HMI · Free

Siemens WinCC Unified

The new Siemens HMI and SCADA from project to panel: project creation and simulation, screens, layout and navigation, tags, buttons and dynamisation, text lists and visibility, faceplates with UDTs and popups, faceplate interfaces in depth, a complete HMI build, alarms, events, trends and parameter sets, JavaScript, users, languages, certificates and the Unified Comfort Panel.

11 modules 13h 41m of video English · self-paced

Inside the course

Siemens WinCC Unified: Syllabus at a glance

Siemens WinCC Unified: What you will be able to do

Siemens WinCC Unified: Tools and credits

From the lessons

What WinCC Unified Is: Project, Simulation and Download
PLC Programming
Screens, Layout, Navigation and Templates
PLC Programming
Tags, Buttons and Dynamisation
AFS | Automation & Factory Solutions
Text Lists, Visibility and Resource Lists
Control System Guru
Faceplates: Templates, Instances, UDTs and Popups
PLC Programming
Faceplate Interfaces in Depth
AFS | Automation & Factory Solutions

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

What you will learn

Create WinCC Unified projects for PCs and Unified Comfort Panels, build screens with templates and navigation, bind tags, buttons and animations, use text lists, build faceplates with UDTs and popups, configure alarms, events, trends and parameter sets, script in JavaScript, manage users and languages, secure downloads and transfer projects.

Create Unified projects, simulate and download securely
Build screens with templates, navigation and dynamisation
Use text lists, faceplates, UDTs and popups
Configure alarms, events, trends and parameter sets
Script in JavaScript and use web controls
Manage users, languages, certificates and transfers

For you

Taking Siemens WinCC Unified from the United States

Free in the United States, as everywhere, and self-paced: lessons, notes and the final assessment are open at any hour, so your time zone and shift pattern do not matter.
The optional certificate for learners in the United States is a one-off US$23.99. What you get for it
Siemens is one of the automation brands most widely installed across the Americas, so this is a skill plants and integrators near you ask for.
See automation and engineering jobs in the United States, and what the industry looks like in Houston, Detroit and Chicago.
EDWartens also has a regional site for the United States, for classroom training and local support: edwartens.com/us.

The course project · about 18 hours

Dairy CIP station on WinCC Unified: faceplates, parameter sets, alarm classes and a wash report in JavaScript

Design, build, test and document the HMI for a dairy's clean-in-place station: a Unified Comfort Panel on the skid and a WinCC Unified PC runtime in the QA office, faceplates bound to the skid vendor's PLC UDTs, parameter sets for five cleaning circuits, alarm classes mapped to ISA-18.2 priorities, trends of the wash, and a JavaScript script that writes a wash report the food-safety auditor will accept. You deliver the project, your own tag list and FAT record, and the backup note. The sample pack shows what an integrator hands over.

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

URSUser Requirements: HMI and Records for CIP Station CIP-1
HMI specHMI Screen Hierarchy and Screen Specification: CIP-1 Panel and QA Runtime
Tag listHMI Tag List and Naming Convention: Unified against DB CIP_HMI and DB CIP_Params
Alarm listAlarm List: CIP Station CIP-1
SDSHMI Software Design: Data Model, Faceplates, Parameter Sets, Report Script, Users
Network architectureNetwork Architecture: CIP-1 Control Network and QA Access
FATFactory Acceptance Test Record: CIP-1 HMI (Panel and QA Runtime)
O&M manualOperation and Maintenance: CIP-1 HMI (Operation, Alarms, Parameters, Backup and Restore)
Training recordOperator, QA and Maintenance Training Record: CIP-1 HMI

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.

Course content

11 modules · 69 lessons · 13h 41m

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

01What WinCC Unified Is: Project, Simulation and Download9 lessons1h 28m
02Screens, Layout, Navigation and Templates5 lessons1h 9m
03Tags, Buttons and Dynamisation8 lessons1h 5m
04Text Lists, Visibility and Resource Lists5 lessons50m
05Faceplates: Templates, Instances, UDTs and Popups11 lessons3h 52m
06Faceplate Interfaces in Depth8 lessons1h 6m
07Building the Complete HMI4 lessons1h 23m
08Alarms, Events, Trends and Parameter Sets7 lessons1h 36m
09JavaScript, PDF Web Control and Scheduled Tasks3 lessons25m
10Users, Languages, Certificates, Transfer and the Unified Comfort Panel8 lessons48m
11Final Assessment1 lesson14m

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Requirements

Who it is for: Beginner to intermediate. The free HMI design course is the ideal preparation.
Software: TIA Portal with WinCC Unified (trial) and PLCSIM Advanced What to download, and how
Hardware: None required. A Unified Comfort Panel makes transfer real.

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 STEP 7 Professional and WinCC (TIA Portal) V21 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 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.
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Steps
1. 1.Open the Siemens trial page (entry 109989774) and sign in with your Siemens Industry Online Support account.
2. 2.Download TIA_Portal_STEP7_Safety_WinCC_V21.iso (8.1 GB).
3. 3.Download S7-PLCSIM_V21.iso (2.5 GB) from the same page: PLCSIM is a separate download.
4. 4.Right-click each ISO, choose Mount, and run Start.exe as administrator. Install STEP 7 and WinCC first, then PLCSIM.
5. 5.Follow the setup, accept the licence terms and restart the PC when asked.
6. 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.com
Alternatives
- 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.
02
SIMATIC S7-PLCSIM Advanced V8.0 Trial
Siemens
Free trial: 21 days
Runs on
Same Windows versions as TIA Portal STEP 7 Basic V21 (64-bit). Windows Home editions are not supported.
Account
A free Siemens account registered for Industry Online Support (SiePortal)
Size
about 1.0 GB (ISO)
Registered users can download S7-PLCSIM Advanced V8.0 and test it for 21 days. Siemens says the trial package is identical to the supplied product; for a longer test you must ask a Siemens sales contact.
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Steps
1. 1.Install TIA Portal STEP 7 V21 first (it simulates projects from TIA Portal V14 to V21).
2. 2.Open the S7-PLCSIM Advanced V8.0 page (entry 109990051) and sign in.
3. 3.Download SIMATIC_S7-PLCSIM_Advanced_V8.iso (1.0 GB).
4. 4.Mount the ISO, run the setup as administrator and restart when asked.
5. 5.Start S7-PLCSIM Advanced, create a virtual S7-1500 or S7-1200 G2 instance and download your TIA Portal project to it.
- Siemens recommends 16 GB RAM, 20 GB free disk and a Full HD screen.
- The S7-PLCSIM V21 install on the TIA trial page already includes PLCSIM Advanced V8.0, so you may not need this separate download.
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.

Siemens WinCC Unified at a glance

Siemens WinCC Unified is a free, self-paced online course from EDWartens for engineering students, ITI and diploma holders, and working engineers in automation and control. It has 11 modules and 13h 41m of video lessons by PLC Programming, Control System Guru, AFS | Automation & Factory Solutions 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.

All course facts

Price: Free, for good. No trial, no card. The only paid item is the optional certificate, a small one-off fee.
Who it is for: Engineering students, ITI and diploma holders, and working engineers in automation and control
Format: 11 self-paced modules, 13h 41m of video, written notes, a practice task per module and one final assessment.
Level: Beginner. Beginner to intermediate. The free HMI design course is the ideal preparation.
Brand: Siemens
Software: TIA Portal with WinCC Unified (trial) and PLCSIM Advanced
Hardware: None required. A Unified Comfort Panel makes transfer real.
Certificate: Optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, verifiable by code. Not a vendor credential.
Video lessons by: PLC Programming, Control System Guru, AFS | Automation & Factory Solutions, PLC-Automations (independent creators, credited below)
Language: English
Last updated: 27 September 2026

A shareable EDWartens certificate

Finish every module and pass the final assessment, and the optional EDWartens certificate is yours. It carries a unique verification code on a public page anyone can check, so it stands up when a recruiter looks it up. See it below.

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 itself, not a third party

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.

Siemens TIA Portal in Three Hours free course cover

PLC programming · FreeSiemens TIA Portal in Three HoursThe first three hours of the Siemens TIA Portal course, cut to end on a win: what a PLC is, how it is wired, a project configured in TIA Portal, and your first ladder program running in simulation. Finish it in an evening or two, earn a certificate, and carry straight on into the full course.

TIA Portal: Build a Machine free course cover

PLC programming · FreeTIA Portal: Build a MachineOne machine, start to finish. Take a bottle filling line from a written specification and an I/O list to a structured S7-1200 program with a fill station, a capper, a reject sorter and an operator screen with alarms, then test it against a written record and archive it for hand-over. The lessons are the reference; the machine is yours, and it is what you submit.

Siemens S7-1200 with TIA Portal: The Tutorial Series free course cover

PLC programming · FreeSiemens S7-1200 with TIA Portal: The Tutorial SeriesEvery S7-1200 instruction, one short video at a time: bits, edges, timers, counters, comparators, maths, MOVE, conversion, analog scaling, jumps and shift registers.

More free courses: Free Siemens PLC courses · Free HMI design courses

Learner reviews

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Common questions

Unified or Comfort?

Unified is the current platform for new panels and PCs; the HMI design course covers WinCC Comfort and Advanced for the installed base.

Do I need a panel?

No. The Unified PC runtime and the UCP simulation cover every exercise.

How much JavaScript?

One module. Most of the HMI is built with system functions, text lists and faceplates.

Is the Siemens WinCC Unified 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 WinCC Unified 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 WinCC Unified course take?

Plan on about 20 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.

What you walk away with

Your certificate for Siemens WinCC Unified

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

Sample EDWartens Certificate of Completion for Siemens WinCC Unified — Sample. The issued certificate carries your name, admission number, a unique certificate number 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 projects, simulation and secure download to javascript, users, languages, certificates and transfer.
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$23.99, with a receipt.

Issued by EDWartens, the training division of Wartens, as a Certificate of Completion for this self-paced course. Sold by Wartens Ltd (England and Wales). 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.

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.

PLC Programmingthe SIMATIC WinCC Unified tutorial
Control System Guruthe WinCC Unified V20 beginner series
AFS | Automation & Factory Solutionsthe Siemens HMI training series
AFS | Automation & Factory Solutionsthe WinCC Unified faceplate series
PLC-Automationsthe WinCC Unified V20 full HMI build

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