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PLC and HMI Development with Siemens TIA Portal

You're reading from   PLC and HMI Development with Siemens TIA Portal Develop PLC and HMI programs using standard methods and structured approaches with TIA Portal V17

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801817226
Length 436 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1 – The TIA Portal – Project Environment
2. Chapter 1: Starting a New Project with TIA Portal FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Creating Objects and How They Fit Together 4. Chapter 3: Structures and User-Defined Types 5. Section 2 – TIA Portal – Languages, Structures, and Configurations
6. Chapter 4: PLC Programming and Languages 7. Chapter 5: Working with Languages in TIA Portal 8. Chapter 6: Creating Standard Control Objects 9. Chapter 7: Simulating Signals in the PLC 10. Chapter 8: Options to Consider When Creating PLC Blocks 11. Section 3 – TIA Portal – HMI Development
12. Chapter 9: TIA Portal HMI Development Environment 13. Chapter 10: Placing Objects, Settings Properties, and Events 14. Chapter 11: Structures and HMI Faceplates 15. Chapter 12: Managing Navigation and Alarms 16. Section 4 – TIA Portal – Deployment and Best Practices
17. Chapter 13: Downloading to the PLC 18. Chapter 14: Downloading to the HMI 19. Chapter 15: Programming Tips and Additional Support 20. Other Books You May Enjoy

Special objects

TIA Portal comes equipped with two types of special objects: Elements and Controls. Both types of object have a range of pre-built properties and events that relate to their designated purpose.

Both Elements and Controls can be found in the Toolbox window to the right in TIA Portal when a screen is open, as illustrated in the following screenshot:

Figure 9.12 – Elements and Controls in the Toolbox section

These objects have more specific roles than Basic objects. Elements are typically objects that a user may interact with, such as a button or slider. Controls are objects that allow a TIA Portal's Unified environment to make use of a particular function, such as displaying a faceplate or managing alarms.

Elements

Elements are essentially ready-made faceplates that programmers can drop into a project to enable quick visualization of data. You can see an example of an element in the following screenshot:

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