Setup guide
OSx Migration Cookbook August 30, 2006
2 – Comparing OSx and PCS 7
OSx – PCS 7 Comparison (Architecture/Hardware)
Tistar OSx PCS 7
Computer
Motorola M68XXX
Single Board Computer
in a VME Chassis
or
Intel 80386 PC
Intel
Pentium,
Pentium II,
Pentium III
PC
Intel
Pentium 4 PC
Specific hardware
required?
Yes Yes
No
(minimum
memory and
hard disk
requirements)
PLC
Communications
Card
NCM,
Siemens CP1413
Siemens CP1413
(PCS 3.1.2A and
earlier),
3Com 3C509,
3Com 3C900
Siemens CP1613
(for TI505),
any MS
Windows
supported
network card
(for S7 and
station to station)
PLC Network
Tiway H1, S7 H1, S7
Station to Station
Communications
Serial HDLC
(DEU ↔ IGT)
TCP/IP TCP/IP
Network Cabling
Tiway/AUI AUI
Twisted Pair
(need TP→AUI
conversion for
TI505
communications)
Printers Supported
Limited set Limited set
Any supported
by MS Windows
Maximum number of
displays per station
1
1
(5 w/Xterminals)
4
Removable media
supported (not all
versions support all
stated media)
Floppy, Tape
Floppy, Tape,
Magneto-Optical
disk, CD ROM
Any supported
by MS Windows
7