PLC Programming 1 (Siemens S7 300, 400 PLCs)

This course is designed to introduce the trainee to control systems with programmable logic controllers (PLCs). It includes intensive practical classes with live PLCs, modules field devices and industrial processes simulator systems.

Course Objectives

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 PLC programming(discrete signals) and download to PLCs

Modify existing programs for different applications.

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 & addressing of Signal Modules.

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

Diagnostics with B, I, L stacks

Wiring, set-up, programming and operation of field devices such as sensors and VFDs

Basic PLC troubleshooting and maintenance

Softwares

Simatic manager (Step 7)

Requirements

Basic technical knowledge

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