Introduction to Siemens PLC

This course is for Maintenance engineers who wish to develop their knowledge and understanding of PLCs integrated into electrical control systems.

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

Prerequisites

None

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