TIPs for STEP 7 (TIA Portal) Beginners

Hi,

I open this topic to collect tips and tricks from experienced users that could be shared with TIA Portal first time users.

At this first post, I would like to post 10 suggestions:

1 – Even that is possible, I suggest take a course. Siemens offer good courses about TIA Portal. The training department (SITRAIN) could be access by the follow link:

www.siemens.com/sitrain

Click on “SITRAIN™ contacts worldwide” to get the contact of your regional SITRAIN office.

2 – If you couldn’t have time to take a course, and would like to take a first contact with S7-1200 / S7-1500, I suggest some quick literature:

Getting started with S7-1200

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/us/en/view/39644875

Getting Started SIMATIC S7-1500

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/us/en/view/78027451

3 – For user with experience in STEP 7 V5.5, a short reference, that explain the differences and how to obtain the maximal potential of new TIA features, is the manual:

Programming Guideline for S7-1200 and S7-1500

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/us/en/view/81318674

4 – For uses that intends to build program standards, a good reference is the manual

Programming Styleguide for S7-1200/1500

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/us/en/view/109478084

5 – For better understood of the program blocks (beside the TIA’s help), I suggest the sample program:

Library with program examples for TIA Portal instructions

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109476781

6 – Frequently used general functions are also available in the functional library at

Library of general functions (LGF) for STEP 7 (TIA Portal) and S7-1200 / S7-1500

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/br/en/view/109479728

7 - To make easy the work with data types, I suggest to use the library:

Libraries with PLC data types (LPD) for STEP 7 (TIA Portal) and S7-1200 / S7-1500

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/us/en/view/109482396

8 - For standard builders and to take a look how to use the TIA features, I suggest to take a look at the samples at:

Example Blocks for WinCC (TIA Portal) and STEP 7 (TIA Portal) for S7-1200 and S7-1500 with SCL

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/us/en/view/66839614

9 – For detailed topics, I suggest consulting the follow manual:

SIMATIC STEP 7 Professional V14.0

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/us/en/view/109742272

10 – Other important information’s are also concentrate at:

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

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/us/en/view/65601780