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Scantime Engineering Ltd

Online course details - INTRODUCTION TO PLC'S

COURSE1 - PLC Certificate Training

Scantime - Training Engineers

DISTANCE LEARN AT HOME OR OFFICE
This Introductory PLC course is ideal for anyone wishing to expand their knowledge and learn about PLC's and their programming as used in industry worlwide. No previous experience is necessary.

(All courses have additional Videos for added audio/visual training experience)
SEE THE FREE DEMONSTRATION - Click Here

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course will teach you the basics about PLC's, how they are constructed and used in industry, how to create Ladder programs, use Timers and handle Data etc. You will gain experience in using a PLC Support Tool, which allows you to write PLC programs on your PC. Learn to identify the different types of PLC and understand how the PLC works as opposed to a PC. Learn how to write small program routines in Ladder language, addressing of contacts and coils, understand how and when to use Timers, create latches and manipulate data values, which are all fundamental in any manufacturing process. Plus you will gain a basic understanding of the PLC numbering systems and how to convert numbers into the different formats that PLC's utilize.

ONLINE COURSE TOPICS

Background to the PLC

The PLC in Industry

PLC Technology and Electronics

PLC Communication Terms

Hardware:
Hardware configuration
Backplane and Modular PLC's
The CPU
Control/Addr/Data Bus

How to Write Programs using:-
Timers and creating delays, cascading timers.
Latches and where to use them.
Single Shot Pulse
Starting and Stopping a Process Control
Data handling, Store and Move data
How to use PLC Instructions in your programs

INCLUDED COURSE MATERIAL SYSWIN34:
OMRON Syswin34 software - Win98/2000/XP
OMRON Syswin34 manual - also taught on course
Learn OMRON Syswin34

Programming:
Using a Support Tool
Programming a CPM Series PLC
Addressing your programs
Using PLC numbering Binary/Hex/BCD
Ladder Programming
Create your first ladder program
Commenting Programs
Program Symbols

YOUR ONLINE PLC COURSE INCLUDES:
YOUR PERSONAL INTERNET COURSE AREA - available to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all year round.
FLEXIBLE ACCESS - You attend whenever you can.
COURSE VIEWER - with audio commentary
FREE PLC Software for your PC Syswin34 - WinXP/2000/NT/98
COURSE TUTOR - Professional Engineer
COURSE CERTIFICATE - Delivered via post
FULL ACCESS TO PLC MANUALS & DATA - including CxProgrammer guide, Siemens Step7 etc
The software we provide allows you to practice writing PLC Programs shown on the course.