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PLC and HMI Development with Siemens TIA Portal

By : Liam Bee
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PLC and HMI Development with Siemens TIA Portal

By: Liam Bee

Overview of this book

With automation requirements on the rise, Siemens’ TIA Portal development environment is almost a necessity for any automation engineer. The Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) environment helps seamlessly integrate all things automation, from PLC hardware and software design to HMI development. This book helps you understand the tools available in the TIA toolbox and shows you how to write code effectively. The book begins by introducing you to the TIA environment, covering the layout and tools available. Once you’ve got to grips with the environment, you’ll find out how to create hardware to write programs against, including adding IO modules and assigning memory for input and output. Next, you'll develop logic in all of the languages that TIA Portal offers, such as Ladder, Function Block Diagram, and Structured Text (SCL) (note that Statement List is not covered as a deprecated language), as well as the newest language, Cause and Effect (CEM). You’ll also discover how to store standard code in libraries, creating a version control system that is easy to manage and aids standard design. Finally, following the PLC design chapters, you’ll learn how to develop HMI applications in TIA Portal’s latest unified hardware. By the end of the book, you'll be well equipped to use all of the features that TIA Portal V17 offers.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
1
Section 1 – The TIA Portal – Project Environment
5
Section 2 – TIA Portal – Languages, Structures, and Configurations
11
Section 3 – TIA Portal – HMI Development
16
Section 4 – TIA Portal – Deployment and Best Practices

Screen objects

Screen objects are items that are used to build up visuals on screens. There are many different types of screen objects, and each comes with its own properties and events.

Screen objects can be found in the Toolbox window to the right of TIA Portal when a screen object is open in the editor.

Screen objects can be placed by simply dragging and dropping the screen object into the Editor window.

Object properties

When an object is selected, the Properties tab at the bottom of TIA Portal contains the relevant properties of the object, as illustrated in the following screenshot:

Figure 9.10 – Example of object property configuration

These properties define how an object looks. Most can also be made dynamic by changing the Dynamization option to the right.

Note

When Dynamization is selected, additional options appear to the right of the Properties tab.

Object events

When an object is selected, the Properties window at...