VectorCAST Technical Resources
This page covers the technical details you need to plan, configure, and verify a VectorCAST installation. Platform requirements, supported real-time operating systems, tool integrations, licensing prerequisites, and application notes are all covered below.
Works With Your Toolchain
Supported Platforms
VectorCAST is available on 64-bit Windows and 64-bit Linux.
Windows 64-bit
- Windows 10 or later
- Windows Server 2016 or later
Linux 64-bit
VectorCAST installs as a third-party package on Linux and is not managed by apt, rpm, or other package managers. Library requirements vary by distribution. The Install Guide contains full details for each supported distribution. The tables below list verified package configurations for three common distributions.
Supported Real-Time Operating Systems
VectorCAST is designed to support any commercial-quality real-time operating system. The VectorCAST Runtime Support Package (VectorCAST RSP) handles download, execution, and result capture using the built-in networking facilities of your target RTOS.
The following is a sample of supported Real-Time Operating Systems. For the complete and current list, visit the VectorCAST Install Guide.
| INTEGRITY® / INTEGRITY-178B® / µ-VelOSity™ | EUROS RTOS™ |
| FreeRTOS™ | µC/OS™ |
| Hard Hat Linux™ / ELinOS | RTEMS™ |
| NEOS™ | DEOS |
| MQX™ | SafeRTOS® |
| PikeOS | Windows CE™ / Windows® XP Embedded |
| LynxOS™ / LynxOS-178B™ / LynxOS-SE™ | ThreadX™ |
| QNX Neutrino® | embOS™ |
| DSP/Bios™ | VxWorks® 5.4, 6.x / VxWorks 653® / VxWorks Cert® / VxWorks7 / Simics |
| Embedded Linux | RTX |
Tool Integrations
Licensing
Vector License Client
The Vector License Client (VLC) is available for both Windows and Linux. Supported operating systems for VLC are listed in the KnowledgeBase article: Operating Systems Supported by Vector Products.
FlexNet Publisher
Version requirements for FlexNet Publisher are listed in the VectorCAST Install Guide. If you are using FlexNet Publisher 11.16.4 or higher, the Windows Universal C Runtime (CRT) is required.
Application Notes
| Application Note | Release Date |
| Option to Limit Recursive Parameter Search | 2026-04-02 |
| Coded Tests Support for GoogleTest | 2026-03-03 |
| Unbuffered Coverage Data Macro | 2024-05-08 |
| ATG Baseline Option | 2024-05-07 |
| Requirements Gateway Workflow | 2024-03-27 |
| Configuring Source & Include Paths | 2022-08-22 |
| Python 2 to Python 3 Upgrade | 2021-03-24 |