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If you have TIA Portal but don't have any machine to program, then this project is for you. It is a 3D simulation ofPacking Machine which is controlled bySiemens S7-PLCSIM (virtual PLC). So basically you can program PLCSIM using TIA Portal, and test the program visually in the 3D graphical simulation.

• Windows operating system
• InstalledTIA Portal andSimatic S7-PLCIM (both tested with V13)
• Download and unzipNetToPLCSim
• Clone/download this repository

It is important to do the following steps in order they are written in.

1. Restart your computer (optional, read theNote below).
2. StartNetToPLCsim.exe as Administrator.
3. If dialog window about Port 102 pops up, click on Yes to make the port available.
4. In NetToPLCSim open thedefualt.ini file contained in this repo.
5. Click onStart Server button.

Note: The computer restart is not needed if you haven't started TIA Portal or PLCSIM yet since the computer power-up.

1. StartPLCSIM.
2. Create newS7-1200 project or open existing one.

1. StartTIA Portal.
2. Open thePackingMachine_Clean project contained in this repo.
3. Download the project to running PLCSIM instance.

1. Start thePackingMachine.exe app contained in this repo.
2. Choose screen resolution and hit Play button.
3. Click on theConnect button in lower left corner.
4. If everything goes ok, it should change its text toDisconnect (which means it is successfully connected to PLCSIM).

Now you canSave as the opened PackingMachine_Clean TIA Portal project under different name and start programming. The list of Inputs and Outputs can be found in the same-named PLC Tag tables. Even in the simulation app after pressing Esc or Space and clicking on the Help icon, a list of keyboard shortcuts is present which can be used to manually trigger individual outputs (only when Disconnected from PLCSIM).

After pressingEsc a pause menu is triggered. You can also useSpace shortcut to restart the scene.

If you have any questions, feel free to open New Issue.

• Davide Nardella for creating Sharp7
• Thomas Wiens for creating NetToPLCSim
• Michele Cattafesta (www.mesta-automation.com) forgreat tutorial on Sharp7