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Upgrade CITECT v5.42 to last version available

Hugo

Dear All,

I have not experience in CITECT SCADA, I have a project to replace an old computer (10 years old), which it is installed:

- CITECT V5.42 and a Siemens PLC WinAC CPU 412-2 PCI V4.0.

I have experience in Siemens PLCs, I could replace this PLC HW by a Software Controller CPU 1507S.

I do not if the new version of CITECT has the Communication Controller for this type of Siemens Controller.

Thank you so much for your help and support.

Hugo Garcia

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  • Hi Hugo,
    Apologies for giving you the wrong information before about the S7-1500 Software Controller. Erik is correct that the driver doesn't currently support this special device. Hopefully with enough people requesting this functionality, it can be added to the S7TCP driver.
    With regards to upgrade, the latest version of Citect SCADA is 2018 (v8.10). There is also Update patches available from the Knowledge & Support Center > Product Hub. The latest one released is the May update. Updates are updated each month.
    We also have another version, 2018 R2 in development now. The BETA was launched several weeks ago so you could also look at evaluating that version, if it meets your requirements. The biggest feature with 2018 R2 is secure encrypted communications and graphics browsing from within Citect Studio. It should be released before the end of June.
    Now for the upgrade procedure, there was a very detailed upgrade document that the Citect Support team put together. You could reach out to Citect Support to get a copy. The other place to look is within the installation media, a PDF "Installation Guide.pdf". This details the type of upgrade (online vs offline) and the migration path. In your case, I'd recommend upgrading to V7.20 first. Then once up and running in V7.20, upgrade to V8.10 (2018).
    Kind regards
    Olivier
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  • Hi Hugo,
    Apologies for giving you the wrong information before about the S7-1500 Software Controller. Erik is correct that the driver doesn't currently support this special device. Hopefully with enough people requesting this functionality, it can be added to the S7TCP driver.
    With regards to upgrade, the latest version of Citect SCADA is 2018 (v8.10). There is also Update patches available from the Knowledge & Support Center > Product Hub. The latest one released is the May update. Updates are updated each month.
    We also have another version, 2018 R2 in development now. The BETA was launched several weeks ago so you could also look at evaluating that version, if it meets your requirements. The biggest feature with 2018 R2 is secure encrypted communications and graphics browsing from within Citect Studio. It should be released before the end of June.
    Now for the upgrade procedure, there was a very detailed upgrade document that the Citect Support team put together. You could reach out to Citect Support to get a copy. The other place to look is within the installation media, a PDF "Installation Guide.pdf". This details the type of upgrade (online vs offline) and the migration path. In your case, I'd recommend upgrading to V7.20 first. Then once up and running in V7.20, upgrade to V8.10 (2018).
    Kind regards
    Olivier
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