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Introduction Release 09/02

1–2 ProTool Co nfig ur ing Win do ws-bas ed S yste ms

Start Up Instr uctions

1.1 ProTool Components

The following two components are supplied with SIMATIC ProTool according to the

version supplied:

• Configuration software ProTool/Lite, ProTool or ProTool/Pro CS

(Configuration System)

• Process visualization software ProTool/Pro RT (Runtime) and simulation software

for Windows-based systems

Configuration softw are:

The configuration software is used to create projects on the configuration computer

under the following operating systems:

• Microsoft® Windows® 98 SE

• Microsoft® Windows® ME

• Microsoft® Windows® NT 4.0 as of Service Pack 6a

• Microsoft® Windows® 2000 as of Service Pack 2

• Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional

Runtime software ProTool/Pro RT:

ProTool/Pro RT is implemented to run the project under Windows® in order to visualize

or operate the process on SIMATIC Panel PCs or standard PCs.

The runtime software is provided with a software protection feature. This means that

each Runtime software is installed on a standard PC or SIMATIC Panel PC requires

licensed authorization in order to enable unrestricted operation. If no authorization is

available, ProTool/Pro RT runs in Demo mode.

No authorization is required for Windows-based panels and Multi Panels. It is only

necessary to load the project you have created onto the unit.

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