Requirements & Installation

Requirements

  • A correctly installed WinCC OA version
  • A valid license for the usage of mobile UIs
  • The application requires Bluetooth permissions to read the name of the device, which is required for the Device Management. The permissions are requested upon initial connection to the project and can be changed in the Application Permission menu of your device.
    Figure 1. Bluetooth Permission Request
Restriction: The usage of the WinCC OA Mobile UI Application is not approved for a secure plant environment as defined within the WinCC OA Security Guidelines.

Supported Operating Systems

The supported operating systems of the WinCC OA mobile UI app can be found in the Software requirements. The applications can be downloaded from the corresponding store sites:

Restriction: Currently the iPad Pro 12" device is not supported by the WinCC OA mobile application!
Note: The 64bit Android version of the Mobile UI uses openSSL version 3.0.15
Restriction: Due to technical limitations the 32bit version of the Android Mobile UI cannot be upgraded and will therefore remain on version 3.19 P005.

QR Code Download

Figure 2. QR Code - Google Play
Figure 3. QR Code - Apple App Store

Installation

  • The server part of the WinCC OA mobile UI Apps is part of the default WinCC OA installation
  • The client application (WinCC OA UI) must be downloaded in the store of your corresponding operating system (iOS: AppStore; Android: Google Play)
Warning: All mobile UI's have a retry time of 30 seconds for the connection establishment. If the connection fails during the operation, the system tries to reconnect endlessly.
Note: The Windows login for mobile UIs works if the user used for the login was already logged in on the server without mobile UI before.