Windows SmartScreen
- Unzip the download and start the app.
- If “Windows protected your PC” appears, click More info.
- Click Run anyway. Windows remembers the choice.
Download
Download the free demo
Version 0.1.0. The demo and the full version are the same app: enter a licence key to unlock it.
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First start: the security warning
The app is not code-signed yet, so Windows and macOS warn you the first time you open it. This is expected for unsigned apps.
macOS Gatekeeper
- Open the downloaded disk image and drag the app to Applications.
- Right-click (or Control-click) the app and choose Open, then Open again.
- On recent macOS versions, if there is no Open button: System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.
System requirements
| Requirement | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit | macOS on Apple silicon or Intel (one universal app) |
| Minimum OS version | Windows 10 21H2 | macOS 12 Monterey |
| Graphics | DirectX 11 or 12 capable GPU | Metal capable GPU |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Disk space | 1 GB | 1 GB |
To connect a PLC
- A Siemens S7-1500 or S7-1200 on the same network, with “Permit access with PUT/GET communication” enabled and non-optimized data blocks; or
- S7-PLCSIM Advanced® V4–V8 in TCP/IP mode on an x64 Windows PC or virtual machine, with TIA Portal® to program it.
- No PLC? The built-in Signals card drives every output by hand.
The plain S7-PLCSIM (without Advanced) has no documented interface for external applications and is not supported. Details: documentation.