tia-devices-general

tia-devices-general

Scope

Device-level engineering — full C# Openness implementation.

When the roadmap routes here, the entire solution is C#. Do not mix with Python wrapper calls. Always load tia-csharp-common first (done by roadmap).

Reference files

Load ONLY the reference file(s) relevant to the task. Do not load all files at once.

| Reference file | Load when the task involves | |---|---| | references/device-enumeration.md | Listing, finding, or iterating devices; device groups; ungrouped devices; navigating DeviceItems. | | references/device-creation.md | Creating or deleting devices; understanding TypeIdentifier formats (OrderNumber, GSD, System). | | references/device-attributes.md | Reading/writing basic device or device-item attributes; using GsdDevice service; managing Application IDs (CustomIdentityProvider). | | references/hardware-parameters.md | Setting specific hardware parameters via SetAttribute (e.g., IO addresses, diagnostic settings, module-specific enums). | | references/software-container.md | Accessing PlcSoftware or HmiTarget from a device; using the SoftwareContainer service. | | references/device-item-operations.md | Plugging, moving, copying, or deleting device items/modules; changing device/module types; hardware catalog queries. | | references/device-item-interfaces.md | NetworkInterface service; IOController/IOConnector attributes; hardware identifiers; managing addresses and channels. | | references/networks-and-connections.md | Opening hardware/network editors; querying targets from a network perspective; address object attributes. |

For tasks spanning multiple areas, load all relevant reference files before generating code.

Execution pattern

1. Access Project.Devices composition (or DeviceGroups / UngroupedDevicesGroup)
2. Find or create Device objects
3. Navigate DeviceItem hierarchy as needed
4. Access SoftwareContainer via GetService<SoftwareContainer>() when PLC/HMI software is needed
5. Use ICompilable for hardware or software compile (see tia-project-general/references/compile.md)