Requirements and Recommendations
Learn about the Software and Hardware requirements and recommendations relevant for the i4SCADA product.
This topic contains the software and hardware requirements and recommendations for viewing and creating SCADA visualizations and also for development using WEBfactory Client SDK and Server SDK.
Software Requirements
These system requirements are applicable to i4SCADA Version 3.8 and above. These are the minimum requirements for the basic functionality of the software. Actual conditions can vary, depending on the system configuration, the software that is installed and the features
The default operating system compatibility of WEBfactoryi4SCADA is limited by the requirements of the SQL Server 2016 Express Edition, which is delivered by default with the i4SCADA Setup. The following operating systems are supported by SQL Server 2016 Express Edition:
Windows Server 2012 Datacenter
Windows Server 2012 Standard
Windows Server 2012 Essentials
Windows Server 2016 Datacenter
Windows Server 2016 Standard
Windows Server 2016 Essentials
Windows Server 2019 Standard
Windows Server 2019 Essentials
Windows Server 2019 Datacenter
Windows 8
Windows 8.1
Windows 10 Professional
Windows 10 Enterprise
Windows 10 IoT Enterprise
Read more information about the Microsoft SQL Server 2016 requirements.
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Operating Systems | Any Operating System with a HTML5 (and/or Silverlight) enabled web browser. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Web Browser | Web browser with HTML5 and/or Silverlight support. Check below table for an overview of web browser compatibility with HTML5 and Silverlight:
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Silverlight run time | Microsoft Silverlight version 5 (relevant only for the i4SCADA 3.8.3 version) |
Running i4SCADA Requirements | Description |
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.NET Framework | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7 or above NOTE - For optimal results when working with the i4SCADA, a set of Windows Roles and Features need to be enabled.
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Silverlight SDK | Microsoft Silverlight 5 SDK (relevant only for the i4SCADA 3.8.3 version) |
Web server | Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) NOTE - The use of a Windows Server operating system is recommended to allow access for several clients. For optimal results when working with the i4SCADA, a set of Windows Roles and Features need to be enabled.
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Developing with i4SCADA Client SDK. Silverlight, WPF and HTML5 | Description |
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Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 (x64) or higher |
.NET Framework | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7 or higher |
Silverlight SDK | Microsoft Silverlight 5 SDK or higher (relevant only for the i4SCADA 3.8.3 version) |
Silverlight Toolkit | Microsoft Silverlight 5 Toolkit (relevant only for the i4SCADA 3.8.3 version) |
Silverlight Developer Runtime | Microsoft Silverlight 5 Developer Runtime or newer (relevant only for the i4SCADA 3.8.3 version) |
IDE for Silverlight |
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IDE for WPF (SmartEditor controls) |
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IDE for HTML5 |
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Developing with i4SCADA Server SDK | Developing |
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Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 (x64) or higher |
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Hardware Recommendations
These hardware recommendations are applicable to i4SCADA Version 3.8. Actual conditions can vary, depending on amount of data logging, alarms and update rates.
Server requirements | Small Projects (Up to 500 items) | Medium Projects (5000 to 50000 items) | Large Projects (50000+ items) |
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RAM Memory | 4 Gb | 6 Gb | >6 Gb |
CPU cores | 4 | 8 | >8 |
Other recommendations | Microsoft SQL full version | Microsoft SQL full version |
Client requirements | Description |
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RAM Memory | 4 Gb |
CPU cores | 2 |
GPU | A dedicated graphics adapter or a performant integrated graphics chip. Due to the wide range of available graphic adapters there is no general recommendation. But using a low performance graphic adapter will result in slow graphic response and delayed page reaction times. |