10/12/2017 5:23 PM | |
Joined: 9/27/2006 Last visit: 9/24/2024 Posts: 12282 Rating: (2685)
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Hello ted; There are many ressources on this Siemens Industry Support site that can help you out. To start with, you can program the S7-400 PLC family (with the exception of Fault-tolerant redundant S7-400H CPUs) with either of 2 programming packages:you will have to decide with which package you want to work. Step 7 v 5.5 is a classic programming software, for S7-300, S7-400, S7-400H CPUs. Step 7 Professional v14 is a newer programming software, for S7-300, S7-400, S7-1200 and S7-1500 PLCs (these last 2 families are the latest Siemens S7 CPUs). Look at these system manuals for programming support: SIMATIC Programming with STEP 7 V5.5 STEP 7 Professional V14 SP1: Look at the chapter Programming the PLC There are hardware and installation manuals, Application examples, FAQs (frequently asked questions) on the S7-400 that you can easily access with the Search Box at the top right of this page. Use the search term "S7-400" for your initial search. You will find a Siemens channel onn Youtube, with many video presentations of Siemens PLCs that can help you out. There are also tutorials from Siemens (for the S7-300 only) both for Step 7 classic and for Step 7 Professional v14. They can be very informative, as each module comes with a Word/pdf document explaining the principles and techniques applied. Look for them here: http://w3.siemens.com/mcms/sce/en/advanced_training/training_material/Pages/default.aspx Hope this helps, Daniel Chartier |
Last edited by: dchartier at: 10/12/2017 5:25:50 PM |
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10/13/2017 9:28 PM | |
Joined: 9/27/2006 Last visit: 9/24/2024 Posts: 12282 Rating: (2685)
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Hello ted; A licensed product implies the purchase of a license... To start you up, there are 21-day trial licenses that you can download (along with the software); trial licenses are free-download, fully functional versions of the software that will run for 21 days (from the moment of installation). These could give you a good evaluation and training start: Where do you procure the current trial software for STEP 7 V5.6? When you decide what software youwill use and are ready to license it, here are the product descriptions below. Hope this helps, Daniel Chartier |
Last edited by: dchartier at: 10/14/2017 3:36:17 PM |
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