Technical Reference Manual - InduSoft

Creating a New Project
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 or later
• Microsoft Windows XP Embedded Service Pack 3
• Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 7
The computer must have the full InduSoft Web Studio software installed, even if it is not used
for project development, because the full software includes the modules that are needed to host
the project runtime on Windows. The computer must also have an appropriate runtime license
key. For more information, see Install the full InduSoft Web Studio software on page 33.
All project features are available when the target platform is Windows.
Windows Embedded
An embedded device that runs one of the following operating systems:
• Microsoft Windows XP Embedded Service Pack 3
• Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 7
• Microsoft Windows Mobile or Windows CE 5.x/6.x
• Microsoft Windows Embedded Compact 7
The device must have either EmbeddedView (for Windows XP Embedded and Windows
Embedded Standard) or CEView (for Windows Mobile, Windows CE, and Windows Embedded
Compact) installed. The device must also have an appropriate runtime license key. For more
information, see Install EmbeddedView or CEView on a target device on page 37.
Please note that when the target platform is Windows Embedded, certain project features are not
available:
• All DDE features, including the DDE Server task and the DDE Client task and worksheets.
• ODBC Runtime task, worksheets, and functions. (ADO database interface is still available.)
• OPC HDA Server task.
• OPC .Net Client task and worksheets.
• OPC XML/DA Client task and worksheets.
• Minor graphic features such as support for image formats other than BMP or JPG and fill
effects for shapes other than rectangle.
• Miscellaneous other built-in functions, as described in the documentation for the Built-in
Scripting Language.
Note: In most cases, if you want to host your project runtime on a Windows XP Embedded or
Windows Embedded Standard device and you do not plan to do project development on that device,
then you should only install EmbeddedView on the device and select Windows Embedded as the target
platform. EmbeddedView has a smaller footprint than the full InduSoft Web Studio software, and it
can be installed and managed remotely.
However, if you want to use any of the features that are not available when the target platform is
Windows Embedded, then you must install the full InduSoft Web Studio software on the device and
select Windows as the target platform.
The full InduSoft Web Studio software cannot be installed on a Windows Embedded Compact device
under any circumstances.
Product type
The product type primarily determines how many tags you may create in the project, including tags shared or
imported from other systems. Windows can support far more tags than Windows Embedded.
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