Embedded Hardware

Installation on an embedded hardware must be supported for small and / or mid-sized sites (1 server, up to 10,000 system objects). The hardware and software environment must fulfil the following minimal requirements:

  • Type: Embedded
  • Processor: Intel Celeron N2930 or equivalent
  • Memory: 8GB
  • Hard disk: 100GB SSD
  • Network Card: Gigabit speed
  • Graphics Card: Onboard graphics adapter with integrated processor
  • Minimum Software environment:
  • Win10 IOT Enterprise 2016 LTSB
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2019 – Express Edition
  • Network Requirements:
  • Local network
  • Single subnet
  • 100 Mbps up/down
  • Support Wake on LAN

Specified products:

  • Siemens / Desigo CC or similar
  • Siemens SIMATIC Nanobox IPC227E or similar

Standard Hardware for small or medium plants

(Approximately 500-2000 data points)

One client/server system for mid-sized sites (up to 50,000 system objects, total: 1,500,000 in a distributed architecture) with a high data transfer rate is required. The hardware environment must fulfill the following minimal requirements:

  • Type: Standard PC
  • Processor:
    • Intel Core i7: 8th generation or later, CPU Mark of 13,000 or higher (or equivalent)
    • Single Thread Rating minimum of 2,300 or equivalent
    • Cores: 4 per running system
  • Memory: 16GB
  • Hard Disc: 1 * 1024GB SSD
  • Network card: Gigabit speed
  • Graphics card: Mid-range graphics card

Network requirements:

  • Local network
  • 1000 Mbps up/down
  • Latency less than 10 ms
  • For the integration of XNET Fire Safety Systems, the server hardware needs to have a PCI slot for the NCC-2F card

Specified products: Siemens / Desigo CC or similar

Standard Hardware for large plants

(Approximately 2000-35,000 data points)

One client/server system is required for large sites (up to 150,000 system objects, total: 1,500,000 in a distributed architecture).
The hardware environment must fulfill the following minimal requirements:

  • Type: Server 19” rack
  • Processor:
    • Intel Core i7: 8th generation or later, CPU Mark of 13,000 or higher (or equivalent)
    • Intel Xeon Platinum: 2nd generation or later, CPU Mark of 13,000 or higher (or equivalent)
    • Intel Xeon Gold: 2nd generation or later, CPU Mark of 13,000 or higher (or equivalent)
    • Intel Xeon Silver: 2nd generation or later, CPU Mark of 13,000 or higher (or equivalent)
    • Single Thread Rating minimum of 2,300 or equivalent
    • Cores:4 per running system
  • Memory: 32GB
  • Hard Disc: 1 * 1024GB SSD
  • Network card: Gigabit speed
  • Graphics card: Mid-range graphics card
  • Network requirements
  • Backbone Gigabit
  • 1000 Mbps up/down
  • Latency less than 10 ms
  • IPV6 supported (NOTE: IPV6 for BACnet networks not supported)
  • Standard secure mechanisms for DMZ, such as port forwarding, tunneling and redirection, PAT, NAT supported
  • Hosting of the server in DMZ

Specified products: Siemens / Desigo CC or similar