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Integration
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Tools and configuration
SINAMICS Startdrive commissioning tool
Supported drives
Integration of the SINAMICS drives into the TIA Portal is carried
out in steps. The following drives can be configured in
SINAMICS Startdrive
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SINAMICS G120
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SINAMICS G120C
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SINAMICS G120D
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SINAMICS G120P
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SINAMICS G110M
All of the available Control Units from SINAMICS Firmware V4.4
are supported for these devices (including PROFINET,
PROFIBUS, Safety Integrated). All combinable Power Modules
up to 400 kW can be configured.
Installation versions
SINAMICS Startdrive can be installed as an optional package to
SIMATIC STEP 7 or as a stand-alone application (without
SIMATIC STEP 7).
Requirements for the installation
The following chart shows the minimum hardware and software
requirements that must be met for installation:
Recommended PC hardware
The following table shows the recommended hardware for the
operation of SINAMICS Startdrive.
Hardware/software
Requirement
Processor
Intel Core i3-6100U, 2.3 GHz
RAM
4 GB
Hard disk
S-ATA with at least 8 GB available
memory
Network
From 100 Mbit
Screen resolution
1024 × 768
Operating systems
Windows 7 (64 bit)
• Windows 7 Professional SP1
• Windows 7 Enterprise SP1
• Windows 7 Ultimate SP1
Windows 8.1 (64 bit):
• Windows 8.1 Professional
• Windows 8.1 Enterprise
Windows 10 (64 bit):
• Windows 10 Professional
Version 1607
• Windows 10 Enterprise
Version 1607
• Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB
• Windows 10 Enterprise 2015 LTSB
Windows Server (64 bit)
• Windows Server 2008 R2 StdE SP1
(full installation)
• Windows Server 2012 R2 StdE
(full installation)
• Windows Server 2016 Standard
(full installation)
Hardware
Recommendation
Computer
As of SIMATIC FIELD PG M5
Advanced (or comparable PC)
Processor
Intel Core i5-6440EQ
(up to 3.4 GHz)
RAM
16 GB or more
(32 GB for large projects)
Hard disk
SSD with at least 50 GB
available space
Screen resolution
15.6 '' Full HD display
(1920 × 1080 or larger)
Compatibility with other products
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SINAMICS Startdrive can be installed alongside STARTER
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SINAMICS Startdrive V14 SP1 operates with STEP 7 Basic/
Professional V14 SP1 and WinCC V14 SP1 in a framework
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SINAMICS Startdrive V14 SP1 can be installed on a computer
alongside other versions of Startdrive, STEP 7, STEP 7 V5.4 or
V5.5, STEP 7 Micro/WIN, WinCC flexible (2008 and above)
and WinCC (V7.0 SP2 and above)
Supported virtualization platforms
SINAMICS Startdrive can be installed in a virtual machine.
For this purpose, one of the following virtualization platforms
in the specified version or a newer version can be used:
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VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.0
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VMware Workstation 12.5
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VMware Player 12.5
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Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2016
The following operating systems can host these virtualization
platforms:
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Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate/Enterprise (64 bit)
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Windows Server 2008 R2 (64 bit)
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Windows Server 2012 R2 (64 bit)
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Windows 8.1 Professional/Enterprise (64 bit)
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Windows 10 Professional/Enterprise (64 bit)
You can use the following guest operating systems to install
SINAMICS Startdrive within the selected virtualization platform:
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Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate/ Enterprise (64 bit)
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Windows 8.1 Professional/Enterprise (64 bit)
Supported security programs
The following security programs are compatible with
SINAMICS Startdrive V14 SP1:
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Virus scanners:
- Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1
- Trend Micro Office Scan Corporate Edition 11.0
- McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8
- Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2016
- Windows Defender (Windows version 8.1 and above)
- Qihoo
"
360 Safe Guard
"
9.7
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Encryption software:
- Microsoft Bitlocker
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Host-based Intrusion Detection System:
- McAfee Application Control 6.2.0
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More information
The SINAMICS Startdrive commissioning tool is available free
on the Internet at
/startdrive
© Siemens AG 2017