difference between TIA portal, Simatic manager and PCS7

Hi guys,

I am completely new to the world of PLC programming, so excuse me if my question sounds naive.

Can you clarify what is the difference between TIA portal, Simatic manager and PCS7 , please?

Thanks in advance.

Regards, Dave

 Hello ,

DavidKam

Hi guys,

I am completely new to the world of PLC programming, so excuse me if my question sounds naive.

Can you clarify what is the difference between TIA portal, Simatic manager and PCS7 , please?

Thanks in advance.

Regards, Dave

 TIA Portal is new software platform for configure and program S7-300/400/1200/1500.STEP 7 is only applicable to S7-300/400.TIA Portal doesn't support all hardware in range of STEP 7 specifically old S7-300/400 modules .Note,S7-400H is not supported by current TIA versions.

PCS 7 is developed and optimized for distributed control platforms (mainly for S7-400) such as process control.Both hardware , software and visual interface is optimized and customized for process automation applications.Similar discussions can be found:

1. Can any body tell me what is the similarity & difference between PCS7 & TIA portal?
   
   
2. TIA Portal vs PCS7
   

I hope the brief explanation helps you,

hdhosseini