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Free course · HMI

Siemens WinCC Unified

The new Siemens HMI and SCADA from project to panel: project creation and simulation, screens, layout and navigation, tags, buttons and dynamisation, text lists and visibility, faceplates with UDTs and popups, faceplate interfaces in depth, a complete HMI build, alarms, events, trends and parameter sets, JavaScript, users, languages, certificates and the Unified Comfort Panel.

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

Level
Beginner
Modules
11
Video
20 hours
Price
Free

Outcome

What you will be able to do

Create WinCC Unified projects for PCs and Unified Comfort Panels, build screens with templates and navigation, bind tags, buttons and animations, use text lists, build faceplates with UDTs and popups, configure alarms, events, trends and parameter sets, script in JavaScript, manage users and languages, secure downloads and transfer projects.

  • Create Unified projects, simulate and download securely
  • Build screens with templates, navigation and dynamisation
  • Use text lists, faceplates, UDTs and popups
  • Configure alarms, events, trends and parameter sets
  • Script in JavaScript and use web controls
  • Manage users, languages, certificates and transfers

Software

TIA Portal with WinCC Unified (trial) and PLCSIM Advanced

Hardware

None required. A Unified Comfort Panel makes transfer real.

Syllabus

11 modules

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

  1. 1What WinCC Unified Is: Project, Simulation and Download9 lessons
  2. 2Screens, Layout, Navigation and Templates5 lessons
  3. 3Tags, Buttons and Dynamisation8 lessonsLab
  4. 4Text Lists, Visibility and Resource Lists5 lessons
  5. 5Faceplates: Templates, Instances, UDTs and Popups11 lessons
  6. 6Faceplate Interfaces in Depth8 lessons
  7. 7Building the Complete HMI4 lessonsLab
  8. 8Alarms, Events, Trends and Parameter Sets7 lessonsLab
  9. 9JavaScript, PDF Web Control and Scheduled Tasks3 lessons
  10. 10Users, Languages, Certificates, Transfer and the Unified Comfort Panel8 lessons
  11. 11Final 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

Practise the HMI design you build in WinCC Unified: bind tags to an overview, use colour only for alarms and set limits and priorities an operator can act on.

Works alongside Siemens WinCC Unified. 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 Unified

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

Unified or Comfort?
Unified is the current platform for new panels and PCs; the HMI design course covers WinCC Comfort and Advanced for the installed base.
Do I need a panel?
No. The Unified PC runtime and the UCP simulation cover every exercise.
How much JavaScript?
One module. Most of the HMI is built with system functions, text lists and faceplates.
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 vendor qualification?
An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you pass the final assessment, with a verification code anyone can check. It is not a vendor 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 20 hours in all, including the video lessons, notes and practice tasks. It is self-paced, so you work through the eleven modules at your own speed.

The Professional Module is five live days of Siemens PLC, HMI and SCADA with an instructor, then a resume session and a CPD certificate.

See the Professional Module