PLC's - Simatic Step 7 PLC

Course Dates

COST:
€ 1,595 (10% discount for Plastic Ireland Members).

Includes course manual, lunch and refreshments

Siemens S7-300 Training Kits

COURSE CONTENT  
This course is aimed at Engineers, Technicians, Electricians, and Maintenance Personnel with limited experience using Siemens S7 PLC’s (Programmable Logic Controller’s).

• Project & PLC Setting: Create, Save, Manage, Archive / Retrieve, Upload / Download, Compare, Import / Export project settings.

• S7 Hardware: Siemens S7 PLC’s, Fixed and Variable Slot / Absolute, Symbolic Addressing. Addressing Mode, Bit, Byte, Word, Doubleword. Digital / Analogue Input/Output Modules

• Programming Execution: Scan & Cycle Times. Linear and Structured Programming. 

• Methods of Representation: LAD, FBD, STL, Graph7, CFC’s SFC’s and SCL

• Step7 Programming Blocks: Organisation (OB’s), Function / System Function Blocks (FB’s / SFB’s), Function Calls / System Function Call Blocks (FC’s / SFC’s), Data Blocks, UDT’s  

• Boolean Logic: Contacts Normally Open / Closed. Positive Rising / Lowering Edge Detection, Logic Operations, AND, OR, AND Before OR. Result of Logic Operations (RLO’s),

• Timers/Counters: Types of Timers / Counters S5 & S7. Retentive / Non Retentive. Specifying Time / Count Value and Time Base  

• Analogue Input/Output: Setup an Analogues  Input/Outputs.

• How to Trouble Shoot S7: Modify / Monitor I/O and variables. Create VAT Tables. Analyse Diagnostic Buffer and CPU Fault Messages.

Who Should Attend:
The “Hands On Workshop” is designed for Engineers, Technicians, Electricians, Maintenance Personal and those who are new to PLC’s who wants to gain a better understanding and a good practical knowledge of Siemens PLC’s.

Venue:
First Polymer Training,
7 Centre Court,
Blyry Business and Commercial Park,
Athlone,
Co. Westmeath.

Duration: Five day course

Convenient Hotels (w/parking)
The Creggan Court Hotel, Tel: 090-6477777

The Radisson SAS Hotel, Tel: 090-6442600. (Book through us for a special rate)

*This programme is a FETAC component (minor) award, certified at Level 6 on the national framework of qualifications (www.nfq.ie ).

Full instructions, timelines and ongoing guidance will be given by the course tutor. Most assessments are completed during the programme and results will be made available to learners as soon as they have gone through our Quality Assurance procedures and final submission to FETAC.

Please see our Protection for Learners Policy

Engineers Ireland CPD Scheme
In 2009, FPTS became a registered training provider with Engineers Ireland, recognising FPTS as a training provider who offers relevant learning opportunities for the career development of Engineers Ireland (EI) members.
Each FPTS course attended allows EI members to gain credits under the CPD scheme.