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System requirements

Note the following system requirements for the installation of the Industrial Edge Apps.

Software requirements

The following Internet browsers are supported:

  • Firefox
  • Google Chrome
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Safari mobile devices

The latest two versions are supported for all browsers. You should preferably use a resolution of 1920x1080.

The app can run on any smart device with an HTML5-enabled browser. Tablets are recommended.

Internet Explorer is no longer supported as of version 11.

Hardware requirements

  • A device on which Industrial Edge Management (IEM) is running.
  • An Industrial Edge Device (IED) that is compatible with Industrial Edge Management:
    • IED Model: e.g. SIMATIC IPC 227E Nanobox, SIMATIC IPC 427E or Unified Comfort Panel (UCP)
    • Hard disk: At least 10 GB available
    • RAM: 2 GB available RAM
  • The Industrial Edge Device must be on board the Industrial Edge Management.

IEM, IED, and web browsers must be synchronous in the UTC time zone.

Safety instruction

We recommend that you use an IPC with a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) that supports full hard disk encryption.

System limitations

The performance of IIH Essentials can vary depending on the hardware. Metrics for IPC227E and IPC427E and resulting limitations are listed in the section Limitations and metrics.

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