The main aim of this course is to provide the participants with basic knowledge about Siemens PLC Programming, to create or to modify Step 7 PLC programs and to find PLC program faults.
Course Methodology
<p>The course is hands on with great emphasis on the practical aspects of Programmable Logic Controller applications. The course is based around Siemens S7-1500 range of PLCs using TIA Portal.</p>
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
The course objectives are to provide the participants with the knowledge and skills to enable them to work with Siemens S7 (1500 / 1200 controller series).
On completion of this course the participant will be able to do the following:
Understand the interaction of the TIA components
Apply classical program development methods
Solve comprehensive programming tasks
Apply system blocks along with blocks from the standard STEP 7 library
Understand, adapt, and expand given STEP 7 programs, including with step sequences and analog value processing
Systematically diagnose and correct hardware and software errors in the SIMATIC S7 automation system with the diagnostic tools of the TIA Portal engineering portal
Use the test functions in Structured Control Language (SCL)
Perform specific commissioning of TIA components
Target Audience
Electrical and instrumentation technicians and engineers
Target Competencies
Oil & Gas
Food & Beverage
Cement
Chemical Industry
Mining
Fertilizers
Pharmaceutical Factories.
Water and Waste Water station
Customers who already have in their plants S7-1200 / 1500
Note
SIMATIC S7 knowledge
Must have attended the SIMATIC S7 PLC Basic Course.
This course involves practical and hands-on training on real PLC stands.
Course Outline
Quick Revision on Basic Course
Tools for program creation
Analogue value processing, standardization
Analog sensors / analog actuators
Voltage/Current Input / Output Signals
Upper & Lower Limit programming of Analog Signals
Using Functions and Function blocks
Using Timers and Counter
16/32-bit conversions
Jump commands
Commissioning of the TIA system model with distributed I/O
Error handling and evaluation with error organization blocks (OBs)
Evaluation of diagnostic data
Troubleshooting and alarms with a HMI device
Deeper understanding of contents through practical exercises on TIA system model
Open-loop control and closed loop control
PID control algorithm with flow and level control applications