Programmable Logic Controller Training (Non-Credit)

About the Program

This workshop is intended for electricians involved in the production or end use of modern industrial electronic circuitry and controls. The goal is to provide the theory and hands on experience with introductory PLC ladder logic programming and electronic interfacing to the Allen Bradley family of PLCs.

The workshop features a hands on laboratory component, which takes place in TC3’s modern electronics lab. With no more than two people per work station, participants will gain valuable experience with the actual building, testing, and debugging of PLC hardware and ladder logic discussed in theory. They will also design and implement their own PLC interfaces and write and test the ladder logic to drive the circuitry.

About the Instructor

William Kleitz is one of the leading authors of electronics textbooks with Prentice Hall Publishers. He has written three textbooks for Prentice Hall: Digital Electronics: A Practical Approach Fifth Edition, Digital and Microprocessor Fundamentals: Theory and Applications Third Edition and Microprocessor and Microcontroller Fundamentals. His books have been adopted by more than 100 colleges and universities.

William Kleitz is also a professor at Tompkins Cortland Community College who teaches digital electronics, microprocessors, and linear integrated circuits. He has been presenting electrical technology workshops to the public since 1984, several of which are directly from his popular textbooks. Professor Kleitz has been extensively involved in analog signal conditioning and data acquisition and control research with New York State Electric and Gas Corporation the New York State Energy Office, and the School of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Cornell University.

Prerequisite

Proficiency with the theory and application of industrial electronic circuits and devices.

Class Size:

12 maximum

Dates:

To be determined

Class Format:

• Instruction duration is set up for 24 or 32 hours depending on student background.
• Instruction is primarily ½ Lecture, ½ Laboratory.
• Arrangements can be made for 4-hour or 8-hour sessions.
• Class can be held at TC3’s electronics lab or arrangements can be made for on-site instruction.

Topics

Programmable Logic Controllers – the Allen Bradley SLC500 and MicroLogic 1000

• Industrial Electronics Review (Interfacing sensors and transducers)
• SLC-500 and MicroLogix 1000 Hardware and Software Demo
• Hardwired Systems Versus PLCs
• Scanning the Inputs
• Ladder Diagrams
• Implementing Boolean Logic with PLCs
• Inside the I/O Modules
• Interfacing to the I/O Modules
• Using the Allen Bradley RSLOGIX 500 Software
• Offline Configuring the Hardware
• Writing a Program
• Online Execution
• Ladder Logic Instructions
• Data File Organization and Addressing
• Ladder Basics
• Creating Rungs and Branches
• Instruction Set Overview
• Bit Instructions
• Timer/counters
• Math and Comparison Instructions
• Moves and Data Handling Instructions
• Program Flow and Sequencing Instructions
• Final Project

Schedule

Each class is 8 hours, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (4 days total)