Siemens SIMATIC STEP 5
octoplant supports the management of Siemens SIMATIC STEP 5 projects and enables the cyclical monitoring of devices that have been configured with this development environment. In addition, all files of the offline version, including their contents, can be backed up.
Device support level
Key features and functions
| Version | Backup | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Project lifecycle |  | Upload strategy: Automated upload | |
| Compare: SmartCompare | | Compare: SmartCompare | |
| Restorable version | | Restorable backup | |
Software version compatibility
| SIMATIC S5 Version | From octoplant version |
|---|---|
| V 6.X | 101 |
Info
Starting with octoplant version 101.2.x, Microsoft Windows 8.1 and older versions are no longer supported.
If you are using older Windows versions, consider the following limitations: Options for supporting old operating systems
Hardware compatibility
- All controllers supported by Siemens Simatic S5
FAQ
Why does the versioning of an S5 for Windows project fail with the error message #30401 or #31102?
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If you are working with the S5 Editor for Windows (Version 5.14), path specifications must not contain spaces. Make sure that this is the case and repeat the process.
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S5 for Windows projects that contain S7 Blocks cannot be converted by octoplant.
Related topics
To get the basic workflow for integrating the device, open General workflow.
Device-specific settings for this device, such as job configuration, can be found on the following pages: