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Programmable Logic Controllers and SCADA Specialist

We learn the latest technologies for automation and visualization of SIMATIC and SCADA processes.

The course is designed to provide a solid foundation in programming, wiring, screen configuration, and troubleshooting in the PLC environment. Upon completion, students will be able to develop any type of automation project implemented using the PLCs detailed in the course content.

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      About the Programmable Logic Controllers Specialty. SIMATIC Level 1 and SCADA

      This specialization prepares you to acquire the necessary knowledge to develop applications for SIEMENS automation systems. This course trains professionals with expertise in both automation and industrial networks, essential for companies operating in this sector, whether for the maintenance of existing systems or for the development of new machines, lines, and processes. Programming, HMI, and SCADA are highly recognized and widely valued skills in the industrial sector. With this training, students acquire a solid foundation in programming, wiring, screen configuration, and troubleshooting in the PLC environment. Upon completion, you will acquire the skills to develop any type of automation project implemented on PLCs.

       Duration:
      +200 Hours / 3-5 months
       Mode:

      In person
      Semi-presential
      On-line

       Prerequisites:
      Basic knowledge of computers and the Internet

      Professional Opportunities

      Today's industry is highly automated, and it is expected to increase significantly in the coming years. They increasingly need highly qualified professionals who can sustain this level of growth and expansion. A professional expert in automation and industrial networks is essential for companies that work in this sector on a daily basis, both for the maintenance of existing systems and for the development of new machines, lines, and processes. HMI and SCADA programming are highly recognized and widely valued skills in the industrial sector. Advanced systems and industrial networks are the cornerstone of Industry 4.0, which converge with the IoT, complementing the skills in demand in the industrial sector.

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      Syllabus

      Technical Training

      Network fundamentals and introduction to automation systems

      Base Integration
      • Numerical representation
      • Decimal system
      • Binary system
      • Hexadecimal system
      • Octal System
      • BCD system
      • 2's complement
      • Fixed comma
      • Floating point
      • Storage
      • Bandwidth
      • Operations
      SIMATIC S7-1200 Hardware
      • Range of modules
      • Integrated user memory
      • Memory card
      • Performance
      • Additional features
      • Scalable and flexible design
      • Communications modules and processors
      • Signal Boards and Communication Boards
      • Compact Switch Module
      • Industrial Communication
      • Remote Control Communication
      • Teleservice Communication
      • Integrated Technology and Diagnostics
      Initial Configuration in SIMATIC S7-1200 and Projects
      • IPv4 addressing
      • Addresses for user devices
      • Types of IPv4 addresses
      • Old classful addressing
      • First steps
      • S7-1200 Projects
      • Important elements
      • CPU operating states
      • Project Laboratory
      S7-1200 Technical Specifications
      • CPU 1214C Wiring Diagrams
      • General specifications and properties of the CPU 1214C
      • Timers, counters, and logic blocks supported by the 1214C CPU
      • Digital inputs and outputs
      • Analog inputs
      • Technical data of the SB 1232 with 1 analog output
      Bit logic operations in SIMATIC S7-1200
      • KOP Contacts
      • AND, OR, and Exclusive-OR tables in FUP
      • Reverse logical result (NOT)
      • Relay coil and assignment box
      • Turn 1 bit on and off
      • Turn bitmap on and off
      • On/Off Flipflop and On/Off Flipflop
      • Query signal edge of an operand.
      • Activate operand on signal edge
      • Query RLO signal edge
      • Activate variable with signal edge
      • Project Laboratory
      Processing Data Types and Block Types in SIMATIC S7-1200
      • How is the program processed in the PLC?
      • Execution of the user program
      • CPU operating states
      • Accessing S7-1200 data
      • Data types
      • SIMATIC S7-1200 block types
      • Sample task: Function block for tape control
      • Project Laboratory
      IEC timers and IEC counters in SIMATIC S7-1200
      • Instances and multi-instances in SIMATIC S7-1200 programming
      • Instance data blocks/individual instances
      • Multi-instances
      • TP Impulse Timer
      • TON on-delay timer
      • TOF off-delay timer
      • TON Timer with Reset TONR
      • Timer coils
      • CTU: Up Counter
      • CTD: Countdown
      • CTUD: Counter up – down
      • Project Laboratory
      Specific Training

      S7-1200 PLC Programming and Sequential Methods Introduction to the Internet of Things

      Basic instructions I in SIMATIC S7-1200
      • Comparison instructions
      • IN_Range and OUT_Range instructions
      • OK and NOT_OK instructions
      • Mathematical functions
      • MOVE, MOVE_BLK, and UMOVE_BLK instructions
      • FieldRead and FieldWrite instructions
      • FILL_BLK and UFILL_BLK instructions
      • SWAP (Change Disposition) Instruction
      • Conversion Instructions
      • ROUND and TRUNC instructions
      • CEIL and FLOOR instructions
      • SCALE_X (Scalar) and NORM_X (Normalize) instructions
      • Project Laboratory
      Analog value processing and diagnostics in SIMATIC S7-1200
      • Analog signals
      • Reading/emission of analog values
      • Normalize analog values
      • Diagnostic functions for SIMATIC S7-1200
      • Device Diagnostics
      • Compare offline/online
      • Observe and force variables
      • Permanent forcing of variables
      • Enable peripheral outputs
      • Project Laboratory
      INDUSTRIAL SENSORS. Installation
      • Characteristics of industrial sensors
      • Classification according to operation, electrical signal
      • Classification according to range of values, level of integration
      • Classification according to the physical variable measured
      • Input characteristics of industrial sensors
      • Field or range of measurement
      • Form of variation of the input magnitude
      • Electrical characteristics
      • Output electrical characteristics
      • Power supply characteristics, insulation
      • Mechanical characteristics
      • Operating characteristics
      • Project Laboratory
      GRAFCET and Petri Nets. Sequential Programming
      • Stages and places. Actions associated with the stages or places
      • Transition. Receptivity associated with the transition
      • Oriented unions. Evolution rules
      • Initial situation. Crossing a transition
      • Evolution of active stages or active places
      • Frequently used structure rules
      • Simultaneous evolutions
      • Simultaneous activation and deactivation
      • Main structures
      • Unique sequence
      • Simultaneous sequences: structural parallelism
      • Sequence selection
      • Project Laboratory

      Visualization and SCADA

      Communication and implementation
      • Configuring communications for HMI panels and PC systems
      • Network system configuration
      • HMI panel access to PLC
      • PC SYSTEM access to PLC
      • Access Points
      • Wired communication
      • Wireless communication
      • Commissioning with basic objects and elements in HMI and SCADA
      • Project Laboratory
      Create a project with HMI
      • Operation and visualization with WinCC
      • Example _Tape control with HMI
      • Control images and connections
      • Setting up the home screen
      • Configure the Automatic and Manual buttons
      • Setting the PC interface for runtime simulation
      • Start the configuration in Runtime
      • Load and check the configuration in the panel
      • Start and Stop buttons
      • Insert graphics from the graphics folder
      • Configure bottle movement
      • Reset the bottle counter
      • Box of bottles
      • Place bottles in the box
      • Project laboratories
      The basic images and objects
      • Basic principles of images
        + Image Features
        + Call of the images
        + Volume of image functions depending on the device
        + Basic concepts
        + Working with images
        + Working with templates
        + Working with styles
      • Working with objects
        + Synopsis of the objects
        + Object editing possibilities
        + Insert an object
        + Delete an object
        + Position an object
        + Change the size of an object
        + Select multiple objects
        + Align objects
        + Move an object forward or backward
        + Show objects outside the image area
        + Rotate an object
        + Flip an object
        + Format graphics in an object
        + Format texts within an object
        + Insert multiple objects of the same type (stamp)
        + Modify the position and size of several objects
        + External graphics
        + Manage external graphics
      • Project laboratories
      Lists of texts and graphics
      • Lists of texts
        + Assign texts and values to a list of texts for ranges
        + Assign texts and values to a list of texts for bits
        + Assign texts and values to a text list for bit numbers
      • Chart lists
        + Chart lists in robot project
      • Project laboratories
      Function keys
      • Working with function keys
      • Assign function keys globally
      • Assign function keys locally
      • Assign a function to a function key
      • Authorize the use of a function key
      • Assign a graphic to a function key
      • Configure LED variables
      • Project laboratories
      Elements and Levels
      • Basic principles for working with levels
      • Move objects to levels
      • Set the active level
      • Show and hide levels
      • Rename levels
      • Items
        + I/O Field
        + Button
        + Symbolic I/O field
        + Graphic I/O Field
        + Date and time field
        + Switch
        + Bar
      • Project laboratories
      Variables
      • Basic principles of variables
      • Addressing external variables
      • Synchronize variables
      • Configure variables
        + Limit values of a variable
        + Initial value of a variable
        + Updating the variable value at runtime
        + Linear scaling of a variable
        + Connect a variable to another controller
        + Indirect addressing of variables
        + Use a variable to launch functions
        + Basic principles of cycles
      • Project laboratories
      Notices
      • The WinCC message system
      • Notification procedures
        + System warnings
        + User-defined alerts
      • Warning states
      • Categories
      • Acknowledgment of notices
      • Groups of notices
      • Components and properties of notices
      • Steps required to configure notifications
      • Project laboratories
      Recipes and Area Pointers
      • Basic principles of recipes
        + Definition and fields of application
        + Recipe structure
        + Viewing recipes
        + Data flow in recipes
        + Synchronize recipe records with the controller
      • Recipe Editor
      • Advanced Recipe Viewer (from V13)
        + Advanced Recipe Viewer Configuration Options (V13)
      • Basic principles of recipe imaging
      • Project laboratories
      Planning tasks
      • Planning tasks
        + Task Planner Editor Workspace
        + Trigger
      • Examples
        + Schedule a task with the acyclic trigger
        + Schedule a task with the cyclic trigger
        + Schedule a task with event triggering
        + End runtime every day
        + Update users when switching users
        + Modify the start time of a task in runtime
      • Project laboratories
      Final Project
      • Course Review
      • Case Study

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