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Siemens, free programming software for learning?

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Does Siemens have a free version of their programming software that works on anything above WinXP? What I can find refuses to work on anything more capable than WinXP 32bit. Can't use compatibility modes to make it work. Would rather not waste the harddrive space a virtual machine will absorb if I can avoid it. AB/Rockwell has RSLogix MicroLite.

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When I first got started, I was able to order a 30-day trial version of Step7 from my distributor for about $30. I would guess that the same would be true of TIA Portal, which is the new package.

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Hello Sir, Just give a try, it works for me. for windows 7 64 bits: http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll?func=cslib.csinfo?=en&objid=57026339&caller=view for windows 8 64 bits: http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll?func=cslib.csinfo&objId=68015276&objAction=csOpen&nodeid0=10805384?=en&siteid=cseus&aktprim=0&extranet=standard&viewreg=WW Edited by Jairus

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Hey look at that, they do have downloads on their sight. I'm still figuring out how to navigate that thing. Here's the page for TIA Portal v13. There's a Downloads article listed, which unfortunately still says v11 in parts of the article. But the files are for v13. http://is.gd/tWdgWp

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Also, I use TIA Portal in a Win7 32-bit virtual machine using VMWare. I occasionally have oddities seeing a processor over Ethernet. Sometimes it works using NAT, sometimes only with bridged. I'm planning to purchase a USB/Ethernet adapter to use in the virtual machine to see if that makes it more better.

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