Siemens S7-300/400 PLC Networked Systems
Course overview
Manufacturers are increasingly facing greater pressures to reduce costs and maintain efficiency whilst also maximising output. These problems are further challenged when it comes to arranging shift patterns to release essential production line staff for training.
This problem can be eased, as we now offer you three day courses rather than our more traditional five day courses on Siemens PLCs. Our new three day course enables you to maintain your efficiency levels with the minimum of disruption, whilst also providing focused learning.
This course is designed to equip maintenance people with the essential knowledge and skills to work with Siemens S7-300/400 PLC Systems which incorporate networking. The available networking options are explained together with an understanding and coverage of hardware, configuration, network operation and program code as appropriate to the needs of maintenance personnel who are required to look after and troubleshoot abnormal system operation.
Target Group
All engineering personnel involved with maintenance and servicing of automated controlled Siemens S7 300/400 Networked Systems.
Duration
Courses take place over three days.
Previous knowledge
Delegates should have a good working knowledge of PLC systems, be competent with the use of PCs and Windows as well as S7-300/400 PLCs and STEP7 software or have attended at least the S7-300/400 PLC First Line Maintenance course.
Syllabus
MPI
- Understand how to work with & troubleshoot an MPI network
- Hardware, cables, connections & addressing
- Understand MPI network configuration, operation & data transfer (central administration)
- Understand Global Data exchange between processors in the same project
- Practical using System Function Blocks for ad hoc data exchange between processors
Understand how to work with & troubleshoot Siemens S7 based Ethernet
- Hardware, cables, connections & addressing
- Understand Ethernet network configuration, operation & data exchange using ISO & TCP/IP protocols
- Practical using standard functions for ad hoc data exchange between processors
- Practical to understand diagnostic programming to detect communication failures
- Using OPC/DDE for data exchange between PLC & PC
Understand how to work with & troubleshoot a Profibus DP network
- Hardware, cables, connections & addressing
- Profibus DP configuration, operation & data transfer for distributed I/O using ET200 & third party devices
- Profibus DP configuration, operation & data transfer with HMI panels & Inverter Drives
- Practical to understand diagnostic programming using OBs to detect slave failures
- Practical using prewritten Function & Function Blocks to detect slave failures
Understand how to work with & troubleshoot ASi networks
- Hardware, cables, connections & addressing
- Understand the configuration of an ASi network with direct S7 interface
- Understand the configuration of an ASi network via a Profibus Gateway
- Exercise in understanding diagnostic programming using OBs to detect slave failures
- Exercise in understanding diagnostic programming using a System Function Block to read slave diagnostics
- Hardware, cables, connections & addressing
Training outcomes:
- Configure and troubleshoot MPI network operation
- Understand how to work with and troubleshoot Siemens S7 based Ethernet
- Understand how to work with and troubleshoot a Profibus DP network
- Understand how to work with and troubleshoot ASi networks
Guaranteed results
Our partners INTACS are so confident that we can deliver the right training for your people that we are even prepared to offer a money-back guarantee of satisfaction.
Recommended follow up courses
Siemens S7-300/400 PLC Troubleshooting
The benefit of attending this further 3 day course is that delegates will be able to gain knowledge and practical experience of troubleshooting Siemens S7-300/400 series PLC automation control systems.
Understanding S7 Programs
The benefit of attending this further 3 day course is that delegates will be able to gain knowledge and practical experience of modifying and developing outines and applications for Siemens PLC controlled automation control systems.
For more information or to make a booking please call (01604) 667584, or alternatively e-mail business_centre@festo.com.