Type of license

Floating license

Floating license

Floating license

Single license

Software class

A

A

A

A

Current version

Edition 2010

V 5.5

V 3.0

V11.0

Target system

SIMATIC S7-300 SIMATIC S7-400 SIMATIC C7

SIMATIC S7-300 SIMATIC S7-400

SIMATIC S7-300 SIMATIC C7

SIMATIC S7-1200

Operating system

Windows XP Professional

Windows 7 Professional,
Windows 7 Ultimate

Windows XP Professional

Windows 7 Professional,
Windows 7 Ultimate

Windows XP Home

Windows 2000 Professional

Windows XP Professional

Windows XP Professional SP3 (32 bit)

Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 (32 bit)

Windows Vista Business SP1 (32 bit)

Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 (32 bit)

Main memory expansion in programming device/PC, min.

Depends on Microsoft Windows operating system used. Recommendation: 1 to 2 GB

Depends on Microsoft Windows operating system used. Recommendation: 1 to 2 GB

Depends on Microsoft Windows operating system used. Recommendation: 128 MB

1 GB

Hard drive requirement in programming device/PC

Depending on scope of installation, 700 to 1000 MB

Depending on scope of installation, 650 to 900 MB

Depending on scope of installation, 90 to 250 MB

2 GB

Size of user program in the CPU

approx. factor 1.5 compared with STEP 5 with AWL (STL - instruction list), KOP (LAD - ladder diagram), FUP (FBD - function block diagram)

approx. factor 1.5 compared with STEP 5 with AWL (STL - instruction list), KOP (LAD - ladder diagram), FUP (FBD - function block diagram)

approx. factor 1.5 compared with STEP 5 with AWL (STL - instruction list), KOP (LAD - ladder diagram), FUP (FBD - function block diagram)

Comment

Includes all 5 IEC programming languages KOP (LAD - ladder diagram), FUP (FBD - function block diagram), AWL (STL - instruction list), SCL (structured control language), GRAPH and the PLC simulation software S7-PLCSIM

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For stand-alone applications with centralized I/O.

Includes the IEC programming languages LAD and FBP

Standard tool

STEP 7 Micro/WIN

Type of license

Single license

Software class

A

Current version

V 4.0

Target system

SIMATIC S7-200

Operating system

Windows XP SP3 (32-bit)
Windows 7 (32/64-bit)

Main memory expansion in programming device/PC, min.

32 MB

Hard drive requirement in programming device/PC

50 MB

Size of user program in the CPU

approx. factor 1.0 compared with STEP 5 with AWL (STL - instruction list), KOP (LAD - ladder diagram)