Author: Liam (Site Owner)

Learn how to use constants to define Array sizes and limits

Let’s take a look at the OB1 object, an Organization block. OB1 is the default object for management of the PLC tasks, it is a cyclically executed object, meaning it…

This video touches on the subject of the PLC properties in TIA Portal. Without setting up some of these properties, you’ll be unable to get connected to your PLC, and…

Once you’ve added your IO modules, the next step is to create a place for the data to sit. TIA Portal uses Tags to achieve this. In the video below,…

Once you’ve added a PLC to your project, its likely that you’ll need to configure some IO. The video below explains how to add IO modules to a CPU, making…

If you are new to TIA Portal, or V17 onwards, then adding a new PLC to a project could be a little more complicated than other platforms you may be…

Thank you everyone for being apart of this journey! I’ve spoken with many great people, exchanged ideas, learnt new things and continued to grow.

In TIA Portal, you can access Bits in Bytes / Words by using the .%# notation In the example above, we’re taking a Byte and setting Bits 0 and 1…

I’m always amazed at the amount of followers I have, and always grateful that so many of you decide to get involved with the learning, asking questions, taking courses and…

Any well laid out project will consist of more than just the Main Routine. When a project is first created in Studio 5000, a pre-created Task called MainTask will be…