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9 Configuration with TIA Portal
9.1 TIA Portal - Work environment
9.1.1 General
In this chapter the project engineering of the VIPA CPU in the Sie-
mens TIA Portal is shown. Here only the basic usage of the Siemens
TIA Portal together with a VIPA CPU is shown. TIA means Totally
integrated Automation from Siemens. Here your VIPA PLCs may be
configured and linked. For diagnostics online tools are available.
Information about the Siemens TIA Portal can be found in
the online help respectively in the according online docu-
mentation.
To start the Siemens TIA Portal with Windows select ‘Start
è Programs è Siemens Automation è TIA ...
’
Then the TIA Portal opens with the last settings used.
With the menu ‘Project è Exit’ in the ‘Project view’ you may exit the
TIA Portal. Here there is the possibility to save changes of your
project before.
9.1.2
Work environment of the TIA Portal
Basically, the TIA Portal has the following 2 views. With the button on
the left below you can switch between these views:
The ‘Portal view’ provides a "task oriented" view of the tools for pro-
cessing your project. Here you have direct access to the tools for a
task. If necessary, a change to the Project view takes place automati-
cally for the selected task.
The ‘Project view’ is a "structured" view to all constituent parts of
your project.
General
Starting the TIA Portal
Exiting the TIA Portal
Portal view
Project view
VIPA System 300S Configuration with TIA Portal
TIA Portal - Work environment > Work environment of the TIA Portal
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