course | Advanced PLC Programming and Troubleshooting
Advanced PLC Programming and Troubleshooting course designed for professionals in GCC. Learn, apply, and get certified in plc programming troubleshooting.
ICC-1019 | Advanced PLC Programming and Troubleshooting
Course Sector : Instrumentation & Controls
| Duration | Date from | Date to | Course Venue | Course fees | Book a course |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Days | 23/11/2026 | 27/11/2026 | Jakarta | $4,950 | Book now |
| 5 Days | 14/03/2027 | 18/03/2027 | Doha | $4,250 | Book now |
| 5 Days | 24/05/2027 | 28/05/2027 | Dubai | $4,250 | Book now |
| 5 Days | 09/08/2027 | 13/08/2027 | Dubai | $4,250 | Book now |
Course Introduction
The Advanced PLC Programming training course is directed and focused on personnel involved in project engineering tasks who would like to become proficient with the extended programming possibilities of SIMATIC S7 (300/400).
Course objective
- Leverage and influence the power of Block and Function libraries
- Use STL for advanced program development
- Employ indirect addressing in a program
- Incorporate System Functions (SFC) in a program
- Use Instance and Multi-Instance data Blocks
- Use and practice interrupt-driven and error-processing program execution blocks
- Leverage STEP7 advanced diagnostics
Course audience
- Programmers
- Commissioning engineers
- Configuring engineers
- Instrumentation and control engineers
- Maintenance engineers
- Electrical engineers
- Those responsible for Project engineering tasks and who would like to develop familiarity with the extended programming possibilities of SIMATIC S7 (300/400).
Course Outline | 01 Day One
Module 1: SIMATIC S7-300/400 Programmable Controller
- Structure and Configuration of the Programmable Controller (Hardware Components of S7-300/400)
- Memory Areas
- Distributed I/O (PROFIBUS DP)
- Communications (Subnets)
- Modules Addresses
- Addresses Areas
Module 2: Review of Start-up and Operation
- Starting STEP 7
- Starting STEP 7 with Default Start Parameters
- Calling the Help Functions
- Objects and Object Hierarchy
- User Interface and Operation
- Keyboard Operation
Course Outline | 02 Day Two
Module 3: Data Blocks and Complex Variables
- Blocks Overview
- Blocks in Structured Programming
- The Multi-Instance Model
- FB 1-4 Parameter Descriptions
- Block Connections
- Parameter passing
Module 4: Complex Data Type Applications
- Data Types and Variables
- Complex Data Types
- Using Arrays, Strings, Date & Time
- Using STRUCT
- User-Defined Data Types (UDTs)
- Structure programs
Course Outline | 03 Day Three
Module 5: Program control
- STL and managing the accumulators for S7300/400
- Status word and jump instructions
- Loop command and breakpoints
- Organization Blocks
- Parameter Passing with FC, FB, SFB, SFC
- Parameter passing: Local variable
- Library blocks: SFCs and SFBs
- Parameter passing with user-designed FCs
- Parameter passing with user-designed FBs
- Multi-Instance FB
Module 6: Block Calls & Parameters
- Parameter Declarations & Passing
- Pointer and Any Data Types
- Calling Functions
- Description of Examples
Course Outline | 04 Day Four
Module 7: Error Handling
- Synchronous Errors
- Asynchronous Errors
- System Diagnostics
- Error Handling Organisation Blocks (OB70 to OB87 / OB121 to OB122) ·
- Masking Synchronous Errors SFC 36-38
- Applying Error Filters
Module 8: IEC Functions
- Conversion and Comparison Functions
- STRING Functions
- Date/Time-of-Day Functions
- Numerical Functions
Course Outline | 05 Day Five
Module 9: Troubleshooting the automation system
- Troubleshooting with a module information tool
- Troubleshooting with a hardware configuration tool
- Hardware Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
- Module Information
- Troubleshooting with CPU messages
- Diagnosing in STOP Mode
- Inspecting and Checking Scan Cycle Times to Avoid Time Errors
- The flow of Diagnostic Information
- Program Measures for Handling Errors
BOOST’s Professional Attendance Certificate “BPAC”
BPAC is always given to the delegates after completing the training course,and depends on their attendance of the program at a rate of no less than 80%,besides their active participation and engagement during the program sessions.
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