Basic PLC Programming
Curriculum
- Be able to describe the various components of a PLC (controller, input/output modules, power supply modules, communication modules, etc.).
- Be able to identify at least two PLC manufacturers (e.g., Allen Bradley and Siemens) and their line of products.
- Be able to compare a genera-purpose computer to a PLC and identify the differences
- Be able to identify some of the various input and output devices generally used with PLCs (sensors, switches, motors, valves, etc.).
- Be able to describe the PLC mode of operation
- Understand sinking and sourcing concepts and how to make basic input and output connections to the PLC.
- Be able to make I/O connections to a PLC
-vUnderstand the basic building blocks of ladder logic (NORMALLY OPEN (EXAMINE IF CLOSED); NORMALY CLOSED (EXAMIN IF OPEN), sealed-in-logic, etc.).
-vUnderstand PLC programming standards (IEC 1131); ladder diagrams, sequential function charts, function blocks, instruction list programming, etc.).
- Understand how to convert electrical schematics to ladder logic