s With what are SIMATIC PCS 7 V7.x, V 6.x, V5.x and V4.x compatible?

Entry-ID: 2334224

PCS 7 Version SIMATIC PCS 7 V8

Software V8.0 V8.0 Upd1
7 SP1 (Ultimate) x x
XP Embedded Standard 2009 *11) x x
XP Professional SP3 x x
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 (Standard Edition) x x
(32-Bit) Server 2003 R2 SP2
x x
(Standard Edition) *1)
Server 2008 SP2
x x
(Standard Edition)
7 SP1 (Ultimate) x x
Microsoft Windows
Server 2008 R2 SP1
(64-Bit) x x
(Standard Edition)
Windows Firewall all x x
*9)
2003 SP3 x x
2007 SP2 x
2007 SP3 x
Microsoft Office
2010 SP1 x x
(32-Bit)
Word Viewer 2003 SP3 x x
Excel Viewer 2007 SP2 x x
Powerpoint Viewer 2010 x x
V2.0 SP2 x x
V3.0 SP2 x x
Microsoft .NET
V3.5 SP1 x x
V4.0 x x
Microsoft Internet Explorer V7.0 *6) x x
*2)
V8.0 *7) x x
2005 SP4 x x
Microsoft SQL Server *8)
2008 R2 SP1 x x
Trend Micro OfficeScan
x
Client-Server Suite V10.5 HF1946
Trend Micro OfficeScan
x
Client-Server Suite V10.6
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise V8.8 x
Virus Scanner McAfee VirusScan Enterprise V8.8
x x
Patch1
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise V8.8
x
Patch1 Hotfix 735512
Symantec Endpoint Protection
x x
V11.0 *19)
Application Whitelisting McAfee Application Control V5.1 x x
RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) x *16) x *16)
Remote Software "RealVNC" Enterprise Edition V4.6 x
"RealVNC" Enterprise Edition V4.6.3 x x
PDF Reader PDF 1.7 (ISO32000-1:2008 PDF). x x
V5.1 SP1 Upd1 x
Automation License
V5.1 SP1 Upd2 x
Manager
V5.1 SP1 Upd3 x x
V5.5 SP2 x
Step 7 Basis *3) V5.5 SP2 Upd1 x
V5.5 SP2 Upd4 x

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s With what are SIMATIC PCS 7 V7.x, V 6.x, V5.x and V4.x compatible? Entry-ID: 2334224

PCS 7 Version SIMATIC PCS 7 V8

Software V8.0 V8.0 Upd1
V8.0 x
V8.0 Upd1 x
CFC
V8.0 SP1 x
V8.0 SP2 x
S7-SCL V5.3 SP6 x x
V8.0 x x
SFC
V8.0 Upd1 x
V8.0 x
TH V8.0 Upd1 x
V8.0 Upd2 x
V8.0 x
IEA-PO
V8.0 Upd1 x
V6.1 SP1 HF17 x
PCS 7 Library
V7.1 SP3 x x
V7.1 SP5 Upd2 x
PCS 7 Advanced Process V7.1 SP5 Upd3 x x
Library V8.0 x
V8.0 Upd1 x x
V7.1 SP3 Upd5 x
V7.1 SP3 Upd6 x x
V8.0 x
PCS 7 Basis Library
V8.0 Upd1 x
V8.0 Upd2 x x
V8.0 Upd3 x
PCS 7 Industry Library V8.0 x
VersionCrossManager V7.1 SP3 x x
Version Trail V8.0 x x
PCS 7 PID Tuner V8.0 x x
DOCPRO V5.4 SP2 x x
PLCSIM V5.4 SP5 Upd1 x x
V7.0 SP3 x
SIMATIC WinCC V7.0 SP3 Upd1 x
V7.0 SP3 Upd2 x
V7.0 SP3 x
PCS 7 OS WebOption V7.0 SP3 Upd1 x
V7.0 SP3 Upd2 x
V7.0 SP3 x
DataMonitor V7.0 SP3 Upd1 x
V7.0 SP3 Upd2 x
V7.0 SP3 x
StoragePlus V7.0 SP3 Upd1 x
V7.0 SP3 Upd2 x
V8.0 x
Process Historian
V8.0 Upd1 x
V8.0 x
Information Server
V8.0 Upd1 x
V7.0 SP3 x
Connectivity Pack
V7.0 SP3 Upd2 x
V8.0 x
Open PCS 7 V8.0 Upd2 x
V8.0 Upd4 x

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s With what are SIMATIC PCS 7 V7.x, V 6.x, V5.x and V4.x compatible? Entry-ID: 2334224

PCS 7 Version SIMATIC PCS 7 V8

Software V8.0 V8.0 Upd1
V8.0 x x
SFC Visualization
V8.0 Upd1 x
V8.0 x
AS-OS-Engineering
V8.0 Upd1 x
PCS 7 Advanced
V8.0 x x
Engineering System
PV InsInfo Server V8.0 x x
PCS 7 Faceplates V7.1 SP3 x x
PCS 7 Advanced V8.0 x
Faceplates V8.0 Upd1 x
V8.0 x
PCS 7 Basis Faceplates
V8.0 Upd1 x
V7.1 SP4 x
V7.1 SP5 x
SIMATIC NET PCSW *4)
V8.1 SP1 x
V8.1 SP2 x
V8.0 x
SIMATIC BATCH
V8.0 Upd1 x
V8.0 x
SIMATIC BATCH BLOCKS
V8.0 Upd1 x
V1.5 x
SIMATIC Logon
V1.5 Upd1 x
V6.1 x
*10) V8.0 x
SIMATIC PDM
V8.0 Upd1 x x
V8.0 SP1 Upd3 x
V8.0 x
SIMATIC Route Control
V8.0 Upd1 x
PCS 7 System
V8.0 x x
Documentation
V8.0 x
PCS 7 Tools
V8.0 Upd1 x
*5) V6.0 *17) x
S7 F Systems
V6.1 SP1 x x
V6.1 SP1 *17) x
Safety Matrix
V6.2 SP1 x x
*15) V7.1 SP1 x x
Drive ES PCS 7
V8.0 x x
*12)
V5.4 SP5 x x *12)
*15)
Drive ES Basic V5.5 x *12) x *12)
V5.5 SP1 x *12) x *12)
SIMATIC powerrate V4.0 SP1 x
V5.2 SP1 x
SIMATIC B.Data *14)
V5.3 x
SIMATIC PCS 7
V8.0 x
TeleControl
SIMATIC PCS 7
V8.0 x
PowerControl
SIMATIC SIPAT V4.0 x
BATCH Report V7.0+SP1+HF15 x x
DCF77Client V2.0 x x

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s With what are SIMATIC PCS 7 V7.x, V 6.x, V5.x and V4.x compatible? Entry-ID: 2334224

PCS 7 Version SIMATIC PCS 7 V8

Software V8.0 V8.0 Upd1
V4.3 SP1 HF2 x
DiagnoseMonitor V4.3 SP2 x
V4.3 SP3 x
MS_HTML_HelpGen_for_P
V4.74.8703 x x
DM
S7 Block Privacy V1.0 SP1 Upd1 x x
PKZIP V12.4 x x
V4.0 x x
WinAC SLOT
V4.0 incl. WinAC TimeSync V4.1 x x
V4.4 SP1 HF1 x
WinAC_RTX V4.6 x
V4.6 Upd2 x x
WinCC Archive
V7.0 SP3 x x
Configuration Tool
2008 SP2 Upd13 x
WinCC flexible *20)
2008 SP3 x
WinCC_Fileserver V7.0 SP3 x x
WinCC WebNavigator V7.0 SP3 x x
SIMATIC Diagnose Tool SDT_2011_1 x x

*1) If the operating system is installed on the basis of Windows Server 2003 R2, please note
strictly the advices in the "readme" file of your PCS 7 version.
*2) It is necessary to use the version of the Internet Explorer which is integrated in the
released operating system everytime.
*3) Notice operating system, entry 8250891
*4) Notice operating system, entry 9859007
*5) Notice operating system, entry 16537972 and use
S7 F ConfigurationPack >= V5.5 SP9 (Entry 15208817)
*6) For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 only Internet Explorer V7.0 is released.
*7) For Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 only Internet Explorer V8.0 is released.
*8) The valid version of SQL-Server will be automatically installed from PCS 7 setup.
*9)
Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 is only released for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.
*10) Look for SIMATIC PDM Devices under the following link: https://www.siemens.de/simatic-
pdm.
*11) Windows XP Embedded Standard 2009 is only released for PCS 7 AS RTX, S7-mEC
and HMI Thin Client.
*12) The DCC functionality inside STARTER is not released yet.
*13) It is recommended to use the "Corporate Edition" of Trend Micro OfficeScan
virusscanner on a PCS 7 computer.
*14) On the part of configuration it is necessary to install the B.Data system on a separate
PC.
*15) Notice operating system, entry 18495518
*16) Only via a console session.
*17) Only released for Windows XP Professional SP3 and Windows Server 2003
*18) It is recommended to use the "Corporate Edition" of Trend Micro OfficeScan
virusscanner on a PCS 7 computer.
*19) 64-Bit operating systems (Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 R2) are only
recommended with V11.0.7000.975 or higher.
*20) Notice operating system, entry 22055368

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