If you're reading this, you likely have at least one Siemens S7 PLC on your network being used in your industrial process and need to integrate data from that process. And if you're still using traditional Siemens variable-type addressing to access your S7 controllers, you need traditional S7 TCP/IP protocol connectivity.
In this video blog, I'll show you how to get started using our Siemens TCP/IP Ethernet driver to connect and gather real-time process data from Siemens S7 PLCs for AVEVA software applications and other clients.
Watch this video to learn step-by-step how to get started using the TOP Server Siemens TCP/IP Ethernet driver, including best practices and basic setup, for collecting real-time data from most Siemens S7 controllers configured with traditional variable addressing with AVEVA applications. Looking for connectivity to Siemens S7-1500 controllers via optimized symbolic tag addressing? Click Here
Just to summarize, in this video, I've shown you:
- TOP Server best practices when working with Siemens TCP/IP Ethernet.
- How to configure a TOP Server channel using the Siemens TCP/IP Ethernet driver.
- How to configure a TOP Server Siemens TCP/IP Ethernet device.
(NOTE: For details on configuring an S7-1200 and S7-1500 controllers to properly expose data blocks for access by TOP Server, see our detailed FAQ here.) - How to install TIA Portal Exporter Utility included with TOP Server.
- How to use TIA Portal Exporter Utility to generate a .TPE File for use in TOP Server
- How to auto-generate static tags for a TOP Server S7-1500 device.
- How to export static tags via CSV file for modification and use in your client application.
And to take the next step and get your S7 controller data into your own client application, visit our TOP Server video resources library (client-specific tutorials are at the bottom).
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Ready to start collecting real-time Siemens variable data from your S7 Ethernet PLCs?
