Read S7 PLC data from Flexy : Disable Optimized Block Access in TIA portal

13 Mar 2025

This article describes how to disable the optimized block access in TIA portal so that the Flexy can read the PLC registers.

 

APPLICABLE PRODUCTS

All Ewon Flexy models

 

QUESTION

How can I access the address of my Tags in TIA Portal.

 

ANSWER

By default, TIA portal uses symbolic names and no more the Tag addressing. Here are the steps to disable the so called "Optimized access" of your data block and get the tag addresses (ex : DB601.DBD0)  you can use in your Flexy configuration.

Step 1 : Access the properties of your data block

Step 2 : Disable the option "Optimized block access"

The Datablock offsets will then appear allowing you to compute the unique register address. (Ex :  DB1.DBD0)

Step 3 : Download the program to your PLC

ADDITIONAL INFO

How to configure Flexy tag addressing for Siemens S7 PLCs

Flexy IO Servers

Polling Data from Siemens PLC (Using Ethernet Protocol)