diff --git a/src/tools/src/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/PlcSimAdvancedStarter.csproj b/src/tools/src/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/PlcSimAdvancedStarter.csproj
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index f98884381..000000000
--- a/src/tools/src/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/PlcSimAdvancedStarter.csproj
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-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
-    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
-    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="CommandLineParser"/>
-  </ItemGroup>
-
-
-  
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Reference Include="Siemens.Simatic.Simulation.Runtime.Api.x64">
-      <HintPath>..\..\..\third\Siemens.Simatic.Simulation.Runtime.Api.x64.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
-  </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <None Update="third\Siemens.Simatic.Simulation.Runtime.Api.x64.dll">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Never</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </None>
-  </ItemGroup>
-
-
-</Project>
diff --git a/src/tools/src/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/PlcSimInstance.cs b/src/tools/src/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/PlcSimInstance.cs
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--- a/src/tools/src/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/PlcSimInstance.cs
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-using System.Reflection;
-using System.Xml.Linq;
-using Siemens.Simatic.Simulation.Runtime;
-using System.Diagnostics;
-
-
-namespace PlcSimAdvancedStarter
-{
-    public static class PlcSimInstance
-    {
-        public static void StartPlcSim(Options options)
-        {
-
-            SimulationRuntimeManager.NetworkMode = ENetworkMode.TCPIPSingleAdapter;
-
-            // Check if PlcSimInstanceName is already registered
-            bool instanceAlreadyRegistered = false;
-            IInstance plcSimInstance = null;
-            SInstanceInfo[] instanceInfos = SimulationRuntimeManager.RegisteredInstanceInfo;
-            foreach (SInstanceInfo instanceInfo in instanceInfos)
-            {
-                if (instanceInfo.Name.Equals(options.PlcSimInstanceName))
-                {
-                    Console.WriteLine($"Instance {options.PlcSimInstanceName} already registered.");
-                    plcSimInstance = SimulationRuntimeManager.CreateInterface(options.PlcSimInstanceName);
-                    instanceAlreadyRegistered = true;
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-
-            // Register PlcSimInstanceName
-            if (!instanceAlreadyRegistered)
-            {
-                plcSimInstance = SimulationRuntimeManager.RegisterInstance(options.PlcSimInstanceName);
-                Console.WriteLine($"Instance {options.PlcSimInstanceName} registered.");
-            }
-
-            // Power On 
-            if (plcSimInstance.OperatingState == EOperatingState.Off)
-            {
-                plcSimInstance.PowerOn(6000);
-                Console.WriteLine($"Instance {options.PlcSimInstanceName} powered on.");
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                Console.WriteLine($"Instance {options.PlcSimInstanceName} already powered.");
-            }
-            //  Set Ip address
-            plcSimInstance.SetIPSuite(0, new SIPSuite4(options.PlcIpAddress, "255.255.255.0", "0.0.0.0"), true);
-
-            // Run
-            if (plcSimInstance.OperatingState == EOperatingState.Stop)
-            {
-                try
-                {
-                    plcSimInstance.Run(6000);
-                    Console.WriteLine($"PLC set to RUN mode.");
-                }
-                catch (Exception ex)
-                {
-                    Console.WriteLine($"Unable to set the PLC into the RUN mode. {ex.Message}");
-
-                }
-
-            }
-        }
-
-
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/tools/src/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/Program.cs b/src/tools/src/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/Program.cs
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--- a/src/tools/src/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/Program.cs
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-using CommandLine;
-using System;
-using System.Resources;
-using System.Reflection;
-
-namespace PlcSimAdvancedStarter
-{
-    public class Program
-    {
-        public static void Main(string[] args)
-        {
-
-            Parser.Default.ParseArguments<Options>(args)
-            .WithParsed(o =>
-            {
-                var recoverCurrentDirectory = Environment.CurrentDirectory;
-                try
-                {
-                    PlcSimInstance.StartPlcSim(o);
-                    Console.WriteLine("Done.");
-                }
-                catch (Exception e)
-                {
-                    Console.WriteLine(e);
-                    throw;
-                }
-                finally
-                {
-                    Environment.CurrentDirectory = recoverCurrentDirectory;
-                }
-            });
-        }
-    }
-
-
-    public class Options
-    {
-        [Option('x', "PlcSimInstanceName", Required = true, HelpText = "PlcSim instance name")]
-        public string PlcSimInstanceName { get; set; }
-
-        [Option('n', "PlcName", Required = true,
-            HelpText = "Plc name")]
-        public string PlcName { get; set; }
-
-        [Option('t', "PlcIpAddress", Required = true, HelpText = "Plc Ip address")]
-        public string PlcIpAddress { get; set; }
-
-        [Option('h', "hwid", Required = false, HelpText = "Export hardware identifiers")]
-        public bool HwId { get; set; }
-
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/tools/src/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/Properties/launchSettings.json b/src/tools/src/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/Properties/launchSettings.json
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--- a/src/tools/src/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/Properties/launchSettings.json
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-{
-  "profiles": {
-    "plcsimstart": {
-      "commandName": "Project",
-      "workingDirectory": "",
-      "commandLineArgs": "startplcsim -x abcd -n test_plc -t 10.10.10.1"
-    }
-  }
-}
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diff --git a/src/tools/src/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/Setup/Constants.cs b/src/tools/src/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/Setup/Constants.cs
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--- a/src/tools/src/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/Setup/Constants.cs
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-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
-namespace PlcSimAdvancedStarter.Setup
-{
-    public static class Constants
-    {
-        public static readonly Version PlcSimAdvancedMinVersion = new Version(7, 0, 0);
-        public static readonly Version PlcSimAdvancedMaxVersion = new Version(7, 9, 9);
-
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/tools/src/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/third/Siemens.Simatic.Simulation.Runtime.Api.x64.dll b/src/tools/src/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/PlcSimAdvancedStarter/third/Siemens.Simatic.Simulation.Runtime.Api.x64.dll
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