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Your PLC Course MEGAPACK

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PLC Course description

This innovative PLC online training, is addressed to all automation enthusiasts. The tutorial is based on Siemen's LOGO! 12/24 RC. If you are thinking about working in automation industry, you have to deal with PLCs. If you work or study, and wondering if- and how - to start your adventure with PLC, see our course! All over the world, the continuing development of industrial automation makes PLC training a good investment.

New career opportunities with PLC

As part of this course:

What is PLC? (7:34 min.)

Introduction to Siemens PLC (5:09 min.)

We will discuss PLCs in general and take a closer look at the controller  which we are going to use in this course. We will use the LOGO! SIEMENS RC 12/24, with 8 inputs and 4 outputs, and internal time clock.

PLC Start-up training kit (10:30 min.)

In this section we will build a very simple control station and learn how to connect the cables to the LOGO! Power supply. This PLC tutorial examplains how to connect the start-up kit with a on/off switch and a bulb indicator.

LOGO! Soft Comfort - basics (4:40 min.)

In this lesson you will learn the basics of LOGO! Soft Comfort, a software we will use to program our LOGO! Soft Comfort is a Windows application, with intuitive interface and a number of internal functions to facilitate programming for industrial automation and buildings, so learning it should be an easy process. We will end this part with the first program.

Upload the program to the LOGO! (2:30 min.)

After creating our first program, we will upload it to the PLC and test it in a simulation mode.

Basic functions AND and OR (07:30 min.)

In this tutorial you will learn how to use basic functions AND and OR, and how to add simple conditions for determining when a given output is actuated in the program.

Stairway lighting (14:30 min.)

After discussing the basic programming functions, it is time for a practical example. We will write a program that controls lighting in the stairway. When programming, you will utilize the functions you have learned so far, as well as learn how to use timers.

Automatic gate system (Parts I, II, III - 56 min.)

In this final project we will write a program for an automatic gate system. We will also add a functionality which will allow us to control the lighting in the driveway, as well as the signaling blinking lights above the gate. Furthermore, we will work with sensors and motion detectors, so that if a person or an object appears in the way of the gate, we will be able to stop it. The whole project is written in ladder logic and is a great introduction to graphical programming languages in PLC.

 

What will I learn in this course?

* How to assemble a PLC device

* What are the uses of programmable controllers in industry and building automation

* How to write programs in LOGO! Soft Comfort

* Functions used in programming

* Fundamentals of ladder logic

* How to work with analog inputs and timers

From the Author

Autor of PLC COURSE is a graduate of Poznan University of Technology at the Faculty of Mechanical Engeeniring and Management.

"... I have a few years' experience working with various programming systems used in industrial automation, from PLC to visualization systems (SCADA)... It was my intention to do this course based on practical examples, and to relate it to what I see in my work. It means introducing a measure of problem-solving to the tutorials, along with the knowledge you'll need to write the programs we will work on. I hope my course will be a good introduction to the fascinating world of logical controllers..."

 

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Price:

online version    89 USD * 119 USD (watch online)

DVD version      149 USD * 179 USD (free shipping - worldwide)

 

* Introductory price available untill 31.07.2010

 

 

 

THE DECIMAL NUMBER SYSTEM

Decimal number system characteristic is the linear array of digits and also their significant placing.For example number 4324 can be represented :

4324 = 4x1000 + 3x100 + 2x10 + 4x1

Number 4 on the left is of differing significance to that of number 4 on the right.

The fundamental of the decimal number system is the availability of 10 different digits.They permit counting from 0 to 9. If counting is to excees the number 9, this constitutes acarry over to the next place digit.The significance of this place is 10, and the next carry over takes place when 99 is reached.

 

Ladder Logic Fundamentals and Programming Examples - PLC Tutorial

Logical continuity vs. electrical continuity
I/O Mapping
Mastering examine onon and examine off instructions
The PLC scanning process

PLC Programming Languages

• In the United States, ladder logic is the most popular
  method used to program a PLC
• This course will focus primarily on ladder logic programming
• Other programming methods include:
  … Function block diagrams (FBDs)
  … Structured text (ST)
  … Instruction List (IL)
  … Sequential function charts (SFCs)

Last Updated ( Sunday, 27 December 2009 18:51 )