PLC Training Course - Advanced

• PLC Engineering and design personnel
• Maintenance and technical services personnel
• Process and operations personnel
• Technical and process managers
• Engineering and design personnel
• Electrical consulting engineers
• Electrical contractors

DAY ONE

Defining a PLC

• Definition
• Basic functions of a PLC
• Types and sizes of PLCs

History of the PLC

• Who invented the PLC and why.
• The early years.
• Today
• The future

Types and sizes of Programmable Logic Controllers
Small Logic Controllers

• Uses and limitations

Mid-sized PLCs

• Uses and limitations

Large PLC’s

• Uses and limitations

PLC Hardware

Power Supplies

• Determining what power supply to use

CPU’s (Central Processing Unit)

• Micro-Processor
• Memory
• User Memory
• Executive Memory
• Input and Output Processor (IOP)

Chassis or Rack

• Fixed I/O Chassis:
• Modular I/O Chassis
• Input and Output Modules
• Discrete I/O modules
• Analog I/O modules
• Specialty I/O modules

PLC Memory and Data Table

• Memory size and types
• Data Table
• User memory

How PLC’s work
Scanning

• Program Scan
• I/O Scan

DAY TWO
 

Basic Programming Instructions

• Examine on (normally open contacts)
• Examine off (normally closed contacts)
• Output energize (coils)
• Latched Outputs (latched coils)
• Unlatch Outputs (unlatching coils)
• One shots

Timers

• Basic timer operations
• Memory required for timers
• Time on delay timers (TON)
• Time off delay timers (TOF)
• Retentive timers and resets (RTO & RES)
• Retenitive Time On Delay Timers
• Resets

Counters

• Basic counter operations
• Count up counters (CTU)
• Count down counters (CTD)
• Resetting counters (RES)

Comparison instructions
Basics of comparison instructions

• Equal To
• Greater Than
• Less Than

Math Instructions
Basics of math instructions

• Addition instruction (Add)
• Subtract instruction (Sub)
• Multiply instruction (Mul)
• Divide instruction (Div)

File Instructions, Shift Registers and Logical Instructions

• Basics of File Instructions
• Basics of Logical Instructions
• Shift Register Instructions

Other Advanced Instructions

• Trig Functions and Advanced Math Instructions
• ASCII Instructions
• Program Control Instructions
• PID (Proportional, Integral and Derivative) Instruction

Communications
Overview of Communications Protocols

• RS-232/RS-485
• Data Highway and Data Highway Plus
• Modbus and Modbus Plus
• Profibus
• Secros
• Ethernet

PLC Limitations

Open Discussion of Applications (If time allows)

Questions and Answers

COURSE TIMETABLE

Both days:

Start: 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time
Finish: 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time