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About Siemens S7 TIA Portal PLC training Training Course
This comprehensive course provides engineers with a solid foundation in PLC systems, progressing from basic principles to more advanced functions and applications. It is designed to build both confidence and competence in working with industrial automation equipment.
Is it right for me?
Upon completion, participants will be able to carry out effective maintenance, troubleshoot and resolve faults, implement system improvements, and contribute to the development of new automated solutions within the workplace.
What will I learn?
DAY 1: Setting up the System
The role of PLCs in industry
PLC Selection
Hardware Overview
Reading and using PLC electrical schematics and I/O schedules
Connecting hardware to the physical I/O (NPN and PNP)
IO testing for commissioning
The dangers with modifying and forcing IO signals
Navigating the software and creating your first project
Modular systems and expansion
Industrial networks
Downloading programs to the PLC
Backing up a PLC
Numbering systems (binary, decimal, hexadecimal)
Memory areas, PLC scan cycles and logic gates (AND OR, etc)
DAY 1: Safety
Essential safety practices
SIL (Safety Integrity Levels) and IEC Safety Standards for control systems
The differences between standard PLCs and safety PLCs
Safety circuits
Making program changes safely
DAY 2 & 3: Practical Programming
Best practice programming methods
Organising your projects with labels and comments for better clarity
Creating basic programming routines
Downloading to the PLC, online editing and risks
Set and reset instructions
Working wit control latches and identifying alarm signals
Using timers and counters effectively for various industrial applications
Comparators
Incorporating Move instructions for precise data handling
Bit logic instructions, including One Shot Pulse (rising and falling) for event driven control
Maths instructions for data handling
Cycle stop routines and sequences
Data blocks
Organisational blocks
DAY 4: Fault Diagnosis and Rectification
Fault finding techniques
Identifying different types of CPU faults
Dangers of erratic signalling
Verifying program changes
Cross referencing
Call Structures
Diagnostics
System and Clock Memory
DAY 4: Maintenance and Assessment
Fault logs
Preventative maintenance
Replacing PLC batteries
Replacing input/output cards and CPUs
Practical Skills Task
Knowledge Exam
The benefits?
The course equips maintenance personnel with the essential basic knowledge and skills to connect a laptop, get on-line, search within a program, understand simple Ladder and FBD program code and be able to Compare, Back-up or Re-load a program. We also offer training on customer sites.