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Functional safety on real controllers, free and complete: F-CPUs, PROFIsafe, safe I/O, E-stop, safety door, two-hand and drive safety, with notes, quizzes and an optional verifiable certificate.

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3 courses · 33 modules · 23h 23m of video · Updated 27 September 2026
Siemens Safety Integrated: S7-1500F and S7-1200F in TIA Portal course cover
FreeSafetyIntermediate

Siemens Safety Integrated: S7-1500F and S7-1200F in TIA Portal

Functional safety on Siemens hardware: F-CPUs and F-modules, creating an F-project, PROFIsafe addresses, safe inputs 1oo1 and 1oo2, safe outputs and wiring, E-stop, safety door, two-hand, feedback monitoring, operating modes, global acknowledgement, a complete cell example and G120 drive safety.

  • Explain SIL, PL and Siemens Safety Integrated
  • Create an F-project, configure F-modules and assign PROFIsafe addresses
  • Evaluate safe inputs 1oo1 and 1oo2 and wire safe outputs
11 modules 8h 23mView course
Allen-Bradley GuardLogix Safety and CompactLogix 5380 course cover
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Allen-Bradley GuardLogix Safety and CompactLogix 5380

Rockwell machinery safety from the Safebook to the safety signature: machinery safety principles and safety relays, light curtains, cable-pull switches and laser scanners, GuardLink smart safety, GuardLogix with a SafeZone laser scanner, safety produce/consume, signatures and version control, and the CompactLogix 5380 with Compact 5000 I/O.

  • Apply Safebook 5 principles and select safety relays
  • Install light curtains, cable-pull switches and laser scanners
  • Configure GuardLink and GuardLogix safety I/O
7 modules 3h 51mView course
Safety Instrumented Systems and SIL to IEC 61511 course cover
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Safety Instrumented Systems and SIL to IEC 61511

The protection layer that acts once control has already failed: why the SIS is kept apart from the BPCS, safety instrumented functions written with a trip point and a safe state, LOPA and the SIL target, PFDavg arithmetic, sensors, logic solvers and shutdown valves, de-energise against energise to trip, bypass and MOS discipline, 1oo2 and 2oo3 voting, common cause failure, the safety requirements specification, application programs, validation, proof testing and repair deferral.

  • Say in one paragraph why a safety instrumented system is kept independent of the basic process control system
  • Write a safety instrumented function with a trip point, a safe state and a response time a designer can build from
  • Follow a LOPA to a SIL target and check it with a PFDavg calculation and a proof test interval
15 modules 11h 9mView course

Compare the Machine safety courses

CourseLevelModulesVideoBrand
Siemens Safety Integrated: S7-1500F and S7-1200F in TIA PortalIntermediate118h 23mSiemens
Allen-Bradley GuardLogix Safety and CompactLogix 5380Intermediate73h 51mAllen-Bradley
Safety Instrumented Systems and SIL to IEC 61511Advanced1511h 9mVendor-neutral

Questions

Is this a certification?
It is a foundation for TÜV-style certification, not a replacement for it.
Is functional safety different from safety PLC programming?
Programming an F-CPU or GuardLogix is one part; the courses also cover the standards (ISO 13849, IEC 62061) and the risk assessment that decides what the program must do.