PLC: Working with Simatic S7 in the TIA portal and C# development
Free of cost
by funding
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Certificates: Certificate "PLC: Working with Simatic S7 in the TIA Portal"
C# Developer" certificate -
Examination: Practical project work with final presentations
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Teaching Times: Full-timeMonday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
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Language of Instruction: German
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Duration: 16 Weeks
PLC: Working with Simatic S7 in the TIA Portal
System overview (approx. 2 days)
Course objective, course sequence, teaching concept
Key features of the SIMATIC S7 system family
Components of the TIA portal, STEP 7
Hardware (approx. 2 days)
Design and assembly of the automation system
Display and operating elements of the SIMATIC CPU
Addressing and wiring the signal modules
Device configuration in the TIA Portal
Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process
Presentation of specific AI technologies
and possible applications in the professional environment
Program (approx. 14 days)
Program processing by the control system
Program test with PLCSIM
Binary operations in FBD LAD IL
Time steps, counters, comparators, accumulator operations
Use of the various block types (OB, FC, FB, DB), program structuring
Data management with data blocks
FB as multi-instance
IEC-compliant blocks
Explanation and use of various organizational blocks
Program language SCL
Project handling (approx. 2 days)
Archiving and migrating projects
Using reference projects
Working with libraries
Converting S7-300 projects to the S7-1500 system
Step chain programming (approx. 5 days)
Step chain representation according to DIN 60848 (Graphcet)
Step chains in FBD and SCL
Introduction to sequence control with S7-Graph
Working with S7-Graph
Commissioning and diagnostics/working with the hardware (approx. 5 days)
Establishing a connection to a real CPU
Test tools for system information, troubleshooting and diagnostics
Recognizing and rectifying basic hardware faults
Hardware diagnostic functions of the TIA portal
Software diagnostic functions of the TIA portal
Commissioning a TIA system with software troubleshooting and fault rectification
Analog values (approx. 2 days)
Principle of analog value processing in the SIMATIC S7
Configuring the connection of analog sensors
Evaluating analog measured values in STEP 7
Output of analog values
Updating and documenting projects (approx. 1 day)
Save and document program changes made
TIA Portal tools for documentation
Project work (approx. 5 days)
To consolidate the content learned
Presentation of the project results
C# Developer
General basics (approx. 1 day)
Microsoft Visual C# development environment
Architecture of the Microsoft .NET framework and the .NET framework class library
Common Language Runtime (CLR) and garbage collection
C# as a strictly object-oriented programming language
Program structure (data (types) and instructions) and namespaces
Program start (program class with main() routine)
Step-by-step creation of console-based programs
Input/output with the Console class
Basic language concepts (approx. 6 days)
Elementary and composite data types, enumeration types, type conversion
Variables (declaration, initialization, scopes)
Operators (arithmetic, relational, logical, bitwise)
Program control (branches, loops)
arrays
methods
Character strings and their processing
Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process
Presentation of specific AI technologies
and possible applications in the professional environment
Object-oriented programming (approx. 8 days)
Basic concepts of object-oriented thinking
Classes as abstractions of concrete objects, encapsulation principle
Structure and elements of classes
Step-by-step creation of own classes
Instantiation and use of objects
Properties, delegates and events
Reference and value types (class vs. struct), boxing
Overloading methods/operators
Inheritance and polymorphism
Overwriting methods, virtual methods and dynamic binding
Abstract classes and interfaces
Windows Forms and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) (approx. 10 days)
Step-by-step creation of Windows Forms and WPF applications
Interface design via Designer and C# code (Windows Forms)
Interface design via Designer and eXtensible Application Markup Language XAML (WPF)
Event-based program flow (events and event handlers)
Use of control elements (for design and runtime)
Processing graphical elements and images
User-defined controls (user controls)
Further topics (approx. 5 days)
Error handling (exceptions) and debugging techniques
Polymorphic and generic containers in .NET
Iterators (interface IEnumerable and 'foreach' loop)
File access
Class libraries (Dynamic Link Libraries DLLs)
Database access (ADO.NET)
Generic programming (Reflection)
Multithreading
LINQ (Language INtegrated Query)
Project work (approx. 10 days)
To consolidate the content learned
Presentation of the project results
Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.
After this course, you will understand the interaction of the TIA components. You will be able to modify and adapt existing STEP 7 programs and systematically diagnose and rectify hardware and software faults in a simple TIA system.
You will also learn how to work confidently with the object-oriented programming language C#.
People with a degree in engineering, electrical engineers, automation specialists, mechatronics engineers, technicians, master craftsmen and specialists with relevant professional experience.
Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.
Didactic concept
Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).
You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.
Virtual classroom alfaview®
Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.
The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).