Learn Siemens S7-1200 PLC and HMI via TIA Portal (Advanced)

Explore how to interface RFID with IO-Link and a Siemens S7-1200, configure the AL 1100 IO-Link master, and log RFID reads with timestamps into a PLC DB.

Install the IO-Link master AL 1100 by downloading its GSD file from the manufacturer, installing it in the hardware catalog, then link it to the PLC and set IP 102.

Configure the AL 1100 IO-Link master ports, assigning port-2 to the RFID read-write head, disabling unused ports, and defining 32-byte inputs and outputs with PQI addresses from the RFID manual.

Define tags and addresses for RFID read/write on a s7-1200 project in tia portal, including input/output addresses, command values, status bits, and four read/write data words.

Configure and test RFID read/write operations in a Siemens S7-1200 PLC using RFID IO link UDT, RFID data blocks, and auto read/write mode in TIA Portal.

Write the PLC algorithm to buffer RFID tag information with a timestamp and store it in the PLC DB, incorporating read and write system time.

The lecture shows optimizing RFID and time storage by consolidating two dbs into a global db and linking them to a logic fb, exposing set time trigger and current time.

Buffer RFID reads by detecting the rising edge of the command end. Store RFID, timestamp, and job ID in a buffer with duplicate checks.

Learn to configure Factory IO RFID with a read/write head, read and write tag data, and drive a clock-driven execute command into the PLC buffer.

Explore buffer logic for RFID in a factory setting, converting RFID status to boolean, generating a command end flag, and logging readings with timestamps for HMI login and job tracking.

Learn to interface a multi-segment signal light with a Siemens S7-1200 PLC via IO link in TIA Portal, mapping colors, blinking and buzzer to operation modes and errors.

Configure AL1100 IO-link ports for a signal light by loading the GSD file, adding the device, and using the manual to determine 48-bit output requirements.

Create a signal light db for AL1100 with a byte-based data type, map segments and buzzer to QB addresses, and implement a write-values function to update plc tags.

Test read-write operations for a signal light on a Siemens S7-1200 PLC in TIA Portal, map segments, set colors and blinking with bits, and build a control algorithm for modes.

Demonstrate the read/write operation of a signal light by linking hmi tags to the plc operation mode db, driving start/stop and automatic/manual modes with color indicators for e-stop and errors.

Develop a signal light control algorithm for a Siemens S7-1200 PLC in TIA Portal, integrating start/stop automatic/manual estop and error handling with interlocks and HMI verification.

Design signal light control logic in TIA Portal using a function block and SCL, handling stop, estop, automatic, manual, warning, and error modes across five segments with color and blinking.

Configure an incremental encoder with s7-1200 in tia portal using a high-speed counter for 2500 pulses per revolution; wire A/B phases and convert pulses to degrees or millimeters for position.

Enable the Siemens S7-1200 plc to read encoder pulses with a high speed counter in count mode, using the A phase input, user direction, and input address 1000.

Understand high speed counter types in S7-1200, including single-phase and two-phase, with internal or external direction control, AB counter, and how to set a reference and convert pulses to degrees.

Enable AB fourfold mode to count rising and falling edges, multiplying resolution to 10,000 pulses per revolution. This edge-based counting yields about 28 pulses per revolution for PLC calculations.

Convert encoder pulses to degrees and millimeters in a Siemens S7-1200 PLC using TIA Portal, deriving constants from 10,000 pulses per revolution and circumference.

Convert encoder counts to degrees and millimeters, then actuate PLC outputs using thresholds. Demonstrate 45 degrees and 30 mm with outputs Q0.0 and Q0.1, plus a downloadable test program.

Explore how to interface two S7-1200 PLCs via PROFINET, implement the PUT instruction for one-way and two-way intercommunication, and control operation modes from an HMI using TIA Portal.

Learn to transfer data from PLC 1 to PLC 2 using the PUT instruction in TIA Portal, with pointers, absolute addressing, and clock-triggered intercommunication.

Explore how PLC 1 actuates PLC 2 outputs through intercommunication and a shared data block, using a PUT instruction to drive Q 0.0 based on PLC inputs.

Configure PUT instructions to transfer data between two PLCs in TIA Portal, set IP addresses, define DB tags, enable intercommunication, and verify reflected values across PLC 1 and PLC 2.

Demonstrates how PLC1 acts as supervisor to control PLC2 operation modes through the HMI, using put instructions to transfer START, STOP, AUTOMATIC, and MANUAL commands via the operation mode DB.

Read device status in a PROFINET network using an HMI, monitor configured and faulty PLCs and IO links, and observe status changes as connections are made or removed.

Learn to read PROFINET device status in a Siemens s7-1200 PLC using the device states instruction, covering configured, fault, disabled, exists, and problem modes with an accompanying HMI visualization.

Enable the Siemens S7-1200 web server, create a simple html page to read PLC tags via web pages, and learn to monitor tag status with and without auto refresh.

Learn how to activate the Siemens S7-1200 web server in TIA Portal, configure http/https access, user management, watch tables, and publish dynamic, user defined web pages.

Explore creating a hello world webpage on a Siemens S7-1200 PLC by activating the web server, configuring index.html, and using DB 333/334 to serve the page via the PLC IP.

Monitor and display PLC tag status on a custom web page by embedding PLC tags in HTML, styling with CSS, and updating values via the Siemens S7-1200 web server.

Learn to monitor Siemens S7-1200 PLC tags on a tablet or phone using IOServer.htm, jQuery, and HTML, with auto refresh via JSON and multi-tag examples.

Explore how to write HMI scripts in TIA Portal to move and copy HMI internal tags via button, perform arithmetic, read PLC tags, and animate boxes with clock pulses.

Move or copy the HMI internal tag with a button using VB script, creating internal tags tag1 and tag2, and run the script at runtime or via a scheduler.

Learn to perform basic arithmetic in the script for a Siemens S7-1200 PLC, define tag-1, tag-2, tag-3, and apply multiplication and addition, then compile and run online.

Learn to read a plc tag into an hmi tag with a script, then execute updates via a button or plc clock pulse for automatic synchronization.

Learn to create a box animation using script within an HMI screen, featuring three sensors, start/stop controls, and a position tag to drive movement.

Animate a box with script by calibrating sensor values, incrementing the position tag from 0 to 100 using the i variable at 5 Hz.

Enable RFID-based login on the HMI, manage tag-based user roles (operator, service, supervisor), adjust output delays, and integrate PLC, scripts, and HMI.

Explore how a PLC program reads RFID tags and assigns login roles via HMI, using tag values like 5801, 6801, and 7801 to set status.

Design an HMI screen with tag-driven visibility, login fields, and RFID handling in a Siemens S7-1200 PLC via TIA Portal. Set up user administration and group-based authorization for tag management.

Learn how to implement HMI scripts that read RFID information from a PLC and authorize users by mapping RFID statuses to operator, supervisor, service, or guest logins, using TIA Portal.

Explore how to use layouts and themes in Siemens HMI with TIA Portal, standardize and customize buttons, colors, fonts, and branding across multiple screens.