# Siemens S7-1200 Tag issues in 8.0.6 **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [January 28, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-1200-tag-issues-in-8-0-6/31695 "2020-01-28T20:12:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![john.ackley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@john.ackley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.ackley)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-1200-tag-issues-in-8-0-6/31695/1 "2020-01-28T20:12:13Z")
I am trying to use a Siemens S7-1200 PLC with Ignition for the first time. I have watched all of the videos on Inductive University and read many similar posts on the forum, but I can’t seem to get a tag to connect to the designer. Here are my tag settings. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/d/d78d65cefffea6d3475b36b8ff6d04a664763a11.png) I think I have the PLC set up correctly. I have allowed all access to the PLC. My only question is Do I have to add a DB to monitor the physical IO? I don’t see that referenced anywhere in any of the videos. Thank you in advance for your help. ---
**Author:** ![john.ackley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@john.ackley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.ackley)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-1200-tag-issues-in-8-0-6/31695/2 "2020-01-28T20:45:15Z")
Here is a snapshot of the log file ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/9/910827c83fc1fc458ba340d1f966e011361e6709.png) ---
**Author:** ![chi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/0ea827/32.png) [@chi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chi)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-1200-tag-issues-in-8-0-6/31695/3 "2020-01-28T20:52:11Z")
Did you follow the instructions on [this page](https://support.inductiveautomation.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/29/0/connecting-to-siemens-s7-1200-and-s7-1500)? Also consider using a flag area or a datablock for writing to the plc and start your tests with reading first. I know writing to unused inputs was possible in very old legacy processors, but i don’t think it’s supported with a 1200. If IW144 is a real input module, writing to it is physically impossible. ---
**Author:** ![john.ackley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@john.ackley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.ackley)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-1200-tag-issues-in-8-0-6/31695/4 "2020-01-28T20:56:28Z")
Yes I followed that page. IW144 is a real input. It is a Thermocouple input. I also tried to change the tag to read only with no change. It will not show anything for the value of the tag. I’ve tried changing the OPC item path to a “M” value also. No difference. I will try adding a DB to the program to capture the value instead of trying to read directly from the PLC tags. ---
**Author:** ![chi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/0ea827/32.png) [@chi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chi)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-1200-tag-issues-in-8-0-6/31695/5 "2020-01-28T21:00:25Z")
Reading the input should work, so there is a problem somewhere else. Does the device show as _connected_ on the gateway configuration page? Just as a side note, flags are F instead of M. ---
**Author:** ![john.ackley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@john.ackley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.ackley)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-1200-tag-issues-in-8-0-6/31695/6 "2020-01-28T21:03:43Z")
Yes the PLC shows connected in the Gateway. This snap shot is from the 8.0 User manual ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/2/215018a2257fa8256029e2119fe85fae390a033d.png) ---
**Author:** ![chi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/0ea827/32.png) [@chi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chi)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-1200-tag-issues-in-8-0-6/31695/7 "2020-01-28T21:07:18Z")
Oh, sorry. I got this M/F thing wrong. That’s strange. Can you check the Rack and Slot number in the extended configuration. I have no cpu available right now, but i remember i had to change something there. You could try Slot 0 instead of the default. ---
**Author:** ![john.ackley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@john.ackley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.ackley)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-1200-tag-issues-in-8-0-6/31695/8 "2020-01-28T21:10:03Z")
CPU was set to slot 1 (default). Changed to Slot 0. No change in data. ---
**Author:** ![chi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/0ea827/32.png) [@chi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chi)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-1200-tag-issues-in-8-0-6/31695/9 "2020-01-28T21:14:36Z")
I will check the settings of my S7-1200 connections tomorrow and post them here. ---
**Author:** ![john.ackley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@john.ackley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.ackley)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-1200-tag-issues-in-8-0-6/31695/10 "2020-01-28T21:16:50Z")
Ok. Thanks for your help ---
**Author:** ![craigb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@craigb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/craigb)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-1200-tag-issues-in-8-0-6/31695/11 "2020-01-28T22:54:19Z")
Do you have clock memory bits enabled in the CPU? If yes, try one of them for example [Siemens PLC]M0.7 That is assuming in the gateway the **name** of your device is ‘Siemens PLC’ ? ![Capture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/6/6e6a00de10558042c954a17f6e88a587998fb8d4.jpeg) ![Capture1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/d/dac775ef0dc88167f73080d9687072fe217faced.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![craigb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@craigb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/craigb)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-1200-tag-issues-in-8-0-6/31695/12 "2020-01-28T23:04:38Z")
What does it say in the diagnostics when you open the tag editor ? (I dont have PLC’s directly attached so my tag is bad) ![Capture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/d/d68baf5e06a21c6db84becefbe7fd802071a336d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![chi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/0ea827/32.png) [@chi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chi)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-1200-tag-issues-in-8-0-6/31695/13 "2020-01-29T12:07:01Z")
I tested a S7-1200 connection with 8.0.8-rc1 and it worked without problems. The default settings Rack 0, Slot 1 are ok. The plc does not have a IW144 but the value is ok anyway. ![Tag](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/4/4ce40b7f3538cf9f55530aedf89f9760bd9a0f3e.png) ---
**Author:** ![john.ackley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@john.ackley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.ackley)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-1200-tag-issues-in-8-0-6/31695/14 "2020-01-29T14:05:14Z")
I don’t know what changed from yesterday to today, but it works this morning. Maybe it was the power cycle I did when I left last night, I don’t know. Thank you all for you help with this. ---
**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:** [January 29, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-1200-tag-issues-in-8-0-6/31695/15 "2020-01-29T15:02:35Z")
FWIW there’s apparently a new firmware for S7-1200 available that brings an onboard OPC UA server like the S7-1500 has. This will likely be a better experience than the driver if it’s anything like the server in the 1500. ---
**Author:** ![john.ackley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@john.ackley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.ackley)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-1200-tag-issues-in-8-0-6/31695/16 "2020-01-29T15:20:44Z")
I herd that also, is that something you guys will have to update in the Ignition Software in order to utilize? ---
**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:** [January 29, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-1200-tag-issues-in-8-0-6/31695/17 "2020-01-29T15:28:27Z")
Barring any bugs or interop issues that may pop up, it shouldn’t require any updates to Ignition. In theory if you updated your firmware and configured the server you should be able to connect to it now. ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Collins](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.collins/32/13497_2.png) [@Kevin.Collins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Collins)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-1200-tag-issues-in-8-0-6/31695/18 "2020-01-30T15:05:45Z")
I’ve used the OPC-UA functionality in the S7-1500’s with great success in the past… I bet it will work fine for you on the S7-1200, especially if you don’t have to pull a very large volume of tags across. ---
**Author:** ![john.ackley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@john.ackley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/john.ackley)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-1200-tag-issues-in-8-0-6/31695/19 "2020-02-03T19:33:03Z")
Thank you Kevin. I will give that s hot. ---
**Author:** ![jimschaefer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@jimschaefer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jimschaefer)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-1200-tag-issues-in-8-0-6/31695/20 "2020-02-07T01:03:25Z")
There is a security setting in the tia portal configuration for the Plc that has a checkbox to enable s7 communication. Make sure it’s checked. [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-s7-1200-tag-issues-in-8-0-6/31695.md?page=2)