Notes on the use of other basic hardware and non-SIMATIC software

Siemens guarantees the compatibility of hardware and software for system configurations based on components in this catalog.

The system test confirms that the system software of the SIMATIC PCS 7 process control system can be run on the basic hardware offered in this catalog. Despite comprehensive tests, it cannot be excluded that the function of a SIMATIC PCS 7 system could be disturbed or interfered with as a result of additional non-SIMATIC software, i.e. software which has not been explicitly approved for SIMATIC PCS 7.

If you use hardware other than the basic hardware offered in this catalog, or additional non-SIMATIC software, this is at your own risk. If compatibility problems arise as a result of these hardware/software components, the support provided for their elimination is not free of charge.

The licenses for plant bus communication via Industrial Ethernet, i.e. for Basic Communication Ethernet (BCE) and CP 1623/1628 communication (IE) are bound to the SIMATIC PCS 7 Industrial Workstations. Depending on the selected type of communication, the SIMATIC PCS 7 Industrial Workstations for single stations and servers are delivered as standard with a network adapter plus BCE license or a CP 1623 plus SIMATIC NET HARDNET IE S7 communications software.

SIMATIC PCS 7 BCE V9.0 license

If you are using SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0 on other computers (not SIMATIC PCS 7 Industrial Workstations), you also require a SIMATIC PCS 7 BCE V9.0 license (article number 6ES7650-1CD58-2YB5 for goods delivery; article number 6ES7650-1CD58-2YH5 for online delivery) for all single stations or servers that are connected to the plant bus via a standard network adapter and not via a CP 1623/CP 1628.