tia2st is a tool designed to bridge the gap between the engineering systems TIA Portal and SIMATIC AX, especially in the context of the TIAX Direct Loading workflow. Both systems are crucial for building successful automation applications.
However, these engineering systems (ES) operate on different concepts. TIA Portal uses an integrated database to store all information related to the code and its surrounding context. On the other hand, SIMATIC AX stores all information in a textual format across separate files. While the transition from AX to TIA Portal is well facilitated by the TIAX Library workflow, this tool aims to streamline the process from TIA Portal to AX.
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Most commands are based on TIA Portal Openness framework to extract data from the TIA Portal project.
During the execution of a command, a prompt may appear asking for permission to allow the tia-export.exe tool to connect to a TIA Portal instance. You have the option to grant this permission for each individual import or for all future imports (this will require Administrator rights). If you choose to deny this request, the tool will abort the command.
The tool waits 2 minutes and then aborts the operation if no answer is given.