Course Methodology

<p>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.</p>

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

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 Competencies

• 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

Note

• The ability to use a MS Windows PC, keyboard and mouse to include opening and closing programs, locating files, copy and paste objects /data (text, etc). Drag and drop files, objects/data (text, etc). Use of menus and multi-menus, manipulation of windows within a multi-window environment. Use of MS Windows Help.
• Must have attended the SIMATIC S7 PLC Basic Course.

This course involves practical and hands-on training on real PLC stands.