AUTM- 300

CERTIFICATE IN CONTROL SYSTEMS/AUTOMATION ENGINEERING (Siemens)

Weekdays(daily)- 2weeks, weekends-2 months

This training module which covers all the course contents of level 1-2 and the HMI courses. It is designed to bring trainees to a point of mastery of automated systems. Experts with industry experience  will take you through practical sessions and programming exercises.

At the end of this training, trainees will be able to

  • Set-up, wire and program Siemens  PLC control systems from scratch
  • Troubleshoot basic programs, trace faulty Siemens s7 PLC/modules and replace them.
  • Perform basic and advanced PLC  programming
  • Setup- program and operate field devices such as level meters, flow meters, VFDs, modulating valves etc
  • Design process control systems with PID loop programming
  • Modify existing programs for different applications.
  • Design user friendly Human Machine interfaces

Course content

  • Introduction to PLCs
  • PLC set-up and wiring
  • Establishing communication with PLCs
  • PLC programming with ladder logic
  • STEP 7 installation techniques & components
  • Hardware configuration(basic and Advanced)
  • CPU Properties.
  • Symbolic notation & symbols table handling.
  • Organization Blocks (OBs) , Data blocks(DBs) Function Blocks (FBs)
  • Data types
  • Commissioning & Monitoring /. Modifying Variables.
  • Linear / Structured Programming Techniques.
  • Debugging(troubleshooting) a program.
  • Binary operations & gates.
  • Downloading and uploading a program
  • Configuration & addressing of modules
  • Creating projects in LAD/STL/FBD.
  • Basic functions (timers, counters, comparators , jumps etc)
  • Data handling including arrays & structures.
  • Shift registers.
  • Program, troubleshoot and maintain continuous signal field devices such as level meters, VFDs, temperature sensors, pressure sensors, modulating valves etc
  • PLC troubleshooting and maintenance
  • Process control using PID loop programming(with practical sessions)
  • Introduction to process controls
  • Open and close loop controls
  • Introduction to PID concept and applications
  • PID programming
  • PID tunning
  • HMI using WinCC
  • Introduction to HMI systems
  • Security and passwords
  • Object properties and animations
  • Alarms
  • Bars and trends
  • Tags e.tc

Requirement: Basic technical knowledge