X
2673

Platform and Feature Support for ENVI 5.4.1 and IDL 8.6.1

This help article lists the supported platforms for ENVI 5.4.1 and IDL 8.6.1. See the following sections:

 

Platform Support for ENVI 5.4.1

Platform Hardware Operating System Supported Versions
Windows Intel/AMD 64-bit Windows 7 SP1, 8, 10
Macintosh Intel 64-bit  OS X  10.10, 10.11 
Linux  Intel/AMD 64-bit Linux Kernel 2.6.32, glibc 2.12

 

Supported versions indicate that ENVI was either built on (the lowest version listed) or tested on that version. You can install and run ENVI on other versions that are binary-compatible with those listed.

The 64-bit Windows installer contains 32-bit binaries so that you can launch ENVI in 32-bit mode on 64-bit Windows systems. This ensures interoperability with ArcGIS®. You can find the 32-bit versions of ENVI in the Windows Start menu under Programs > ENVI 5.4 > ENVI for ArcGIS® and Programs > ENVI 5.4 > Tools > ENVI Classic 5.4 (32-bit).  ENVI 5.4.1 works with ArcGIS versions 10.2 through 10.5.

An X-Windows manager is required for Macintosh. ENVI was tested using XQuartz 2.7.11.

For optimal performance, your video card should have a minimum of 1 GB RAM and should support OpenGL 2.0 or later. Also be sure to install the latest drivers for your video card.

ENVI Help requires an HTML5-compatible browser.

 

 

Feature Support for ENVI 5.4.1

The following table indicates which platforms support the corresponding feature. ENVI features not listed in this table are assumed to work on all supported platforms.

Feature  Windows   Mac OS X  Linux
32-bit mode 64-bit  64-bit  64-bit
Connecting and saving to a geodatabase a,b   •      
FLAASH® c        
Chip to ArcMap™ software        
Chip to Print Layout view a        
Chip to PowerPoint®         
ENVI Tools for ArcGIS a,b        
Generate Point Clouds and DSM by Dense Image Matching d         
LiDAR e         
Map Layout view (File > Print) a         
NITF/NISF Module         
Reading OGC GeoPackage files         
Reference Map Link         
Rigorous Orthorectification d         
RPC Orthorectification using DSM from Dense Image Matching d         
Send files to ArcMap software         
Reading ECW files         
Reading MrSID files         
THOR tools         

 

a Windows users: these functions only run in 32-bit mode. If you have a 64-bit PC and you want to use these functions, run ENVI in 32-bit mode from the Windows Start menu.

b Supported on ArcGIS for Desktop 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, and 10.5.

c FLAASH® is included with the Atmospheric Correction Module, which requires a separate license. The QUick Atmospheric Correction tool (QUAC) is also included with the module and runs on all platforms that ENVI supports.

d Requires a separate license for the ENVI Photogrammetry Module.

e Supported through the ENVI API only. The ENVI LiDAR user interface is not available on Linux platforms.

 

 

Platform Support for IDL 8.6.1

Platform Hardware Operating System Supported Versions
Windows Intel/AMD 64-bit Windows 7 SP1, 8, 10
Macintosh Intel 64-bit  OS X  10.10, 10.11 
Linux Intel/AMD 64-bit Linux Kernel 2.6.32, glibc 2.12

 

Supported versions indicate that IDL was either built on the lowest version listed or tested on that version. You can install and run IDL on other versions that are binary-compatible.

An X-Windows manager is required for Macintosh. IDL was tested using XQuartz 2.7.11.

The 64-bit Windows installer contains 32-bit binaries so that you can launch IDL in 32-bit mode on 64-bit Windows systems. You can find the 32-bit versions of IDL in the Windows Start menu under Programs > IDL 8.6 > 32-bit or Programs > ENVI 5.4 > IDL 8.6 > 32-bit.

IDL Help requires an HTML5-compatible browser.

 

 

Feature Support for IDL 8.6.1

The following table indicates which platforms support the corresponding feature. IDL technologies not listed in this table are assumed to work on all platforms.

Feature  Windows  OS X   Linux
Intel 32-bit mode Intel 64-bit Intel 64-bit Intel 64-bit
COM Object-Export (Export Bridge Assistant)  •      
COM Object-Import (IDLcomIDispatch)        
DataMiner        
DICOM Network Services        
DICOM Read/Write (IDLffDicomEx)        
DICOM Read (IDLffDICOM)        
DXF file format (IDLffDXF)        
GRIB_* routines        
Internationalization (I18N_*) conversion routines        
IDL Advanced Math and Stats (IMSL Numerical Library)         
IDL Task Engine         
IDL Workbench         
JPIP (IDLnetJPIP)        
MPEG (IDLgrMPEG)        
MrSID (IDLffMrSID)         
Python Bridge         
Video Read (IDLffVideoRead)        
Video Write (IDLffVideoWrite)         
Remote Procedure Calls (RPCs)