It's that simple

The industrial automation course on the Simatic 5 controller is designed for anyone who has acquired a technical education and wants to start their adventure in automation, but does not know how to take the first steps in this industry. You may have a great deal of theoretical knowledge, but without experience it is difficult to get a really interesting and developmental job.

This training course is therefore designed to equip you with the practical skills to program PLCs. Once you have completed it, you will learn how they work and how to configure them, and you will learn to solve problems that occur on a daily basis in the industrial sector.

Programmable logic controllers are the backbone of many automation-based companies. They are used in logistics, manufacturing, transport and forwarding or the production of machinery and components. Siemens PLCs are used in conveyor belts, overhead cranes or packaging machines. Their use is so popular because they greatly facilitate repetitive tasks and speed up technological processes.
If you dream of working in the automation industry, want to program industrial equipment, design entire transmission lines or take care of traffic control, this course is ideal for you. It's a big dose of condensed knowledge of PLC programming basics that will make the basics of controller programming simple for you.

What is this Siemens Simatic S5 PLC programming course about?

The course is taught in such a way that complete beginners will gain the most from it. If you don't have knowledge of Siemens controller programming, here you will gain it and consolidate it. You will build your programming skills on the S5-95U Simatic S5 CPU, which appeared on the market back in the late 1970s. Although Siemens officially withdrew it from sale a few years ago, you will still encounter it in many factories.

The Simatic S5 module was available in several base variants with many different types of processor, differing in clock speed, amount of available memory and range of capabilities. Some of the Simatic S5 chips were used in the pharmaceutical industry, providing extremely high precision performance.

This basic course is designed for anyone who wants to understand how simple industrial modules work. It is also a close match to the Siemens Simatic S7-1200 controller. If you are planning to develop your passion further, this would be a great course to start with.

During the course, you will use the Step 5 V 7.23 development environment, a Siemens controller programming tool that you can download free of charge from the manufacturer's website. You can also use an older version of the Step 5 V 6.6 simulator. If you are not sure how to configure the software panel in order to start learning, don't worry. We will explain everything to you.

Programming the Simatic 5 controller is possible in several languages, but for the purposes of PLC training we will be concerned with learning the so-called LAD. This is a graphical programming language that resembles the structure of an electrical circuit with its structure. It is liked by programmers because of its easy and readable syntax and clear control.

What should a beginner PLC programmer in Simatic S5 bear in mind?

Note that the PLC course is about a fairly old module, so make sure you have the right equipment before you start your first training course. In addition to the course itself, you will need:

• programming cable (e.g. Amsamotion with authorisation number 6ES5-734-1BD20);
• a computer with built-in RS-232 and Windows XP or higher operating system;
• format the files on the partition as FAT32.

Find out that Siemens PLC programming in the LAD language doesn't have to be complicated and you can learn it without any prior practice. If you're tired of flicking through thick books filled to the brim with tables, formulae and knowledge that often can't be put into practice, that's great. Sit back and find out why you should sign up for PLCSpace training!