Introduction To Siemens S7-1200 using TIA Portal Course

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?

During the course the delegates will cover the following subject areas.

• Brief history of programmable controllers

• Theory of operation

• Connecting the hardware

• Creating a project

• Establishing online connections

• Configuration of hardware

• I/O tagging, monitoring and forcing

• Boolean logic

• Program representation (LAD, FBD)

• Program structure and standards

• Basic instructions (timers and counters)

• Wiring to a PLC

• Data blocks

• Data types and parameter types

• Local and global variables

• Analogue I/O Step programming

• Setting up HMI

• Connections over a network

• Web based communication

• Downloading and monitoring an existing program from the device

• Backing up the system

• Fault finding using software

• Monitor and modify variables

• Program modification

What are 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.