SITRAIN: Learning Management System
TIA Portal Programming Track Comparison
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT for our TIA Portal Programming students:
Our legacy TIA Portal Programming track is being phased out over the next 12 months as our emerging SIMATIC Programming in TIA Portal track comes online.

Each of these tracks is meant to be undertaken individually without crossover. However, students may change tracks after completing Programming 1. Thereafter, the student must stay in the same track or re-take the level in the other track.

Rest assured that the material covered is the same in either track. The primary difference is in the classroom environment and technology interface. Consideration should be given to whether a student can complete the legacy track within the next 12 months.

Please direct additional questions to the SITRAIN Registrar at sitrain.registrar.industry@siemens.com or 770-625-5644.

Legacy Track: TIA Portal Programming
TIA Portal Programming 1 (SCT-PTTIAP1A)
TIA Portal Programming 1 - Virtual (SCT-PTOILTIAP1A)
This course is the first in a three-part series which builds basic programming skills with Siemens TIA Portal software. Students will learn TIA Portal project management, program design, and application development. This is an aggressively paced curriculum covering the S7 programming editor with Ladder, Function Block Diagram, and Statement List programming languages, as well as key TIA Portal software tools. This course takes a systems approach using the S7- 1500 PLC, basic connectivity, and functionality of an KP700 HMI and ET200SP PROFINET I/O.

TIA Portal Programming 2 (SCT-PTTIAP2A)
TIA Portal Programming 2 - Virtual (SCT-PTOILTIAP2A)
This course is the second in a three-part series which increases skills with Siemens SIMATIC TIA Portal. Students will learn to leverage the power of TIA Portal software with advanced structured programming techniques. A systems approach to efficiently programming the S7-1500 and S7-1200 PLCs is covered. Integration and connectivity of PROFINET IO, HMI, and G120 Drive are the central focus of this course. Programming emphasis centers on Ladder (LAD) and Statement List (STL) logic, with an introduction to Structured Control Language (SCL) and S7-GRAPH. Both direct and indirect addressing are an integral part of the course.

TIA Portal Programming 3 (SCT-PTTIAP3A)
This course is the third in a three-part series which increases advanced skills with Siemens SIMATIC TIA Portal. Students will learn to leverage the power of TIA Portal software with advanced structured programming techniques. A systems approach to efficiently programming the S7-1500, S7-1200, S7-300, and S7- 400 PLC is covered. Students will expand their knowledge regarding the reusability of STEP 7 blocks and their storage in user libraries while gaining an introduction to programming languages statement list (STL), Structured Control Language (SCL) and S7-GRAPH.

Emerging Track: SIMATIC Programming in TIA Portal
SIMATIC Programming 1 in TIA Portal (SCT-TIAPR1)
SIMATIC Programming 1 in TIA Portal - Virtual (SCT-TIAOILPR1)
This course is for SIMATIC S7-1500 and S7-1200 PLC users who are involved with developing or sustaining automation systems and their application programs. This course is the first in a three-part series which builds basic programming skills with Siemens TIA Portal software. Students will learn TIA Portal project management, program design, and application development. This is an aggressively paced curriculum covering the S7 programming editor with Ladder, Function Block Diagram, and Statement List programming languages, as well as key TIA Portal software tools. This course takes a systems approach using the S7- 1500 PLC, basic connectivity, and functionality of an KP700 HMI and ET200SP PROFINET I/O.

SIMATIC Programming 2 in TIA Portal (SCT-TIAPR2)
SIMATIC Programming 2 in TIA Portal - Virtual (SCT-TIAOILPR2)
This course is the second in a three-part series which increases skills with Siemens SIMATIC TIA Portal. Students will learn to leverage the power of TIA Portal software with advanced structured programming techniques. A systems approach to efficiently programming the S7-1500 and S7-1200 PLCs is covered. Integration and connectivity of PROFINET IO, HMI, and G120 Drive are the central focus of this course. Programming emphasis centers on Ladder (LAD) and Statement List (STL) logic, with an introduction to Structured Control Language (SCL) and S7-GRAPH. Both direct and indirect addressing are an integral part of the course.

SIMATIC Programming 3 in TIA Portal (SCT-TIAPR3)
SIMATIC Programming 3 in TIA Portal - Virtual (SCT-TIAoilPR3)
This course is the third in a three-part series which increases skills with Siemens SIMATIC TIA Portal.

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