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Siemens Small Controllers: LOGO! 8 and S7-200 SMART

The LOGO! logic module from unboxing to analog, clocks, display, comms and worked applications in LOGO!Soft Comfort, plus the S7-200 SMART basics in STEP 7-MicroWIN SMART.

  • 16 modules
  • 15h 41m of video
  • Beginner
  • English
  • ₹0, free
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Overview

About Siemens Small Controllers: LOGO! 8 and S7-200 SMART

The LOGO! logic module from unboxing to analog, clocks, display, comms and worked applications in LOGO!Soft Comfort, plus the S7-200 SMART basics in STEP 7-MicroWIN SMART.

Siemens Small Controllers: LOGO! 8 and S7-200 SMART is a free, self-paced online course from EDWartens for engineering students, ITI and diploma holders, and working engineers in automation, electrical and instrumentation. It has 16 modules and 15h 41m of video lessons by Instrumentation Tools, Stable Automation, AboutElectricity and others, with written notes and worked problems, a practical project with a document pack and a 15-question final assessment (pass mark 60%). Learning is free with an account; an optional certificate with a public verification code is issued when you pass. Last updated 27 September 2026.

Who it is for: Engineering students, ITI and diploma holders, and working engineers in automation, electrical and instrumentation

This course includes

  • 15h 41m of video lessons
  • 16 modules with written notes and diagrams
  • One final assessment: 15 questions, pass mark 60%
  • Ask-an-engineer support from practising engineers
  • Lifetime access, the course does not expire
  • Optional verifiable certificate when you finish
  1. Step 1 of 3

    Learn the 16 modules

    15h 41m of video lessons, written notes and a practice task per module, at your own pace.

  2. Step 2 of 3

    Pass the final assessment

    15 questions drawn from every module, pass mark 60%, 3 attempts.

  3. Step 3 of 3

    Take the certificate, if you want it

    Optional, paid once, only if you choose it. The course stays free either way.

    See the certificate and its price

A look inside

Siemens Small Controllers: LOGO! 8 and S7-200 SMART: Syllabus at a glance
Syllabus at a glance
Siemens Small Controllers: LOGO! 8 and S7-200 SMART: What you will be able to do
What you will be able to do
Siemens Small Controllers: LOGO! 8 and S7-200 SMART: Tools and credits
Tools and credits

From the lessons

  • Siemens LOGO PLC Unboxing | Hardware Explanation

    LOGO! 8 Hardware and Menu

    by Instrumentation Tools

  • Siemens LOGO PLC Software: Free Download and Installation Guide

    LOGO!Soft Comfort: Install, Connect, Transfer, Test

    by Instrumentation Tools

  • Siemens Logo PLC - On Delay Timer Function Block Diagram

    Timers

    by Instrumentation Tools

  • Learn Siemens LOGO! from scratch - Weekly Timer

    Clock Functions

    by Instrumentation Tools

  • How to display text messages with Siemens Logo.

    Display and User Interface

    by AboutElectricity

  • Automatic door - Siemens Logo tutorial. LAD, FBD, PLC tutorial.

    Worked Examples II: Applications

    by AboutElectricity

Lesson frames belong to the creators named in the Credits and are shown from YouTube.

What you learn

What you will be able to do

Wire a LOGO! 8 with expansion modules, use the menu and display, install LOGO!Soft Comfort and go online, program FBD logic, timers, counters, clock functions, analog blocks, display messages and parameters, Modbus, data logging and web pages, solve twenty worked applications, and create, program and simulate an S7-200 SMART with contacts, set/reset, timers, counters, arithmetic, comparison and move.

  • Identify and wire LOGO! 8 base and expansion modules
  • Install LOGO!Soft Comfort, connect over Ethernet, download, upload and test online
  • Program FBD logic, switch circuits, timers, counters, latching and shift registers
  • Use weekly, yearly and astronomical clocks, stopwatch and stairway lighting
  • Scale and compare analog values, use PWM, and show text, bars and parameters on the display
  • Use Modbus TCP, data logging, web pages and time synchronisation
  • Solve twenty worked applications from motor control to a school bell
  • Program S7-200 SMART basics in STEP 7-MicroWIN SMART

Syllabus

Course content, module by module

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

Modules
16
Video lessons
101
Of video
15h 41m
Final questions
15
  1. 01

    LOGO! 8 Hardware and Menu

    5 lessons · 1h 7m
  2. 02

    Wiring Inputs and Outputs

    3 lessons · 33m
  3. 03

    LOGO!Soft Comfort: Install, Connect, Transfer, Test

    7 lessons · 1h 9m
  4. 04

    FBD Basics, Switch Circuits, M and Q

    6 lessons · 1h 9m
  5. 05

    Timers

    7 lessons · 54m
  6. 06

    Counters, Latching and Shift Registers

    8 lessons · 1h 21m
  7. 07

    Clock Functions

    6 lessons · 55m
  8. 08

    Analog

    9 lessons · 1h 36m

  9. Final assessment · 15 questions, pass mark 60%

Project

The course project

Optional practice that ends in the kind of job the course prepares you for, with the documents that go with it.

About 14 hours

A hill hotel's water and sewage plant: LOGO! 8 for the tanks and garden, S7-200 SMART for the STP

Design, program, test and document two small control systems for one hotel: a LOGO! 8 that fills the rooftop tank from the sump and runs the garden pump on a weekly timer, and an S7-200 SMART with a Smart 700 IE panel that runs the sewage treatment plant's blowers, sludge pumps and treated-water pump on timed cycles with a dissolved-oxygen probe. You deliver both programs, your own I/O list for both panels, and one FAT record covering both. The sample pack shows what a small contractor hands over when the client is a hotel and not a factory.

Sample document pack, 8 documents, filled in for the scenario

  • URSUser Requirements: Water System and STP Automation
  • Control narrativeControl Narrative: Water System WS-1 and STP SP-1
  • I/O listI/O List: Panel WP-1 (LOGO! 8) and Panel SP-1 (S7-200 SMART)
  • BOMBill of Materials: Panels WP-1 and SP-1 and Field Devices
  • Panel GAPanel General Arrangement: WP-1 and SP-1
  • FATFactory Acceptance Test Record: Panels WP-1 and SP-1
  • O&M manualO&M Manual: Door Notes for WP-1 and SP-1
  • Handover certificateSite Acceptance and Handover Certificate: WS-1 and SP-1

Read inside the course and download as a workbook. The project is optional practice, marked when you submit it; the certificate needs only the modules and the final assessment.

Tools

Software, hardware and lessons

Software

LOGO!Soft Comfort demo (simulates everything) and STEP 7-MicroWIN SMART (free)

Hardware

None required. A LOGO! 8 starter kit makes it hands-on.

Who it is for

Beginner. No PLC experience needed.

Video lessons by

  • Instrumentation Tools
  • Stable Automation
  • AboutElectricity
  • Quick PLC
  • SIM Automation Tutorial

Independent creators, credited in full under Credits.

Software you need

What to download, where from, what it costs and how to install it. Every link goes to the maker's own site, never a mirror.

Required

  1. 01

    LOGO! Soft Comfort V9 Demo

    Siemens

    Free demo with limits
    Runs on
    The download holds installers for each operating system LOGO! Soft Comfort V9 supports; pick yours in Install.htm.
    Account
    A free Siemens account registered for Industry Online Support (SiePortal)
    Size
    about 2.2 GB (zip)

    The free demo lets you create, simulate, archive and print switching programs for all LOGO! devices. You cannot transfer programs to a LOGO! or go online with one; that needs the full version, which can open programs made in the demo.

    Official download pagesupport.industry.siemens.com
  2. 02

    STEP 7-Micro/WIN SMART

    Siemens

    Free
    Runs on
    Windows (check the version compatibility note on the Siemens China download centre)
    Account
    A free account on the Siemens China download centre (check the page)

    STEP 7-Micro/WIN SMART is the programming software for the S7-200 SMART, which Siemens sells mainly in China and India. Siemens publishes it on its China download centre; check the licence terms shown there before installing.

    Official download pagead.siemens.com.cn

    Alternatives

Checked against each maker's own page on 27 September 2026. Trial lengths and editions change; the maker's page is the final word.

What you walk away with

Your certificate for Siemens Small Controllers: LOGO! 8 and S7-200 SMART

Finish the course, pass the final, and this is the document with your name on it.

Sample Wartens Certificate of Completion for Siemens Small Controllers: LOGO! 8 and S7-200 SMART, issued through the EDWartens training portal
Sample. The issued certificate carries your name, your final score, a unique certificate ID and its own QR code.

  • Verifiable by anyone

  • Adds to LinkedIn in one click

  • QR code on the certificate

  • Names what you can do

  • A permanent link

  • Earned, not attended

Learning is free. The certificate is optional.

Add it now and pay only when you have finished the course, or come back for it later. One-off, US$23.99, with a receipt.

Issued by Wartens Ltd (England and Wales, company no. 15262249) through the EDWartens training portal, as a Certificate of Completion for this self-paced course. Sold in India by Wartens Automation Private Limited. It is not a vendor certification, a university award or a CPD-accredited activity, and it does not certify competence on live equipment. Delivered electronically; see the refund policy.

FAQ

Common questions

Is LOGO! a PLC?

Siemens calls it a logic module. It programs like a small PLC in FBD or LAD and is the right tool for building and small-machine tasks; the S7-200 SMART modules show the step up to a compact PLC.

Do I need hardware?

No. The LOGO!Soft Comfort demo simulates every block. A LOGO! 8 starter kit is inexpensive if you want to wire things.

Some source lessons are members-only. Are they included?

No. Fourteen members-only analog lessons from one series were left out; the analog module uses public lessons from two other creators instead.

Why is the S7-200 SMART here?

It is the natural next step from LOGO! for small machines in India and China, and its free tool makes the basics quick to learn.

Is the Siemens Small Controllers: LOGO! 8 and S7-200 SMART 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 in the Siemens Small Controllers: LOGO! 8 and S7-200 SMART course?

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.

Is the Siemens Small Controllers: LOGO! 8 and S7-200 SMART course free in India, and what does the certificate cost?

Yes. Learning costs ₹0 in India: every module, the written notes, the practice tasks and the final assessment, with no card and no trial period. The only paid item is the optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, ₹499 including GST for this beginner course, paid in rupees through Razorpay, and only if you want it after passing the final assessment.

Is there classroom PLC training in India as well?

Yes. EDWartens India runs the Automation Engineer Program (AEP), a classroom programme at its Electronic City centre in Bangalore. The Automation Engineer Program (AEP) teaches Siemens PLC programming in TIA Portal in person at our Electronic City centre, alongside the other PLC brands it covers. This free course is separate and fully online; it is a good way to try the subject before deciding on classroom training. Details are at edwartens.co.in/siemens-tia-portal-training-bangalore, and the programme itself at edwartens.co.in/courses/aep.

All course facts
Price
₹0, free for good. No trial, no card. Comparable classroom training of this length costs about ₹7,999.
Who it is for
Engineering students, ITI and diploma holders, and working engineers in automation, electrical and instrumentation
Format
16 self-paced modules, 15h 41m of video, written notes, a practice task per module and one final assessment.
Level
Beginner. Beginner. No PLC experience needed.
Brand
Siemens
Software
LOGO!Soft Comfort demo (simulates everything) and STEP 7-MicroWIN SMART (free)
Hardware
None required. A LOGO! 8 starter kit makes it hands-on.
Certificate
Optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, ₹499 inclusive of GST for learners in India, verifiable by code. Not a vendor credential.
Video lessons by
Instrumentation Tools, Stable Automation, AboutElectricity, Quick PLC, SIM Automation Tutorial (independent creators, credited below)
Language
English
Last updated
27 September 2026

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The Automation Engineer Program (AEP) teaches Siemens PLC programming in TIA Portal in person at our Electronic City centre, alongside the other PLC brands it covers.

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.