The course is supported by Video demonstrating PLC Programming techniques

PRACTICAL/THEORETICAL SESSIONS:

Practical 65% (through software simulators)

Theoretical 35%

This course aims to enable the participants to:

• Recognize the PLC hardware and be able to install it.
• SIMATIC S7-300 & 400 Overview, The S7 - 400 Racks.
• Use the basic bit-instructions for handling digital signals.
• Use the software environment to trace the running program and finding faults.
• Build an application depending on the last knowledge.
• Be familiar with ways of using different block types (FC, FB, OB, and DB)
• Become familiar with the principles of analogue value processing
• Eliminate software errors that lead to a CPU stop
• Save and document program changes that have been made
• Familiars with SCADA (WINCC) network and it’s architecture

• New engineers /tech.
• Senior engineers /tech.
• Process engineers /tech.
• Instrumentation engineers /tech.
• Electrical engineers /tech

Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLERS

Day one:

• Introduction to Siemens PLC400 and PLC history.
• PLC types and vendors.
• PLC Siemens S7-300& 400 hardware components.
• Power supply modules specs and wiring.
• CPU modules specs and installation.
• Digital modules types and wiring.
• Binary and digital operations

Day Two:

• Analog modules types.
• Introduction to communication modules.
• Basic components of Siemens S7 software (programming and configuration environment).
• Hardware configuration and addressing.
• Case studies

Day Three:

• PLC programming basics.
• Ladder programming (logic instructions).
• Timers, counters , Arithmetic operations,...
• Symbols in PLC program.
• Integrating FCs and FBs
• Case studies

Day Four:

• PLC application organization.
• Using simulator.
• Download and debug applications.
• Dealing with data blocks and local variables.
• Tracing a Siemens S7 PLC program and troubleshooting .
• Logic instructions complete application example.
• Arithmetic instructions complete application example.
• Case studies

Day Five:

• Create a link between Wincc scada program
• Troubleshooting and configuration the scada and PLC
• Case studies

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing a minimum of 75% of the total course duration.