# 8.3 and Siemens S7+ Driver **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition81\ **Created:** [December 13, 2024, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-and-siemens-s7-driver/99801 "2024-12-13T14:40:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nicholas.gutt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nicholas.gutt/32/25670_2.png) [@nicholas.gutt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nicholas.gutt)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-and-siemens-s7-driver/99801/1 "2024-12-13T14:40:24Z")
I have setup a few dozen Siemens PLC connections using IA driver and device OPCUA servers. I watched a lot of ICC and am curious about details of the Siemens S7+ driver. Can anyone answer the following Siemens PLC questions relative to the new S7+ driver coming with 8.3: Will the new driver be 1200/1500 only? Will the device still need to have get/put enabled? Will DBs be required to have optimized access turned off? ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-and-siemens-s7-driver/99801/2 "2024-12-13T15:04:54Z")
> [@nicholas.gutt](#): > > Will the new driver be 1200/1500 only? No, it also has an absolute addressing mode that will work with S7-300 and S7-400 as well. Symbolic access is only for S7-1200 and S7-1500 though. > [@nicholas.gutt](#): > > Will the device still need to have get/put enabled? Not in symbolic mode. > [@nicholas.gutt](#): > > Will DBs be required to have optimized access turned off? Not in symbolic mode. ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-and-siemens-s7-driver/99801/3 "2024-12-13T16:30:12Z")
How much will be browsable? ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-and-siemens-s7-driver/99801/4 "2024-12-13T16:48:58Z")
All the stuff you can access in symbolic mode is browsable, the tag area, DBs, etc... ---
**Author:** ![nicholas.gutt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nicholas.gutt/32/25670_2.png) [@nicholas.gutt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nicholas.gutt)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-and-siemens-s7-driver/99801/5 "2024-12-13T18:09:00Z")
Thank for for the information. I will do research on symbolic mode so I can ask more questions when I have them. ---
**Author:** ![Justino\_Zavala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@Justino\_Zavala](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Justino_Zavala)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-and-siemens-s7-driver/99801/6 "2025-08-04T18:32:10Z")
Does the Ignition Edge IoT 8.3 support this symbolic access? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2025, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-and-siemens-s7-driver/99801/7 "2025-08-04T18:38:19Z")
Yes the driver is available in Edge.