Detailed descriptions 17.3 Operating system licenses
17.3Operating system licenses
Description:
The supplied and installed Windows operating systems of the SIMATIC PCs are full Windows versions without any function restrictions. The additional wording "For Embedded Systems" on the accompanying operating system Recovery CD describes the contractual conditions under which Siemens AG acquires the licenses from Microsoft. The Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional MUI and Microsoft Windows XP Professional MUI operating systems supplied to Siemens AG under the license "Microsoft Operating Systems for Embedded Systems" for use with SIMATIC PG/PC products are equivalent to the relevant version from the desktop/office sales channel.
This provides numerous advantages for customers in the industrial environment over the OEM licenses marketed in the office environment:
•No license for Windows XP Professional is required from Microsoft by the customer (important when components are replaced during servicing)
•In addition to the operating system CD (Recovery CD), the contract permits a Restore DVD to be supplied (image of the operating system as delivered - including all relevant drivers and software)
•The license permits images created by a customer to be transferred to any number of SIMATIC PCs that are fitted with the relevant COA (Certificate of Authentificity) labels "for Embedded Systems"
•The COA label on the device is the only license verification required. An additional license agreement is not necessary
The license conditions in the operating system pack contain a reference to "restricted functionality". This note only refers to the application scope of this license and is defined for industrial applications, such as industrial controls, programming devices, information terminals, instruments, displays, Web panels, etc. These devices must not be primarily intended for use in domestic or office environments.
The licenses "for Embedded Systems" must not be confused with the Windows embedded operating systems, such as Windows XPe (Windows XP embedded). These may also contain functional limitations that have been implemented in favor of reduced memory allocation for image generation.
SIMATIC Panel PC 877 | |
Operating instructions, Release 07/2006, |
