What Do You Get?

2 hours on-demand video
3 articles
12 downloadable resources
Full lifetime access
Certificate of completion
30-Day money back guarantee
Included Software: Siemens Proneta (Basic), Ethernet Device Configuration, Advanced IP Scanner, Siemens TIA Portal, Profinet Commander, Wireshark.


How Will This Course Benefit You?

I designed this course for beginners as well as professionals to enable them Siemens latest Compact PLC Series (S7-1200) with world’s most powerful programming software (TIA Portal) along with WinCC HMI and automation applications on Factory I/O.

Some of the benefits are listed below:
Understanding the basics of Profinet especially transition from Serial Communication
Understanding differences between Profinet NRT / RT / IRT

Students will learn different topologies and its differences in Profinet Network Configuration and Programming Profinet using Siemens PLCs with TIA Portal Commissioning and Diagnostics of Profinet Network using TIA Portal & Proneta Students will be provided with free trial software including TIA Portal, Proneta, Wireshark etc.

Students need to have hardware to practice as Profinet simulation can’t be performed.


Are there any requirements?


Since Profinet Simulation can’t be performed, to practically implement Profinet requires Siemens PLCs / Hardware along with a high speed network switch.


Course Summary

Profinet is arguably the most popular Industrial Ethernet protocol around considering Siemens heavily relies on it. I have designed this course to practically demonstrate how Profinet actually works, especially Profinet RT (Real time) with the help of Siemens PLCs & Scalance switch. This Course will help system integrators, automation engineers and technicians to successfully program, commission and troubleshoot Profinet networks.

The course will cover basic to intermediate concepts of Profinet with hands-on labs and will require hardware for students to perform.
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Course curriculum

    1. Background (Why Ethernet)

    2. Market Size (Industrial Ethernet vs Fieldbus)

    3. Industrial Ethernet vs Fieldbus

    4. Ethernet vs Industrial Ethernet

    5. Software Links and Resources

    1. What is Profinet

    2. Key Features of Profinet

    3. Components of Profinet - IO-Controller & IO-Device

    4. Profinet Architecture (with Siemens)

    5. Profinet System Model

    6. Profinet Speed and Distance

    7. Detailed Difference between Profinet and Profibus

    8. Profinet Types

    9. Profinet Topologies (Ring, Star, Tree, Line)

    10. Profinet Topologies Comparison

    11. Profinet Infrastructure

    12. Profinet Switches (Managed vs Un-Managed)

    13. Profinet Controller vs Devices Examples

    1. Profinet Addresses (IP and Device Name)

    1. Hardware Overview

    2. Detecting PLCs & Tracing IP Addresses

    3. Using TIA Portal for Detecting PLCs

    4. Creating New Project & Hardware Catalogue

    5. Setting PLC IP Addresses

    6. Creating i-Device & Linking IO Controller

    7. Defining Transfer Area (Data Addresses)

    8. Creating a Program & Testing

    9. Creating Toplogy in TIA

    1. Diagnostics Lesson 1 Topology & PLC Indications

    2. Diagnostics Lesson 2 - Diagnostic Buffer

    3. Diagnostics Lesson 3 - Web Server

    1. Profinet Diagnostics with WinCC HMI / SCADA

About this course

  • $10.00
  • 33 lessons
  • 1.5 hours of video content