The first 2 days of this 4 day course will provide a solid foundation in PLCs for those with little or no programming experience and will be an invaluable refresher for those already acquainted. This comprehensive course utilizes simulation software to introduce programming, and industry standard PLC hardware to introduce hardware concepts. Participants will perform hands-on experiments connecting a variety of real world input/output field devices to the PLC. Skills needed to perform program changes will be learned as well as techniques for identifying hardware faults as participants learn how to interpret ladder logic for the purpose of troubleshooting.

 The last 2 days will focus on Analog I/O. As such, the course will include discussions and activities involving Analog I/O hardware connection and configuration, plus advanced ladder logic instructions used when working with Analog I/O. This course utilizes a combination of simulation software and industry standard PLCs. Participants will complete a number of hands-on exercises involving the connection of analog field devices into process systems and will create and download various programs to operate them. This course builds upon participant's knowledge of troubleshooting techniques by using the programming software to interpret, isolate, and diagnose problems.

Hardware: PC Laptops; Allen Bradley Micrologix 1500 PLCs

Software: Rockwell 500

Emulation: Logixpro