Operating environment
FA-Engine operates in the following environments.
Supported OS |
Japanese and English OS for 32-bit/64-bit versions of Windows 11 (including IoT Enterprise) / Windows 10 (including IoT Enterprise) / 8 (including 8.1) / 7 / Server2022 (including IoT) / Server2019 (including IoT) / Server2016 / Server2012 (including R2) / Server2008 (including R2). *For information on the range of English display for English OS, please refer to the tips below. |
Development environment |
VisualBasic .net (VisualStudio2010-2022) *The only framework that can be used is ".Net Framework". ".Net6" and others cannot be used. |
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Embedded OS (Windows10 IoT Mobile Enterprise / Windows10 IoT Core (Pro) / Windows Embedded 8 / Windows Embedded 7, etc.) are not supported. If you plan to use it with an embedded OS, you are responsible for verifying and validating its operation.
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In versions/editions of Windows that have a "lockdown function," our applications will not run properly if this function is enabled. Please disable the Windows lockdown function. For more information about the lockdown function, please refer to the Windows manual. |
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The executable files (installed files) of our applications are the same for both Japanese and English versions, and the display language automatically changes depending on the OS type. The menus and dialogues of our applications are displayed in Japanese on a Japanese OS, and in English on other OS. |
Restrictions
Some features have restrictions when you use them. Please be aware of the following:
■Communication driver
Mitsubishi Private Protocol Communication driver using |
Mitsubishi's private protocol communication drivers (CPU Direct, MELSECNET/H board, CC-Link board, etc.) communicate using Mitsubishi libraries. Currently supported operating systems are Windows 10 / 8 (including 8.1) / 7 (including 64-bit OS). In addition, communication drivers using Mitsubishi's private protocol cannot be used with the 64-bit version of FA-Engine. |
FL-net |
FL-net connections use Century Systems' FL-PCI boards for communication. Supported OS varies depending on the type of board. FL-PCI/V2: Not supported FL-PCI/V2-100: Windows7 32bit FL-PCI/V2-100L: Windows 10/Windows 8 (including 8.1)/Windows 7 32/64bit *Please make sure that firmware compatible with each OS is installed on the board. |
■When using a function that uses Microsoft Excel, the following versions are supported.
Excel Driver |
Excel 2016 to 2024 |
Each function of FA-Engine is compatible with the following databases.
function |
SQL Server |
Oracle |
MySQL |
PostgreSQL |
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Communication Driver |
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※1) Supported in Rev 7 and later versions
■The supported versions for each database are as follows.
SQL Server |
2008-2022 |
Oracle |
9i/10g/11g/12c |
MySQL |
5.6/5.7/8.0 |
PostgreSQL |
9/10/11/12/13/14/15 |
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If you use PostgreSQL, make sure that the database field names are all lowercase. However, for summary (ODBC) actions, field names can be in either lowercase or uppercase. |