Requirements For Operation; Software Requirements; Hardware Requirements - Siemens SIMATIC PC Adapter USB Manual

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Requirements for Operation

3.1

Software requirements

One of the following operating systems must be installed on the PC in order to be
able to operate the SIMATIC PC Adapter USB:
• Windows 2000
• Windows XP Professional
• Windows XP Home
• Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
• Windows Vista
and
• a SIMATIC software package that communicates via MPI (for example,
STEP 7)
To operate the PC Adapter USB on a PPI network, you also need the
STEP 7-Micro/Win32 SW package.
3.2

Hardware requirements

You require a PC with a USB interface and a CD ROM drive.
PC Adapter USB
A5E01134250-01
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