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About Siemens STEP7 Professional Industrial Maintenance and Fault Finding Professional (IMFFP) 1&2 Training Course
IMFFP® 1&2 provides a complete introduction to Siemens STEP7 Professional. It is suitable both for beginners with little or no PLC experience and for experienced users wishing to strengthen their knowledge.
This practical four-day programme develops the core skills and technical understanding required to work confidently with Siemens STEP7 in an industrial automation setting.
Topics include:
Siemens PLC hardware architecture and wiring configurations
Numbering systems, memory areas, scan cycles, and logic gates
Safety circuits, standards, and safety PLC principles
Navigating and configuring STEP7 Professional
Hardware configuration, communication set-up, and safe downloading
Programme structure, labels, comments, and online editing
Move instructions, bit logic, and pulse functions
Programme backups, uploads, and safe working practices
Function Blocks, Functions, and Organisational Blocks
Assignment Lists and addressing management
Call structures and block usage analysis
Verifying programme changes and commissioning-level I/O testing
Managing CPU faults, replacing cards and batteries safely
Maths functions, sequencers, cycle stop routines, and comparators
Applying industrial best practices for reliable and maintainable systems
Is it right for me?
This course is suitable for anyone working with Siemens PLCs who requires a strong grounding in programming, configuration and troubleshooting using STEP7 Professional.
What will I learn?
By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:
Navigate and use STEP7 Professional effectively
Develop structured, efficient PLC programmes
Apply essential Siemens instructions and programming techniques
Perform backups, uploads, and safe online edits
Troubleshoot effectively using STEP7 tools and addressing data
Manage hardware faults and replace components safely
Apply industrial best practices to create robust, dependable systems
The benefits?
The Siemens STEP7 Professional IMFFP® 1&2 course provides hands-on experience in PLC programming, troubleshooting, and hardware management. Participants gain increased confidence, a strong technical foundation, and the practical competence needed to support and optimise automation systems in modern industrial environments.