Siemens, free software for learning?

Nova5 · Jan 20, 2015

Does Siemens have a free version of their programming software that works on anything above WinXP? What I can find refuses to work on anything more capable than WinXP 32bit. Can't use compatibility modes to make it work. Would rather not waste the harddrive space a virtual machine will absorb if I can avoid it.

AB/Rockwell has RSLogix MicroLite.

PLCKeef · Jan 20, 2015

Not that I know of

I use Step7 Lite on windows XP using Virtualbox.
It works well , and can be easily installed or removed.

Nova5 · Jan 20, 2015

Yep using Oracle VB for Win7 VM on my Win8 laptop. was just hoping there was a more up to date version. Guess I install a XP VM soon.

keithkyll · Jan 20, 2015

I've run S7-Basic, S7-Pro, and WinCC on a Toshiba laptop with AMD processors and Win 8.1. No problem.
They suggest a i7 machine, and that's good advice. The TIA software is nice, but a speed/memory hog.

Download a 21 day trial of S7-Pro here.

Nova5 · Jan 20, 2015

keithkyll said:
I've run S7-Basic, S7-Pro, and WinCC on a Toshiba laptop with AMD processors and Win 8.1. No problem.
They suggest a i7 machine, and that's good advice. The TIA software is nice, but a speed/memory hog.

Download a 21 day trial of S7-Pro here.

The intention is to be able to work with it in spare time over months. The only way to do that is to use their free version that is XP only it seems.

boneless · Jan 21, 2015

You can install the software on a virtual machine for 21 days. Make sure you store your programs on your "real" machine.

Then when it expires, delete your virtual machine and re install the whole thing.

The free Siemens is just not the same as the full blown version.

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