9.2 TIA Portal Openness
Overview
TIA Portal Openness is a programming interface (API), to automate engineering tasks in the TIA
Portal using programs that have been self-generated to address a specic user requirement.
Description of function
The TIA Portal Startdrive application supports TIA Portal Openness. You can write and use your
own programs based on code examples.
The Openness functionality in Startdrive includes the following, for example:
• Access to drive settings
• Create drive devices and components
• Set selected drive parameters (oine and online, reading and writing)
• Create telegram congurations
• Download to the device (no upload)
More information
More information on TIA Portal Openness can be found on the Internet:
• SIMATIC TIA Portal Openness: API to automate engineering workows (
https://
support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109798533)
• Openness for SINAMICS Startdrive and DCC V15.1, V16, V17, V18 (https://
support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109763491)
Software installation
9.2TIA Portal Openness
SINAMICS G220 converter
208 Operating Instructions, 04/2024, FW V6.2, A5E51781573B AB