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Siemens SIMATIC WinCC

octoplant supports the management of SIMATIC WinCC projects and enables automatic creation of backups and cyclical monitoring of the controllers.

Device support level

Figure: Device support level Siemens SIMATIC WinCC

Key features and functions

Version Backup
Project lifecycle Icon checked Upload strategy: Automated upload Icon checked
Compare: SmartCompare Icon checked Compare: SmartCompare Icon checked
Restorable version Icon checked Restorable backup Icon checked

Software version compatibility

WinCC From octoplant version
5.x 101
6.x 101
7.x 101
8.x 106

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

Requirements

  • To carry out uploads and comparisons, you must install an HMI Upload & Compare agent on the WinCC station.
  • To carry out uploads and comparisons, a compatible version of the editor must be installed on the same computer on which the server or an agent is running.
  • The WinCC comparator requires a valid installation of an SQL database for the comparison process.

  • You need the following database drivers for the WinCC versions:

    WinCC Version Database Version
    5.0 Sybase Anywhere 5
    5.1 Sybase Anywhere 7
    6.0 SQL Server 2000
    6.0 SP4 SQL Server 2000 SP4
    6.2 SQL Server 2005 SP1
    7.0 SQL Server 2005 SP1
    7.0 SP1 SQL Server 2005 SP2
    7.0 SP2 SQL Server 2005 SP3
    7.2 SQL Server 2008 SP1
    7.3 SQL Server 2008 SP1
    7.4 SQL Server 2014 SP1
    7.5 SQL Server 2016 SP in the 64-bit version(Standard Edition or Express Edition)
    7.5 SP1 SQL Server 2016 SP in the 64-bit version (Standard Edition or Express Edition)
    7.5 SP2 SQL Server 2016 SP in the 64-bit version (Standard Edition or Express Edition)

  • You need sufficient authorizations for the logged-in system user to access these instances (administrative rights).

    Info

    The detailed comparison of image elements and the CScript comparison are available only when the detailed comparison feature is activated in WinCC (Configuration via INI files -> Compare\AgentStation.ini file). You need to install the editor to run a detailed comparison.

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: