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Siemens WinCC SCADA: V7, Unified and Advanced

Siemens SCADA end to end: WinCC V7/V8 from project to client-server and SQL, WinCC Unified with JavaScript, faceplates, plant objects and collaboration, and WinCC Advanced/flexible practice with alarms, trends, recipes and PLC interfacing.

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Free to learn. Verifiable certificate £19 when you pass the final exam (optional, VAT included).

Level
Intermediate
Modules
15
Video
26 hours
Price
Free

Outcome

What you will be able to do

Explain SCADA and the WinCC family, build a WinCC V7 project with drivers, tags, screens, animation, faceplates, VBS, alarms, logging, trends, reports, users and security, use User Archives, indirect addressing and global actions, connect SQL and set up client-server, build WinCC Unified projects with JavaScript, parameter sets, faceplates, plant objects and collaboration, and practise WinCC Advanced/flexible with alarms, PLC interfacing, ODBC and recipes.

  • Place WinCC V7/V8, Unified and Advanced/flexible and choose between them
  • Build a V7 project: drivers, tags, structure tags, screens, navigation, animation, faceplates, VBS
  • Configure alarms, tag logging, trends, reports, users and runtime security
  • Use User Archives, indirect addressing, global actions, SQL and client-server
  • Build Unified projects with screens, JavaScript, parameter sets, faceplates and UDTs
  • Model plant objects, configure collaboration, certificates and calendars in Unified
  • Practise animation, alarms, PLC interfacing, ODBC and recipes in WinCC Advanced/flexible

Software

WinCC V8 trial (21 days) for the V7/V8 modules; the STEP 7 and WinCC (TIA Portal) trial (21 days) for the Unified and WinCC Advanced modules

Hardware

None. PLCSIM or simulators provide data.

Syllabus

15 modules

Each module has video lessons, notes and a short quiz. The final exam closes the course.

  1. 1SCADA and the WinCC Family4 lessons
  2. 2WinCC V7: Project, Drivers, Tags7 lessonsLab
  3. 3V7 Screens and Navigation4 lessonsLab
  4. 4V7 Animation, Faceplates, VBS5 lessons
  5. 5V7 Alarms, Logging, Trends5 lessonsLab
  6. 6V7 Reports, Users, Security5 lessons
  7. 7V7 Advanced: Recipes, Portability, Actions, Indirect Tags5 lessons
  8. 8V7/V8 Databases, Client-Server, Scripting9 lessons
  9. 9WinCC Unified: Project, Screens, Navigation7 lessons
  10. 10Unified JavaScript8 lessons
  11. 11Unified Parameter Sets, Faceplates, UDTs5 lessons
  12. 12Unified Collaboration, Plant Objects, Calendars12 lessons
  13. 13WinCC Advanced/flexible Practice I8 lessonsLab
  14. 14WinCC Advanced/flexible Practice II14 lessons
  15. 15Final Assessment1 lesson

How it works

How this course works

  1. Watch the video lessonsOne module at a time, at your own pace.
  2. Take the module quizA short quiz at the end of each module shows what stuck.
  3. Keep your notesWrite in My notes beside each module and ask the trainer if you are stuck.
  4. Practise in the labOptionalTry a task from the module in the EDWartens Lab, in your browser.
  5. Sit the final examPass it once you have been through the modules.
  6. Certificate, if you want oneOptionalPaid, and only after you pass. Anyone can check it online.

EDWartens Lab

Practise this in the EDWartens Lab

Run a tank and pump process in the Lab, read the trends and check alarms the way an operator screen would show them.

Works alongside Siemens WinCC SCADA: V7, Unified and Advanced. The Lab is process control practice in your browser: no install, no hardware, free to use. Sign in as a learner and it opens with your account.

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Process control: Tune a real process loop.

Levels to try with this course

Optional. Skip it whenever you like: it never blocks your progress or your certificate.

Why practise in a lab

Technical work is judged on what you can do: wiring, commissioning, finding a fault. Doing a task yourself teaches more than watching it a second time, and a lab lets you try it safely before you meet real equipment. It does not replace working on real hardware.

  • Practise safely, so a mistake costs nothing.
  • The lab checks your work like a site test, so you know when it is right.
  • Free, in your browser, with nothing to install.

Certificate

An optional certificate when you pass

Learning is free. Pass the final exam and you can have a certificate for £19, including VAT, with a number employers can check online. It records that you completed a free online course; it is not a regulated qualification or a CPD certificate.

  • Your name, the course, its study time and your final exam score
  • A unique certificate number and a QR code to its verification page
  • Issued by Wartens Ltd; add it to your LinkedIn profile in one click
  • Pay now or after you pass: it is issued the moment you pass the final

How the certificate works

Sample certificate for Siemens WinCC SCADA: V7, Unified and Advanced

Credits

Who made the lessons

The video lessons belong to their creators. EDWartens wrote the study plan, notes, quizzes and the final exam.

Questions

About this course

Which WinCC is this?
All three that matter: classic V7/V8 for large SCADA, Unified in TIA Portal for new projects, and Advanced/flexible for practice and the installed base.
Do I need a PLC?
No. PLCSIM, the WinCC simulators and internal tags provide data for every exercise.
Some source lessons are members-only. Are they included?
No. Five members-only lessons from one series were left out; their topics are covered by public lessons from the other series.
Is the course really free?
Yes. Every module, practice task and assessment. You create an account so your progress is saved and the assessments can be marked. The certificate is the only paid item, and only if you want it.
What certificate do I get, and is it a Siemens qualification?
An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you pass the final assessment, with a verification code anyone can check. It is not a Siemens credential and is never described as one.
Who made the video lessons?
The creators named in the Credits block at the foot of this page, on their own YouTube channels. EDWartens did not make the videos and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
How long does the course take?
Plan on about 26 hours in all, including the video lessons, notes and practice tasks. It is self-paced, so you work through the fifteen modules at your own speed.

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