Installation; System Requirements - Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 Manual

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Installation

3.1

System requirements

This section describes the minimum requirements needed for engineering and/or runtime systems.
Engineering enviroment
An engineering environment, which usually describes the computer used to develop the PLC application,
requires following:
• TwinCAT3 XAE build 4012 or higher
• Please note that for engineering purposes, a 7-Day trial license can be (repeatedly) used, as described
in our licensing [} 10] section
Runtime environment
A runtime environment, which describes a computer that runs PLC application, requires:
• TwinCAT3 XAR build 4012 or higher
• Licenses for TC1200 PLC and for TF 4110 Temperature controller
• Please note: For testing purposes, a 7-Day trial license may be used, as described in our licensing
[} 10] article
Engineering and runtime environment on the same computer
Engineering and runtime environments on the same computer (e.g. develope the application and download it
on the PLC), require following :
• TwinCAT3 XAE (engineering installation) build 4012 or higher
• Licenses for TC1200 PLC and for TF4110 Temperature controller
• Please note: For testing purposes, a 7-Day trial license may be used, as described in our licensing
[} 10] article
3.2 Installation
Description of the installation procedure of a TwinCAT 3 Function for Windows-based operating Systems.
1. Double-click the downloaded setup file "TFxxxx".
Please note: Under Windows 32-bit/64-bit, please start the installation with "Run as Administrator" by
right-clicking the setup file and selecting the corresponding option in the context menu.
TC3 Temperature Controller Version: 1.1
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