Plant iT compact & Plant iT express

Entry-level solutions for process automation

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Entry-level solution for process automation

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General

Entry-level solution for process automation

• Low hardware requirements
• No server hardware necessary
− Low software requirements
• Supporting Windows 10/11
• SQL Server Express
− Proven database solution without additional licensing costs
Available systems for version 9
• Plant Acquis iT, Plant Batch iT, Plant Direct iT, Plant Liqu iT
Available license sizes
• Max. automation objects: 750
• Max. data points: 11.150

Extras
• Plant iT Visu-Recorder compact license-free

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Limitations of Plant iT compact

• Limited archive functionality
(no long term archiving)
• Limited 2. client
(only for displaying process graphics)
• License for one PLC only
• Reduced number of system classes

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Workstation used as server

• Basic license of Plant Acquis iT/Direct iT/Liqu iT compact
• License of MS Windows Professional 10/11
• MS SQL Server Express Edition included

Optional second workstation

License of MS Windows Professional 10/11

• License of Plant iT compact Client
• Only for display and operation of process screen graphics

License fees
• 50 percent reduced by the standard list price for license sizes of basic and client licenses

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Further information

Hardware configuration
• The information about which software requirements are
necessary are given in the system requirements

Pre-installed automation classes

• The information on the pre-installed automation classes can be
found in the product catalog

Extensions for automation classes

• The information on the extensions and optional extensions can
be found in the product catalog

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Plant Batch iT compact
Entry-level solution for process automation

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General

Available license sizes

• License sizes of 100 and 250 are available

Differences to full version

• No add-on of Plant iT Visu-Recorder compact available

• Archive functionality for a minimum of one month

• Limited second workstation application (Operation Client) for displaying process
Entry-level solution for process automation images only

• Low hardware requirements • The number of system classes is not limited

− Can be operated with one PLC • Not available for Rockwell Automation PLCs so far

• No server hardware necessary

− Low software requirements

• Supporting Windows 10/11

• SQL Server Express
− Proven database solution without additional licensing costs

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Plant iT express
Advanced entry-level solution for process automation

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Plant iT express
General

Advanced entry-level solution for process automation

• Low hardware requirements
− No server hardware necessary
• Low software requirements
− Supporting Windows 10/11
− SQL Server Express
• Proven database solution without additional licensing costs
Available systems for version 9
• Plant Acquis iT, Plant Direct iT, Plant Liqu iT
Delimitation to full version
• Maximum two Clients (Workstations)
• Maximum two PLCs (Controller)
Limitations
• Not available for Plant Batch iT
• Limited archive functionality (no long term archiving)
• License is to be used for max. two PLCs and two Clients only

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Comparison of properties

Features Plant iT compact Plant iT express

Server-less system (workstation in use as a server)  

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License-free Plant iT Visu-Recorder compact 
(Reduced License fees)

Basic License expandable  

Full reusability of engineering (application software) when implementing a client/server system 1 
System classes of the full version  
Number of supported PLCs max. 1 max. 2
Modicon M580  
Siemens S7 300 PLCs  
Siemens S7 400 PLCs  
Rockwell Automation ControlLogix  
Rockwell Automation CompactLogix (min. 2 MB RAM, reduced functionalities)  
Two fully functional clients  
Reduced License fees  

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License comparison of Version 9

Plant iT compact License sizes Base License Extension License Add-on

100

250
Visu-Recorder compact*
500
1x PLC max. 1x or max. 1x
750 1x Standard Client Single Client Standard Client
* Conditions of use for Plant iT Visu-Recorder compact can be found in the actual product catalog.

Plant iT express License sizes Base License Extension License Add-on

100

250

500 Visu-Recorder express*

750

1500
1 x PLC max. 1x max. 1x max. 1x
1x Standard Client PLC Single Client
or Standard Client
2500
* Conditions of use for Plant iT Visu-Recorder express can be found in the actual product catalog.

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