2/26/2024 8:31 PM | |
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2/27/2024 7:46 AM | |
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Hi ClemClemClem, User experience and performance are some of the characteristics that I do not expect to change much between different versions of TIA Portal. Of course, if you ask a Siemens sales rep, they will tell you that performance has been improved. And that may be true, but you will run into situations where you will not be happy with the performance. So for me, that would not be the key facts for buying an upgrade. It's the new features that make me want to upgrade. But it also depends on your needs. To use the new PLC features, you will most likely need a new PLC, which is not an option for a machine that has already been built. For the HMI, an upgrade only makes sense if you are using WinCC Unified. WinCC Comfort/Advanced is frozen at V17, which means that you will not benefit from a V19 version there. Also for Startdrive, the new features are mostly to fulfill some special use cases that are not widely used, but need to be included in Startdrive to reach a state where the classic STARTER is no longer needed. Price will also be an important factor in your decision. Since Siemens plans to release a new version each year, a Software Update Service subscription will be less expensive than buying each upgrade. Using TIA Portal Cloud may also be an interesting alternative as it allows you to use different versions of TIA Portal without any installation conflicts on your computer. Unfortunately, it will only support TIA Portal V14 and higher, not V13. Regarding your problems going online with your PLC, I would expect the stops not to be observable with the new improved V3.x PLCs because they have much more power for communication. However, it should be possible to configure an older PLC so that the error does not occur. This can be done by configuring the maximum cycle time and the cycle load due to communication. Kind regards |
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