GE Digital PAC Machine Edition 9.50 System Requirements

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Proficy* System Requirements

Contents

Proficy* Machine Edition 9.50 ...................................................................................................................... 2

Operating System .................................................................................................................................... 2

Windows Administrator Settings ............................................................................................................. 2

Processor Speed and Memory ................................................................................................................ 2

Miscellaneous Requirements................................................................................................................... 3

Proficy* View & Control Runtime (Windows PC) 9.50 ................................................................................. 4

Proficy* Process Systems 3.50 .................................................................................................................... 5

System Components ................................................................................................................................ 5

System Level Operating System .............................................................................................................. 5

Regional Settings ..................................................................................................................................... 5

Proficy* Change Management 9.50 ............................................................................................................ 6

Operating System .................................................................................................................................... 6

Processor Speed and Memory ................................................................................................................ 6

Miscellaneous Requirements................................................................................................................... 6

Supported Product Modules .................................................................................................................... 7

Project Type Modules ........................................................................................................................... 8

Thin Client Modules .............................................................................................................................. 8

As-is Project Type Modules .................................................................................................................. 8

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Proficy* Machine Edition 9.50

Operating System

Machine Edition Product

Windows 7

SP1

Windows 8 and 8.1

Windows 10

Logic Developer – PLC

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QP+ View Developer

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QP+ Logic Developer – PC

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Notes

a. Windows regional settings must be set to English
b. 32-bit & 64-bit variations of Windows are supported (64-Bit recommended)
c. It is a good security practice to always run software that has had security patches and other

operating system support fixes provided by Microsoft and applied by the owner/operator as
part of a cyber maintenance program.

d. It is recommended to apply security patches and other operating system support fixes before

installing

Windows Administrator Settings

Some features of Proficy* Machine Edition are not supported when running without elevated access.

When using the following features, you can lower your User Account Control settings and/or set up
Proficy* Machine Edition Engineering to always "Run As Administrator":

 View and Logic Developer PC
 View and Logic Runtimes
 EGD Management Tool
 PAC Systems Analyzer Tool
 Profinet DCP Tool
 PAC8000 I/O Configuration Tool
 Serial PLC Communications
 Creating Custom Project Templates
 IEC 61850 Configurator
 Toolbox ST Trender

Processor Speed and Memory

 Minimum (for small to medium-sized projects):

o Intel Core i5 with 4 GB RAM
o AMD FX or Phenom II X6 with 4 GB RAM

 Strongly recommended for large projects or when using multi-instance

o Intel quad-core Core i7 with 8 GB RAM and 64-bit Windows
o AMD higher FX or Phenom II X6 models with 8 GB RAM and 64-bit Windows

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Miscellaneous Requirements

 Internet Explorer Version: 11.0 or newer with current updates.

Note: Install Internet Explorer before installing Machine Edition.

 TCP/IP Network protocol-based computer (if you use an Ethernet connection).
 .NET Framework 4.6 Full. If the Microsoft .NET Framework is not yet installed, it is

automatically included during the installation of Machine Edition and may require a reboot to
complete the installation. This installation requires a minimum of Windows 7 SP1.

 2 GB of hard disk space. Additional space is required for your projects and temporary files.
 The Development Environment is supported on VMware Player or VMware Workstation