PLC Training & Testing Stations

Real PLC hardware. Real I/O. Real learning.

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S7-1200
& S7-1500 Available
16 DI
16 DO with LED Indication
12-Point
QA Sign-Off Per Station
PROFINET
Distributed I/O Architecture

Purpose-Built for Education

Training Station Aluminium Enclosure

Not a Demo Board. A Complete Working System.

SyncHub Automation designs and builds purpose-built PLC training and testing stations with real industrial hardware, real conveyor systems and real sensors. Students, technicians and engineers can programme, fault-find and commission these exactly the way they would on a live plant.

Every station ships with a pre-loaded programme, a commissioning checklist and full documentation. Plug in, power on, start teaching.

  • Siemens S7-1200 or S7-1500 PLC (TIA Portal)
  • Touch panel HMI — TP 170B through to 21" widescreen
  • 16 DI / 16 DO with LED indication per channel
  • ET 200 distributed I/O via PROFINET
  • Bi-directional conveyor belt with sensors
  • Fully labelled, QA-signed, and documented before delivery
  • Configurable to your curriculum or training scope

Three Audiences, One Station

Built for whoever needs to learn, test or demonstrate on real hardware.

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Education — Universities and TVET Colleges

Give students hands-on experience with the same Siemens hardware they'll encounter on the plant floor. PLC programming, HMI development, PROFINET configuration, distributed I/O, sensor integration, and conveyor control — all on one desk.

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Corporate Training — In-House Technical Upskilling

Train your maintenance technicians and control engineers on real systems without taking production equipment offline. Fault-finding exercises, PLC programme uploads, HMI design, and network diagnostics in a safe training environment.

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OEM Showcasing — Product Demonstration Platforms

Need to show your hardware in action? We built a station for Siemens Johannesburg to showcase their 21-inch touch panel and S7-1500 controller. Your product, our platform, their audience.

What's Inside

Every subsystem a trainee will encounter in the field, in one station. The design mirrors real plant architecture.

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PLC & Power

Siemens S7-1200 or S7-1500 with integrated power supply. Powers on, PLC boots, and the pre-loaded programme initialises. Every station is tested and signed off against a 12-section QA checklist before it ships.

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HMI — Touch Panel Interface

Configurable from the compact TP 170B up to a 21-inch widescreen, depending on the training scope. Pre-loaded with an I/O toggle programme so every digital input and output can be exercised from the panel on day one.

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Digital I/O — Signal Modules with LED Indication

Two 8-channel digital output modules (16 DO total) with individual LED indicators. Two 8-channel digital input modules (16 DI total). Every channel is wired, labelled, and verified during commissioning.

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Analogue — Potentiometers and Analogue Channels

Physical potentiometers wired to dedicated analogue input channels. Students can adjust a real signal and watch the PLC read it — not a software slider on a screen.

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Distributed I/O — ET 200 over PROFINET

A Siemens ET 200 module connected to the PLC over PROFINET, breakout via a DB29 connector to the conveyor belt. Teaches real distributed I/O architecture: network configuration, hardware detection, remote signal routing.

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Conveyor — Bi-Directional Belt System

A physical conveyor that jogs forward and reverse, controlled from the PLC or HMI via the ET 200. Four front-panel push buttons, four pilot lights, three inductive proximity sensors and a light barrier — all wired through the distributed I/O.

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Networking — PROFINET, Ethernet and Wireless

Internal PROFINET between PLC and ET 200. External Ethernet jack for laptop programming access. Wireless dongle with labelled network credentials for untethered access.

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Labelling & Documentation

Every input, output, connector, power button and network port is labelled. Each station is numbered. Wireless credentials are printed and attached. The 12-section QA sign-off document ships with the station.

Typical Station Specification

PLC Siemens S7-1200 or S7-1500
HMI Touch panel — TP 170B through to 21" widescreen
Digital I/O SM signal modules — 16 DI / 16 DO with LED indication
Distributed I/O ET 200 via PROFINET, DB29 breakout
Conveyor Bi-directional with 4 buttons, 4 pilot lights
Sensors 3x inductive proximity, 1x light barrier
Analogue Potentiometers on dedicated analogue channels
Network PROFINET, external Ethernet jack, wireless
Software Siemens TIA Portal — pre-loaded I/O toggle programme
QA Full 12-section commissioning sign-off per station

Featured Build — Siemens Johannesburg

Built for Siemens to Showcase Their Own Hardware

When Siemens Johannesburg needed a demonstration platform for their 21-inch touch panel and S7-1500 controller, they came to SyncHub Automation.

The station featured a 21-inch widescreen touch panel, an S7-1500 controller, and a live process with real I/O — giving Siemens' sales and technical teams a working platform to present from.

If the OEM trusts us to showcase their own product, the training station you put in front of your students is in good hands.

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S7-300 Training Station
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Retractable HMI
Retractable HMI Configuration
Siemens S7-1500
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S7-1500 Training Station with HMI
S7-1500 Station with Simatic HMI
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S7-1500 Station — Front View

Interested in a Training Station?

We can supply standard or custom configurations for universities, TVET colleges, corporate training facilities and OEM showrooms. Get in touch to discuss your specific requirements.

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