Hello

A crane is per today programmed in Step7 5.6. We want programming environment to be moved to windows server 2022. According to compatibility chart we then need to upgrade to 5.7.

Questions: Do you think it is necessary to upgrade for windows 2022? What is the implication of moving up to 5.7 from 5.6? It is a 300-plc that controls abb frequency converters via profinet and has sensors over profibus.

Cheers

Hello AutoGen_2417961,

If it is necessary to update Windows to 2022, it will be necessary to go to STEP 7 V5.7 since it is the version released to function correctly. At the program level, it should not cause any major problems unless there is a specific component that also requires an update when upgrading to STEP 7 V5.7.

 You can try first with a trial version: STEP 7 V5.7 / S7 GRAPH V5.7 / S7 SCL V5.7 / S7 PDIAG V5.7 / STEP 7 Professional 2021 Trial Download