Already creating machine variants in your business tools? Learn how to connect that work to a TIA Portal project, what a REST API adds, and how T-IA Connect can bridge the gap to Siemens engineering.
In this article, I show you how I connected Claude to Siemens TIA Portal V20 via the MCP protocol, adding a Zero-Trust security layer thanks to Solo.io's AgentGateway — as part of the global MCP_HACK//26 hackathon.
Discover how T-IA Connect eliminates the complexity of Siemens TIA Openness to provide you with a universal REST interface, making automation engineering finally accessible, fast, and interconnectable.
Discover the TIA Openness API from Siemens, a powerful interface for automating, standardizing, and optimizing engineering tasks in the TIA Portal environment. This article explores its benefits, integration possibilities with languages like C#/.NET, limitations, and best practices for unlocking unparalleled productivity and reliability in the Operational Technology (OT) domain.
In-depth exploration of the synergy between Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Discover why PLCs remain the cornerstone of real-time control, ensuring reliability and safety in the face of industrial digitization and Industry 4.0 challenges.
This technical article details the essential methods for securing industrial programmable automation devices (APIs) in an operational technology (OT) environment. We explore robust authentication, PKI certificate management, system hardening techniques, and proactive supervision, relying on standards like IEC 62443 to ensure the cyber-physical resilience of critical infrastructures.
Discover how Node-RED, a visual programming platform based on flows, revolutionizes the supervision of industrial programmable logic controllers (PLCs) in an OT environment. This detailed technical article explores connectivity to PLCs (Modbus TCP, OPC UA), the creation of interactive dashboards, contextual alert management, and the implementation of advanced automation logic, while addressing cybersecurity considerations according to the IEC 62443 standard.