SEM251 – Automation Studio training: Memory management, IEC standards for programming and libraries

TM251 - Memory organization and IEC programming

Learning objectives and content

• Initializing and using variables and data types
• Handling simple and complex data types
• Using enumerations and user data types
• Working with arrays and strings
• Detecting and preventing memory access violations
• Using IEC Check library functions
• Reserving and freeing up dynamic memory
• Utilizing options for memory management in an application

• TM251TRE.4C1-GER
• TM251TRE.4C1-ENG

TM252 – Functions, function blocks and libraries

Learning objectives and content

• Creating and using functions
• Creating and using function blocks
• Differences between functions and function blocks
• Behavior of functions in memory
• Standardized interfaces and function block behavior
• Using B&R library samples and standard libraries
• Creating user libraries
• Dependencies and export of user libraries
• Concept and use of mapp Technology

• TM252TRE.4C1-GER
• TM252TRE.4C1-ENG

Automation Studio is used to configure and program all B&R controller components. Core topics such as getting an overview of all product groups, initial commissioning of a controller, understanding the functions of the runtime environment and using the options for integrated configuration and diagnostics will be shown.

• B&R company presentation
• B&R philosophy and products
• Working with Automation Studio
• Using the integrated help system
• Establishing an online connection to the controller
• Initial installation of a controller
• Developing the hardware configuration
• Working with text and table editors
• Functions and options offered by Automation RuntimeAutomation Runtime is the operating system that runs on all B&R controllers.
• Automation Runtime configuration options
• Runtime and boot behavior of the controller
• Using the integrated diagnostic options
• Overview of available programming languages

The IEC 61131-3 programming languages provide standardized access to PLC programming. Simple yet powerful language constructs facilitate the programming of a variety of control systems.

• Overview of programming languages based on IEC 61131-3IEC 61131-3 is the only valid international standard for programming languages used on PLCs. In addition to Sequential Function Chart, it defines other programming languages such as Ladder Diagram, Instruction List, Structured Text and Function Block Diagram.
• Differences between textual and graphical programming languages
• Working with Structured Text (ST)
• Basic constructs
• Decisions
• Loops
• Working with arrays
• Step switching mechanisms
• Calling function blocks
• Calling actions
• Creating simple programs independently
• Working with another programming language (optional)