System Requirements and Compatibility | CIMPLICITY 2022 Documentation

Hardware Requirements

CIMPLICITY v2022 requires, at a minimum, the following hardware specifications. GE Digital recommends testing your particular system to determine if your performance needs require hardware beyond the base system recommendations.


Hardware	Requirements
Microprocessor	Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0 GHz
RAM	4 GB
Hard disk	40 GB
Ports	USB port, if using a USB M4 or M5 license or a green key. Serial port for some touch screens, pointing devices, and I/O drivers Additional ports for I/O hardware
Monitor	Color graphics monitor, SVGA or better 24-bit graphics card capable of 800 x 600 resolution

Supported Operating Systems and Versions

CIMPLICITY v2022 runs on any of the following operating systems, provided that specified revisions and service packs are included.

Microsoft Windows 11 (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows Server 2022
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Cluster
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Cluster
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Cluster
Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Enterprise (LTSB) (Only full blown IoT version is supported. Not the core & mobile versions)

Supported External Software Versions

CIMPLICITY v2022 is compatible with the following external software.


External Software	Supported Version
Microsoft Office	2019
Microsoft SQL Server	2019, 2017, and 2016 Important: SQL Server 2008 can be installed but is no longer supported. Note: CIMPLICITY has been validated to work with Database configurations using SQL 2016 AlwaysOn with the exception of the Tracker Attribute Database (TADB) functionality.
SQL Express	2019, 2017, and 2016
Oracle	18c and 19c Note: Both the client and server should be running same version of Oracle.
Microsoft Visual Studio	2017
Flexera Software - Install Shield	2018
Sequent - Alarm Cast	10.04.01
Dream Report	Latest version
Azure

Supported GE Software Versions

CIMPLICITY v2022 is compatible with the following GE software.


GE Software	Supported Version	Install Before or After CIMPLICITY
Alarm Cast Administrator	10.04.01	After
Change Management	9.5	Before
Common Licensing	Latest version	With CIMPLICITY
Driver Server	Latest version	Either
Global Discovery Server	2.2	After
Historian (full version)	2022, 9.1, 9.0 and 8.1 Note: Logging array points to Historian is supported from version 7.0 onwards.	Either
IGS OPC Server	Latest version	Either
Machine Edition	9.5 and 9.0	Either
Plant Apps	2022, 8.2 and 8.1	Either
Portal	3.5 SP5	Either
Proficy Driver Server (PDS) *	Latest version	With CIMPLICITY
OPSHUB and UAA	2022 and 2.1	After
Webspace	6.0	After

Starting CIMPLICITY 11.1, the Proficy Driver Server will not be installed with CIMPLICITY installation.

To install Proficy Driver Server, navigate to the CIMPLICITY Install Media located at Setup\Proficy Driver Toolkit\setup.exe. Before you install Proficy Driver Server, you must install .NET Framework 3.5 through your Windows options.

Note:

If you are already using the Proficy Driver Server in your CIMPLICITY projects, it will continue to work as expected. Existing PDS is not uninstalled when you uninstall CIMPLICITY and upgrade to 11.1 or higher.
The Driver Server protocol may be enabled in Project Properties even when Proficy Driver Server is not installed.

Compatibility Requirements

Note the following as they apply to your installation:


Element	Requirement
Network Communication I/O	Allen-Bradley Ethernet Driver Note the following: RSLINX OEM 3.80.00 is required. Rockwell requires a Factory Talk activation for RSLINX OEM. If RSLINX OEM is not activated, the Allen-Bradley Ethernet device communication interface will not run. Allen-Bradley Internet is supported on the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows 11 (64-bit) Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Cluster Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Cluster Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Cluster Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Enterprise (LTSB) (Only full blown IoT version is supported. Not the core & mobile versions) Note: Depending on the OS, some RSLINX OEM features may not be supported. Refer to the RSLINX documentation for further information.
Genius PCI	If you are using Genius PCI communications you need: One full height PCI slot for each port (up to four) One Genius PCI card (IC660ELB931) Note: Genius PCI is only supported on 32-bit Windows 7 and Windows 10 systems.
Reflective Memory	If you are using reflective memory, the card requirements are: PCPCIE-5565PIORC requires a low profile PCI Express Slot for each card PCI-5565PIORC requires a 64-bit PCI slot for each card PCIE-5565RC requires a PCI Express Slot. Note: You can install up to two reflective memory cards, but not all computers support two cards due to hardware or BIOS-specific limitations. The Reflective Memory driver is only supported on Windows 7 and is no longer packaged with CIMPLICITY. However, the package is available from Abaco, who is also the vendor for the reflective memory cards. You must install the following package: RFM2G Windows 7/XP/Vista/Server 2008/Server 2003/32/64-bit PCIE/PCI/PMC Driver for X86 R08.01.
DDE Communications	The DDE communications interface runs in the service session only. The DDE server must be able to run from the service session.
Browsers	The following browsers are supported for Webspace with CIMPLICITY and SCADA Web Configuration. Google Chrome 92 or Greater Microsoft Edge 92.x Firefox 90.x Safari 14 or Greater Note: Ensure that you use the browsers supported by CIMPLICITY, as the support for TLSv1 and TLSv1.1 HTTPS protocols is deprecated. You must use TLS libraries for the rest calls that support TLS 1.2 or higher.