TIA Portal Import

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Import Generated PLC in SIEMENS TIA Portal

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Introduction
1. Download Project from PLCCreator
2. Create New TIA Portal Project
3. Import Hardware Configuration - Open File Import Dialog
4. Import Hardware Configuration - Select .aml File
6. Import Tag Comments - Open File Import Dialog
6. Import Tag Comments - Select .xml File
7. Import Tag Comments - Start the Import Process
8. Explore Imported Project
Select Section ...
Introduction
1. Download Project from PLCCreator
2. Create New TIA Portal Project
3. Import Hardware Configuration - Open File Import Dialog
4. Import Hardware Configuration - Select .aml File
6. Import Tag Comments - Open File Import Dialog
6. Import Tag Comments - Select .xml File
7. Import Tag Comments - Start the Import Process
8. Explore Imported Project

Introduction

Siemens TIA Portal(Totally Integrated Automation Portal) is an advanced software platform developed by Siemens AG, the full spectrum provider of industrial automation equipment, solutions and services. It serves as a unified engineering framework that integrates various software tools used for the configuration, programming, simulation, and diagnostics of Siemens automation systems.

TIA Portal is designed to streamline the entire engineering process, from the initial design and configuration to the commissioning and maintenance of automation systems. It offers a comprehensive set of tools that support all phases of the system lifecycle, enabling engineers to work efficiently and effectively.

In the steps presented below we are providing a procedure on how to import a PLC created with PLCCreator in TIA Portal.

1.
Download Project from PLCCreator

OnPLC Detailspage, click the button HW Config on PLC details toolbar to download the zip file.

In some cases on mobile devices or smaller screens, if the button is not visible, you may first click the toolbar menu button to open the PLC details toolbar.

Unzip the file preferably in the separate folder.

2.
Create New TIA Portal Project

Open TIA Portal and create a new project preferably with the same name as from PLCCreator.

Figure 1: TIA Portal - Create New TIA Portal Project

3.
Import Hardware Configuration - Open File Import Dialog

On the main menu click "Tools" and then "Import CAx data...", to open the file import dialog:

Figure 2: Open File Import Dialog for Hardware Configuration

4.
Import Hardware Configuration - Select .aml File

Point to the directory where you have unzipped the zip file and select the.amlfile that contains your PLC name and click "Open".

Figure 3: Select Hardware Configuration File .aml

TIA Portal will start with the import of the hardware configuration. Upon completion, the racks of your PLC will be shown in the "Devices" tab of the "Project Tree".

Figure 4: PLC Racks of the Imported Hardware Configuration in the Project Tree

5.
Import Tag Comments - Open File Import Dialog

During the import of the hardware configuration, TIA Portal creates the "Tag_Table_1" which corresponds to theIO Listuploaded in the PLC generation process in PLCCreator. However, the tag comments are not part of the hardware configuration, and they shall be imported from the "tagtable" file provided by PLCCreator in the same zip package. The "Comment" column in "Tag_Table_1" corresponds to the "Description" column in PLCCreator IO List.

To open file import dialog for "tagtable" file expand the main rack (CPU) group (1), expand the "PLC Tags" group (2) and double-click "Tag_Table_1" (3) to open it. Click on the "Import" icon (4) to open the "Import" dialog. On this dialog click browse button (5) to open file import dialog:

Figure 5: Open File Import Dialog for Tags File
Figure 5: Open File Import Dialog for Tags File

6.
Import Tag Comments - Select .xml File

Point to the directory where you have unzipped the zip file and select the.xmlfile that contains your PLC name and click "Open".

Figure 6: Select Tag Comments File .xml

7.
Import Tag Comments - Start the Import Process

On the "Import" dialog click "OK" to start the tags import process:

Figure 7: Tags Import Dialog Ready to Start Tags Import

8.
Explore Imported Project

Upon completion of tag comments import they become visible in the "Comments" column. You can scroll through "Tag_Table_1" to see the imported tags:

Figure 8: Tag_Table_1 with Imported Tags Generated by PLCCreator
Figure 8: Tag_Table_1 with Imported Tags Generated by PLCCreator

You can double-click on "Devices and Networks" (1) to see the PLC racks and fieldbuses. Initially all devices (PLC racks) are ordered in one row. You can rearrange them in groups for better visibility, as shown on Figure 9:

Figure 9: Imported PLC Hardware Configuration in Devices and Networks View
Figure 9: Imported PLC Hardware Configuration in Devices and Networks View

You can further explore the modules within each rack by opening its configuration window by double-clicking the rack icon (2) on Figure 9 above.

The rack configuration window for "Rack_Section1_3" is shown in Figure 10. To see the tags associated with the IO module, click the module (1), in this instance "AI8xU_I_RTD_13bit_5" in Slot 5, and then click the "IO Tags" (2):

Figure 10: IO Tags of AI8xU_I_RTD_13bit_5 Module in Slot 5 of Rack_Section1_3
Figure 10: IO Tags of AI8xU_I_RTD_13bit_5 Module in Slot 5 of Rack_Section1_3
This is the last step of the import procedure. Your PLC hardware configuration has been created and now you can continue with the development of the business logic according to customer control requirements.