In the TIA Portal Openness documentation (e.g., https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/mdm/109798533?c=124305616267&lc=en-US), there is reference to the project.StationUpload() function. I find the documentation to be a little confusing as it lists and describes three parameters (i.e., ConfigurationAddress, UploadConfigurationDelegate, and UploadOptions). However, the function call only supports the first two. Also, I cannot find a reference to the type of the UploadOptions parameter in the VS object browser.

Following are my questions:

1. Is there an example of how to specify the UploadOptions so that I can specify that the project.StationUpload() function upload software objects only, for example?
2. There is a reference to "Set CurrentSelection:UploadMissingProductsSelections" in the documentation. Is this a means of specifying what objects get uploaded? If so, can you elaborate on how it is used?
3. I have seen some documentation that seems to hint that the project.StationUpload() function will only work with S7-1200 and S7-1500 controllers and not S7-300 and S7-400 controllers. Is that correct? For what controllers should the project.StationUpload() function work?
4. I have reviewed a few of the Openness demo applications and cannot find an example of the project.StationUpload() function being used. Is there one?

I have been able to make some progress, although I have not been able to upload a station successfully yet.

Here's what I have done so far:

I have been able create an UploadConfigurationDelegate. Here's the code I have for it, which is mostly derived from the examples in the Openness documentation:

 Hi, I have also encountered this problem, any update regarding this?

FlexMickeyBob

I have been able to make some progress, although I have not been able to upload a station successfully yet.

Here's what I have done so far:

I have been able create an UploadConfigurationDelegate. Here's the code I have for it, which is mostly derived from the examples in the Openness documentation:

private static void PreConfigureUpload(UploadConfiguration uploadConfiguration)

{

Siemens.Engineering.Upload.Configurations.ModuleReadAccessPassword moduleReadAccessPassword = uploadConfiguration as Siemens.Engineering.Upload.Configurations.ModuleReadAccessPassword;

if (moduleReadAccessPassword != null)

{

Console.WriteLine("ModuleReadAccessPassword");

string passWD = "passWD";

var password = new SecureString();

foreach (var c in passWD)

password.AppendChar(c);

moduleReadAccessPassword.SetPassword(password);

return;

}

Siemens.Engineering.Upload.Configurations.ModuleWriteAccessPassword moduleWriteAccessPassword = uploadConfiguration as Siemens.Engineering.Upload.Configurations.ModuleWriteAccessPassword;

if (moduleWriteAccessPassword != null)

{

Console.WriteLine("ModuleWriteAccessPassword");

string passWD = "passWD";

var password = new SecureString();

foreach (var c in passWD)

password.AppendChar(c);

moduleWriteAccessPassword.SetPassword(password);

return;

}

UploadMissingProducts uploadMissingProducts = uploadConfiguration as UploadMissingProducts;

if (uploadMissingProducts != null)

{

Console.WriteLine("UploadMissingProducts");

uploadMissingProducts.CurrentSelection = UploadMissingProductsSelections.TryUpload;

return;

}

throw new NotSupportedException(); // Exception thrown in the delagate will cancel upload

}

I have created a subroutine that configures a ConnectionConfiguration object and calls the StationUpload method of the UploadProvider. Here's the code I have for it:

private static void TestUpload(Project project)

{

StationUploadProvider uploadProvider = project.GetService<StationUploadProvider>();

if (uploadProvider == null)

{

Console.WriteLine("Upload provider for \"{0}\" could not be obtained.", project.Name);

return;

}

Device uploadedObject = null;

UploadConfigurationDelegate preUploadDelegate = PreConfigureUpload;

ConnectionConfiguration configuration = uploadProvider.Configuration;

ConfigurationMode configurationMode = configuration.Modes.Find("PN/IE");

ConfigurationPcInterface pcInterface = configurationMode.PcInterfaces.Find("Intel(R) 82574L Gigabit Network Connection", 1);

ConfigurationAddress uploadAddress = pcInterface.Addresses.Create("10.10.55.27");

try

{

UploadResult result = uploadProvider.StationUpload(uploadAddress, preUploadDelegate);

Console.WriteLine("Number of messages: {0}", result.Messages);

foreach (UploadResultMessage uploadResultMessage in result.Messages)

{

Console.WriteLine("{0}; {1}; {2}", uploadResultMessage.DateTime.ToString(), uploadResultMessage.Message, uploadResultMessage.State);

}

uploadedObject = result.UploadedStation;

}

catch (Exception ex)

{

Console.WriteLine("Message: {0}", ex.Message);

if (ex.InnerException != null)

{

PrintInnerException(ex.InnerException);

}

}

}

I have compiled and executed a program that connects to TIA Portal, loads a project, and calls TestUpload. Unfortunately, TestUpload generates an exception indicating the connection to the device failed. I used Wireshark to capture the packets between my PC and the controller. The packet capture is in the attached ZIP file.

The packet capture indicates that my PC can reach the controller and vice-versa. It shows multiple sets of SYN, SYN-ACK, and ACK sequences for the establishment of the TCP connection, followed by a COTP packet, a TCP ACK packet, and then a TCP RST-ACK packet that terminates the connection. (See screenshot below for an example.) The sequence continues until the StationUpload command exhausts the number of allowable retries and then it throws the exception.

Attempts to download to the controller generates a similar sequence of packets.

I can connect to the PLC with TIA Portal. Packet capture shows sequences of TCP, COTP, and S7COMM packets but very few TCP RST-ACK packets, if any.

There is likely something very fundamental that I'm not doing correctly. Any insight into what that is would be greatly appreciated.

Hi

Did anyone manage to solve this issue?