# Siemens PLC optimized DB access

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-plc-optimized-db-access/111953>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** siemens\
**Created:** [November 5, 2025, 10:18am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-plc-optimized-db-access/111953 "2025-11-05T10:18:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![freggianini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@freggianini](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/freggianini)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2025, 10:18am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-plc-optimized-db-access/111953/1 "2025-11-05T10:18:40Z")

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Hello

I’m trying to set a tag with an optimized data block from new Siemens PLC.

How can i access directly to an address by name?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/8/a/8acba2e4e4e9e68f75b01c176db49c033288c628.png)

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**Author:** ![David\_Stone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/david_stone/32/79749_2.png) [@David\_Stone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/David_Stone)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2025, 10:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-plc-optimized-db-access/111953/2 "2025-11-05T10:25:10Z")

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Use Ignition 8.3, buy the Siemens Enhanced Driver.  
Follow the University Course:

> **[Siemens Enhanced Symbolic Driver Video at Inductive University](https://inductiveuniversity.com/videos/siemens-enhanced-symbolic-driver/8.3)**
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> In this lesson, we walk through setting up a new device connection with the Siemens Enhanced Symbolic Driver and then use the browsing feature in the designer to explore the blocks and tags associated with a Siemens S7 1200 device. The approach...

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**Author:** ![Cody\_Morgan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/db5fbb/32.png) [@Cody\_Morgan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Cody_Morgan)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-plc-optimized-db-access/111953/3 "2025-11-05T14:37:04Z")

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& If you run into issues, come back with more questions!