License keys in the SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX RTX scope of delivery
Note
A SIMATIC PCS 7 license grants the user permission to use the products. This permission is 
granted in the form of:
● CoL (Certificate of License) - a legal proof of the ownership fir a copyrighted software 
product of SIMATIC PCS 7.
● License key (authorization code) - technical representation of the license.
Note
You can find information on the license keys required for an OS single-station system or for 
an engineering station in the following documents:
● Documentation 
Process Control System PCS 7; PC Configuration
● Documentation 
Process Control System PCS 7; 
Licenses and Configuration Limits
The license keys in the standard scope of delivery of SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX RTX limit the plant 
size that can be configured. You require several license keys for a SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX 
station. 
Components requiring a license 
key
License keys for 
SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX RTX
Configuration variant 1: Configuration variant 2:
Software for the CPU
● WinAC; WinAC RTX
● SIMATIC PCS 7; RTX
● SIMATIC NET; Industrial Ethernet SOFTNET-S7 Basic
PCS 7 Engineering & PCS 7 OS OS RT PO (CR: 250, SL)
(plant size up to 250 PO)
 
PCS 7 OS   OS RT PO (CR: 250, SL)
(plant size up to 250 PO)
PCS 7 AS Runtime AS RT PO (250)
Activating the software components
In order to use the software components, valid license keys must be located on the SIMATIC 
PCS 7 BOX PC. The license keys are supplied on a license key USB stick. You can transfer 
the license keys to the SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX PC using the Automation License Manager. 
You can find additional information about transferring license keys in the 
online help for the 
Automation License Manager
.
Settings for energy options
The preset "SIMATIC" or "SIMATIC  IPC" energy scheme may not be changed. The settings 
in this energy scheme are optimized for running the software PLC with the IntervalZero RTX 
real-time environment.
Structure of SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX RTX
6.2 Hardware and software components of SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX RTX
BOX (V8.1)
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