Import the TeSys island Configuration to Siemens TIA Portal

To import the TeSys™ island configuration setup using SoMove™ software, follow these steps:

1. Launch SoMove software and open the project you are working on.

2. Launch Siemens TIA Portal and open the project.

3. Select Export – AML File Format within the SoMove software Device menu to export the TeSys™ island configuration.

   Export AML File

   

4. Select Create new AML from this configuration in the AML Import/Export window and click Export.

   AML Export

   

5. Select the path where you want to store the file and assign a unique file name for the file.

6. Click Save.The AML file will be created at the designated location.

7. Click OK in the AML File Export window.

   AML File Created

   

8. Switch to the Siemens TIA Portal software.

9. Select Setting in the Options menu within the Siemens TIA Portal project to modify the CAx settings.

10. Select CAx from the menu in the Settings window (on the left).

    CAx Settings

    

11. Check the check-box Save GUIDs during import: under Import settings.

12. Select Import CAx data… in the Tools menu within the Siemens TIA Portal project to import the TeSys™ island configuration.

    NOTE: If you receive the message prompt “The CAx operation cannot be started. Check if you are logged on as a member of the Siemens TIA Openness group and restart the process.”, the software package for Siemens TIA Portal Openness must be installed. You might also need to perform the procedure in How to Add a User to Siemens^® TIA Openness.

    Import CAx Data

    

13. Select the source path and the AML file you previously created.

14. Click Open. The Siemens TIA Portal imports the TeSys island configuration data from the AML file.

    CAx File Importing

    

    The TeSys™ island configuration is listed within the Project tree under TeSys Island Devices and in the Networks & Devices view of Siemens TIA Portal.

• If you have already imported a TeSys Island configuration to the Siemens TIA Portal and you need to make changes to it, using the procedure above might lead to loss of the configuration done in Siemens TIA Portal after the first import. The result might be that the device is no longer associated with the PLC, that the I and Q addresses or network addresses of the modules are reset to their default values, or that the device is moved to the “TeSys Island devices” folder again. To avoid these kinds of reversions, use the procedure described in Updating an Existing TeSys™ island Configuration in the TIA Portal.