“Simple Samples” are small projects that demonstrate simple features. The target is give a quick overview about the theme and be used as start point for related discussions. Follow there are a short description and the configuration main steps.

Description:

in this simple sample, controller FB variables are automatically created on HMI tag table, following the controller's folders (group) structures.

Requirements:

TIA V14

SiVArc

Project with a minimum configuration: S7-1500 configuration,

Configuration main steps:

• Create a FB on S7-1500 CPU: Project tree → PLC → Program Blocks → Add new block → FB: Name = Block_1

• Create a interface (inputs, outputs for the created blocks):

  • Project tree → PLC → Program Blocks → double click on Block_1 → inputs → add new → name = On, type = Bool

  • Project tree → PLC → Program Blocks → double click on Block_1 → outputs → add new → name = Status, type = Uint

• Create a instance DB for Block_1:Project tree → PLC → Program Blocks → Add new block: select Data block, Name = Data_Block_1, Type = Block_1

• Create a folder (group) location: Project tree → PLC → Program Blocks → right mouse click → Add new group → “Group_1” is created

• Move (drag & drop) Data_Block_1 to Group_1

• Compile (HW and SW with rebuild all)

• Define rules for HMI tag creation: Project tree → Common data → SiVArc → Tag rules → < create new rule>: Tag group hierarchy = HmiTag.DB.FolderPath (click on “...”, type “H”, select “HmiTag”, type ”.”, select “DB”, type “.”, select FolderPath); Tag table = HmiTag.DB.FolderPaht&”_”&HmiTag.DB.SimbolicName (click on “...”, type “H”, select “HmiTag”, type”.”, select “DB”, type “.”, select “FolderPaht”, type '&”_”&' ,select “HmiTag“, etc.)

• Create a HMI: Project tree → Add new device → TP900 Comfort: in the HMI Device Wizard, PLC connection create a connection with the S7-1500 controller

• Create SiVArc Objects: Project tree → HMI → right mouse click → Generate the visualization (SiVArch) → Generate the visualization (SiVArch) → Generate

Result: on HMI → HMI tags a new group (folder) was created (Group_1, like as the controller) and, inside,a “Group_1_Data_block_1” tag table was created with the related controller instance DB variables (Data_Block_1_off, Data_Block_1_on, Data_Block_1_Status)

References:

TIA Portal online help: Help → Show help contends → SIMATIC Visualization Architect

Project:

Due a size/ format restrictions, the projects (one before and one after SiVArc generation) were first archived as zap14 format and after that attached to a zip archive (.zip).