• Simatic Step 7 (tia Portal) V13 Sp1

Siemens Industry Inc. has announced the release of Update 7 for the TIA Portal Step 7 V13 SP1 and WinCC V13 SP1. The new features of Update 7 include:

Feb 10, 2016 - This is valid for version 13 service pack 1 update 7 (January 2016). There is an important deviation in TIA Portal: a crash of the software. As soon as I add an object to the network, a new ladder network, here 43, is added:.

Simatic Step 7 (tia Portal) V13 Sp1

For TIA Portal Step 7 V13 SP1:

• Changing set points with STRING data type in the online mode is now also possible when they have a higher character value than ~, e.g., ä, ö, ü.
• The scanning of accessible devices has been stabilized for online access.
• The assignment of a structured Input/Output/InOut to a local ANY pointer is permitted in FCs, as well as in SCL for the S7-1500 series controllers.
• Continued improvement to the stability of TIA Portal.

For TIA Portal WinCC V13 SP1:

• The display and operability of screen objects in Runtime for Slide-in Screens and System diagnostic view have been improved.
• The name of the tag is always displayed correctly in system event for the alarm that provides information for a limit violation of a tag.
• Runtime professional communication with the S7-1200, S7-1500, and between OPC server/clients has been improved for Runtime Professional.
• Improvement for the Basic Panels with this update, including:
  • Runtime improvement when a password is changed
  • Improvement of the alarm view
  • Improvement of the importing and exporting of recipes
  • Improvement of trend view behavior
  • Improvement of bit-based evaluation of text list and graphics lists
• Improvement for the Comfort Panel with this update, including:
  • Runtime improvement when a password is changed
  • Sporadically occurring system time jumps are suppressed
  • Performance for the “ActivateCleanScreen” works correctly
  • The restart, when used in conjunction with a USB stick, has been improved
• The operability of multi-touch devices has been improved.
• Access to the SD card using “File Browse” has been corrected when using Web Server or Runtime Advance and the Panels.
• For WinCC DataMonitor, the display of Excel workbooks has been improved.

Special Note for Step 7 Safety V13 SP1:

For TIA Portal V13 SP1 installs that are using both TIA Portal Step7/WinCC and Step 7 Safety (Basic or Advanced), it is essential that the Step 7 Safety package be updated to Update 4 as a minimum. To update Step 7 Safety V13, SP1 to the latest release, use entry id 109477092.