# Create Opc Tags in designer for S1200

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-opc-tags-in-designer-for-s1200/22725>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [February 20, 2019, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-opc-tags-in-designer-for-s1200/22725 "2019-02-20T18:12:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![dpadilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ba0ec/32.png) [@dpadilla](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dpadilla)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-opc-tags-in-designer-for-s1200/22725/1 "2019-02-20T18:12:11Z")

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I did everything in this link, what could be my problem?  
[https://support.inductiveautomation.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/29/0/connecting-to-siemens-s7-1200-and-s7-1500](https://support.inductiveautomation.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/29/0/connecting-to-siemens-s7-1200-and-s7-1500)

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**Author:** ![dpadilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ba0ec/32.png) [@dpadilla](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dpadilla)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-opc-tags-in-designer-for-s1200/22725/2 "2019-02-20T17:28:39Z")

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I did all that, and I cant create opc tags correctly for my PLC SIEMENS S1200  
can you help me? I have the tag welle set in a DBLOCK

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**Author:** ![zxcslo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/zxcslo/32/61610_2.png) [@zxcslo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zxcslo)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-opc-tags-in-designer-for-s1200/22725/3 "2019-02-20T18:14:04Z")

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Show the tag configuration… in Ignition…?

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**Author:** ![dpadilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ba0ec/32.png) [@dpadilla](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dpadilla)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-opc-tags-in-designer-for-s1200/22725/4 "2019-02-20T18:21:24Z")

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I have tried in different ways but now I Got this

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/0/0a83b80c92f6248594e165fc395b391b3fbe3792.png)

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**Author:** ![dpadilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ba0ec/32.png) [@dpadilla](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dpadilla)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-opc-tags-in-designer-for-s1200/22725/5 "2019-02-20T18:27:19Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/1/133eee369bf1bdfc3bdbccbbaa62c7fdbb99e385.png)

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**Author:** ![zxcslo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/zxcslo/32/61610_2.png) [@zxcslo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zxcslo)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-opc-tags-in-designer-for-s1200/22725/6 "2019-02-20T18:28:03Z")

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Integer in Simatic is Short in Ignition (16bit)…  
Double Integer (DI or DW, 32bit) in Simatic is Integer in Ignition…

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**Author:** ![dpadilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ba0ec/32.png) [@dpadilla](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dpadilla)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-opc-tags-in-designer-for-s1200/22725/7 "2019-02-20T19:28:20Z")

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THANKS!  
but shoul work like this?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/e/ecf73f3690aecccf073f06796b7d14c8d9727e94.png)

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**Author:** ![zxcslo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/zxcslo/32/61610_2.png) [@zxcslo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zxcslo)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-opc-tags-in-designer-for-s1200/22725/8 "2019-02-20T19:49:47Z")

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Why you have DW? You want only 16 bits so it is only W: db2,w0 or db2,i0  
in Ignition there is no DataWord like in Simatic…  
DW in Ignition means DoubleWord - 32bit…

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**Author:** ![dpadilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ba0ec/32.png) [@dpadilla](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dpadilla)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/create-opc-tags-in-designer-for-s1200/22725/9 "2019-02-20T20:47:59Z")

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Thanks!  
I will follow your instructions