Phase 21: Siemens PLC + TIA Portal
This phase contains 6 sections and 59 checklist topics. Use the interactive phase page to track your own learning progress.
Learn
- S7-1200
- S7-1500
- ET200 / ET200SP
- TIA Portal
- Siemens HMI
- WinCC
- PROFINET
- PROFIBUS
- And 4 more checklist topics
Older Siemens systems you should recognize
- S7-300
- S7-400
- STEP 7 Classic
- MPI
- PPI
- PROFIBUS DP
TIA Portal
- Create project
- Add PLC
- Hardware configuration
- Device configuration
- I/O configuration
- Device name
- IP configuration
- Tags
- And 6 more checklist topics
Programming
- OB
- FB
- FC
- DB
- Instance DB
- Local variables
- Global variables
- Data types
- And 8 more checklist topics
Later
- PID
- Technology objects
- Safety
- Motion
- Communication blocks
Practical Field Additions
- Retrieve and securely save existing PLC project before changes
- Online/offline program comparison and version verification
- Read Siemens diagnostic buffer and device status
- Identify faulty I/O module or field channel using diagnostics
- Write change description, test plan and rollback plan
- Use approved change control before downloading to site equipment