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Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 DCS

Siemens' process control system as refineries, fertiliser and power plants run it: components and buses, AS and OS configuration, the multi-project, CFC and run-time groups, STEP 7 blocks inside PCS 7, the MotL block and interlocks, custom logic, OS alarms, trends, logging and users, reusable charts, PID and voting, SFC sequences and control templates, and full projects from tank station to compressor anti-surge.

15 modules
27h 47m of video
Intermediate
English
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Overview

About Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 DCS

Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 DCS is a free, self-paced online course from EDWartens for engineering students, ITI and diploma holders, and working engineers in process control. It has 15 modules and 27h 47m of video lessons by Instrumentation Tools, Control System Guru, Taskcoaz 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 process control

This course includes

27h 47m of video lessons
15 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

Step 1 of 3
Learn the 15 modules
27h 47m of video lessons, written notes and a practice task per module, at your own pace.
Step 2 of 3
Pass the final assessment
15 questions drawn from every module, pass mark 60%, 3 attempts.
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 SIMATIC PCS 7 DCS: Syllabus at a glance — Syllabus at a glance

Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 DCS: What you will be able to do — What you will be able to do

Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 DCS: Tools and credits — Tools and credits

From the lessons

PCS 7 and Its Components
by Instrumentation Tools
Creating a Project and Channel Drivers
by Control System Guru
STEP 7 Inside PCS 7: Memory, Addressing, Analog and Timers
by Taskcoaz
Organisation Blocks and Time-Driven OBs
by Taskcoaz
Interlocks and Protection with MotL
by Control System Guru
OS: Alarms, Trends, Logging and Users
by Control System Guru

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

Explain PCS 7 architecture, configure AS and OS in a multi-project, build CFC charts with run-time groups, use STEP 7 FCs, FBs, DBs and OBs inside PCS 7, drive motors and valves with MotL and interlock blocks, write custom FB and SCL logic, configure OS alarms, trends, logging and users, build reusable charts, PID and SFC sequences, and deliver a complete project.

Explain PCS 7 architecture, stations and buses
Configure AS, OS and the multi-project
Build CFC charts with run-time groups and STEP 7 blocks
Drive motors with MotL, interlocks and custom logic
Configure OS alarms, trends, logging and users
Build SFC sequences, PID, voting and complete projects

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: 15
Video lessons: 112
Of video: 27h 47m
Final questions: 15

01
PCS 7 and Its Components
6 lessons · 1h 31m
02
Hardware, AS and OS Configuration and the Multi-Project
10 lessons · 1h 54m
03
Creating a Project and Channel Drivers
5 lessons · 4h 16m
04
CFC: Function Blocks, Interconnections and Run-Time Groups
11 lessons · 1h 36m
05
STEP 7 Inside PCS 7: Memory, Addressing, Analog and Timers
11 lessons · 2h 10m
06
Functions, Function Blocks, Data Blocks and UDTs
13 lessons · 2h 9m
07
Organisation Blocks and Time-Driven OBs
6 lessons · 47m
08
The MotL and VlvL Blocks: Local, Automatic and Selector Control
5 lessons · 1h 48m
09
Interlocks and Protection with MotL
2 lessons · 49m
10
Custom Logic, Parameter View, Permissions and Features
6 lessons · 1h 59m
11
OS: Alarms, Trends, Logging and Users
7 lessons · 1h 43m
12
Reusable Charts, Voting, PID and Calculations in CFC
8 lessons · 1h 41m
13
SFC Sequences and Control Templates
7 lessons · 2h 6m
14
Projects: Tank Station, Chiller, Compressor, Desalination
14 lessons · 3h 17m
15
Final Assessment
1 lesson · 8m
Final assessment · 15 questions, pass mark 60%

Show all 15 modules

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 20 hours

Edible-oil deodoriser on PCS 7: redundant AS 410, APL typicals in CFC, an SFC start-up and a redundancy FAT

Design, configure, test and document the PCS 7 control of a 400 t/day continuous deodoriser: a redundant AS 410-5H with ET 200M I/O, CFC charts built from APL typicals (MonAnL, PIDConL, MotL, VlvL, VlvAnL, the interlock blocks), a 2oo3 voter chart on the critical temperature, an SFC that pulls vacuum, heats and admits feed in the right order, a rationalised alarm list on the OS and the ISA-101 displays. You deliver the multi-project, your own I/O list, narrative and FAT record with redundancy tests. The sample pack shows what a Siemens Solution Partner hands an oil refinery.

Sample document pack, 9 documents, filled in for the scenario

Network architectureSystem and Network Architecture: DEO-1 PCS 7 System
HDSHardware Design Specification: AS 410-5H, ET 200M Allocation and Loading
Control narrativeControl Narrative: Deodoriser DEO-1
SDSSoftware Design Specification: CFC/SFC Structure and APL Block Typicals
I/O listI/O List: ET 200M Station ET01, Marshalling Cabinet MC-DEO-1
Alarm philosophyAlarm Philosophy: SEO Mombasa Refinery (applied to DEO-1)
Alarm listAlarm List / Master Alarm Database: DEO-1
HMI specOS Display Hierarchy and Display Specification: DEO-1
FATFactory Acceptance Test Record: DEO-1 PCS 7 System

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

SIMATIC PCS 7 is licensed engineering software with no public download. Use a licence at work or college, or do every practice task on paper; the videos show each step

Hardware

None required.

Who it is for

Intermediate. STEP 7 or TIA Portal basics assumed; the free S7-300 course is the ideal preparation.

Video lessons by

Instrumentation Tools
Control System Guru
Taskcoaz
PLC Tutor
juanpa

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

01
SIMATIC PCS 7 and SIMATIC PCS neo
Siemens
Licensed systems only
Runs on
Windows (see Siemens system requirements for your licensed version)
Account
Obtained through Siemens or an employer; no public self-service download
Siemens does not offer a public trial download of PCS 7 or PCS neo. Both are process control systems sold through Siemens for plant projects. PCS neo in the Cloud is pay-per-use: you create a free prepaid tenant and then buy credit packages.
Show the 4 stepsHide the steps
Steps
1. 1.Read the SIMATIC PCS 7 product page to understand the system.
2. 2.If your employer runs PCS 7 or PCS neo, ask for access to an engineering station or a training licence.
3. 3.Otherwise, book a Siemens SITRAIN course, where the software is provided.
4. 4.If you study at a college or university, ask whether it takes part in Siemens SCE (Siemens Automation Cooperates with Education).
- You can practise the AS side (S7 CPUs and function blocks) with the free TIA Portal V21 trial and PLCSIM before moving to PCS 7.
Siemens product pagesiemens.com
Legitimate free routes
- Siemens SITRAIN training: Official Siemens training courses for PCS 7 and PCS neo.
- Siemens SCE for educational institutions: Siemens programme for schools, colleges and universities.
- SIMATIC PCS neo in the Cloud: Pay-per-use cloud engineering: free tenant, but you must buy credits. Not free.
- STEP 7 and WinCC V21 trial: Free 21-day trial to learn S7 programming, which PCS 7 builds on.

Optional

Useful, not needed to finish the course.

02
S7-PLCSIM V21 (TIA Portal) Trial
Siemens
Free trial: 21 days
Runs on
Windows 11 Pro or Enterprise 64-bit (24H2), Windows 10 Enterprise 2021 LTSC, or Windows Server 2022/2025. Windows 11 Home is supported only for the Basic editions.
Account
A free Siemens account registered for Industry Online Support (SiePortal)
Size
about 2.5 GB (ISO)
S7-PLCSIM V21 is offered as a 21-day trial on the same Siemens page as the STEP 7 and WinCC V21 trial. It needs STEP 7 V21 installed on the same PC.
Show the 5 stepsHide the steps
Steps
1. 1.Open the Siemens STEP 7 and WinCC V21 trial page (entry 109989774) and sign in.
2. 2.Install STEP 7 V21 from the main TIA Portal ISO first.
3. 3.Download S7-PLCSIM_V21.iso (2.5 GB) from the section Download S7-PLCSIM Standard V21.
4. 4.Mount the ISO, run Start.exe as administrator and follow the setup.
5. 5.In TIA Portal, select your CPU and click Start simulation to open PLCSIM.
- Siemens notes that the PLCSIM Standard V21 installation also includes S7-PLCSIM Advanced V8.0.
Official download pagesupport.industry.siemens.com

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 SIMATIC PCS 7 DCS

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

Sample Wartens Certificate of Completion for Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 DCS, 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
A unique certificate number and a public verification page. A recruiter checks it in ten seconds.
Adds to LinkedIn in one click
Issuer, credential ID and URL prefilled, with 5 matching skills to pin to your profile.
QR code on the certificate
Scans straight to the verification page, so a printed copy proves itself.
Names what you can do
Lists the topics covered, from pcs 7 architecture, buses and multi-project configuration to reusable charts, pid, sfc, control templates and projects.
A permanent link
Put it on a CV, a portfolio or an application. The URL never changes.
Earned, not attended
Issued only after every module and a final assessment at 60%, with 3 attempts. That is why it stands up.

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$28.99, 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

Do I need PCS 7 installed?

No. PCS 7 is licensed software Siemens does not offer as a public download, so every practice task has a paper route and the videos show each step on a real system. If your workplace or college has a licence, use it; the concepts transfer to any PCS 7 version from 8 to the current 10.0.

Is this the same as the S7-1500 course?

No. PCS 7 is the DCS layer on top of STEP 7: charts, libraries, OS and plant hierarchy. Take the S7-300 course first if STEP 7 is new.

Where is PCS 7 used?

Around the world in refineries, fertiliser, petrochemicals, cement, power and pharma plants that chose Siemens as the DCS vendor.

Is the Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 DCS 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 in the Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 DCS 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.

How long does the Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 DCS course take?

Plan on about 35 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.

Is the Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 DCS 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, ₹599 including GST for this intermediate course, paid in rupees through Razorpay, and only if you want it after passing the final assessment.

Is there classroom DCS training in India as well?

As concepts, within a wider programme. EDWartens India runs the Automation Engineer Program (AEP), a classroom programme at its Electronic City centre in Bangalore. The classroom Automation Engineer Program (AEP) covers DCS concepts alongside PLC and SCADA, taught in person at our Electronic City centre. 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/dcs-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 ₹14,999.
Who it is for: Engineering students, ITI and diploma holders, and working engineers in process control
Format: 15 self-paced modules, 27h 47m of video, written notes, a practice task per module and one final assessment.
Level: Intermediate. Intermediate. STEP 7 or TIA Portal basics assumed; the free S7-300 course is the ideal preparation.
Brand: Siemens
Software: SIMATIC PCS 7 is licensed engineering software with no public download. Use a licence at work or college, or do every practice task on paper; the videos show each step
Hardware: None required.
Certificate: Optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, ₹599 inclusive of GST for learners in India, verifiable by code. Not a vendor credential.
Video lessons by: Instrumentation Tools, Control System Guru, Taskcoaz, PLC Tutor, juanpa (independent creators, credited below)
Language: English
Last updated: 27 September 2026

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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.

Instrumentation Toolsthe Siemens PCS 7 training course
Control System Guruthe SIMATIC PCS 7 v9.1 tutorial series
Taskcoazthe Siemens DCS PCS 7 English lessons
PLC Tutorthe PCS 7 project tutorials
PLC Tutorthe SIMATIC CFC series
juanpathe PCS 7 introduction and beginner's guide

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