How Can I Teach Myself About PLCs?

Hello, Try www.idec.com , I found that IDEC is easiest one to get tech support from. They are world wide supplier of relays, hmi and plc. They offer techinical literature and training. If you can read electrical schematics and understand what happens, the plc is a joy for controlling devices and reducing relay logic that otherwise may become confusing. Good Luck

check out this free online simulator.

I work with Siemens and AB PLCs and have found the following most helpful in advancing my knowledge:

http://www.thelearningpit.com/

The site listed by the other posts are great site to use, I have used them all at one point in time. Another one to help you out is www.mrplc.com. It has lots of info on all makes & models of PLC's. But the biggest thing that helped me out was just getting hip deep into it and learning from experience. You can purchase emulator programs for AB PLC's and play with programming them and the program acts like a processor.

Thanks for asking the question, Ron Nombri. My knowledge of PLC's is limited and I shall study the links shared by all who have answered your question. Perhaps we can learn together so we are certain to know what is important and apply what we have learned.

I wish you well!

Thank you ALL very much for your assistance.

Regads

Ron

www.georgebrown.ca

1-888-553-5333

Angelo Vouloukos

avoulouk@georgebrown.ca

Also there is an online guide to the best learning path for PLCs and related automation training at http://plc-training.org