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Comparing projects

If TIA Portal is installed on the same device on which the comparison or job configuration is carried out, it is possible to read out project information for selecting the PLC to be saved directly via the TIA Portal.

To do this, add the following entry to the Compare/AgentStation.ini file:

[TIAPortal]
NativeDevEq=Y

Note that this can lead to longer loading times for the comparison or job configuration.

Comparison of blocks with activated know-how protection

A binary comparison of password-protected blocks is possible. This type of comparison recognizes differences, but does not display them in detail. Note that versiondog can only decrypt password-protected blocks and display code if the user provides the know-how passwords.

Including/excluding current values in the comparison

As of versiondog version 9.0 and TIA Portal V15.1, you have the option of including/excluding current values in the comparison.

  1. Open the Comparison configuration dialog for your component.

    Figure: Configure Comparison dialog

  2. In the DB compare area, activate the Compare content option.

  3. If necessary, select Exclude initial/current values of variables and enter the corresponding variables. Variables within a variable group structure (data blocks) are specified in the format Group.Variable.

    Example

    Figure: Variable Group example

    In the example above, the variable IN7 is specified in the format Static.IN7. Other variables in this group (e.g. OUT4) are not excluded from the comparison or included in the comparison in this case. Specify all variables in a group with Group.*, e.g. Static.*.

  4. Depending on whether "SetPoint" attributes are to be taken into account, you can activate or deactivate the Consider "SetPoint" attributes checkbox. You have the following comparison options:

    • Consider "SetPoint" attributes activated: ONLY values with this attribute are compared (unless there are any in exclude/include).
    • Consider "SetPoint" attributes deactivated and exclude activated (without entries) -> ALL values are compared.
    • Consider "SetPoint" attributes deactivated and include activated (without entries) -> NONE value is compared.

  5. Confirm your changes with OK.