About the software components
- Last UpdatedOct 26, 2026
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The software suite comprises several individual components that can be installed on different platforms to perform different functions. The architecture of your finished project depends on which components you install, where you install them, and how you connect them to each other.
The following table lists all of the available components.
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Component |
Description |
Platform / Software |
|---|---|---|
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AVEVA Edge |
The full software, licensed for and running in "Engineering" mode. Includes the following:
|
Windows Windows Server Windows Embedded |
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SCADA |
The full software, licensed for and running in "Runtime" mode. Includes the following:
|
Windows Windows Server Windows Embedded |
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Embedded HMI |
Standalone runtime for Windows Embedded devices, installed on target station via remote management. Includes the following:
|
Windows Embedded |
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IoT View |
Standalone runtime for Linux. Includes the following:
|
Linux distributions:
|
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Database Gateway (StADOSvr) |
Enables communication between the project runtime and external databases, including AVEVA Historian and most ADO.NET-compatible databases. Should be installed separately when using Embedded HMI, because most ADO.NET data providers are not available for Windows Embedded. Must be installed separately when using IoT View, because Database Gateway runs on Windows only. |
Windows Windows Server Windows Embedded |
|
Mobile Access Runtime |
Enables the project runtime to serve HTML5-enhanced project screens to web browsers and mobile devices. |
Internet Information Services (IIS) for Windows, or any CGI-enabled web server (for example, Apache) |
|
Secure Viewer |
Project viewer / thin client, installed as a standalone program. |
Windows Windows Server Windows Embedded |
|
Web Thin Client |
Project viewer / thin client, installed as a browser add-on. |
Internet Information Services (IIS) for Windows Microsoft Edge (using Internet Explorer mode) |
It helps to distinguish between the project development environment and the project runtime. You can use the project development environment to design, develop, troubleshoot, deploy, and monitor projects. In contrast, the project runtime actually runs your project, communicates with external databases and devices, and serves screens to project viewers.
The full software for Windows includes both the project development environment (Studio) and the project runtime (SCADA). Your software license determines which parts of the software you can use on a specific computer. For more information, see Execution modes.
In contrast, Embedded HMI is the runtime edition for Windows Embedded. It cannot be used for project development, so it has lower system requirements than the full software.
IoT View is a new, platform-agnostic runtime edition for other embedded devices. It has very low system requirements and somewhat limited features.
In most cases, the first thing you need to do is install the full software on your primary workstation, because it not only sets up the project development environment for you, it also unpacks the rest of the components so that they can be installed on other computers and devices.
Separate installers for some components can be found on the AVEVA Edge installation media or downloaded from the AVEVA website. For more information, go to: https://www.aveva.com
We recommend that you use Mobile Access instead of our traditional Thin Client software whenever possible. Thin Client depends on legacy, Windows-only technologies, while Mobile Access allows you to use any HTML5-compatible browser running on any platform as a project viewer. Mobile Access does not yet support all of the features that Thin Client does, but we are continuing to improve Mobile Access with every new release.
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