Advanced alarm issues, such as process or error interrupt alarms are also analyzed through software tools and implementation. The course format consists of equal parts instruction and hands-on exercises. This course introduces the S7 product family. The course concentrates on the STEP 7 hardware, program structures, instruction set basics, and troubleshooting. STEP 7 software diagnostics tools and programming instructions are introduced within the course to guide the student through the management of a realistic application.
Exercises demonstrate the use of test, debug and diagnostic tools.
The course format is a combination of instruction and hands-on exercises. This course provides the basic skills necessary to write STEP 5 programs utilizing the Basic Operation Set. Demonstrations feature the various aspects of a STEP 5 program. Students will write programs that utilize the demonstrated topics. The programs will be loaded into a PLC and tested.