Compatibility Tool
Compatibility information for Automation and Drive Technology is available in the Compatibility Tool of the Industry Online Support.
The tool is designed to support you in questions about the compatibility of various hardware and software products. The database is constantly being extended.
The database is constantly being revised and extended. In addition, you can use the tool centrally to download the compatibility lists of the separate product lines as Excel files.
We would appreciate your feedback on the Compatibility Tool.
For this, please fill in and return the feedback form to assist us in the continuous development of the Compatibility Tool.
The table below contains the links to the Compatibility Tool and the feedback form.
Brief Instructions
To query the compatibility information you require, you must first choose a "master component" (WinCC, PCS 7, STEP 7, ...). To these "master components" you can add more components (such as operating systems, virus scanners, ...). Once you have chosen the components you require, you can have the compatibility list shown by hitting the "Show compatibility" button. A detailed description of the tool is available in the Online_Help.pdf file in the table below.
LOGO! Soft Comfort As from LOGO! Soft Comfort V7.0 LOGO! Soft Comfort is enabled for a 64-bit operating system in the Windows 7 operating system. Please also refer to the following entries:
Description
Entry
For which operating systems is LOGO! Soft Comfort released?
STEP 7 Micro/WIN As from version STEP 7 Micro/WIN V4.0.9, STEP 7 Micro/WIN is enabled in the Windows 7 operating system for a 64-bit operating system. Please also refer to the following entries:
Description
Entry
Which version of STEP 7 Micro/WIN or S7-200 PC Access is compatible with which version of MS Windows?
S7-200 PC Access As from version S7-200 PC Access V1.0 SP6, S7-200 PC Access is enabled in the Windows 7 operating system for a 64-bit operating system.
Please also refer to the following entries:
Description
Entry
Which version of STEP 7 Micro/WIN or S7-200 PC Access is compatible with which version of MS Windows?
STEP 7 As from version STEP 7 V5.5 SP1, STEP 7 is enabled for a 64-bit operating system in the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems.
You need the full version of STEP 7 V5.5 SP1 or higher for the installation. A service pack or an update/hotfix is only for upgrading an existing installation. Please also refer to the following entries:
Description
Entry
Service Pack 2 for STEP 7 V5.5 and STEP 7 Professional Edition 2010
S7 Distributed Safety S7 Distributed Safety version V5.4 Service Pack 5 and higher is enabled for operation in the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Server Edition 64-bit operating systems. Please also refer to the following entries:
Description
Entry
S7 Distributed Safety V5.4 + Service Pack 5 available for downloading
Motor Starter Motor Starter ES version 2007 Service Pack 5 and higher is enabled for operation in the Windows 7 64-bit operating system. Please also refer to the following entries:
Description
Entry
Delivery release for the parameterizing software Motor Starter ES 2007 + SP5
WinCC flexible
As from version WinCC flexible 2008 SP3, WinCC flexible is enabled in Windows 7 for the 64-bit operating system.
You need the full version of WinCC flexible 2008 SP3 for the installation. A service pack or an update/hotfix is only for upgrading an existing installation.
Please also refer to the following entries:
Description
Entry
With what are SIMATIC WinCC flexible 2008, 2007, 2005 and 2004 compatible?
WinCC As from version WinCC V7.0 SP3, WinCC is enabled for a 64-bit operating system in the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems.
You need the full version of WinCC V7.0 SP3 for the installation. A service pack or an update/hotfix is only for upgrading an existing installation.
Please also refer to the following entries:
Description
Entry
With what are SIMATIC WinCC V7.x, V 6.x and V5.x compatible?
STEP 7 Basic V10.5
The STEP 7 Basic V10.5 software is not enabled for any 64-bit operating system.
Note
More information and notes about installing STEP 7 Basic V10.5 are available in Entry ID: 42100716
STEP 7 Basic and Professional V11/V12
As from version STEP 7 V11 SP2, STEP 7 V11 is enabled for a 64-bit operating system in the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems.
You need the full version of STEP 7 V11 SP2 or STEP 7 V12 for the installation on a 64-bit operating system. If you already have a full version for a 32-bit operating system, you can use one of the packages below for installation on a 64-bit operating system:
WinCC Basic, Comfort, Advanced and Professional V11/V12 (incl. Runtime)
As from version WinCC V11 SP2, WinCC V11 is enabled for a 64-bit operating system in the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems.
You need the full version of WinCC V11 SP2 or WinCC V12 for the installation on a 64-bit operating system. If you already have a full version for a 32-bit operating system, you can use one of the packages below for installation on a 64-bit operating system:
SIMATIC NET As from version SIMATIC NET DVD V8.1, operation is enabled for a 64-bit operating system in the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems.
Please also refer to the following entries:
Description
Entry
Which SIMATIC NET CD is released for which Microsoft Windows operating system?
STARTER STARTER V4.3 and higher is enabled for operation in the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit operating system. It is imperative to note the restriction for Windows Server 2008 R2 in the following delivery releases.
Please also refer to the following entries:
Description
Entry
Delivery release for SINAMICS MICROMASTER STARTER V4.3 SP1 and additional SSPs
Drive ES V5.5 As from version Drive ES Basic V5.5 SP1 operation is enabled in the Windows 7 64-bit operating system.
Please also refer to the following entries:
SINAMICS Startdrive V12 As from SINAMICS Startdrive V12 operation is enabled in the Windows 7 64-bit operating system.
Please also refer to the following entry:
TeleService V6.1 incl. SP5 As from TeleService V6.1 incl. SP5 operation is released for a 64-bit operating system in the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems.
Please also refer to the following entry:
D7-SYS V8.0 As from version D7-SYS V8.0, operation is enabled for a 64-bit operating system in the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 operating systems.
Please also refer to the following entry:
Compatibility Tool A new Compatibility Tool is available for you at the Service & Support site.
It is designed to support you in questions of the compatibility of various SIMATIC software products.
The contents are due to be included in the Compatibility Tool.
We would appreciate your feedback on the new Compatibility Tool.
For this, please fill in and return the feedback form.
The table below contains the link to the Compatibility Tool and the feedback form.
Brief Instructions
To query the compatibility information you require, you must first choose a "master component" (WinCC, PCS 7, STEP 7, ...). To these "master components" you add more components (such as operating systems, virus scanners, other SIMATIC products, ...). Once you have chosen the components you require, you can have the compatibility list shown by hitting the "Show compatibility" button. A detailed description of the tool is available in the Online_Help.pdf file in the table below.
The table below provides information and remedies for the above.
No.
Procedure:
1
Can a STEP 7 project from a current version be edited in a previous version?
STEP 7 projects are downwards compatible to the previous versions. Projects created in version 5.4 can also be edited in version 5.3. A prerequisite is that the project created in STEP 7 V5.4 cannot contain any components and functions not supported by the previous version, such as new CPU modules or new functions (such as access protection or SIMATIC Version Trail).
If a STEP 7 V5.4 project is to be processed, for example with STEP 7 V5.3, then you can only use module order numbers that are known in version V5.3 in the V5.4 project. If necessary, you should configure new modules with the "predecessor order number".
In future you will be able to "retroload" new modules as of STEP 7 V5.2 .
Refer also to the note in the readme file in section 6.6 "Changing between the different versions of STEP 7", "New modules in old versions of STEP 7". If you open or dearchive a project in STEP 7 version V5.2 that has been created in version V5.3 or V5.4, the following messages might be displayed. As a consequence, you can only read the hardware configuration.
S7 Hardware Update options package not available.
The project includes objects of the "Hardware Update" options package that cannot be processed because the options package is not installed or an obsolete version of it is installed.
2
Can the communication cards CP5511 and CP5512 be used with STEP 7 V5.4 in MS Windows Vista?
STEP 7 is released in Windows Vista Ultimate and Business as of version V5.4 SP3. STEP 7 is not released in Windows Vista Home Basic or Premium. To use the communication cards, note that the
CP5512 is released in Windows Vista, the driver is integrated in STEP 7,
CP5511 is not released in Windows Vista.
More information is available in the readme file under "Notes on using communication cards in PCs/PGs (section 4.4.2).
3
Which version of STEP 7 fully supports the scroll wheel functions of the Microsoft wheel mice?
As of version 5.2, STEP 7 supports the scroll wheel function of the Microsoft wheel mice. However, you must install the driver for your mouse separately (the Windows default driver is not sufficient here). The driver is supplied by your mouse manufacturer, usually on a separate CD.
Once you have installed the mouse driver, restart the computer and a mouse icon is displayed in the task bar (next to the clock). Open the Control Panel via "Start > Settings > Control Panel" and double-click on the "Mouse" icon. You can make additional mouse settings in the dialog window "Mouse Properties".
Fig. 01
4
Why are the symbolic names not available if a program created with STEP 7 V5.4 is downloaded from the CPU into the PG with STEP 7 V5.3?
Please refer to the information in the STEP 7 Online Help under
"Downloading from the PLC into the PG",
"Load station into PG..."
The blocks are stored in the CPU irrespective of the STEP 7 version without symbols and comments. To keep the assignment of the symbols and comments for your program, load the program back into the associated project.
Information on the topic of "Checking compatibility"
Instructions: Information on the topic of "Checking compatibility" is available in the following manuals and chapters / sections and in the Online Help.
Document
Edition
Chapter / Section
Entry ID
Configuring Hardware and Communication Connections with STEP 7 V5.5
05/2010
01: "Basics of Configuring Hardware with STEP 7"
03 "Configuring the Distributed I/O (DP)"
11 "Configuring Connections"
Instructions: If you edit a project that contains objects which have been created with software package, then you need that software package for editing the project. When you open a project it is automatically checked for the software packages required. Then the software packages missing on your system are displayed.
First you get the message indicating that one or more objects of a type cannot be displayed and that the server S7 ... could not be loaded. Acknowledge this message with OK. You are then presented with a list of the names of the missing software packages (e.g. S7-HiGraph - Fig. 01).
Fig. 01
Mark the project name in the SIMATIC Manager and select the Project Properties dialog via Edit > Object Properties. In the dialog that opens you select the Required software packages tab. This displays a list of all the software packages used for this STEP 7 project and whether or not they are installed on your PC.
Fig. 02
For example, if you wish to forward projects you have created yourself to other persons (e.g. colleagues / business partners), then for project editing it is useful to know which software packages are required. In this way you can adapt your project to your colleagues' STEP 7 installation, which might not be as extended as yours.
For this you select the project in the SIMATIC Manager and then the menu command Edit > Object Properties > Tab: Required software packages". Here you will find an overview of the software packages required for editing this project.
Fig. 03
The information on the software packages required is complete if:
the project (or all the projects in a multiproject) or the library have been created with STEP 7 V5.2 or higher
the project has been checked for software packages used - the check is made automatically when you open or dearchive an S7 project.
Why does a message appear indicating that a foreign language has to be installed in the operating system when a project is opened from STEP 7 version V5.3 SP2?
Description: From STEP 7 version V5.3 SP2, the system outputs a message indicating that the project can only be opened in the Windows language specified;
in projects which have been newly created from STEP 7 V5.3 SP2 and
which have been created in an operating system language which does not correspond to one of the STEP 7 languages or
the current Windows language, and
if the project has not been set to be language-neutral.
Please follow the instructions in the Readme file (section 2.26 Information about using foreign-language character sets). From STEP 7 V5.3 SP2 you can use foreign language character sets other than the STEP 7 language set. However, the setting for this requested character set must be defined in the operating system.
If you wish to open your STEP 7 project or your library under any language setting, you have to activate the option
"Can be opened in any language in the Windows Regional and Language Option (l. neutral)"
in the project's object properties. Follow the procedure described in the table below.
No.
Procedure
1
Set the operating system to the language which has been used to create the project. To switch the operating system to another language, you must change the settings for the menus and dialogs in the Control Panel. You can find information about this setting procedure in our FAQ
"How to switch the operating system to English"
, which you can find on the Internet in Entry ID 22309945 .
2
Then, in order to back up your STEP 7 project, make a copy of your project via "File > Save as...".
3
Highlight the name of the project in the SIMATIC Manager and right-click it. Then select "Object properties" in the pop-up menu that opens.
Fig. 01
4
Go to the "General" tab in the "Properties - Project" dialog and enable the following option:
"Can be opened in any language in the Windows Regional and Language Option (l. neutral)"
and click OK to confirm the message which appears then.
Fig. 02
After saving with OK, you can use the project or library in different language-speaking areas with different character sets. Multiple projects are always created on a language-neutral basis.
Note:
A project should only be set to be language-neutral if the programmer is sure that no language-specific characters have been used in this project (which would lead to nonsensical characters in another operating system language).
These instructions have been verified with STEP 7 V5.3.
Are there lists for the compatibility of Microsoft operating systems and SIMATIC Software products?
Configuration notes:
In the table below we can see which version of STEP 7 is compatible with which version of Internet Explorer?
STEP 7 version
Internet Explorer
V4.01
V5.0
V6.0
V7.0
V8.0
V3.1
-
-
-
-
-
V3.2
-
-
-
-
-
V4.01
-
-
-
-
-
V4.02
-
-
-
-
-
from V4.02.5
-
-
-
-
-
V5.0 incl. SPs
X
-
-
-
-
V5.1
X
-
-
-
-
V5.1 incl. SPs
X
-
-
-
-
V5.2 incl. SPs
-
X
-
-
-
V5.3 incl. SPs
-
-
X
-
-
V5.4 incl. SPs
-
-
X
X
X
V5.5 incl. SPs
-
-
X
X
X
In the case of versions of STEP 7 from V5.0 to V5.1 including SP 1, the Internet Explorer is required for the cross-function Online Help.
The Internet Explorer is required in general from STEP 7 V5.1 including SP2.
Keywords:
Compatibility
Which foreign language character sets and special characters can be used in STEP 7?
Configuration Notes:
The following table contains some information on the foreign language character sets and special characters in STEP 7:
No.
Foreign language character sets and special characters in STEP 7:
1
Foreign language character sets:
From STEP 7 V5.3 SP2 you can use foreign language character sets in projects and libraries other than the STEP 7 language set. Requirements:
You must have Windows Multilingual User Interface (e.g. MS Windows XP MUI) installed on your PC and
The setting for this requested character set must be defined in the operating system.
More information is available in the STEP 7 Online Help under "Note on Using Foreign-Language Character Sets" and under "Settings the Windows Language." The following foreign language character sets are released under MS Windows MUI:
Japanese
Chinese (Simplified)
Korean
Russian
Greek
Also note the "Note on Using Foreign-Language Character Sets" (section 6) in the STEP 7 readme file.
2
Special characters in STEP 7:
From STEP 7 V5.2 you can enter special characters for documentation purposes or as a comment without any restrictions.
If you are using a version of STEP 7 < V5.2, then it might not be possible to enter special characters directly in every STEP 7 application. For example, in STEP 7 V5.1 it is possible to enter special characters directly in comment fields in the HW Config, but not in block or network comment fields in the LAD/FBD/STL editor.
In this case you can enter the special characters via the relevant ASCII codes. To enter characters via their ASCII codes you must press and hold the ALT key and enter the relevant code via the numbers keypad.
Please note that you cannot use special characters in every input field. For example, special characters are not usually permitted in tag names.
Compatibility Tool A new Compatibility Tool is available for you at the Service & Support site.
It is designed to support you in questions of the compatibility of various SIMATIC software products.
The contents are due to be included in the Compatibility Tool.
We would appreciate your feedback on the new Compatibility Tool.
For this, please fill in and return the feedback form.
The table below contains the link to the Compatibility Tool and the feedback form.
Brief Instructions To query the compatibility information you require, you must first choose a "master component" (WinCC, PCS 7, STEP 7, ...). To these "master components" you add more components (such as operating systems, virus scanners, other SIMATIC products, ...). Once you have chosen the components you require, you can have the compatibility list shown by hitting the "Show compatibility" button. A detailed description of the tool is available in the Online_Help.pdf file in the table below.
Configuration Notes Definitively the only operating systems that are released are those which are explicitly listed in the readme file. The table below shows the compatibility between the last two versions of STEP 7 and the current Windows operating systems. The compatibility list of the previous versions of STEP 7 is available as a PDF at the link.
STEP 7 version
Windows
2003 server
Windows XP
Professional 3)
Windows Vista 32 Bit
Ultimate and Business
Windows
Server 2008
(64-bit)
Windows 7
(32-bit)
Windows 7
(64-bit)
V5.4 incl. SPs
X1)
X2)
X3)
-
-
-
V5.5
X5)
X4)
-
-
X6)
-
V5.5+SP1
X9)
X10)
-
X8)
X7)
X7)
1) MS Windows Server 2003 standard edition and MS Windows Server 2003 SP1 standard edition as workstation computer.
For STEP 7 V5.4 SP4 Windows Server 2003 SP2 is required. 2) MS Windows XP Professional SP1 (or SP1a) or SP2 required.
For MS Windows XP Professional SP3 you require STEP 7 V5.3 SP2.
Not released under MS Windows XP SP2c. 3) As of STEP 7 V5.4 SP3. STEP 7 is not released for MS Windows Vista Home Basic and Premium. 4) MS Windows XP Professional SP2 or SP3. 5) MS Windows Server 2003 SP2 / R2 SP2 standard edition as workstation computer. 6) MS Windows 7 Ultimate, Professional and Enterprise (standard installation). Windows XP mode in Windows 7 is not released.
STEP 7 V5.5+SP1 is required for Windows 7+SP1. 7) MS Windows 7 Ultimate, Professional and Enterprise (standard installation) with or without SP1.
Windows XP mode in Windows 7 is not released. 8) MS Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit), with or without SP1. 9) MS Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 standard edition as workstation computer. 10) MS Windows XP Professional SP2 or SP3.
The PDF below shows the compatibility between the previous versions of STEP 7 and the Windows operating systems.
Contents
Link/Download
Kompat_STEP7_Win.pdf
( 9 KB )
Further information
Information on other STEP 7 products is available in the compatibility list of your STEP 7 installation in Entry ID: 18734363 .
Information on the compatibility of Windows languages is available in Entry ID: 23568401 (Point 4) and 22635865.
Note on Windows 2000 Server
STEP 7 is not released for MS Windows 2000 Server.
Note on Windows XP
STEP 7 is not compatible with the 64-bit version of MS Windows XP Professional.
Keywords
Compatibility matrix , 49455057
Which SIMATIC software packages are compatible with which Microsoft Windows operating system and with STEP 7 V5.5?
Compatibility Tool
A new Compatibility Tool is available for you at the Service & Support site.
It is designed to support you in questions of the compatibility of various SIMATIC software products.
The contents are due to be included in the Compatibility Tool.
We would appreciate your feedback on the new Compatibility Tool.
For this, please fill in and return the feedback form.
The table below contains the link to the Compatibility Tool and the feedback form.
Brief Instructions
To query the compatibility information you require, you must first choose a "master component" (WinCC, PCS 7, STEP 7, ...). To these "master components" you add more components (such as operating systems, virus scanners, other SIMATIC products, ...). Once you have chosen the components you require, you can have the compatibility list shown by hitting the "Show compatibility" button. A detailed description of the tool is available in the Online_Help.pdf file in the table below.
Feedback Form
Your feedback to assist in the further development of the Compatibility Tool.
Configuration Notes
The following compatibility list gives the compatibility of the different versions of the SIMATIC software packages with the last two versions of STEP 7 and with the various Microsoft Windows operating systems. The list is valid only for the versions given in these files.
Contents
Link/Download
German (release 12/2012-05a)
STEP7_Compatibility_de.pdf
( 305 KB )
English (release 12/2012-05b)
STEP7_Compatibility_en.pdf
( 321 KB )
French (release 12/2012-05c)
STEP7_Compatibility_fr.pdf
( 231 KB )
Italian (release 12/2012-05e)
STEP7_Compatibility_it.pdf
The compatibility list for STEP 7 V5.5 is available on the STEP 7 installation CD under:
<CD-ROM drive>:\_Manuals\English\STEP7 - Compatibility List.pdf
After installing STEP 7 the latest compatibility list is also available in the Start bar under:
Start > SIMATIC > Information > English > STEP 7 - Compatibility List.
