Can't link with Siemens PLCSim

bob.chen · December 24, 2020, 1:41pm

I had check with PLC any setting in TIA Portal as like attached file, but still got the error message as It seems that S7-PLCSim is not running.

TIA Portal: V15.1
OS: Window10 Home version 2004
FactoryIO: V2.4.5

please help how to solve this problem.

mh1 · December 25, 2020, 3:19pm

Hello,

This is strange. This error message only appears if PLCSIM is not started.
It is checked if the process “Siemens.Simatic.PlcSim.VplcHost” is running.
Is this process started on your system. See Windows Task Manager.

BR

grzegorz.galazka · January 8, 2021, 10:35am

Run PLCsim with Administrative Privileges.

Best regards

hassanheha · January 8, 2021, 5:37pm

Dear friends
I’ve the same problem, I’ve started both factory I/O and PLCsim advanced as administrator but still there is no connection even following connection instruction step by step

hassanheha · January 8, 2021, 5:42pm

Here is the task manager PLCsim advanced is running but there is no connection with factory i/o

beatriz.santos · January 12, 2021, 4:10pm

Hi @bob.chen,
This error occurs when Factory I/O can’t find S7-PLCSIM. Like @grzegorz.galazka said, did you try running both S7-PLCSIM and Factory I/O as administrator?

beatriz.santos · January 12, 2021, 4:13pm

Hi @hassanheha,
Could you please double-check this part of the tutorial? When I was testing it, I remember not being able to connect FIO due to step 6 being skipped.

bob.chen · January 13, 2021, 8:08am

OK, It can work now.