System Requirements

General Technical Information

Sequence is comprised of three components that operate in a Microsoft Windows-based environment. Components of the system can be arranged to meet specific load requirements andcan also be consolidated with customer-owned equipment and software to leverage their existinginfrastructure, where possible. The system utilizes a combination of a web server, database server, and client software to provide complete functionality.

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Network Information

Client workstations and server(s) must be on the local area network. Users maintaining documentation will interact with Sequence via a client/server application (WinSequence/Engineering Clients). WinSequence uses the .NET framework and is written in C#. WinSequence interacts with SQL Server (a version of which can be freely installed) to acquire data and the web server (Microsoft IIS) to acquire images. SQL Server and the Web Server can reside on the same machine. When instructions are deployed electronically, users access read-only versions using Internet Explorer (WebSequence/Browser Clients).

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Back-up Plan

Two components need to be included in the corporate back-up plan. The SQL Server database needs to be backed up. The image repository, which resides in a physical directory on the web server, needs to be backed up as well. For assistance in setting up an appropriate back-up plan, please contact technical support.

Minimum and recommended System Requirements

Database Requirements

Database server

Sequence Software uses SQL Server as its database backbone. The software can be installed using an existing license of SQL Server 2005 or 2008. If no license of SQL Server exists, SQL Express 2005 or 2008 can be installed at no charge. SQL Express is a ‘light’ version of SQL Server. It is recommended that SQL Express be used for no more than 20 total users. The requirements below reflect this recommendation.

Web Server

Microsoft IIS must be installed to run the software.

Server Requirements

TARGET USER BASE	*Imported rows from mrp/erp/plm (See * below table)**	RECOMMENDED	MINIMUM
Up to 20 total users	No MRP/ERP/PLM Integration or 100,000 rows or less	2.0 GHz Processor 2 GB RAM 20 GB space available Windows 2008 Server Network Adapter SQL Server 2008 or 2005 Backup Device (Tape or removable disk) UPS Appropriate decision on hard disk for redundancy such as a RAID drive *Appropriate decision on hard disk for redundancy such as a RAID drive	1.0 GHz Processor 1 GB RAM 20 GB space available Windows 2003 Server SQL Server 2005 Network Adapter Backup Device (Tape or removable disk) UPS
Up to 20 total users	Greater than 100,000 rows	2 x 2 GHz Processor 4 GB RAM 20 GB space available Windows 2003 Server SQL Server 2005 0r 2008 Network Adapter Backup Device (Tape or removable disk) UPS *Appropriate decision on hard disk for redundancy such as a RAID drive	2.0 GHz Processor 2 GB RAM 20 GB space available Windows 2003 Server SQL Server 2005 Network Adapter Backup Device (Tape or removable disk) UPS
More than 20 total users	Most cases. For applications with more than 500,000 rows, consult Sequence Software.	2 x 2 GHz Processor 4 GB RAM 20 GB space available Windows 2003 Server SQL Server 2005 or 2008 Network Adapter Backup Device (Tape or removable disk) UPS *Appropriate decision on hard disk for redundancy such as a RAID drive	2 .0 GHz Processor 4 GB RAM 20 GB space available Windows 2003 Server SQL Server 2005 Network Adapter Backup Device (Tape or removable disk) UPS

Engineering Client Workstation Requirements (WinSequence)

Platform	RECOMMENDED	MINIMUM
Windows	2.0 GHz Processor 3 GB RAM 75 MB available on Hard Disk CD ROM Windows 7 Internet Explorer 8 Adobe Reader Network Adapter 1280x800 Monitor Laptop	1.0 GHz Processor 2 GB RAM 75 MB available on Hard Disk CD ROM Windows XP Internet Explorer 6 Adobe Reader Network Adapter 1280x800 Monitor Desktop

Browser Client Workstation Requirements (WebSequence)

Platform	RECOMMENDED	MINIMUM
Windows	1.0 GHz Processor 1 GB RAM CD ROM Windows 7 or XP Pro Internet Explorer 8 Adobe Reader Network Adapter 1280 x 800 Monitor	500 MHz Processor 512 MB RAM CD ROM Windows XP Internet Explorer6 Adobe Reader Network Adapter 1200 x 800 Monitor

Peripherals

Platform	RECOMMENDED	MINIMUM
Digital Camera* (See * in field to the right)	Nikon D-40, D-40x, D-50, D-70, D-80, D-100, D-200, D3000, D3100, D5000 or D90 for Direct-to-Sequence Connectivity (real-time Work Instruction creation). Memory cards are sold separately. Recommended size: 1 GB *Full digital camera integration only supported on Windows XP platforms and above.	Pictures taken with any digital camera other than those recommended can be added to the Work Instructions with a drag ‘n drop approach. Only the recommended cameras, however, support the Direct-to-Sequence Connectivity

General

Report Generation

Data Reports can be generated from the Sequence database using a report writer such as Crystal Reports. This is typically done by the customer with FFD support.

Additional Supported Technology

Touch Screen Computers
Bar Code Scanners
Thin Client PCs

D3000; D3100; D5000; D90