For organizations that need to maintain consistent design standards across multiple projects or multiple engineers, macros are indispensable. By using a standardized library of LOGO! macros, all team members work from the same proven circuit templates, eliminating the variations that can arise when different engineers draw the same circuits manually.
Don’t draw the LOGO!. Drop the macro. Connect the dots. Then spend your saved time on what really matters—the logic inside the LOGO!.
Manually drafting the I/O for a LOGO! 8 with four digital inputs and four relay outputs, plus an optional AM2 analog module, takes effort. A macro reduces that to a drag-and-drop.
Using these macros eliminates manual drawing, reducing errors and ensuring that the electrical design aligns with the actual Siemens LOGO! hardware. Benefits of Using LOGO! Macros in EPLAN Siemens Logo Eplan P8 Macro
Start with the Siemens official macro (downloadable via EPLAN’s Device → Import → EPLAN Data Portal ). Then "unpack" it, add your company’s default wire colors or fuse assignments, and save it as a project macro .
While Siemens provides EDZ files free of charge, the tool to import them is sometimes restricted to users with an active EPLAN software update subscription. Some users have found that they can open EDZ files using WinRAR, extract the contents, and then import the parts as XML files through the Part Manager.
series and its expansion modules through several official channels: Siemens SiePortal (CAx Download Manager) CAx Download Manager For organizations that need to maintain consistent design
Siemens provides several official channels for downloading EPLAN macros for LOGO! controllers and other automation products.
You have two options here. You can build your own, or you can download Siemens’ official ones.
To ensure your schematics are clean, functional, and ready for panel building, keep these design principles in mind: Leverage Macro Variants Don’t draw the LOGO
Once you have downloaded the macro files, follow these steps to integrate them into your project:
: While major modules like LOGO! 8 are well-supported, some users have noted that macros for older or very specific modules (like certain S7-1200 or S7-200 variants) can occasionally be missing or require manual data entry. Searchability : Users on Siemens SiePortal