Requirements¶

To utilize ROSie there are two systems involved:

1. Engineering System: Used to run the ROSie generator (e.g., a Windows engineering machine with Linux as subsystem).
2. Runtime System: Used to execute the generated code (e.g., a SIMATIC Industrial OS system with RIB and Software PLC).

1. Engineering System Requirements¶

Hardware¶

• Any x86/x64 based system with at least 1 GB of free disk space

Software (all of the listed)¶

• Linux (e.g. SIMATIC Industrial OS, Ubuntu, Debian) + Windows 10/11 (for TIA Portal) operating systems
• ROS 2 running natively in Linux or in a container if installation is mounted to host to be accessible by ROSie container
• Docker (+ Docker Compose plugin) >= v20.x.y
• TIA Portal

⚠️ Note: To be able to use the RIB with Software Controller v31.1, TIA Portal v20 Update 1 needs to be installed.

The use of virtual machines or Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is recommended in order to have TIA Portal and ROS 2 running in parallel in the same system.
Please refer to the Engineering System Setup for a detailed step by step instruction on how to prepare your engineering system.

2. Runtime System Requirements¶

Hardware (one of the listed)¶

• SIMATIC ET 200SP Open Controller CPU 1515SP PC2 - (F)
• SIMATIC IPC 427E
• SIMATIC IPC BX-39A

All of the listed devices have been tested and verified to work with ROSie generated code.
This list is non-exhaustive and other devices might work with ROSie too as long as they fulfil the following software requirements.

Software (all of the listed)¶

• SIMATIC Industrial OS
• Realtime Information Backbone (RIB)
• SIMATIC S7-1500 Software Controller (PLC) (CPU 1505SP (F) pre-installed on the Open Controller; CPU 1507S - (F), CPU 1508S - (F) are independent products that need to be bought in addition to an IPC)
• ROS 2 installation to run the generated ROS 2 package (native or via container)

Software Version Compatibilities¶

The following table shows the supported software versions of all ROSie releases:

Additionally, each Software Controller version requires a specific TIA Portal, Industrial OS and RIB version: