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TwinCAT and Windows XP |
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Since the end of October 2001, the Windows XP
operating system has been available, bringing together the technology of Microsoft's
former Windows 9x/Me and Windows NT/2000 product lines. The high level of compatibility
with Windows NT means that versions 2.7 and 2.8 of TwinCAT can run under Windows XP
(eXPerience). The seamless transition to Windows XP is evidence of the benefits associated
with Beckhoff's real-time kernel being implemented as a pure software solution. This
solution also allows future Service Packs for Windows XP to be installed, as experience
under Windows NT/2000 has demonstrated. The XP version is based on the Windows 2000 version, and its benefits also carry over to PC-based controllers running with TwinCAT: increased stability, robustness, faster booting, improved support for wireless networks (Wireless LAN), and the possibility of remote servicing through the remote desktop functionality. TwinCAT has supported the remote desktop functionality since Version 2.7 (Build 504). This function allows users to start a virtual work session via the Internet from any location in the world, on the PC in the office or the Industrial PC directly at the machine. In this way it is possible for any computer to access the locally stored programs or data in a TwinCAT PC. Improved security standards, tighter than those of Windows 2000, will provide protection from abuse. |
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