Description
By the end of the programme participants will be able to:
- Work safely on modern industrial electrical/electronic equipment
- Understand how PLCs are incorporated in modern automated systems
- Interpret ladder logic programmes
- Identify, understand and deal with faults from PLC driven circuits
The Programme Will Cover:
Day 1
- Identification of the PLC hardware
- How to navigate through the programming software
- How to communicate to the PLC
- Understanding physical I/O
- Creating I/O tags and watch
- Interpreting bit instructions
- Understanding the ladder logic structure
Day 2
- Interpreting timer instructions
- Interpreting counter instructions
- Downloading and uploading programmes
- Forcing and toggling I/O
- Understanding the online programme edits
- Troubleshooting digital I/O
- Fault finding on PLC driven circuits
Day 3
- Scaling analogue inputs from a range of sensors
- Interpret scaled values to control outputs
- Create programmes to speed control ac motors via an inverter