History - Siemens Wincc Version

WinCC 6.0 marked a massive architectural overhaul. Siemens transitioned the underlying database from SQL Anywhere to . This was a game-changer for data integrity and capacity.

New users often ask: "Is WinCC V8 the same as TIA Portal WinCC?" siemens wincc version history

| TIA Portal Version | Release Year | WinCC Component | Key Features | |--------------------|--------------|----------------|---------------| | V11 | 2010 | WinCC Basic / Comfort / Advanced | First unified editor for panels & PC single-station | | V12 | 2013 | WinCC Professional | Multi-user SCADA, up to 64k tags, OPC UA | | V13 | 2014 | WinCC Professional SP1 | WebUX, energy suite, S7-1500 seamless integration | | V14 | 2016 | WinCC Professional | Redundancy, calendar control, improved recipes | | V15 | 2017 | WinCC Professional | Performance boost, cloud connectors (AWS/Azure) | | V15.1 | 2018 | WinCC Professional | Multi-touch for PC runtime, audit trail | | V16 | 2019 | WinCC Professional | OPC UA Companion specs, HTTPS REST API | | V17 | 2020 | WinCC Professional | (web-based visualization preview), Git integration | | V18 | 2022 | WinCC Professional | Unified full release, SIMATIC S7-1200 G2 support | | V19 | 2023 | WinCC Professional | Unified multi-monitor, MQTT, TLS 1.3 | WinCC 6

Last updated: March 2025

SIMATIC Windows Control Center, commonly known as , is a pillar of industrial automation. Siemens launched WinCC in 1996 to provide scalable Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Human-Machine Interface (HMI) tools. Over three decades, it evolved from a basic Windows monitoring utility into an enterprise platform integrating cloud computing, AI, and cybersecurity. New users often ask: "Is WinCC V8 the