TIA Portal – PLC Failed To Start – Using The Diagnostics Buffer
Sometimes, you find yourself in a position where (despite no compilation issues) your PLC will just not start correctly. Instead of seeing the above image, with nice green ticks and…
TIA Portal – Re-Initialization & Safe Downloads
Making changes to a project is an everyday aspect of PLC programming, especially during commissioning or fault fixing. When it comes to making changes, the key consideration should always be:…
TIA Portal – Going Online & Online Diagnostics
As with all PLC environments, being “Online” is an important aspect. The difference between “Online” and “Offline” is that when your connected to a PLC and online, you are able…
TIA Portal – Optimized / Non-Optimized – What’s The Difference?
Since TIA Portal came along, there’s been an argument between whether or not you should allow TIA Portal to “Optimize” your data. Set to ON by default, this allows the…
TIA Portal – Virtualizing PLCs With PLCSIM Advanced
Leveraging virtualized environments is one of the best things that can be done in the new “Working from home” world. I have a copy of PLCSIM Advanced and I make…
TIA Portal – Difference Between Tags & Variables In Siemens TIA Portal
Apart from the obvious that one is a purple icon and the other is a blue, the difference between how these two objects should be used is very misunderstood. I…
TIA Portal – Searching Through Entire Project
When trying to follow structured data through interfaces, or across multiple uses in a project, cross-reference doesn’t always work. This is because, when using structures, the global access path to…