General Requirements - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Service Manual

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General Requirements

General requirements for updating the software
● Your PC hardware must meet the hardware requirements of the current PCS 7 version.
For additional information, refer to the documentation
PCS 7 - Readme (online)
● The PC where the PCS 7 software is installed must meet one of the following requirements:
– It can access the PCS 7 software via a network (sharing of a network folder or DVD
– It has its "own" DVD drive (example: USB DVD drive).
● The project must be updated to at least PCS 7 V7.1 SP4.
Only use the latest library versions for PCS 7 libraries:
– Library versions for PCS 7 V7.1 SP4
– Library versions for PCS 7 V8.0 SP2
– Library versions for PCS 7 V8.1 SP1
– Library versions for PCS 7 V8.2
Recommendation:
Check the compatibility of the library versions using the compatibility tool.
Note
If AS blocks from other PCS 7 versions are used in the project, it will be necessary to update
these blocks via a software update using new functions.
You can find the download files for setups of older versions of the PCS 7 Library, the
PCS 7 Basic Library or the PCS 7 Advanced Process Library on the Internet
support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109480136).
Checking the compatibility
Siemens offers a compatibility tool for automation and drive technology. You can find the
compatibility tool on the Internet: Compatibility tool
ww/en/view/64847781).
Software update without utilization of new functions
Service Manual, 03/2016, A5E36200133-AA
drive).
Note
You must complete the software update before beginning with any additional changes
to the configuration.
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