PROGRAMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER (PLC)

Basic of PLC

• Introduction to PLC hardware

• Architectural Evolution of PLC

• Role of PLC in Automation

• Field devices attached to PLC

• PLC fundamental (Block Diagram of PLC)

• Detail information about PLC component

• Power supply, CPU, I/O Modules Communication  Cards

• Various range available in PLC

• Type of inputs & Outputs

• Source sink Concept in PLC

• Concept of Flags 

• Scan cycle execution

Programmable logic controller (PLC)

• Introduction of PLC software

• Addressing Concepts

• Programming instruction arithmetic & logical

• Load / and / or / out / and Read / write

• Compare / Add / Sub /Or – Block

• Leading edge / trailing edge instructions

• Move, Timer & counter block application

• Timer Blocks programming

• File handling

• Comment functions

• Master control/set/reset function

• Upload, Download

• Monitoring programming

• Standard Procedure for wringing/writing ladder etc

• Hands on experience on writing programs

• Creating / Editing a ladder logic

• Monitoring / Modifying data table values

• Forcing I/P & O/P

• Troubleshooting and fault diagnostics of PLC

• Documenting the project

• Communication with SCADA & PLC

Siemens S7 1200 – Additional content apart from above

• Compare instructions

• In range o Out range, Ok, Not ok 

• Math instruction

• Abs, Min, Max, Limit, Frac, Move, Field read, Field write  Conversions, Convert 

• Word logic

• Sel, Mux, Demux. 

• Share data blocks

• Large number of array files we can create

• Leading edge / trailing edge instructions