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 used to.
The below video explains what the communication configuration requirements are and how to configure for easy development access
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Check out the last 3 posts relating to this Siemens TIA Portal V18 series:
Siemens TIA Portal V18 – OB1 & Organization Blocks
Let’s take a look at the OB1 object, an Organization block. OB1 is the default object for management of the…
Siemens TIA Portal V18 – Exploring PLC Properties & Setup
This video touches on the subject of the PLC properties in TIA Portal. Without setting up some of these properties,…
Siemens TIA Portal V18 – Creating PLC Tags For Hardware Signals
Once you’ve added your IO modules, the next step is to create a place for the data to sit. TIA…
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