System requirements of the Online Help

The Online Help utilises modern web technologies such as HTML5 and, as a result, a responsive design. This makes it possible to support a wide variety of terminals with different display resolutions as supported in the CNC-integrated computer with displays, tablets and even smartphones.

To ensure that the help function is displayed quickly, we recommend at least a dual-core processor with a basic clock speed of 1.7 GHz and, for a local offline installation, the use of flash memories such as an SSD. Depending on the browser and the operating system, the display of the Online Help consumes about 50-150 MB RAM/ tab.

JavaScript must be activated for functions such as Search and the menu.

Please also note this with regard to group policies on company computers relating to browser settings, especially Microsoft Edge, and any active browser plugins in the advertising/script blocker category.

Attention

Support for Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) discontinued

Support for Microsoft Internet Explorer was discontinued when the Bootstrap framework was updated by Release 5.1. It was replaced by the Microsoft Edge browser and will no longer be developed or provided with security updates as of 15 June 2022.

For optimal viewing, we recommend the following desktop browsers (latest 64-bit version at the time the Online Help was created):

• Google Chrome or other web browsers based on the Chromium engine.
• Microsoft Edge (based on the Chromium engine).
• Mozilla Firefox or Firefox ESR. Tip: If possible, use the so-called ESR version (ESR stands for Extended Support Release).
• Apple Safari.

Notice

Notes on web browsers

When the Online Help was released, we tested its functionality on current and widely used (mobile) browsers.

However, due to the frequent and rapid release cycles of most browsers, we cannot always guarantee that the Online Help will work as intended. We look forward to receiving your feedback (Contact) should you encounter any unfixable display errors in a browser version.

Mobile browsers for smartphones and tablets:

• Chrome for Android or mobile web browsers based on the Chromium engine.
• Android Stock browser from popular developers
• Apple iOS/iPadOS Safari

The following (mobile) browsers are not recommended due to display problems/incompatibility:

• Android Stock browser (older than Android 13, 2022)
• Apple iOS/iPad OS Safari (older than Release 16, 2022)
• Microsoft Edge before the switch to Chromium engine (2020)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer (desktop, all releases)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer (mobile, all releases)

Please note program/operating system updates may always cause (unknown) incompatibilities. The browsers listed above are therefore no guarantee for a perfect display but are recommended at the time this HTML5 documentation was written.