PROFILE
Siemens Workshops for Educators are educational events designed to help teaching staff build skills in leading edge industrial technologies. Each workshop hosted by Siemens is targeted at a specific automation technology and teaching experience level. Most workshops are open to all audiences and are structured to take attendees new to Siemens through the core elements of building and troubleshooting a Siemens PLC project. Workshops titled “Advanced“ are designed for students who have attended previous workshops, training or have applied skills. All workshops include instruction with considerable hands-on practice.

All attendees receive one free PLC (S7-1200) and SIMATIC Portal software license.

This workshop is free with lunch included. Travel scholarships are available if you meet certain requirements.

PREREQUISITES

• Basic industrial technology skills
• Previous training or applied experience when noted

TARGET AUDIENCE
These workshops are exclusively for educators interested in developing teaching skills on Siemens automation technologies. Teaching staff from public, not for profit schools including Technical High Schools, Community Colleges, Technical Schools, Universities and Trade Schools are welcome to apply and register.

Topics for S7-1200

1. Introduction to STEP7 Basic Portal
2. Project set up & structure
3. Hardware configuration and options
4. Program organization & development
5. Troubleshooting & editor tools
6. Communication basics
7. ​Display panel (HMI) project basics