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Siemens SIMATIC S7-300/400 Practical course


Target audience

The course is addressed to people who have already worked with SIMATIC S7-300/400 PLC’s and  STEP7 V5.x. For example: Installers, service and maintenance staff whose practical knowledge is no longer up to date, who want to improve their practical experience or who are going to work with the latest STEP 7 version.

This course focuses mainly on practical exercises.


​​​​​​Required knowledge

Familiarity with SIMATIC S7 PLCs, but insufficient practical experience with these PLCs.


Goal

After completing this module, the participant is able to:
  • work with the basic package STEP 7:
    • work with STEP7 objects and projects;
    • download the PLC program into the CPU and upload;
    • use standard documentation capabilities;
    • test, monitor, analyse and diagnose existing programs;
    • write and modify simple programs;


Global content

  • Presentation of the latest version of the STEP7 basic package.
  • Operation of the SIMATIC S7 PLC.
  • Structure of a program.
  • STEP7 BASIC software package:
    • Global settings (authentication, language and PG / PC interface);
    • Dealing with projects (create, modify, download and upload);
    • Hardware Configuration and Symbolic Names;
    • Working online;
    • Clearing the PLC / programming memory cards;
    • Documentation options (comments);
    • Reference data (cross reference list, program structure, etc.);
    • Testing the program (debug / status / control);
    • Setting the CPU clock;
    • Changing the CPU operating mode;
    • Scan cycle times and CPU information;
  • Reading of diagnostic buffer with STEP7.
  • Hardware troubleshooting (hardware diagnostics with STEP7).
  • Software troubleshooting (via CPU diagnostic buffer and Stacks).
  • Creating a STEP7 project:
    • Create hardware configuration;
    • Creating and editing the symbol table;
    • Edit program blocks using  STEP7 programming-editor;
  • Many practical exercises.


​​​​​​​Course duration

1 day

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