TD900 - Basic Principles to Step 7 Professional
"This course is very helpful for beginners or novice users of Siemens S7 PLC’s. It teaches the basics of how to navigate through the menus as well as learning simple programming techniques." Richard L. Chitman, Columbia Flooring, TD900, July 2008
Course Descriptions
Status |
Start Date |
End Date |
Location |
Seats Available |
Tuition |
|
Open |
5/11/2009 |
5/15/2009 |
GRAND RAPIDS |
8 |
$2,200.00 |
|
Prerequisites
Intermediate knowledge of DOS and Programmable Logic Controls
Completion of TD100 or TD380 strongly recommended
Students are required to bring laptops to this course
Course description
This course will deal with the design and functionality of SIMATIC S7. Discussion and application of SIMATIC S7 configuration, use necessary commands for automation, basic programming languages and operation of the SIMATIC STEP-7 software will be taught. Students in this course also receive their own licensed diagnostic software, Siemens Simatic STEP-7 for Students.
Who should attend
- Plant, facility and machinery maintenance technicians
Applicable machine models
Major topics
- Programming structure
- Variable tables
- Function blocks
- Organization blocks
- Software errors
What you will learn
- How to edit programs in Step 7
- How to set global and local variables
- How to diagnose PLC problems
- How to eliminate logical software errors
Results
- Troubleshoot and repair emergency electrical breakdowns in a fraction of the time
- Reduce machine downtime and repair costs
- Perform more in-house repairs
- Better communicate with Stiles' technical support personnel