• As SIMATIC PCS 7 Engineer you will learn in this course the potential of the SIMATIC PCS 7-process control software with focus on AS-Engineering.
• As important topics for advanced SIMATIC PCS 7 Engineers the integration of Profinet in SIMATIC PCS 7, the Advanced Process Library (APL), the configuration of SFC-Types, as well as Type-Instance conceptions supporting an efficient AS-Engineering are in the center of the course.
• By practical exercises at training equipment you will put your newly acquired theoretical knowledge into the practice. Through this you increase your learning success.
• On completion of the course, you are able to engineer a process automation optimally and efficiently.

• Project manager, project staff
• Technologists
• configuring engineers, programmer
• Commissioning engineers

• PCS 7 project handling
  • Multiproject engineering and Multiuser engineering
  • Upgrade of block libraries with CPU 410-5H
  • Comparing project versions with the Version Cross Manager, Versioning using Version Trail
  • Licenses and current license model with CPU 410-5H
• System design - Planing and specifying hardware components
  • Memory and cycle time resources of the CPU
  • Important CPU settings
  • Behavior when maximum cycle time exceeded
  • Time synchronization
  • Redundant automation systems
  • Topology comparison of Profibus vs. Profinet in SIMATIC PCS 7
• Type-Instance conceptions in SIMATIC PCS 7
  • Central bulk engineering with the Import/Export Assistant
  • Structure of the import file
  • Creating process tag types and importing process tags,
  • Modifying process tag types, Updating and exporting process tags
• Introduction of control module types
  • Comparison of control module types vs. Process tag types, manually editing,
  • Updating control modules and variants / optional blocks
• Technologic engineering with APL
  • Basic APL functions
  • Configuration of dosing functions
• Advanced Process Control with APL
  • Introduction of APC functions
  • Control performance monitoring and PID tuning
• Sequential control with SFC types
  • Basics, Operating State Logic
  • Configuration of SFC types
  • Characteristics as interface of SFC types, Changing control strategy and setpoints

• Attendance of training course ST-PCS7SYS recommended
• Basic knowledge of process control engineering
• Practical experience in SIMATIC PCS 7 project engineering.
• Basic knowledge of APL, as provided in the System course or in the APL-Workshop

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