Topic 1.2.2: Software Requirements

  • Windows Operating System Notes
    • Windows versions 8.1, and 10 support touch screen gestures. If the user swipes in from the right edge of a touch screen with a finger gesture, a set of Windows charms appears, which includes Search, Share, Start, Devices, and Settings. Moving the mouse cursor to the upper-right corner of a screen also shows the Windows charms for non-touch screens.

      Showing the set of charms is a standard feature of Windows versions 8.1, and 10 that cannot be disabled by software for a touch screen. As a result, operators can access these Windows charms and possibly unlock a dedicated touch screen view node.

    • Newer operating system Service Packs (SPs) than those listed do not block the installation of Wonderware products. A warning message may appear during the installation process.
    • The Galaxy Repository (GR Node) can run on a client Windows operating system in a configuration in which System Platform products are installed on up to five nodes. For a system with more than five nodes, the Galaxy Repository must be installed on a computer running a Windows Server operating system.
    • Development and application nodes are considered to be clients of the server GR node.
    • When an operating system is upgraded on a computer, existing System Platform products must be uninstalled prior to the upgrade and then reinstalled after the upgrade. There are three exceptions. System Platform products do not need to be uninstalled when upgrading from:
      • Windows 8 to 8.1
      • Windows 8.1 to 10
      • Windows 2012 to Windows 2012 R2
  • .Net Notes
    • Versions of .NET (other than 4.x versions) can coexist, but all .NET code, including QuickScript.net scripts, run under .NET 4.7.2.

      For more information about .NET Framework requirements and compatibility, see .NET Framework Requirements and Compatibility .

    • .NET 3.5 is installed only because the supported SQL Server versions require it. No other dependencies must exist.
    • The following table lists the supported systems for InTouch 2014 R2 server and client components.

  • Windows Server 2012 R2 is the recommended operating system for a Galaxy Repository. 
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32-bit or 64-bit) is the recommended operating system to run InTouch HMI runtime client components. 
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 is the recommended operating system to run InTouch HMI server components.

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