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Published inJun 2023
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Olushola Akande
Olushola Akande
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Olushola Akande

Olushola Akande is an industrial automation and robotics expert with over 10 years of experience in the design and development of automation and robotics-related projects. He is an industrial automation trainer and consultant with a passion for driving industries to achieve greater results by doing work more accurately with less effort of human control. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Showlight Technologies Limited, an industrial automation, robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) training and servicing company in Lagos, Nigeria. He is a member of the Schneider Electric team involved in the installation of Integrated Control and Safety Systems (ICSSs), which includes high-integrity PLCs, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, and distributed control systems (DCSs) at the largest oil refinery in Africa (Dangote Oil Refinery) at Lekki Free Zone, Lagos, Nigeria.
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Creating a project and writing a program with Siemens programming software (TIA Portal)

We will now start TIA Portal, create a project, and write a simple program using the following steps:

  1. Start TIA Portal V13 from the Start menu or double click on the TIA Portal V13 icon on your desktop.
Figure 8.23 – Creating a project in TIA Portal V13

Figure 8.23 – Creating a project in TIA Portal V13

Click Create new project.

  1. Type the project name and click Create.
Figure 8.24 – Configuring a device in TIA Portal V13 (1)

Figure 8.24 – Configuring a device in TIA Portal V13 (1)

  1. Click on Devices & networks.
Figure 8.25 – Configuring a device in TIA Portal V13 (2)

Figure 8.25 – Configuring a device in TIA Portal V13 (2)

  1. Click Add new device and select Controllers.
Figure 8.26 – Configuring a device in TIA Portal V13 (3)

Figure 8.26 – Configuring a device in TIA Portal V13 (3)

  1. Expand SIMATIC S7 1200 | CPU | CPU1211C AC/DC/Rly and click STEP 7 Professional in the Automation License Management - STEP 7 Basic dialog box,...
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Olushola Akande

Olushola Akande is an industrial automation and robotics expert with over 10 years of experience in the design and development of automation and robotics-related projects. He is an industrial automation trainer and consultant with a passion for driving industries to achieve greater results by doing work more accurately with less effort of human control. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Showlight Technologies Limited, an industrial automation, robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) training and servicing company in Lagos, Nigeria. He is a member of the Schneider Electric team involved in the installation of Integrated Control and Safety Systems (ICSSs), which includes high-integrity PLCs, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, and distributed control systems (DCSs) at the largest oil refinery in Africa (Dangote Oil Refinery) at Lekki Free Zone, Lagos, Nigeria.
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