Siemens PLC
5 day course
This course teaches the configuration, maintenance, documentation and programming of PLCs from the Siemens S7 family, using standard Siemens S7 interfacing software. It concentrates on the S7-300 platform, but also makes comparisons with the S7-400 range.
An introductory level training course, it’s designed for those who are just beginning to work with the Siemens S7 PLCs and associated software.
Offering a general overview of past and present Siemens PLCs, it focuses on the S7 platforms, examining relevant maintenance issues associated with PLC-controlled systems.
Certain aspects of programming PLCs to perform ‘end user’ functions are covered within a series of practical automation assignments.
Course Content:
- Overview of the principles of operation for the Siemens S7 PLCs
- An overview of the Step S7 PLC automation software editing programme
- Creation of new S7 automation projects
- S7 PLC automation project hardware types and configuration
- Signal module input and output and internal memory addressing structures
- Changing the PLC’s operating mode
- Monitoring a PLC online
- Save and restore PLC automation project database to and from the standard internal or external data storage media
- S7 PLC automation project documentation and reporting
- Searching the S7 PLC automation project for applicable instruction set references
- S7 PLC fault ‘stack’ diagnosis
For further information, or for details of relevant IET publications please contact our training team
