TIA Portal - An Overview of the Most Important Documents and Links - Communication

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This site gives you an overview of the most important documents and links for the TIA Portal. Both newcomers and experienced TIA Portal users have an entry here to the essential information about the TIA Portal.

Important details to the TIA Portal technologically integrated you can reach via the links below:


Controller	Visualization	Motion	Communication	Safety	Controls	Migration

Here you have direct access to the most important technical information and solutions for communication.

Product Information

	Delivery Release of the ET 200SP CPs for Distributed Controller ET 200SP
	Updating the PROFINET driver to V2.1

Downloads

	PRONETA 2.5.0.27 Commissioning and Diagnostics Tool for PROFINET
	PROFIBUS GSD files: ET 200SP
	PROFIBUS GSD files : ET 200MP
	Other downloads zu PROFIBUS
	PROFINET GSD files: I/O - ET 200SP
	PROFINET GSD files : ET 200MP
	Other downloads for PROFINET
	S7-PCT V3.5 Update 1 for IO-Link Master

Videos

	Automation Tasks in 10 minutes or less SIMATIC S7-1200: AT 6 - Distributed Networks
	Automation Tasks in 10 minutes or less SIMATIC S7-1200: AT 3 - GPRS to SMS
	Automation Tasks in 10 minutes or less SIMATIC S7-1500: AT 5 - Integrated Firewall
	Automation Tasks in 10 minutes or less TIA Portal: AT 2 - Topology Diagnostics
	SINETPLAN (Video)
	The TIA Portal Tutorial Center (videos)

Manuals

	SIMATIC S7-1500, ET 200MP, ET 200SP, ET 200AL, ET 200pro Communication
	SIMATIC PROFINET PROFINET with STEP 7 V15
	SIMATIC PROFIBUS PROFIBUS with STEP 7 V13
	CPU-CPU Communication with SIMATIC Controllers
	Other manuals for PROFINET
	Other manuals for PROFIBUS

Applications

	OPC UA methods for the SIMATIC S7-1500 OPC UA server
	Programming an OPC UA .NET Client with C# for the SIMATIC NET OPC UA Server
	OPC UA Client Library
	Creating of OPC UA clients with .NET and helper class
	Determining the Transmission Times for Typical Configurations between S7 Stations and PC Stations via SIMATIC NET OPC Server
	Siemens OPC UA Modeling Editor (SiOME) for implementing OPC UA companion specifications
	Communication via OPC UA with SIMATIC HMI systems (Comfort Panels, Runtime Advanced, Runtime Professional)
	Configuration and Application of the PROFINET I-Device Function
	Controlling several fans (ebm-papst) using the SIMATIC S7-1200 via Modbus RTU
	TCP-Fileserver for S7 Controller
	Overview: Secure Remote Access with VPN
	Data communication between S7-1200 stations, WinCC and TeleControl Server Basic V3.1 via CP 1242-7 V2 and CP 1243-1
	Signaling and Switching via SMS with S7-1200 and CP 1242-7 GPRS V2 (Set 32)
	Sending Emails to SMTP Servers with an S7 CPU
	Library for SNTP Server Functionality in SIMATIC S7 CPUs (LSNTP)
	Sending and Receiving SMS Messages via a SCALANCE M Router
	Monitoring and Control of Network Components with a SIMATIC S7-PN CPU with the aid of SNMP
	FTP Client Communication with S7-1200/1500
	MQTT Publisher for SIMATIC CPU
	SIMATIC S7-1200/S7-1500 and SIMOTION: Acyclic Data Exchange
	Master-Slave Communication via a CM PtP using the Modbus RTU Protocol
	Basic Examples for Open User Communication (OUC)

FAQs

	How you configure a connection in the TIA Portal?
	How do you program and parameterize Modbus/TCP communication between two S7-1200 CPUs?
	How do you program and parameterize Modbus/TCP communication between two S7-1500 CPUs?
	Why is communication between the Runtime simulation and the S7-1200/S7-1500 not possible if the PG/PC interface is not set correctly?
	What properties, advantages and special features are offered by the protocols TCP, ISO-on-TCP, UDP and ISO Transport?
	How do you program the communication blocks FC50 and FC60?
	Which hardware and software components do you need to establish communication between SIMATIC S7 stations and third-party devices using the MODBUS RTU protocol?
	With which devices can the S7-1200 communicate via the integrated PROFINET interface and which protocols does the S7-1200 support?
	How, in STEP 7 (TIA Portal), do you configure access to a shared device and the function Module-internal Shared Input / Shared Output (MSI /MSO)?
	How do you configure open IE communication via the integrated PN/IE interface of the CPU or via an Industrial Ethernet CP?
	How do you program the TSEND_C and TRCV_C instructions for open user communication over the integrated PROFINET interface of the S7-1200/S7-1500 CPU?
	How do you configure the CP 343-1 as PROFINET I-device in STEP 7 (TIA Portal)?
	Which SNMP requests can the S7-1500 CPUs and S7-1200 CPUs receive and reply to?
	How do you parameterize the "TMAIL_C" instruction to send e-mails with the SIMATIC S7-1200 and S7-1500?
	How do you use a GPS receiver to determine the coordinates and synchronize the system time of the S7-1200, S7-1500 and ET 200SP CPU?
	Which pre-conditions are needed to establish a connection via Open User Communication with S7-1200 CPs?
	What are the system limits of the OPC UA Server with S7-1500 with firmware V2.0.x and V2.1.x?
	Why does the OPC UA client not receive the data in the order that you specified in STEP 7 (TIA Portal)?
	Which restrictions you have to consider by the OPC UA server of S7-1500 CPU with the firmware V2.0.x or V2.1.x in compatibility mode of firmware V2.5?

	More FAQs on the Topic of Communication

Other Topics

	All-round protection with Industrial Security - Plant Security
	Industrial Security Web Site - You learn here, how Industrial Security is integrated in the TIA Portal.
	Easy Entry in LOGO! and SIMATIC S7-1200 - You find here further Application Examples for the Communication with SIMATIC S7-1200.

Connection to Building networks

	Communication with S7-CPU via BACnet Gateway
	Communication with S7-CPU via M-Bus Gateway
	Communication with S7-CPU via DALI Gateway
	Communication with S7 CPU via KNX Gateway

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