SIEMENS SIMATIC S7-300/400 programming - basic course

• 35-hour professional practical course conducted on industrial automations
• Individual workstations
• Extra free training hours for practice
• A certificate of completion
• Course materials: script, exercises, on-line exercise answers
• Access to specialist magazines and technical literature (regarding stationary training)
• Writing aids (pen, notebook) - regarding stationary training
• Complete care of idividually assigned customer service person
• Participant Cards with discounts to partner restaurants / pubs in Gliwice (regarding stationary training)

Classrooms and laboratories – air-conditioned, large and spacious. Training workstations have been professionally equipped. Participants have at their disposal individual training workstations designed to learn the tasks and industrial solutions based on the Siemens S7-300/400 controller and Step7 software.

Each workstation is fitted with the controller featuring digital and analog input/output modules connected with the simulator of digital and analog input/output signals. Additionally, each controller is connected with the workstation featuring many elements of industrial automation. Please read the detailed description of the equipment we use.

Siemens SIMATIC S7300/400 controllers with I/O cards

Each participant has at their disposal a workstation based on a PLC. Below, we present technical parameters of the selected controllers.

• memory depending on the model 128/192/256/512 KB
• 16 or 24 digital inputs
• 16 digital outputs
• 4 analog inputs
• 2 analog outputs
• 3 or 4 fast counters (30 or 60 kHz)
• MPI, Profibus, Profinet interfaces

SIGNAL SIMULATORS

Each workstation also features a signal generator connected with inputs/outputs of the controller. It enables simulating binary signals and analog input/output signals (0-10V). it is fitted with the electronic voltage indicator. The generator includes:

• 8 buttons generating input signals
• a potentiometer regulating voltage range of the analog input
• display of the analog input voltage
• display of the analog output voltage

WORKSTATIONS WITH ELEMENTS OF AUTOMATION AND MECHANICS

Each participant has at their disposal a set of actuating elements connected with input/output modules of the controller. The workstation enables fast preview of programming results in the form of actual motion of different components, programming cycles, move sequences and others. The workstation is composed of:

• air preparation unit
• valve manifold with 4 electropneumatic valves 3/2, 5/2, 5/3
• actuating unit based on two actuators and a gripper
• sensors informing about the end position of actuators
• digital input/output module
• pulse ON/OFF switch
• diode
• safety switch
• display/monitor with interactive visualizations

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Software

SIMATIC STEP 7 Professional: the ultimate, fully functional engineering environment for SIMATIC controllers that enables designing and programming advanced control systems. The software is ideal for both basic and advanced operations such as:

• Configuration and parameterization of devices
• Determining communication of devices
• Controller programming
• Testing, starting and servicing applications
• Documenting and archiving your work
• Performing diagnostic operations
• Creating and launching sequencers and programs written in high-level languages
• Performing simulation analyses of the developed software

Our tutors are industrial representatives with a vast practical experience  in implementation and engineering projects. Their main focus is on passing knowledge of the real examples of problems encountered in their everyday work. They have implemented many systems and conducted a number of courses.

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Participants of the course in PLC Siemens S7-300 programming (extended with STL programming) receive a 200-page textbook. Additionally, participants have a possibility of printing the programs they have developed.

Topic areas included in the course program and further information can be found in the following materials:

Information brochure SIMATIC S7-300 Information brochure SIMATIC S7-400

Technical documentation (CPU) SIMATIC S7-300 Technical documentation - extension modules for SIMATIC S7-300

Operation and maintenance documentation SIMATIC S7-400 Technical documentation – extension modules for SIMATIC S7-400

• Understand basic operation principles of the modern automation systems
• Configure connection with the controller and create hardware configurations
• Write programs in LAD/FBD using logic operations, timers and counters
• Understand the basics of structured programming and writing programs in STL
• Identify and use basic testing and monitoring tools for programs written in LAD/FBD/STL

• Excellent training conditions in a modern and profesionally equipped PLC Laboratory
• Numerous practical exercises by individual training positions facilitating consolidation of acquired knowledge and skills
• Individual approach to each participant
• Outstanding lecturers from the The Silesian University of Technology and maintenance service departments
• Professionalism, reliability and experience of Poland’s largest training center
• Catering – tasty and hot lunches served by Technopark restaurant
• Professional documentation including numerous examples and presenting the topics in a clear, transparent and comprehensible manner
• Certificate of participation proving acquired skills and knowledge prepared in two languages – Polish and English 

• Maintenance services, automation engineers, electricians and electronics technicians
• Anyone interested in gaining knowledge on PLC SIEMENS SIMATIC S7-300/400 programming

• Unlimited access to the Cechownia Cafe coffee bar, serving tea and high-quality freshly ground coffee. The bar is equipped with:
  • NECTO Karisma - a professional espresso machine of Italian production.
  • THERMOPLAN BW 4 - a professional espresso machine made in Switzerland.
  These are coffee machines used in the best coffee shops. According to your taste, we serve unique types of coffee - Cappuccino, Espresso, Americano, Caffe Latte and Turkish coffee. Training participants can also use unlimited sparkling and still water, juices and sweets.

• Two-course dinner - a combination of traditional, home-made flavors with meals served in restaurants.