Using AX on operating systems other than Windows

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Hi everyone, is it possible to work with AX using an operating system other than Windows? Thanks in advance!
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Hi Fabian,

 

At this moment, the only supported operating system for SIMATIC AX is Windows 10 x64 1809 or later, and Windows 11 since SIMATIC AX Catalog version 2411.

 

If you need to work with others Operating system, there are a couple of options you can consider:

 

1. Use the AX Code browser-based IDE. The Web IDE is a browser-based development environment that allows you to work with SIMATIC AX without needing a local Windows machine. The Web IDE can be accessed from any device with a recent web browser, such as Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Microsoft Edge. In this scenario, you can download and monitor a PLC via our agent remote access, a gateway to the cloud that connects SIMATIC PLCs or SIMATIC VIRTUAL PLCs to the global AX cloud. For more details on agent setup and configuration, visit this link: https://console.simatic-ax.siemens.io/docs/agent.

 

2. Install a Virtual Machine. You can set up a Windows virtual machine on your Operating system, even if it is not Windows, and use the full SIMATIC AX development local environment.

 

I hope this helps, if you have any questions feel free to ask!

 

Best regards,

Benedetta

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Hi Fabian,

 

the answer is yes and no! It depend's how you define Simatic AX.

 

Basically the most of the command line tools, which providing the core functionality of Simatic AX, are working under Linux. For example: you can compile ST source files or execute unit tests and also a download to the PLC within a Debian Linux. For other distributions, I can't make any statement. 

 

AX Code, the IDE for Simatic AX, is currently just for windows available.

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