Exercise 1.

1 - Introduction to the TIA Portal……………………………………………………3

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Exercise 1.1 - Introduction to the TIA Portal

The following steps will show you how to get started with the TIA Portal software.

You will open an existing TIA Portal Project and navigate through the Project and
software functions available in the Portal and Project views.

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Procedure

1. Start the TIA Portal from the desktop icon.

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Open an existing project as follows:

1. Select the “Start” Portal.

2. Select “Open existing project” from the list of actions.
3. Select the Project “01_SIPEC_Intro”
a. If the project does not appear in the list, press Browse and navigate
to the “\Desktop\Student\Setup\01_SIPEC_Intro” folder.
4. Click the “Open” Button.

Now that a Project is open, note that all of the navigation Portal options are
available.

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Let’s explore the actions available to the user in the PLC programming
Portal.

1. Select the PLC programming Portal.

2. Using the Pulldown, select “PLC_1” from the pulldown. Note that since
a TIA Portal project can contain more than one object, the object must
be specified.
3. Select “Show all objects”
4. From the tabs on the right, select “Thumbnails”
5. All of the program code and data containers for PLC_1 are no shown.
How many of each type of element are shown?
a. Organization blocks: _____________________
b. Function blocks: _________________________
c. Functions: ______________________________
d. Data blocks: ____________________________

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All of the engineering editors can be launched from the Portal view. Opening any
editor automatically switches to the Project view. You can also switch to the
Project view using the link in the lower left-hand corner of the Portal view.

1. To switch from the Portal view to the Project view, click the “Project
view” link. The Project is now open in the Project view

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Navigating the Project tree

Each TIA Portal project can have multiple devices in the project. Objects shown
in bold type are known as devices and are added by the user as needed. All
devices appear under the Project name. Each device has all of its configuration
and programming information contained under the device name. Project-wide
and global settings are found under the project name in standard type and
include Common data such as alarms, documentation settings for printing project
documentation, and Language setting for multi-language support within the
project.

Also available from the Project tree are setting for defining the Online access and
communication settings for connecting to the online system and accessing
memory card / USB readers.

Use the Project tree to browse the project and answer the following questions:

1. What are the Device names found in the project

a) _____________________
b) _____________________
c) _____________________
d) _____________________

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Using the Details view

A second pane of the Project view found below the Project tree is the Details
view, which can be opened and closed as desired.

Objects in the Details view can be accessed and elements can be dragged from
the Details view and dropped into the working area of an open editor.

Using the Details view to examine the names and number of Tag tables in
PLC_1:

1. Open the Details view if it is not already open by clicking on the title.
2. Select PLC_1 in the Project tree. Expand the branch for PLC_1to show the
elements held within PLC_1
3. Select the branch labeled “PLC tags”.

Record the Tag Table names:

a) _________________________
b) _________________________
c) _________________________
d) _________________________

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The Work area

Double-clicking on an element from the Project tree will open the associated
editor and display it in the Work area of the Project view.

Let’s explore some of the program elements and their editors:

1. From the Project tree, expand the Program blocks branch under PLC_1
2. Double click on the Main [OB1] block.

Record the name of the Block being called in network 4:__________________

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1. Double click the data block “DB_SCL_LOOP [DB10]” from the Project tree.
2. Record the variables found and their data types:

Variable Name Data Type

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Next we’ll examine the HMI in the Project.

1. From the Project tree, expand the branch “HMI_1”.

2. Expand the branch under HMI_1 labeled “Screens”. Record the screen
names below
a) ______________________
b) ______________________
c) ______________________
d) ______________________
e) ______________________
f) ______________________

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Object Properties in the Inspector window

The Inspector window is where an object’s properties are edited in the Project view,
as well as access to cross reference information, compiler messages, and
diagnostics information. Then TIA Portal is “context” sensitive, meaning that the
displayed content of the Inspector window depends on what specific item is
selected in the Work area.

Let’s use the Inspector window to find the following properties:

1. From the Project tree, double click on the “Devices and networks” object to
open the editor.
2. Note that the editor opens in the network view.
3. Select the right hand Ethernet port on PLC_1.
4. Select the properties tab on the Inspector window.
5. Select Ethernet addresses. Record the address of PLC_1:
_____._____._____._____
6. Select the Ethernet port of each additional device and record their IP
addresses:
a) PLC_2_____._____._____._____
b) HMI_1_____._____._____._____
c) g120_____._____._____._____
d) KP8_1_____._____._____._____
e) S7-1500 Remote IO_____._____._____._____
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Cross reference information in the Inspector window

Cross reference information for an object, such as a tag, is also accessible via
the Inspector window by accessing the Info tab, then selecting the Cross-
references tab. All cross reference information is a project wide cross reference
for global objects.

Let’s use the Inspector window to find the cross reference information for a PLC
tag:

1. Access the Main [OB1] block for editing by selecting the Main navigation tab.
2. Access Network 1.
3. Select (“Highlight”) the tag “S71500 Pot upper”.
4. In the Inspector window, select the “Info” tab, then select the “Cross-
references” tab. The uses of the tag are shown with hyperlinks to
immediately navigate to each tag use in the project.

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Task cards

Task cards hold relevant information such as hardware components, program

instructions, HMI objects, and online controls based on what is active in the
working window. The task card is also used to open both the project and global
libraries and utilize their components.

1. While we have the Main [OB1] block open for editing, what task cards are
available?
a) _____________________________________
b) _____________________________________
c) _____________________________________
d) _____________________________________
2. Select the “Instructions” task card. What categories of instructions are
available
a) _____________________________________
b) _____________________________________
c) _____________________________________
d) _____________________________________
e) _____________________________________
3. Close the Project without saving any changes.

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 STOP - This completes Exercise 1.1

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