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Siemens Safety Integrated: S7-1500F and S7-1200F in TIA Portal
Program Siemens F-CPU safety in TIA Portal: safe inputs and outputs, E-stop, safety door and two-hand control, and G120 drive safety.
Siemens Safety Integrated: S7-1500F and S7-1200F in TIA Portal is a free, self-paced online course from EDWartens for engineering students, apprentices, technicians and working engineers in machine building and automation. It has 11 modules and takes about 14.2 hours, with written notes, a practice task per module, a practical project and a final assessment of 15 questions (pass mark 60%). Learning costs nothing and needs only a free account. The optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, verifiable by code, is a one-off US$28.99 for you; it is not a vendor credential. Updated 1 November 2026.
- Free
- Intermediate
- 14.2 hours
- Self-paced
- Certificate optional
- Lab practice in your browser
No card, no trial. The course is free for good. Certificate US$28.99, optional.
- Who it is for
- Engineering students, apprentices, technicians and working engineers in machine building and automation
- Jobs
- Roles that use this skill: safety systems engineer, functional safety engineer, machine safety specialist and commissioning engineer. No course guarantees a job.
- Tools
- TIA Portal with STEP 7 Safety (trial) and PLCSIM. Hardware: none required. An S7-1200F or S7-1500F with ET 200SP F-modules makes the wiring modules real.
- Updated
After this course you can
By the end you will be able to:
- Create a safety project on an F-CPU
- Configure F-DI and F-DQ modules and PROFIsafe addresses
- Program E-stop, safety door and two-hand control
- Handle acknowledgement and operating modes
- Integrate G120 drive safety over PROFIsafe
Who it is for, and what you need first
Who it is for
Engineering students, apprentices, technicians and working engineers in machine building and automation.
Level: Intermediate. Intermediate. TIA Portal basics are assumed; take the free S7-1200 or S7-1500 course first.
What you need
Software: TIA Portal with STEP 7 Safety (trial) and PLCSIM.
Hardware: None required. An S7-1200F or S7-1500F with ET 200SP F-modules makes the wiring modules real.. What to download, and how.
How this course works
Watch the lessons
Short video lessons, one module at a time, at your own pace.
Read the notes
Open the Reading tab for the written notes and diagrams of the module.
Practise in the 3D labOptional
Try the module in the free 3D lab, in your browser.
Check yourself
Answer the questions to see what stuck before you move on.
Final assessment
Pass the final once you have been through the modules.
Certificate, if you want oneOptional
Optional, with a page anyone can use to verify it.
What you learn
11 modules in order, at your own pace. 14.2 hours of video lessons, with written notes and a practice task in each module.
- 1Functional Safety and Siemens Safety Integrated1h 12m
- 2Creating an F-Project and the F-CPU29m
- 3Hardware Configuration: F-Modules and ET 200SP48m
- 4PROFIsafe Addresses, Download and Acceptance31m
- 5Safe Inputs: 1oo1, 1oo2, Sensor Supply and Reintegration29m
- 6Safe Outputs and Wiring12m
- 7E-Stop Programming, with lab practice: 1h 4m
- 8Safety Door, Two-Hand, Feedback and Operation Mode, with lab practice: 47m
Show the other 3 modules
- 9Acknowledgement, the F-I/O DB and a Complete Cell, with lab practice: 52m
- 10Safety with Drives: G120 over PROFIsafe, with lab practice: 2h 0m
- 11Final Assessment
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.
Show what to download (3 tools)
Required
- 01Free trial: 21 days
SIMATIC STEP 7 Professional and WinCC (TIA Portal) V21 Trial
Siemens
- 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 8.1 GB for the main ISO, plus an optional 3.1 GB DVD 2 with hardware support packages
Siemens lets registered users download the V21 trial of STEP 7 (Basic and Professional), STEP 7 Safety and WinCC and test it for 21 days. The same package is used for the full product; after 21 days you need a purchased licence to keep working.
Steps
- 1.Open the Siemens trial page (entry 109989774) and sign in with your Siemens Industry Online Support account.
- 2.Download TIA_Portal_STEP7_Safety_WinCC_V21.iso (8.1 GB).
- 3.Download S7-PLCSIM_V21.iso (2.5 GB) from the same page: PLCSIM is a separate download.
- 4.Right-click each ISO, choose Mount, and run Start.exe as administrator. Install STEP 7 and WinCC first, then PLCSIM.
- 5.Follow the setup, accept the licence terms and restart the PC when asked.
- 6.Open TIA Portal V21 and create a new project to confirm it runs.
- Install from a local drive with plenty of free space; Siemens lists 20 GB free as the minimum and the ISOs alone are over 10 GB.
- You only need DVD 2 if you want extra hardware support packages.
- If you cannot install locally, Siemens also offers a 21-day TIA Portal Cloud trial in the browser (one-hour sessions, not in every country).
Official download pagesupport.industry.siemens.comAlternatives
- TIA Portal Cloud trial: 21 days free in a cloud virtual machine, no install. Sessions are limited to one hour and it is not available in every country.
- 02Free trial: 21 days
S7-PLCSIM V21 (TIA Portal) Trial
Siemens
- 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.
Steps
- 1.Open the Siemens STEP 7 and WinCC V21 trial page (entry 109989774) and sign in.
- 2.Install STEP 7 V21 from the main TIA Portal ISO first.
- 3.Download S7-PLCSIM_V21.iso (2.5 GB) from the section Download S7-PLCSIM Standard V21.
- 4.Mount the ISO, run Start.exe as administrator and follow the setup.
- 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 - 03Free trial: 21 days
SIMATIC STEP 7 Safety Basic and Advanced V21 Trial
Siemens
- 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
- included in the 8.1 GB TIA Portal V21 trial ISO
STEP 7 Safety Basic and Advanced V21 are part of the same Siemens V21 trial download as STEP 7 and WinCC, and can be tested for 21 days. A purchased Safety licence is needed after that.
Steps
- 1.Open the Siemens STEP 7 and WinCC V21 trial page (entry 109989774) and sign in.
- 2.Download TIA_Portal_STEP7_Safety_WinCC_V21.iso (8.1 GB); it contains STEP 7 Safety Basic and Advanced.
- 3.Mount the ISO, run Start.exe as administrator and make sure STEP 7 Safety is ticked in the product list.
- 4.Also install S7-PLCSIM V21 from the same page to test safety programs without hardware.
- 5.In TIA Portal, add an F-CPU (for example an S7-1500F) to use the safety editor.
- Siemens publishes a separate Safety readme (Readme_STEP7_Safety_V21_DeEn.pdf) on the trial page.
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.
Practise in the 3D lab
Prove that the E-stops and gate stop a running robot cell and need a reset, and wire the two-channel safe torque off of a drive, the same functions you program in TIA Portal.
- Safe startRobotics lab, about 15 minOpen in the lab (opens in a new tab): Safe start
- Safety validationRobotics lab, about 25 minOpen in the lab (opens in a new tab): Safety validation
- Commission the variable-speed infeed conveyor driveElectrical labOpen in the lab (opens in a new tab): Commission the variable-speed infeed conveyor drive
Optional. Skip it whenever you like: it never blocks your progress or your certificate.
Course project, about 18 hours
Press-brake safety retrofit on a CPU 1214FC: SRS, F-program, validation to ISO 13849-2
Design, program, test and validate the safety system for a hydraulic press brake on a CPU 1214FC. It has an E-stop, a light curtain, two-hand control, a locked rear guard and monitored contactors. You deliver the risk register, the requirements specification, your I/O list with F-addresses, the F-program, a FAT record and a validation report.
- 8documents in the pack
- 9steps to follow
- Laboptional: in the 3D lab
- 7things to hand in
- 18 hof work, at your pace
- Risk registerRisk Assessment Register: Hydraulic Press Brake PB-1 (ISO 12100)
- SRSSafety Requirements Specification: Press Brake PB-1
- Control narrativeSequence of Operations: Press Brake PB-1 Control and Safety
- I/O listI/O List: Panel CP-PB1, Safety and Standard I/O
- BOMBill of Materials: Panel CP-PB1 and Machine-Mounted Safety Devices
- FATFactory Acceptance Test Record: Panel CP-PB1 with Safety Devices
Do it in the lab: 5 steps.
The project is optional practice. The certificate needs only the modules and the final assessment.
After the course, your next step
Show what you can do, then keep going in the same field.
A certificate you can verify
Finish the modules and pass the final assessment (15 questions, pass mark 60%) and you can add a certificate with a public verification page. One-off, US$28.99 for you. It is not a vendor credential.
Want a free certificate? Do the matching Free internship: 4 weeks, nothing to buy, with a free certificate of completion.
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Eight short weeks of PLC ladder logic on free simulators: notes, diagrams, a few videos and auto-tested tasks. Finish weeks 1 to 4 and the final, then claim a free Internship Completion Certificate with your real dates and study hours, and a QR code anyone can scan to verify it. Training, not employment.
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Courses in a planned order, so each one builds on the last.
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Roles that use this skill
- Safety systems engineer
- Functional safety engineer
- Machine safety specialist
- Commissioning engineer
These are the kinds of roles where the skill is used. We make no promise of a job or an interview.
Plain notes
- Free: the whole course, the notes, the practice tasks, the final assessment and support from practising engineers.
- Paid, and optional: the course certificate, and the Engineer-verified internship (the Free internship costs nothing).
- No job promise: the course teaches a skill. It does not place you in a job.
- Lessons by: Allan Ashley, Dimitry B., zeller automation and plc. Independent creators; the lessons stream from their own channels. EDWartens wrote the study plan, notes, practice tasks and assessments.
Allan Ashley · Dimitry B. · zeller automation and plc. If you are one of these creators and want a lesson removed or credited differently, write to info@edwartens.com.
Practise what you learn in the free 3D 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.
Why learn with EDWartens
What you get with this course, and what comes after it.
- Free from the first lesson to the final assessment.
- Practice in a free 3D lab in your browser, with nothing to install.
- Video lessons with written notes and a project.
- An optional certificate that anyone can verify online.
- Free internships to keep practising afterwards.
Common questions
Do I need STEP 7 Safety?
Yes, for the safety programs. Siemens offers registered users of its Industry Online Support a 21-day trial of STEP 7 (TIA Portal) that includes Safety; check the current package and its terms there before you start.
Does this make me a certified safety engineer?
No. It teaches the Siemens implementation of functional safety; formal certification (TÜV Functional Safety Engineer and similar) is a separate scheme with its own syllabus and exam.
Is the S7-1200F covered?
Yes, alongside the S7-1500F and ET 200SP fail-safe modules.
Is the Siemens Safety Integrated 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 Safety Integrated 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 Safety Integrated course take?
Plan on about 14 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.
Do I have to use the lab?
No. The lab is optional practice. You can skip it whenever you like, and it never blocks your progress, the final assessment or your certificate.
Is the lab free?
Yes. Every lab level for this course opens in your browser, free, with nothing to install.
What topics does the Siemens Safety Integrated course cover, module by module?
The Siemens Safety Integrated course has 11 modules. It opens with "Functional Safety and Siemens Safety Integrated", goes through "Creating an F-Project and the F-CPU", "Safe Inputs: 1oo1, 1oo2, Sensor Supply and Reintegration", "E-Stop Programming" and "Safety with Drives: G120 over PROFIsafe" and ends with "Final Assessment". The full list with minutes is under "What you learn" on this page.
What can I do after the Siemens Safety Integrated course?
After the Siemens Safety Integrated course: 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. These are the practical outcomes the course is written around, and the final assessment of 15 questions checks them.
What software and hardware do I need for the Siemens Safety Integrated course, and does it cost anything?
For the Siemens Safety Integrated course, software: TIA Portal with STEP 7 Safety (trial) and PLCSIM. Hardware: none required. An S7-1200F or S7-1500F with ET 200SP F-modules makes the wiring modules real. The course itself is free.
Is the Siemens Safety Integrated course suitable for me, and what level is it?
Siemens Safety Integrated is rated intermediate. Intermediate. TIA Portal basics are assumed; take the free S7-1200 or S7-1500 course first. It is written for engineering students, apprentices, technicians and working engineers in machine building and automation, and takes about 14.2 hours at your own pace.
Which jobs use the skills from the Siemens Safety Integrated course?
Skills from the Siemens Safety Integrated course (for example: explain SIL, PL and Siemens Safety Integrated) are used in roles such as safety systems engineer, functional safety engineer, machine safety specialist and commissioning engineer, and in functional safety engineer work. The course gives you practical evidence of the skill; it does not promise a job, and employers decide on experience and interview.
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