Description
The Nanobox PC SIMATIC IPC227D and Nanopanel PC SIMATIC IPC277D work with the latest generation of Intel Atom processors with optimized performance. This white paper gives you more information about the technical highlights like hyperthreading and low power consumption with a focus on automation and visualization tasks. The following topics are addressed:

• Overview of the technical data of Intel® Atom^TM processors
• Structure and technologies of the Intel® Atom^TM processors, Intel® Hyperthreading, "ACPI" Power Management, "SpeedStep" power-saving function, Wake on LAN, Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 600 graphics processor
• Performance comparison of various processors
• Visualization with SIMATIC WinCC Advanced V11 and SIMATIC WinCC Professional V11
• Controlling with the real-time compatible and fail-safe software controller WinAC RTX (F)

The complete white paper entitled "SIMATIC PC-based Automation with the Intel (R) Atom (TM) Processor Family" is available at this link:
http://www.siemens.com/pc-based/whitepaper-atom

Description
If you still do not have a version of STEP 7 installed on your computer, you need the full license for STEP 7 Basic V12 or for STEP 7 Professional V12. If you have a version of STEP 7 installed on your PC, you need either the license for the upgrade or for the PowerPack. The table below shows the different licenses needed for a new installation or for updating your version of STEP 7.
 

Case	Procedure
1	No version of STEP 7 installed on your computer. For STEP 7 Basic V12 you need the floating license with order number: 6ES7822-0AA02-0YA5 and for STEP 7 Professional V12 you need the floating license with order number: 6ES7822-1AA02-0YA5. You can also install the trial license for each product: Order number 6ES7822-0AA02-0YA7 for STEP 7 Basic V12. Order number 6ES7822-1AA02-0YA7 for STEP 7 Professional V12. Note As registered customer you can download the trial for SIMATIC STEP 7 Professional V12 and test it for 21 days. The Professional edition also includes the functions from SIMATIC STEP 7 Basic V12. More information is available in Entry ID: 67639464.
2	You have STEP 7 Professional 2006 or 2010 installed on your computer and you want to upgrade to STEP 7 Professional V12. Here you need the upgrade with the COMBO floating license (order number: 6ES7822-1AA02-0XE5).
3	You have STEP 7 Basic V10.5 installed on your computer and you want to upgrade to STEP 7 Basic V11. Here you need the upgrade with the single license (order number: 6ES7822-0AA01-0YE0).
4	You have STEP 7 Basic V11 installed on your computer and you want to upgrade to STEP 7 Basic V12. Here you need the floating upgrade package license (order number: 6ES7822-0AA02-0YE5). Note Valid for STEP 7 V11 Single and for STEP 7 V11 Floating.
5	You have STEP 7 Professional V11 installed on your computer and you want to upgrade to STEP 7 Professional V12. Here you need the upgrade with the floating license (order number: 6ES7822-1AA02-0YE5). Note It is not possible to use this upgrade to upgrade from STEP 7 Professional 2010.
6	You have STEP 7 V5.4 or V5.5 installed on your computer and you want to upgrade to STEP 7 Professional V12. Here you need the PowerPack & Upgrade with the floating license (order number: 6ES7822-1AA02-0XC5).
7	You have STEP 7 Basic V12 installed on your computer and you want to change to STEP 7 Professional V12. Here you need the PowerPack with the floating license (order number: 6ES7822-1AA02-0YC5).
8	You have the STEP 7 Professional 2006/2010 Upgrade installed on your computer and you want to upgrade to STEP 7 Professional 2010/V11. Here you need the Combo Floating License (order number: 6ES7822-1AA11-0XE5) for the SIMATIC STEP 7 PROF. 2010/V11 UPGRADE Note The requirement here is that an SUS (Software Update Service) is available.
9	You have STEP 7 Professional 2010/V11 installed on your computer and you want to upgrade to STEP 7 Professional 2010/V12. Here you need the Combo Floating License (order number: 6ES7822-1AA02-0YE5) for SIMATIC STEP 7 PROFESSIONAL V12 ENGINEERING SOFTWARE.

Table 01

The floating licenses are also available here for downloading. Entry 67851956 contains the list with the order numbers at the link "STEP_7_V12_Orderlist". The order numbers are linked with the associated downloads.

The table below shows the features of the different license keys that you can order and install.
 

License Key	Meaning
Single License	Unlimited use on any one computer.
Floating License	Unlimited use on any one computer or through the network.
Rental License	Limited use as stipulated in the rental contract.
Trial License	Limited use (max. 21 days) for tests and for validating (with disclaimer).
Upgrade License	An Upgrade License converts a license for an earlier version x to a license for version >x+... .

Table 02

You can also install STEP 7 V5.4/V5.5, STEP 7 Basic V10.5, WinCC flexible 2008 onwards and WinCC V7.0 SP2 onwards in parallel to STEP 7 V12.

• With an Upgrade License / Combo License for STEP 7 V12 (TIA Portal) you can operate both STEP 7 V5.4/V5.5 or STEP 7 Professional 2006/2010 and STEP 7 Professional V12.
• With an Full License for STEP 7 V12 (TIA Portal) you cannot operate STEP 7 V5.4/V5.5 or STEP 7 Professional 2006/2010.

Follow the instructions in the table below to upgrade a License Key.
 

No.	Procedure
1	Open the Automation License Manager and select "View > Administration".
2	Transfer the Upgrade License Key to the hard disk on which you want to carry out the upgrade.
3	Also transfer the License Key of the previous version to the hard disk if the license is not yet located on your computer.
4	Select the storage location in the navigation area where the license key to be upgraded is located (previous version).
5	In the Object area you select the license key that is to be upgraded.
6	Execute the menu command "License Key > Upgrade...". The upgrade is now made. Fig. 01

Table 03

Note
More information about licenses and the differences between the authorizations and licenses is available in Entry ID: 19020864

Creation environment
The screen in this FAQ was created with ALM V5.1+Upd 1.

Configuration Notes
Depending on the operator panel there are different external storage locations to
save recipes, messages and variables, for example.
The table in attachment lists all the operator panels that you can configure with ProTool or WinCC flexible or in the TIA Portal. The list includes the relevant storage locations and the functions/data to be stored.

Note
Cyclic write access is not permissible for the internal flash memory, because this reduces the service life of the flash memory and therefore the service life of the operator panel. For the sake of the service life of the device and better performance you should as far as possible use external memory cards for storing data records and for archives.

Notes on performance with memory cards
No statement can be given at this point on the performance when using memory cards. Refer here to the manual for the operator panel concerned in each case.

Storage media is recommended in the FAQ: Which external storage media can you use with the SIMATIC panels and which memory card interfaces do they have? in Entry ID: 21847868.

Switching off operator panel with memory card slotted
In order to avoid possible loss of data, you must always close down the Runtime software before switching off the power supply. For this you operate the control that is linked to the "Terminate_Runtime" function in your configuration. Wait until the Start menu is displayed and only then switch off the power supply. If you cut the power supply by mistake during running operation, the operator panel checks the memory card after restart and repairs any defective areas. A description of how to restore the file system of a memory card is available in the MP377 manual under "MP377, MP377 PRO (WinCC flexible) > Configure operating system > Change operator panel setting > Backing up Registry entries"

Automatic repair of the memory card can be enabled in the Control Panel under OP in the "Persistent Storage" tab.

Fig. 01

In the TIA Portal you can use the "SafelyRemoveHardware" function to check whether you have read or write access to the storage media.
The function is described in the WinCC TIA Portal manual under "WinCC Advanced V11 SP1 > Visualizing processes (Advanced) > Working with system functions and Runtime scripting > Reference > VB scripting > SafelyRmoveHardware"

Note
You can safely close down the Runtime of the operator panel by using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). More information on the UPS in combination with an operator panel is available in Entry ID 21633613.
(This note does not apply to the Comfort Panels. With a SIMATIC HMI Memory Card the Comfort Panels support the consistency of the stored data in the case of a power failure. More information on the topic of data consistency of the memory card for Comfort Panels is available in the manual.
"Comfort Panels manual > Commissioning the Panel > Overview > Memory Concept > Note on the data consistency of the memory card")

Removing the memory card
Before you remove the memory card, you must either operate the control that is linked to the "Close_Archive" function in your configuration or terminate the "Runtime" software. For this you operate the control that is linked to the "Terminate_Runtime" function in your configuration. Closing the archives or terminating the Runtime software might take a few minutes depending on the size and number of the archives created.
If you remove the memory card during archiving, the data to be archived is temporarily buffered in the main memory of the operator panel.

Note
If the following message appears: "RT could not be terminated; do you want to wait?", then you acknowledge this query with YES.

Attachment 01: 20681208_HMI_Speichermedien_e.pdf ( 70 KB )

Example
The following example shows the selection of an external storage location for a recipe. 
"Storage Card", "Storage Card2" and "Storage Card SD" have been chosen as the storage locations.

Fig. 02 Setting in ProTool

Fig. 03 Setting in WinCC flexible

Fig. 04 Setting in WinCC TIA Portal

Description
The table below gives an overview of the differences between the functions of the current SIMATIC HMI operator panels.

 Attachment 1: 40227286_PanelCompare.xls ( 252 KB )

Operator panels for hazardous areas with potentially explosive atmosphere
An overview of which operator panels you can use in hazardous areas with potentially explosive atmosphere is available in Entry ID: 291285.

Note
More information about the range of functions of the SIMATIC HMI operator panels is available in the Online Help of WinCC flexible and WinCC (TIA Portal). A configurator for easy selection of SIMATIC HMI operator panels is available in the Industry Mall.

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