Installing Spinnaker from the Command Line
This article is for Spinnaker SDK installations up to version 4.x For Spinnaker 4.x and newer installations, see Using the Silent Installer for the Spinnaker SDK for instructions.
Instead of running the full/web Spinnaker installer, one can get the .msi files from support and install each component individually as well as silently through command line options.
Note: Administrator privilege is required.
This command line installation functionality is supported by the Windows installer msiexec program that is included with Microsoft Windows. For a full list of installation options, type in msiexec --help in the command prompt.
Installation Notes
Make sure to navigate to the folder where the .msi installation file is located, unless you are going to run the installation using full path.
If Spinnaker is installed without using the command line, it can still be uninstalled with the command line (and vice versa).
1. Open the Command Prompt as Administrator. You need administrator access to install .msi files.
2. cd to the folder where the .msi installation file is located.
3. Enter each of the commands to install Spinnaker, as shown in the sections below.
General Usage
Installation Optional Parameters
| /i | Install or configures Spinnaker |
| /x | Uninstalls Spinnaker |
| /quiet | Enables silent installation, no user interaction |
Display / User Interaction Optional Parameters
| /quiet | Enables silent installation, no user interaction |
| /passive | Unattended installation, progress dialog, no user interaction |
How to install Spinnaker 4.x and later
For Spinnaker 4.x and newer installations, see Using the Silent Installer for the Spinnaker SDK for instructions.
How to install Spinnaker 2.0 - 4.x
(Windows 7 or Windows 10 x64 with VS2015 runtime)
Spinnaker binaries
| msiexec /L*v install_binaries.log /i Spinnaker_Binaries_v140_x64.msi MSIFASTINSTALL="7" INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\FLIR Systems\Spinnaker" ADDLOCAL="SpinView_v140,Utilities_v140,Runtimes_v140,SpinVideo_v140" REBOOT=ReallySuppress /quiet |
Spinnaker drivers
| msiexec /L*v install_driver.log /i Spinnaker_Drivers_x64.msi MSIFASTINSTALL="7" INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\FLIR Systems\Spinnaker" INSTALLUSBCAM3_S="true" INSTALLUSBCAM_S="true" INSTALLPGRLWF_S="true" ADDLOCAL="USBDriversLegacy,USBDrivers,PGRLWFDrivers" /quiet |
Spinnaker GenICam
| msiexec /L*v install_genicam.log /i Spinnaker_GenICam_v140_x64.msi MSIFASTINSTALL="7" INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\FLIR Systems\Spinnaker" ADDLOCAL="GenICam_v140" REBOOT=ReallySuppress /quiet |
Visual Studio Redistributables
| msiexec /L*v install_vcredist.log /i VCRedist_v140_x64.msi MSIFASTINSTALL="7" INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\FLIR Systems\Spinnaker" ADDLOCAL="VCRedist_v140" REBOOT=ReallySuppress /quiet |
Spinnaker GenTL
| msiexec /L*v install_gentl.log /i FLIR_GenTL_v140_x64.msi MSIFASTINSTALL="7" INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\FLIR Systems\Spinnaker" ADDLOCAL="GenTL_v140" REBOOT=ReallySuppress /quiet |
Optional .msi files
Spinnaker Source Code
| msiexec /L*v install_sourcecode.log /i Spinnaker_SourceCode_v140_x64.msi MSIFASTINSTALL=7 INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\FLIR Systems\Spinnaker" ADDLOCAL=CSharpSrc_v140,CPPSrc_v140,CSrc_v140,VBSrc_v140 REBOOT=ReallySuppress /quiet |
Spinnaker Documentation
| msiexec /L*v install_documentation.log /i Spinnaker_Documentation_x64.msi MSIFASTINSTALL=7 INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\FLIR Systems\Spinnaker" ADDLOCAL=APIDocs,Documentation REBOOT=ReallySuppress /quiet |
Myricom MVA
| msiexec /L*v install_mva.log /i mva-2.0.1.0_x64_wlh.msi MSIFASTINSTALL="7" REBOOT=ReallySuppress /quiet |
Spinnaker AIK (third party wrapper)
| msiexec /L*v install_AIK.log /i Spinnaker_AIK_v140_x64.msi MSIFASTINSTALL=7 INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\FLIR Systems\Spinnaker" ADDLOCAL=SpinnakerAIK_v140 REBOOT=ReallySuppress /quiet |
Spinnaker DirectShow
| msiexec /L*v install_directshow.log /i Spinnaker_DirectShow_v140_x64.msi MSIFASTINSTALL=7 INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\FLIR Systems\Spinnaker" ADDLOCAL=SpinDirectShow_v140 REBOOT=ReallySuppress /quiet |
How to remove Spinnaker 2.0 - 4.x libraries using msiexec
Spinnaker Binaries
| msiexec /L*v uninstall_binaries.log /x Spinnaker_Binaries_v140_x64.msi INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\FLIR Systems\Spinnaker" |
Spinnaker Drivers
| msiexec /L*v uninstall_driver.log /x Spinnaker_Drivers_x64.msi INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\FLIR Systems\Spinnaker" OSNAME="Windows 10" UNINSTALLUSBCAM3_S="true" UNINSTALLUSBCAM_S="true" UNINSTALLPGRLWF_S="true" |
Spinnaker GenICam
| msiexec /L*v uninstall_genicam.log /x Spinnaker_GenICam_v140_x64.msi INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\FLIR Systems\Spinnaker" |
Visual Studio Redistributables
| msiexec /L*v uninstall_vcredist.log /x VCRedist_v140_x64.msi INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\FLIR Systems\Spinnaker" |
Spinnaker Source Code
| msiexec /L*v uninstall_source_code.log /x Spinnaker_SourceCode_v140_x64.msi INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\FLIR Systems\Spinnaker" |
Spinnaker Documentation
| msiexec /L*v uninstall_documentation.log /x Spinnaker_Documentation_x64.msi INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\FLIR Systems\Spinnaker" |
Spinnaker AIK
| msiexec /L*v uninstall_AIK.log /x Spinnaker_AIK_v140_x64.msi INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\FLIR Systems\Spinnaker" |
Spinnaker DirectShow
| msiexec /L*v uninstall_directshow.log /x Spinnaker_DirectShow_v140_x64.msi INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\FLIR Systems\Spinnaker" |
Spinnaker GenTL
| msiexec /L*v uninstall_gentl.log /x FLIR_GenTL_v140_x64.msi INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\FLIR Systems\Spinnaker" |
How to Install Spinnaker 2.0 and earlier
(Windows 7 or Windows 10 x64 with VS2015 runtime)
Spinnaker binaries
| msiexec /L*v install_binaries.log /i Spinnaker_Binaries_v140_x64.msi MSIFASTINSTALL="7" INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\Point Grey Research\Spinnaker" ADDLOCAL="SpinView_v140,Utilities_v140,Runtimes_v140" REBOOT=ReallySuppress |
Spinnaker drivers
| msiexec /L*v install_driver.log /i Spinnaker_Drivers_x64.msi MSIFASTINSTALL="7" INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\Point Grey Research\Spinnaker" INSTALLUSBCAM3_S="true" INSTALLUSBCAM_S="true" INSTALLPGRLWF_S="true" ADDLOCAL="USBDriversLegacy,USBDrivers,PGRLWFDrivers" |
Spinnaker GenICam
| Msiexec /L*v install_genicam.log /i Spinnaker_GenICam_v140_x64.msi MSIFASTINSTALL="7" INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\Point Grey Research\Spinnaker" ADDLOCAL="GenICam_msvc2015" REBOOT=ReallySuppress |
Optional .msi files
Spinnaker Source Code
| msiexec /L*v install_sourcecode.log /i Spinnaker_SourceCode_v140_x64.msi MSIFASTINSTALL=7 INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\Point Grey Research\Spinnaker" ADDLOCAL=CSharpSrc_v140,CPPSrc_v140,CSrc_v140,VBSrc_v140 REBOOT=ReallySuppress |
Spinnaker Documentation
| msiexec /L*v install_documentation.log /i Spinnaker_Documentation_x64.msi MSIFASTINSTALL=7 INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\Point Grey Research\Spinnaker" ADDLOCAL=APIDocs,Documentation REBOOT=ReallySuppress |
Spinnaker AIK (third party wrapper)
| msiexec /L*v install_AIK.log /i Spinnaker_AIK_v140_x64.msi MSIFASTINSTALL=7 INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\Point Grey Research\Spinnaker" ADDLOCAL=SpinnakerAIK_v140 REBOOT=ReallySuppress |
Spinnaker DirectShow
| msiexec /L*v install_directshow.log /i Spinnaker_DirectShow_v140_x64.msi MSIFASTINSTALL=7 INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\Point Grey Research\Spinnaker" ADDLOCAL=SpinDirectShow_v140 REBOOT=ReallySuppress |
How to remove Spinnaker 2.0 and earlier libraries using msiexec
Spinnaker Binaries
| msiexec /L*v uninstall_binaries.log /x Spinnaker_Binaries_v140_x64.msi INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\Point Grey Research\Spinnaker" |
Spinnaker Drivers
| msiexec /L*v uninstall_driver.log /x Spinnaker_Drivers_x64.msi INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\Point Grey Research\Spinnaker" UNINSTALLUSBCAM3_S="true" UNINSTALLUSBCAM_S="true" UNINSTALLPGRLWF_S="true" |
Spinnaker GenICam
| msiexec /L*v uninstall_genicam.log /x Spinnaker_GenICam_v140_x64.msi INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\Point Grey Research\Spinnaker" |
Spinnaker Source Code
| msiexec /L*v uninstall_source_code.log /x Spinnaker_SourceCode_v140_x64.msi INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\Point Grey Research\Spinnaker" |
Spinnaker Documentation
| msiexec /L*v uninstall_documentation.log /x Spinnaker_Documentation_x64.msi INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\Point Grey Research\Spinnaker" |
Spinnaker AIK
| msiexec /L*v uninstall_AIK.log /x Spinnaker_AIK_v140_x64.msi INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\Point Grey Research\Spinnaker" |
Spinnaker DirectShow
| msiexec /L*v uninstall_directshow.log /x Spinnaker_DirectShow_v140_x64.msi INSTALLFOLDER="C:\Program Files\Point Grey Research\Spinnaker" |