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HMI Design and Programming: Siemens WinCC and FactoryTalk View ME

What an HMI is and how to design one well, then two mainstream tools end to end: Siemens WinCC in TIA Portal and Rockwell FactoryTalk View Machine Edition on PanelView Plus, with WinCC flexible for the legacy base.

4.8EDWartens India · 524+ reviews 16 modules 10h 49m of video English · self-paced

What you will learn

Explain what an HMI is and what high-performance design means, build a WinCC project from template to transfer with alarms, trends, recipes, users, scripting and languages, read a WinCC flexible project, and build a FactoryTalk View ME application with displays, navigation, communications, alarms, animation, global objects, security and 21 CFR Part 11, recipes, ActiveX, macros, firmware, backup and troubleshooting, with a look at FactoryTalk View SE.

  • Design a high-performance HMI: grey ground, colour for abnormal, screen hierarchy
  • Build a WinCC TIA project with templates, connection, tags, screens, animation, text lists, pop-ups
  • Configure alarms, trends, recipes, users, scripts, libraries and languages in WinCC
  • Read and maintain a WinCC flexible 2008 legacy project
  • Create a FactoryTalk View ME application, displays, navigation, runtime file and terminal communications
  • Add alarms, animation, global objects, language switching, trends and parameters in ME
  • Implement security, 21 CFR Part 11, recipes, ActiveX and macros
  • Maintain PanelView Plus terminals: firmware, backup, restore, conversion, troubleshooting; know when SE fits

Course content

16 modules · 84 lessons · 10h 49m

In order, at whatever pace suits you. Each module ends with a practice task that builds on the last, and a short quiz.

  1. 01What an HMI Is and How to Choose One24m
  2. 02Siemens WinCC: Project, Templates, Connection, Tags37m
  3. 03Siemens Screens and Animation26m
  4. 04Siemens Alarms, Trends, Recipes24m
  5. 05Siemens Users, Scripting, Libraries, Languages28m
  6. 06Siemens Transfer, Media, Cross References, Analog40m
  7. 07WinCC flexible 2008 Legacy1h 13m
  8. 08FactoryTalk View: Install, Tour, Activation, First ME Application53m
  9. 09FTV ME: Displays, Navigation, Runtime, Communications30m
  10. 10FTV ME: Hello World to Alarms and Animation50m
  11. 11FTV ME: Global Objects, Languages, Remote Access, Trends, Parameters53m
  12. 12FTV ME: Security and 21 CFR Part 1152m
  13. 13FTV ME: Recipes, ActiveX and Macros34m
  14. 14FTV ME: Firmware, Backup, Restore, Conversion, Troubleshooting57m
  15. 15FactoryTalk View SE and Newer ME Features1h 9m
  16. 16Final Assessment7m

Requirements

Who it is for
Beginner to intermediate. PLC basics assumed.
Software
TIA Portal with WinCC (trial) and FactoryTalk View Studio ME (trial)
Hardware
None. Both tools simulate the panel.

HMI Design and Programming: Siemens WinCC and FactoryTalk View ME at a glance

HMI Design and Programming: Siemens WinCC and FactoryTalk View ME is a free, self-paced online hmi course from EDWartens India with 16 modules, 10h 49m of video lessons, written notes, practice tasks and assessments, and an optional verifiable certificate.

Price
₹0, free for good. No trial, no card.
Format
16 self-paced modules, 10h 49m of video, written notes, a quiz per module and a final assessment.
Level
Beginner. Beginner to intermediate. PLC basics assumed.
Brand
Siemens and Rockwell
Software
TIA Portal with WinCC (trial) and FactoryTalk View Studio ME (trial)
Hardware
None. Both tools simulate the panel.
Certificate
Optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, ₹700, verifiable by code. Not a vendor credential.
Video lessons by
PCC | A GCG Company, TechJourneyHub, Rockwell Automation, PLCprogrammer (independent creators, credited below)
Language
English

A shareable EDWartens certificate

Finish every module and pass the final assessment, and you can buy a certificate for ₹700. It carries a unique verification code on a public page anyone can check, so it stands up when a recruiter looks it up.

  • Add it to your LinkedIn profile in one click
  • Link it from a CV or portfolio, the URL is permanent
  • Publicly verifiable by code, not a PDF anyone can edit
  • Issued by EDWartens India, the training centre itself

The course itself stays free whether or not you ever buy one.

Stuck? Ask a practising engineer

A free course usually means a comment section and hope. This one does not. Every module has an Ask-your-trainer panel that reaches the same engineers who teach our paid programme: people who commission panels for a living, not moderators.

  • Questions answered in the context of the module you are on
  • The same engineers who teach the AEP programme
  • Career tools, CV help and public job listings included
  • Your progress and notes stay in your account for good

Pairs well with

PLC programming · FreeSiemens TIA PortalFrom zero electrical knowledge to a working, simulated S7-1200 program, for nothing.PLC programming · FreeSiemens S7-300 with STEP 7The classic Siemens PLC, from an empty SIMATIC Manager project to a commissioned, diagnosed, running machine.PLC programming · FreeAllen-Bradley Studio 5000CompactLogix and ControlLogix from the wiring up: tags, instructions, timers, data, drives, messaging and Modbus, in Rockwell's Studio 5000.PLC programming · FreeAllen-Bradley RSLogix 500 and MicroLogixThe MicroLogix and SLC 500 on real hardware: file-based addressing, every instruction group, analog scaling, faults and forces, in RSLogix 500.

Learning paths with this course

  • Rockwell engineer path · 4 coursesRSLogix 500 for the MicroLogix and SLC base, Studio 5000 for CompactLogix and ControlLogix, the Micro800 with CCW, and FactoryTalk View for the panels.
  • PLC foundations · 4 coursesOne PLC from scratch, the networks it talks over, the HMI on the door and the panel it lives in. The four things a maintenance engineer meets on day one.

Common questions

Do I need panels?

No. WinCC runtime simulation and FactoryTalk View's test mode run every exercise on the PC.

Why two vendors in one course?

Because the design principles are the same and most Indian plants run both. Learning both makes the principles visible and doubles your employability.

Which versions?

TIA Portal V16 to V19 with WinCC Comfort/Advanced; FactoryTalk View ME v10 to v13. Older versions are close enough for the material.

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 or Rockwell 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, Rockwell or any 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.

Credits

Who made the video lessons

The video lessons in this course were created by the people below, not by EDWartens. Every lesson streams from its creator's own YouTube channel; EDWartens neither hosts nor sells that footage, and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens and do not endorse this course. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.

If you are one of these creators and would like a lesson removed or credited differently, write to info@wartens.com.