SIMATIC Automation Tool V2.1 user guide
Manual, V2.1.1 07/2016, A5E33042676-AC
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SIMATIC Automation Tool API for .NET framework
API Introduction
API (Application Programming Interface)
The SIMATIC Automation Tool API allows you to create custom applications based on the
functionality available in the SIMATIC Automation Tool application. A custom application can
combine operations in a specific sequence and create workflows that are optimized for your
industrial automation network. The following sections show the operations and data types
that are provided through the API.
Compatibility with previous versions
The SIMATIC Automation Tool API has been redesigned for V2.1. Any programs previously
written against this API must be refactored.
See appendix A (Page 129) for an example network displayed in the TIA portal and the
corresponding API interfaces that your application can use.