MX Foundation 4
Installation

MX Foundation version 4 'C' API is currently available for Windows, Linux and macOS.
We hope you will enjoy using MX Foundation 4 with the Flex devices !

Windows

Requirements

MX Foundation 4 (MXF 4) can run on Windows 7/8/8.1/10/11 64-bit and Windows on Arm 64-bit versions, and its API Library file is available for Visual Studio 2015 and later.

Install MX Foundation

The MXF 4 Windows installer package will install all the frameworks, 'C' and C# code examples, make files, and command line tools you need to build MXF 4 applications for Windows.

A .NET DLL located in the .NET folder of the installation directory is also available. This DLL can be used, for example, with C#, Visual Basic .NET or LabVIEW instead of using the standard 'C' DLL.

Request the Windows installer download link from MAX Technologies Support.

Once downloaded, run the MXF 4 Windows installer and follow the instructions.

Deployment

When deploying MX Foundation application, MX Foundation Redistributable package can be used instead of the complete MX Foundation. All files needed to run MX Foundation application will be installed by MX Foundation Redistributable package. The redistributable package can be found in redistributable folder of your MX Foundation installation folder. The same command-line parameters as MX Foundation are available for installation of MX Foundation Redistributable.


Linux

Requirements

MX Foundation 4 (MXF 4) can run on any standard Linux distribution with kernel 2.6 and later (i.e. Ubuntu, CentOS, RedHat, ...).

Install MX Foundation

The MXF 4 Linux installer package will install all the frameworks, 'C' code examples, make files, and command line tools you need to build MXF 4 applications with Linux. The driver is automatically compiled on the host machine to target the specific installed Linux kernel.

Request the Linux installer download link from MAX Technologies Support.

Once downloaded, extract and run the MXF 4 Linux installer and follow the instructions.


macOS

Requirements

The list below describes the requirements for developing an application with MX Foundation 4.

  • macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) or later
  • Xcode 10 or later

Install Xcode

You can install Xcode from the Mac App Store. Launch the Mac App Store application. After that, type "Xcode" in the search field on top right corner. Xcode will appear in the search results. Click on the button to install it.

Install MX Foundation

The MX Foundation 4 (MXF 4) macOS installer package will install all the frameworks, 'C' code examples, make files, and command line tools you need to build MXF 4 applications for macOS.

Request the macOS installer download link from MAX Technologies Support.

Once downloaded, run the MXF 4 macOS installer and follow the instructions.

Updated 10/23/2023