Requirements¶

This document explains the requirements to use Phoenix 6.

Supported Devices¶

Phoenix 6 supports the following devices:

CANcoder®
CANdi®
CANdle®
CANrange®
Pigeon® 2.0
Talon FX® (Falcon 500, Kraken X60, Kraken X44)
Talon FXS®

CAN Bus Requirements¶

Phoenix 6 devices are supported on the below CAN bus adapters.

FRC

roboRIO
CANivore®

non-FRC

On Linux systems, any SocketCAN capable adapter will work, but the CANivore® is highly recommended. CANivore® offers additional functionality over other SocketCAN adapters. On Windows systems, you will need a CANivore® to communicate with hardware.

System Requirements¶

Phoenix 6 supports a plethora of languages and operating systems. The table found below details which languages are supported on what platforms.

FRC

Targets	Supported Languages	Supports CANivore®	Supports High-Fidelity Simulation
NI roboRIO	Java, C++, Python	Yes	n/a
Windows 10/11 x86-64	Java, C++, Python	Yes	Yes
Linux x86-64 (desktop) [1] and ARM64 [2]	Java, C++, Python	Yes	Yes
macOS	Java, C++, Python	No	Yes

non-FRC

Targets	Supported Languages	Supports CANivore®	Supports High-Fidelity Simulation
Windows 10/11 x86-64	C#, Python	Yes	Yes
Linux x86-64 (desktop) [1] and ARM64 [2]	C++, C#, Python	Yes	Yes (C# and Python only)
macOS (Simulation Only)	C#, Python	No	Yes