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Siemens Step 7 – PLC Intro. Diagnostic (9/12-9/14/23)
September 12, 2023 @ 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
This course is designed to educate entry-level students to the role of PLCs in automation engineering and on how to troubleshoot and diagnose controls related problems by navigating and monitoring TIA Portal software. The topics covered include PLC Hardware components, Input/Output Devices, Digital vs Analog Signals, PLC I/O electrical schematics, Profinet networks, connecting to an and reading basic ladder logic programming.
Course Objectives At the conclusion of this course students should be able to do the following:
- State the role of a PLC
- Identify and monitor the hardware components of a PLC
- Distinguish between all types of Devices
- Read a PLC I/O electrical schematic
- Connect to a Siemens S7-300 through Profinet and Profibus
- Identify physical devices which are connected to the PLC by deciphering I/O schematics and relating them to corresponding data points in the PLC’s tag database
- Monitor tag values in PLC’s tag database and ladder
- Read basic ladder logic
- Uploading and saving a project file
Prerequisites: Students are expected to familiar with the following:
- How to read a basic electrical schematic
- How to use a multimeter
Date: September 12-14, 2023
Times: 8 am – 4pm
Location: 3405 Board Road Suite 100 PA 17406
IP Cost $700
Non IP Cost: $1400
This course is supported through our Industry Partnership Grant to reduce the registration cost.
