Siemens Open Library Version 2.0 Release

Version 2.0 has just been released for the Siemens Open Library. This includes a Portal V14 SP1 release, including WinCC Pro and WinCC OA support. Explore and download the Siemens Open Library at openplclibrary.com.

V2 contains the following updates:

• Added SiVArc properties to all WinCC Comfort/Advanced faceplates
• Added SiVArc screen rules and master screen copies to the “Master Copies”
• Updated example project to have SiVarc functionality and added a HMI to the example project to show the auto-generation
• Updated all 1500 blocks to use HW addresses
• All supported blocks compatible with 1500 and 1200
  • No more separate types for 1200
• Separated 300/400 blocks into a separate library (available in previous versions)
• Added new FIFO blocks, including prioritized FIFO with optimized sorting
• Replaced WinCC Professional popup faceplates with screens which will use tag prefixed UDT fields for processing. Tag prefix will be assigned to the parent Screen Window that loads screen.
• Added Flow Totalizer control which combines an Analog Input with an Integrator to output the Integral value over a given time window.
• Minor bug fixes

The Siemens Open Library is a free, open source library that was developed by DMC, Inc. in partnership with Siemens Industry. We hope the Siemens Open Library is a resource for consistency, usability, and faster development for the Siemens community.

Please submit any custom objects to DMC by emailing them to Contribute@OpenPLCLibrary.com.