SIMATIC S7 PLC Programming—Advanced Level based on S7-300/ 400

Why Attend

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

The course is hands on with great emphasis on the practical aspects of Programmable Logic Controller applications. The course is based around Siemens S7-300 / 400 range of PLCs using SIMATIC Manager.

Course Objectives

The course objectives are to provide the participants with the knowledge and skills to enable them to work with Siemens S7 (300 / 400 Series)

On completion of this course the participant will be able to:

• Be familiar with ways you can use different block types (FC, FB, OB, and DB).
• Become familiar with the principles of analogue value processing
• Eliminate software errors that lead to a CPU stop.
• Eliminate logical software errors, such as multiple assignments.
• Save and document program changes that have been made.
• Access and use the processed analog values.
• Write advanced programs, use program breakpoints to test the operation of the program and diagnose errors using the Step7 V5.5 software package on S7-300 or S7-400 PLC’s

Target Audience

Electrical and instrumentation technicians and engineers

Target Clients

• Oil & Gas
• Food & Beverage
• Cement
• Chemical Industry
• Mining

• Fertilizers
• Pharmaceutical Factories.
• Water and Waste Water station
• Customers who already have in their plants S7-300 / 400

Course Outline

• Quick Revision on Basic Course
• Hardware and Software Commissioning – review
• Installation and maintenance of a PLC
• Data Storage in Blocks
• Functions and function blocks
• Organization Blocks
• Analogue processing and programming
• Troubleshooting using:
• Module Datasheet
• Hardware Configuration Tool

• CPU Messages
• System information
• MPI Network Commissioning
• MPI Global Data Communications
• Tags and HMI Messages
• Drive to PLC Configuration
• Each of the above topic areas will be tested through practical exercises using simulator / system model.
• Open-loop control and closed loop control
• PID control algorithm with flow and level control applications
• Open Discussion…