This book is designed to teach the fundamentals behind TIA Portal as well as the latest features that V17 offers.
TIA Portal V17 is the latest installment of Siemens' flagship development environment. It is designed to encompass all parts of project development, from PLC program writing to HMI development. TIA Portal V17 offers a complete solution to manage a project through design, development, commissioning, and maintenance.
Chapter 1, Starting a New Project with TIA Portal, shows how to get started with a new project.
Chapter 2, Creating Objects and How They Fit Together, looks at how to create new PLC objects and how to use them together in a project.
Chapter 3, Structures and User-Defined Types, gives an introduction to UDTs and structures and how they benefit projects.
Chapter 4, PLC Programming and Languages, explores PLC programming in TIA Portal.
Chapter 5, Working with Languages in TIA Portal, discusses each programming language that TIA Portal offers, including the latest Cause and Effect language.
Chapter 6, Creating Standard Control Objects, looks at the benefits of standardizing control objects.
Chapter 7, Simulating Signals in the PLC, covers a writing pattern that creates an easy method to simulate all signals in the PLC.
Chapter 8, Options to Consider When Creating PLC Blocks, takes a look at different options that require some thought before and during the writing of code.
Chapter 9, TIA Portal HMI Development Environment, gives an introduction to TIA Portal's latest HMI environment, using the new Unified hardware and design platform built into TIA Portal.
Chapter 10, Placing Objects, Settings Properties, and Events, shows how to create objects in an HMI and set their properties and events.
Chapter 11, Structures and HMI Faceplates, looks at the benefits of using structures and faceplates in the HMI.
Chapter 12, Managing Navigation and Alarms, shows how to manage navigation between pages and how to manage alarms.
Chapter 13, Downloading to the PLC, details how to download a PLC program to PLC hardware.
Chapter 14, Downloading to the HMI, shows how to download an HMI design to HMI hardware.
Chapter 15, Programming Tips and Additional Support, provides information on programming tips and where additional support from Siemens can be found.
In order to get the best out of this book, the basic concepts of what a PLC and HMI are and what they are used for should be understood. A keen interest in advancing learning beyond what this book offers will help to solidify the learning gained from this book.
Trial licenses can be obtained from the official Siemens website. Search for TIA Portal V17 Trial License and you should find them.
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Code in text: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "If On_Rising_Edge is True and Data.Status_Data.Light_Flashes is over 100000, then Data.Status_Data.Maintenance_Required will be True."
A block of code is set as follows:
Outlet_Valve_Position_Request = (((Max Tank Level - Min Tank Level) / (Max Valve Position – Min Valve Position)) * (Current Tank Level - Min Tank Level)) + Min Valve Position
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