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After completing this module, the participant is able to:
SIEMENS SIMATIC S7-300/400 SYSTEM
Target audience
The course is addressed to users who want to learn the basic usage of SIMATIC S7-300/400 PLC’s and STEP7 V5. For example: programmers, commissioning engineers, configuring engineers, service personnel, maintenance personnel.
Required knowledge
Some knowledge of electrical engineering and industrial automation.
Goal
After completing this module, the participant is able to:
- work with STEP7 objects and projects;
- download the PLC program into the CPU and unpload;
- use standard documentation capabilities;
- test, monitor, analyse and diagnose existing programs;
- write and modify simple programs;
Global content
- SIMATIC S7 system Overview.
- 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;
- Addressing of the I/O cards.
- 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 practice exercises.
Duration
3 days
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