If using TIA Portal’s multi-user server, ensure all team members update to Update 5. Mixing Update 2 and Update 5 in a multi-user environment leads to conflicts.
For machine builders currently running TIA Portal V16, installing Update 5 for Startdrive is highly recommended, even if not strictly mandatory. sinamics startdrive v16 update 5
Siemens constantly ships drives with newer hardware and firmware revisions. A base V16 installation may refuse to go online with a drive manufactured in 2024 if it requires a newer device description file (GSD) or HSP. Update 5 includes these files natively. If using TIA Portal’s multi-user server, ensure all
If your project does not require new drive hardware (like SINAMICS G220) and your OS is Windows 10, stay with V16 Update 5 . It is battle-tested. If you need the latest drives or Windows 11, migrate to V18 but plan for a full project migration. Siemens constantly ships drives with newer hardware and