The release of was the maturation of Siemens' promise to unify these islands. It brought together controller, HMI, and drive engineering into a single, consistent interface.
The "story" of is the story of a major shift in industrial automation that began in April 2011. It marked the birth of the Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) Portal , a unified software environment designed to replace the fragmented tools of the past. 1. The "Unified" Vision (2011) Siemens Simatic TIA Portal v11 WinCC Professional V11 32-bit