HCA Admin
Sep 01, 2009, 01:22 PM
Your computer must be capable of running a modern Windows OS as outlined on in the System Requirements (http://www.hcatech.com/index.php?sid=products&pid=purchase_hca). Since HCA is not a resource hog, an older model computer would probably make a good "house computer".
If you have such a computer, we recommend that you first install HCA on your "good" computer and develop your home design on it. Connect the automation interfaces to it and let it run your home for a few weeks. Once you find you are not changing your home design very often, then get out that old computer, connect your automation interfaces and copy your home design file to it. That computer can now run your home.
One final point: some of the HCA dialog boxes don't display correctly on a standard 640 x 480 display. While the minimum video requirements are listed for HCA as SVGA (800 x 600), HCA will run on a VGA system - just some dialogs will not fit on the screen. If your old computer has only a VGA video system it can still be used to run your home, but you will need a SVGA system to develop the design.
If you have such a computer, we recommend that you first install HCA on your "good" computer and develop your home design on it. Connect the automation interfaces to it and let it run your home for a few weeks. Once you find you are not changing your home design very often, then get out that old computer, connect your automation interfaces and copy your home design file to it. That computer can now run your home.
One final point: some of the HCA dialog boxes don't display correctly on a standard 640 x 480 display. While the minimum video requirements are listed for HCA as SVGA (800 x 600), HCA will run on a VGA system - just some dialogs will not fit on the screen. If your old computer has only a VGA video system it can still be used to run your home, but you will need a SVGA system to develop the design.