Blog
Hands-on articles on unit testing, AI and code generation for Siemens TIA Portal.
2026-06-18
Version TIA Portal with Git
Version PLC code like software: stage, commit and diff TIA blocks and test suites in Git, and sync with GitLab or GitHub.
2026-06-16
SCL Unit Testing Step by Step
How to create an SCL unit test for a TIA block and run it against PLCSIM Advanced — Arrange, Act, Assert, in five steps.
2026-06-14
What is TIA Openness?
TIA Openness is Siemens' API for TIA Portal. What it does, what it's used for — and how AI generates and imports SCL code through it.
2026-06-12
TIA Portal CI/CD with GitLab
Treat PLC code like software: run SCL unit tests in a GitLab pipeline, read JUnit XML and re-run only the suites whose block changed.
2026-06-10
Industrial Copilot vs. Multi-Provider AI
Siemens Industrial Copilot is tied to one model and the cloud. What a multi-provider AI for TIA Portal does differently — and more.
2026-06-09
Which LLM for TIA Portal?
Claude, GPT, Gemini or a local model for PLC programming? Why multi-provider beats a vendor-bound copilot for TIA Portal.