PLC Training

http://www.learningpit.com/

I bought LogixPro A/B SLC 500 simulator here on line for $20.

It is a good resource.

There are several very good sites that are dedicated to PLC topics. One of the best is this one: http://www.plcs.net/

Register with the site and dig around. There is very good basic beginner to advanced information available and some good links. Our open forum has some of the very brightest programmers there that are involved with a wide variety of PLCs.

I've never messed around with some of the available simulators but I've heard there are some good ones that help learning.

Also...something very important to understand and focus on... a PLC is just another machine control device. In order to apply it properly and safely you must have a very solid understanding of general control methods. I've been dealing with PLCs for a long time and have seen some seriously stupid things...dangerous things. So please take the time required and truly study and apply safe control methods.

Good luck.

There is some information that has been posted on other threads that may be of help to you.

http://cr4.globalspec.com/thread/22370/Books-About-Ladder-Logic

You also might try doing a site search, I'm sure there is a wealth of information on the type of training you are seeking.

Hello!

I am a teacher, student and business dedicated to the art of the PLC! Please tell me for what purpose you would like to use your PLC control system and I may be able to get you started. The curriculum would follow this path:

1. Hardware: Controllers, devices, wiring, communication

2. Ladder Logic: Sequences, simple and complex logic

3. Commissioning and Validation

4. Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Let me know your intentions?

Please review my website for further details: www.innovativelogicalcontrols.com

For the last number of years,I ve been looking into the possibility of learning another skill.I first learned of plcs was when I worked for a contractor in a automotive plant in ontario. I was sold on the technology I read a number of articles on automation,which included robotics and programmable logic controls at the present time I am involved with learning about computers and their relationship with the programming of a plc. Could you list for me the proper priorities or methods of learning this field successfully. THANK YOU mike baldry

Mike- Are you the Mike Baldry that I sent the info package to from Innovative Logical Controls?

Here is my curriculum. I hope to begin teaching it at adult oriented vocational schools in NJ beginning in September 2009.

Curriculum:

Programmable Logic Controls – History & Application
PLC Functionality – The inner workings of the PLC
Peripheral Devices – What the PLC will control through device monitoring and actuation
System Design – Designing a simple system for the classroom lab
Ladder Logic – The written instructions that drive the PLC
PLC Panel Construction – Putting it all together safely and conforming to the code (classroom lab & lecture)
PLC Programming – Powering up the panel, sequences of operation, loading the project ladder logic (classroom lab & lecture)
PLC System Start-Up and Commissioning – Device Check-Out and Operation
PLC & System Troubleshooting – Creating errors & faults and subsequent repair

Dear jcchiefeng

I am a NJ resident.

I would appreciate it if you would post when and where your training sessions are being held.

Yes, I will send you the update. Look for an announcement in August 2009 on my web site, www.innovativelogicalcontrols.com

http://www.mikroe.com/en/books/plcbook/plcbook.htm

The above link is to a free online book that covers some general PLC topics and gets specific with Omron's CPM1A PLC and SYSWIN programming software. You can PM me for more details if you want.

At Automation Direct's website you can download many of thier software's on a trial basis and they have some good tutorials available as well.

Many years ago, Allen Bradley ran some training courses from their premises in Sutton Coldfield. One received a pretty little certificate to nail on the wall....