Siemens Step 7 Classic for Maintenance Personnel

This three day course assumes the student has a very basic understanding of PLCs and will introduce students to the Step 7 software package, used to program and maintain the S7-300/400 PLC systems. The class focuses on maintaining & troubleshooting the S7 PLC using Step 7.

Topics: 

• S7 Family Hardware Overview
• S7 Hardware Installation & Maintenance
• Remote I/O Installation & Maintenance
• Using Simatic Manager
• Editing/Adding Symbols to a Project
• Overview of PROFIBUS & PROFINET Networks
• Using a Variable Table for Troubleshooting
• Overview of S7 Addressing
• Why Various Programming Methods Are Used (Linear, Partitioned, Structured)
• Basics of Organization Blocks
• Basics of Functions (FC) & Function Blocks (FB)
• Basics of Data Blocks
• Monitoring PLC Program Blocks
• Comparing Programs
• Using Cross Reference, Usage Table & Program Structure Tools
• Troubleshooting a S7 PLC Using LEDs
• Troubleshooting a S7 PLC Using Step 7
• Troubleshooting a S7 PLC Using the Integrated Web Server
• How to Force a Value

Prerequisite: Basic understanding of PLCs

Course Length & Time: Three days. 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Cost: $2,400

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