DW Blackjack Spectrum Compatibility
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Affected Roles: Administrator, Power Users
Related Digital Watchdog VMS Apps: DW Spectrum
Last Edit: March 14, 2025
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DW Spectrum Upgrade Compatibility
Recording devices are limited by the capabilities of their component parts. Processors, graphics, storage, operating systems, determine if server hardware can support newer versions (5.0 and up) of DW Spectrum.
Related Articles
- DW Spectrum – Previous Build List
- DW Spectrum – Server Hardware Requirements
- myDW - Product Compatibility Notice
DW Spectrum 6.0 Requirements
- 64-bit Operating System: Windows 10/11 Pro/Enterprise, Windows Server 2016/2019/2022, Ubuntu LTS 18.04/20.04/22.04, or MacOS 11/12/13/14.
- OpenGL 2.1 support or better.
- Intel or AMD CPU (minimum Intel 7th Generation Processors).
- For a Single Monitor Workstation: Intel i5 8th gen or AMD Ryzen 5 3000 Quad-Core or better, 8GB RAM, 1Gbit network interface, and 128GB SSD/NVME storage.
- For Dual Monitor Setup: Intel i7 8th gen or AMD Ryzen 7 3000 Quad-Core or better, 16GB RAM, 2x1Gbit network interface, and 128GB SSD/NVME storage.
DW Blackjack Products Original Operating Systems
Digital Watchdog deploys embedded LTSC (Long-Term Servicing Channel) versions of Windows and Ubuntu in DW Blackjack Servers. While OS upgrades are possible and can be performed at the customer’s own discretion and risk, it is recommended to upgrade your Blackjack hardware instead.
To determine the purchase date and warranty status of your server, enter the product’s serial number into the RMA Warranty Status Tool. The original operating systems for DW Blackjack Servers by shipping date period can be found below.
- Servers shipped prior to 10/01/2018 were pre-installed with Windows 7 | Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04
- Servers shipped from 10/01/2018 and onward are pre-installed with Windows 10 | Ubuntu 18.04
DW Spectrum Compatibility List
Use the tables below to determine recorder compatibility with DW Spectrum:
DW Blackjack Servers
Model Series |
Part Number |
OS |
Original/ Upgrade |
DW Spectrum Version |
|||||
6.1 |
6.0 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
4.2 |
||||
DW Blackjack CX |
DW-BJCX |
Ubuntu 20.04 |
Original |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
DW Blackjack DX |
DW-DX31xxT |
Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC |
Original |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
DW-BJDX51xx | |||||||||
DW-BJDX71xx | |||||||||
DW-BJDX11xT-LX |
Ubuntu 20.04 |
Original |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
DW-BJDX31xxT-LX | |||||||||
DW-BJDX51xx-LX | |||||||||
DW Blackjack MX |
DW-BJMX2T |
Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC |
Original |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
DW Blackjack Rack 2U |
DW-BJRR2UxxT |
Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC |
Original |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
DW-BJRR2PxxT | |||||||||
DW-BJRR2YxxT | |||||||||
DW-BJRR2XxxT | |||||||||
DW-BJRR2UxxTLX |
Ubuntu 20.04 |
Original |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
DW-BJRR2PxxTLX | |||||||||
DW-BJRR2YxxTLX | |||||||||
DW-BJRR2XxxTLX | |||||||||
DW-BJRR2UxxTS |
Windows Server 2019 |
Original |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
DW-BJRR2PxxTS | |||||||||
DW-BJRR2YxxTS | |||||||||
DW-BJRR2XxxTS | |||||||||
DW Blackjack Tower (Full-size) |
DW-BJT71xxT |
Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC |
Original |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
Ubuntu 20.04 |
Original |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
||
DW-BJTR715xxT |
Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC |
Original |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
Windows Server 2019 |
Original |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
||
Ubuntu 20.04 |
Original |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
||
DW-BJTR716xxT |
Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC |
Original |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
Windows Server 2019 |
Original |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
||
Ubuntu 20.04 |
Original |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
||
DW Blackjack Tower (Mid-size) |
DW-BJMT31xxT |
Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC |
Original |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
Ubuntu 20.04 |
Original |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
||
DW-BJMT51xxT |
Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC |
Original |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
Ubuntu 20.04 |
Original |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
||
DW-BJMT71xxT |
Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC |
Original |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
Ubuntu 20.04 |
Original |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
||
DW-BJST51xxT |
Windows 10 IoT LTSC |
Original |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
DW Blackjack Ai Servers
Model Series |
Part Number |
OS Version |
Original/ Upgrade |
DW Spectrum Version |
|||||
6.1 |
6.0 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
4.2 |
||||
DW Blackjack Ai Slim |
DW-BJAiASL |
Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC |
Original |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
DW-BJAiDx | |||||||||
DW Blackjack Ai 2U |
DW-BJAiARA2 |
Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC |
Original |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
DW-BJAiAR2PA2 | |||||||||
DW-BJAiPxxTR | |||||||||
DW-BJAiARA4 | |||||||||
DW-BJAiAR2PA4 | |||||||||
DW Blackjack Ai (Rack mounted) |
DW-BJAIRxxT |
Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC |
Original |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
DW-BJAI2RxxT | |||||||||
DW Blackjack Ai Tower (Full-size) |
DW-BJAiTxxTR |
Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC |
Original |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
DW Blackjack Ai Tower (Mid-size) |
DW-BJAiMTxxT |
Windows 10 IoT LTSC |
Original |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
[Discontinued] DW Blackjack Models
Model Series |
Part Number |
MOBO |
OS Version |
Original/ Upgrade |
DW Spectrum Version |
|||||
6.1 |
6.0 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
4.2 |
|||||
DW Blackjack Bolt |
DW-BJBOLT |
N3150 / J3455 |
Ubuntu 20.04 |
Upgrade |
|
|
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
Ubuntu 18.04 |
Upgrade |
|
|
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
|||
Ubuntu 16.04 |
Original |
|
|
û |
û |
ü |
ü |
|||
Ubuntu 14.04 |
Original |
|
|
û |
û |
û |
ü |
|||
DW Blackjack Cube |
DW-BJCUBExT (Gen 2) |
SH81R4 |
Windows 10 IoT 21H2 |
Upgrade |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
Windows 7 |
Original |
û |
û |
û |
û |
û |
ü |
|||
DW-BJCUBExT (Gen 1) |
SH61R4 |
Windows 7 |
Original |
û |
û |
û |
û |
û |
ü |
|
DW-BJCUBE-LX (Gen 2) |
SH81R4 |
Ubuntu 20.04 |
Upgrade |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
Ubuntu 16.04 |
Original |
û |
û |
û |
û |
ü |
ü |
|||
Ubuntu 14.04 |
Original |
û |
û |
û |
û |
û |
ü |
|||
DW-BJCUBE-LX (Gen 1) |
SH61R4 |
Ubuntu 18.04 |
Upgrade |
û |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
Ubuntu 16.04 |
Original |
û |
û |
û |
û |
ü |
ü |
|||
Ubuntu 14.04 |
Original |
û |
û |
û |
û |
û |
ü |
|||
DW-BJCUBExT-DL |
SH310R4V2 |
Windows 10 IoT 21H2 |
Upgrade |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
|
SH310R4V2 |
Windows 7 |
Original |
û |
û |
û |
û |
û |
ü |
||
DW Blackjack Mini |
DW-BJMINIxT |
Embedded Linux |
Original |
|
|
|
û |
ü |
ü |
|
DW-BJMINIxTR |
|
|
|
û |
ü |
ü |
||||
DW Blackjack E-Rack |
DW-BJExU |
X9SAE |
Windows 10 IoT 21H2 |
Upgrade |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
Windows 7 |
Original |
û |
û |
û |
û |
û |
ü |
|||
DW-BJExU-LX |
Ubuntu 18.04 |
Upgrade |
û |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
||
Ubuntu 16.04 |
Original |
û |
û |
û |
û |
ü |
ü |
|||
Ubuntu 14.04 |
Original |
û |
û |
û |
û |
û |
ü |
|||
DW-BJERxU |
Windows 10 IoT 21H2 |
Upgrade |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
||
Windows 7 |
Original |
û |
û |
û |
û |
û |
ü |
|||
DW-BJERxU-LX |
Ubuntu 18.04 |
Upgrade |
û |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
||
Ubuntu 16.04 |
Original |
û |
û |
û |
û |
ü |
ü |
|||
Ubuntu 14.04 |
Original |
û |
û |
û |
û |
û |
ü |
|||
DW Blackjack P-Rack |
DW-BJPxU |
X10SAE |
Windows 10 IoT 21H2 |
Upgrade |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
Windows 7 |
Original |
û |
û |
û |
û |
û |
ü |
|||
DW-BJPxU-LX |
Ubuntu 20.04 |
Upgrade |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
||
Ubuntu 16.04 |
Original |
û |
û |
û |
û |
ü |
ü |
|||
Ubuntu 14.04 |
Original |
û |
û |
û |
û |
û |
ü |
|||
DW-BJPRxU |
Windows 10 IoT 21H2 |
Upgrade |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
||
Windows 7 |
Original |
û |
û |
û |
û |
û |
ü |
|||
DW-BJPRxU-LX |
Ubuntu 20.04 |
Upgrade |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
||
Ubuntu 16.04 |
Original |
û |
û |
û |
û |
ü |
ü |
|||
Ubuntu 14.04 |
Original |
û |
û |
û |
û |
û |
ü |
|||
DW Blackjack X-Rack |
DW-BJX2U |
Windows Server 2016 |
Original |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
ü |
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