EPLAN Requirements

Welcome to EPLAN!

Welcome to the world of EPLAN, your software is ready to download. Here is a step-by-step guide which takes you through the first steps of setting up the software as quickly as possible.

Whether you have purchased the implementation service or not, please pay attention to all steps within this guide, to ensure you meet the requirements and are fully prepared for installing the software.

Note: If you are not within the engineering team or are not the person responsible for software installation, please forward this page to the appropriate individual.

1. Are you compliant?

Before embarking on any implementation of EPLAN Software, you must first ensure your IT Hardware and operating systems are compliant.

The approved software requirements for your EPLAN Version can be found in the relevant performance description.

Workstation / Desktops & Laptops

The approved software requirements for your EPLAN Version can be found in the relevant performance description.

EPLAN Platform 2023 is compatible with the following operating systems as stated in the prerequisites of the performance description:

Workstation:

Microsoft Windows 10 (64 Bit) Pro, Enterprise – Builds 1904, 21H2, 21H1 20H2*1
Microsoft Windows 11 (64 Bit) Pro, Enterprise – Builds 1909, 2004, 20H2, 21H1*1

Hardware recommended configuration:

Intel Core i5, i7, i9 or compatible processor *2
Processor: Multi CPU, not older than 3 years
Memory: 16GB (This is the significant change)
Hard Drive: 500GB, min. 50GB free space (recommendation, SSD)
Monitor/Graphics Resolution: 2-screen solution with a resolution of at least 1280 x 1024 recommended 1920 x 1080
D display: Dedicated graphics card from AMD (ATI) or Nvidia with current Direct3D 11+ / OpenGL driver 3.2+ with 2GB RAM (recommend 4GB RAM+) *3

*1: Type ‘WINVER’ in command prompt to check the Windows build

*2: Preferred - fast-clocked machine with fewer CPU cores to a slow metered machine with more CPU cores

*3: A dedicated Graphics card comparable to Nvidia Quadro 600 or higher should be used for EPLAN Pro Panel / EPLAN Harness proD

SQL Server (if not using the EPLAN internal databases)

The approved software requirements for your EPLAN Version can be found in the relevant performance description.

The current EPLAN Platform 2023 is compatible with the following SQL Servers as stated in the prerequisites of the performance description:

Microsoft SQL Server 2019 CU16
Microsoft SQL Server 2017 CU30

For all other EPLAN versions please see the link below:

EPLAN License Server

The approved software requirements for your EPLAN Version can be found in the relevant service description.

The current EPLAN Platform 2023 is compatible with the following operating systems as stated in the prerequisites of the performance description:

Server Operating System:

Hardware Server:

4GHz 64-bit processor minimum
4GB RAM recommended
Typically 1GB EPLAN License Manager

2. Software Download and Installation

Have you purchased an implementation service with your new license/s?