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.NET Framework and COM Development

This chapter describes the operating systems supported if you are developing under .NET Framework or COM development platforms.

The product is supported on following client operating systems:

The product is supported on following server operating systems:   

On x64 platforms, OPC Data Client can run in 32-bit or 64-bit mode.

.NET 6+ Development

This chapter describes the operating systems supported if you are developing under .NET 6+.

With .NET 6, 7 or 8 runtime, OPC Data Client supports following operating systems in general:

The precise versions supported depend on the .NET runtime you have chosen, and on its version. Refer to the documentation of the particular .NET runtime for more information.

Linux

For .NET: See Microsoft articles .NET Supported OS Policy, and Linux Prerequisites.

Microsoft Windows

For .NET: See Microsoft articles .NET Supported OS Policy, and Windows Prerequisites.

Other Operating Systems for .NET 6+

Other operating systems on which .NET can run but are not listed here are not supported. It is possible that OPC Data Client will work on such operating systems as well, but if you decide to use them, your are on your own... OPC Data Client may support them in the future.

Python Development

Python programs with OPC Data Client can run either on .NET Framework, or .NET 6+. Consult the corresponding paragraph above for the associated requirements. OPC Data Client curently supports Python only on Microsoft Windows and Linux.

Remarks

For a (incomplete) list of operating systems OPC Data Client has been tested with, consult Knowledge Base article QuickOPC Compatibility Test List.

 

The features discussed here, or some of them, may not be available in all editions of the product. Check the Product Editions page for differences between the editions. The trial license has all features enabled (and is limited in period for which it provides valid data), but licenses for specific commercial editions may have functionality limitations.

'Support' means that a member of OPC Studio product family is designed to work and tested on the environment, and vendor's technical support may be contacted for assistance with that OPC Studio product family member on the environment. Support may be not available for operating systems, .NET runtimes and other dependencies that are past their active lifecycle at the time of support request, even if they were supported at the time of product release.

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