Installing Kepware and Drivers

prerequisites before starting, ensure the following you are working on a windows machine that meets kepware system requirements you have access to the kepware installer and a valid license or trial you know which drivers you will need based on your plc types (e g , siemens, allen bradley) installing kepware and drivers download and install kepware visit the kepware store if you want to purchase a full license alternatively, you can download the trial version , which allows up to two hours of runtime before requiring a restart run the executable and select typical installation accept default options for features and installation path you can skip setting up a user or password for now install additional drivers after the initial installation, re run the same kepware installer binary choose modify and select the extra drivers you need for more information, consult kepware’s driver installation guide ptc driver support make sure you re run the installer using the exact same version as initially installed otherwise, the installer may fail silently or break existing configurations add drivers to your project open the kepware configuration tool from the system tray create a new channel and assign the correct driver add a device under the channel using the correct model for your plc channels define communication settings, while devices represent actual plcs