Why a trainer?
While learning PLC programming, it is important to face real world applications. Not everybody has the opportunity of a well equipped lab and, in case, most of hardware applications are just a panel in which some lamps and motors are wired to a low-cost PLC. S7TRAINER is a series of programs that simulates real applications with enough realistic feedback and eliminates the needing of expensive mechanical applications, electric cabinets, wirings. It is affordable and very useful for self-starters, students, technical schools, companies and automation software houses that run internal programming courses. |
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Practice on a real programming environment Unlike other similar products providing proprietary PLC program editors, S7TRAINER relies on Siemens PLCSIM, a Step7 add-on package that emulates an S7-300/400 CPU. This means that the student, either editing or debugging a program, will use exactly the same tools a real Siemens programmer would use, performing the same operations and procedures. S7TRAINER allows the use of any language available in Siemens S7 systems: LAD, STL, FBD, SCL, CFC, GRAPH7, HI-GRAPH, etc. |
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Do you own also Siemens Protool? Add a real HMI interface to your application! Siemens Protool has a way to interface with PLCSIM, so it can access the simulated PLC memory. |
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Why Siemens PLCSIM is not enough?
At this point you may ask "Siemens PLCSIM would be good enough, why purchasing also RUNMODE S7TRAINER?".
Well, when I was asked to teach automation courses, my students practiced on real PLC's wired to a series of switches. I noticed that most of the student's attention was paid to the correct sequence they must activate the inputs (e.g. to simulate a limit switch) instead to the debugging of the program. A lot of time was wasted because the students activated a wrong input or were just checking which was the correct switch to operate.
So I decided to write the S7TRAINER for the precise purpose of ease my teaching. It turned out a very useful tool.
Effective cost cutter
Schools and self-starters are seldom wealthy and most of the time they cannot afford a full lab: imagine how much it will cost a real pick-and-place arm, a belt conveyors line, a pumps and tanks system. Enough room is also needed to somehow store and place all the stuff. With Runmode S7TRAINER there is no need of any external hardware: this means no motors, no hydraulics, no wirings. There is no need of communication means: not even need to buy any expensive Siemens CP or RS232//MPI adapter
Traditional and S7TRAINER workplaces comparison
Runmode S7Trainer offers a lot of benefits and saves a lot of money!
| Sample workplace using Runmode S7 Trainer | Sample workplace using traditional stuff |
| PC with Siemens S7 developing environment | PC with Siemens S7 developing environment |
| Siemens PLCSIM | RS232/MPI adapter or CP5511/5611 or other MPI communication means |
| Runmode S7TRAINER | S7-300 or S7-400 rack and CPU |
| Digital and analog input cards | |
| Digital and analog output cards | |
| Switchboard, wired with push buttons, selectors, lamps | |
| Electric cabinet, wired and fully equipped with main switch, relays, overload protectors, etc. | |
| Mechanical application, e.g. a pick-and-place or a series of belt conveyors | |
| Enough room to contain all this stuff |
A full safe lab
No need of any safety measure:
- No dangerous or harmful moving parts, rotating motors, actuators.
- No water or oil leaks, no high-pressure piping.
- No any danger of electric shocks.
User PLC programs? No limits!
The user is completely free to create as many S7 projects as he likes, in as many different way as he likes, in any of the different languages available in Siemens S7 package. S7TRAINER provides the machine animation, all the rest is up to you!
Downloads
Language supported: English only.
- Download applications common documentation
- Download application 2 specific manual
- Download application 1 DEMO (simple application, motors and cylinders)
- Download application 2 DEMO (mixer, pumps, spray nozzles)
NOTE:
Siemens PLCSIM is not included in Runmode S7Trainer
How to order
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How to order Non-Italian customers: tax exempt |
