleep Mode in Windows Settings.

  • 64-bit Processor with Second Level Address Translation (SLAT)
  • CPU support for VM Monitor Mode Extension (VT-c on Intel CPU)
  • Minimum 8 GB memory with 2 GB assigned to each vCore VM image
  • Minimum 2 GB disk space
  • Must be enabled in BIOS:
    • Virtualization Technology

      Note: May have different labelling depending on motherboard manufacturer

    • Hardware Enforced Data Execution Prevention
  • Supported Windows Operating Systems
    • Windows 11 Enterprise, Pro, Education
    • Windows Server 2022
    • Windows Server 2019
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019
  • x86 System running recent Linux kernel with:
  • Balanced memory for guest and host OS (1GB minimum for host)
  • See VMware Compatibility Guide - System Search for full list of supported systems
  • Supported server platform
  • Multi-core 64-bit x86 processors with at least 2 CPU cores
  • NX/XD bit enabled for the CPU in the BIOS
  • Minimum 4 GB physical memory; providing at least 8 GB to run virtual machines in typical production environments
  • Support for hardware virtualization (Intel-VT-x or AMD RVI) must be enabled
  • One or more Gigabit or faster Ethernet controllers
  • Boot disk with minimum 32 GB persistent storage such as HDD, SSD, or NVMe
    • Use USB, SD and non-USB flash media devices only for ESXi boot bank partitions

    Note: Boot device must not be shared between ESXi hosts

  • SCSI disk or local, non-network RAID LUN with unpartitioned space for virtual machines

Note: For Serial ATA (SATA), a disk connected through supported SAS controllers or supported on-board SATA controllers. SATA disks are considered remote, not local. These disks are not used as a scratch partition by default because they are seen as remote.

Like other features in the Q-SYS Platform, the vCore requires a license for use. An internet connection is required to verify the license every 30 days.

For more information about vCore licensing, see the Core Manager > Licensing topic.

Note: vCore supports control of a maximum of 16 devices. Designs can include up to 32 scripting components, including plugins, Block Controller, Text Controller, and Control Script.

QIO-GP8x8 QIO-IR1x4 QIO-S4
TSC-55-G2 TSC-80-G2 TSC-116-G2
TSC-50-G3 TSC-70-G3 TSC-101-G3
Axon C1 Monitoring Proxy MTR
UCI Viewer    
Astronomical Clock Blinking LED Color Picker
Command Buttons Contact List Control Delay
Control Function Control Link Control Router
Custom Controls Date/Time E-mailer
Envelope Generator Event Log Event Logger
Flip Flop GPS Info IR Driver
IR Receiver LFO Pinpad
Press and Hold Selector Status Combiner
UCI Layer Controller UCI Style Controller Value Stepper
Ping SNMP Query Block Controller
Control Script Text Controller Layout
Popup Button Signal Snake Input Signal Snake Output
Clean Screen Button Log Off Button Navigation Button
URL Button    
Shift AV Q-LAN RX/TX USB Audio Bridging
USB Video Bridging USB HID Mediacast to HDMI
Audio DSP (CAT1 or CAT2) Call Sync AES67 RX/TX
System Link RX/TX ATMOS Digital Interface Media Stream RX/TX
WAN RX/TX Softphone / VOIP Software-Based Dante RX/TX
Loudspeakers Amplifiers Microphones