Setup guide

OSx Migration Cookbook August 30, 2006
2 – Comparing OSx and PCS 7
OSx – PCS 7 Comparison (Architecture/Hardware)
Tistar OSx PCS 7
Architecture
Client/Server
Peer-to-
Peer
Client/Server
Maximum number of computers
2 redundant
DEUs plus
10 IGTs
16 stations
with a
maximum
of 4
Supervisors
12 redundant
server pairs,
32 clients,
1 engineering
Minimum number of computers
1 DEU plus
1 IGT
1
Supervisor
1 Single
Station that is
client, server,
and
engineering
Operating System
Unix
Unix or
Linux
Microsoft
Windows
Licensing/Pricing
Per
system/per
IGT
Per
station/Per
option
Per
station/per
option/per
number of
tags
PLCs Supported
Old TI
(TI520,
TI530,
PM550,
TI560/565),
TI505
TI505,
S5,
S7
Bailey,
APACS,
TI505,
S7
Separate Computer
Required for PLC ES?
Yes Yes
No for S7,
Yes for all
others
Old
TI
APT, Tisoft N/A N/A
TI505
APT, Tisoft,
SoftShop
APT,
Tisoft,
SoftShop
APT, Tisoft,
SoftShop
S5
N/A APT, Step 5 N/A
PLC/Controller
Engineering
Station
PLC/Controller
Programming
Tool
S7
N/A
Step 7
w/OSx
function
blocks
Step 7
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