Automating with SIMATIC S7-1500

With many innovations, the SIMATIC S7-1500 programmable logic controller (PLC) sets new standards in productivity and efficiency in control technology. By its outstanding system performance and with PROFINET as the standard interface, it ensures extremely short system response times and the highest control quality with a maximum of flexibility for most demanding automation tasks.



The engineering software STEP 7 Professional operates inside TIA Portal, a user interface that is designed for intuitive operation. Functionality includes all aspects of Automation: from the configuration of the controllers via the programming in the IEC languages ¿¿LAD, FBD, STL, and SCL up to the program test.

Table of Contents

Introduction in STEP 7 Professional and in project processing

Hardware components of SIMATIC S7-1500 

Device and network configurations 

Operating states and execution of the user program 

Programming with LAD, FBD, SCL and STL

Tags and data types 

Description of all program functions 

Online operation and program test 

Data exchange with distributed I/O 

and other control devices 

Communication via Industrial Ethernet

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