The course aims to provide engineers and technicians with the knowledge and skills to enable them to diagnose, fault-find and maintain Allen-Bradley SLC 500 Programmable Logic Controllers, in a safe and competent manner.
The course provides the learners with the skills to write simple software code, configure the hardware and enter comments. The learners will gain confidence in connecting the programming software to the PLC processor, and monitoring the PLC software using the live software or a table of variables. The attendees are also instructed in the use of forcing variables.
The Allen-Bradley SLC 500 course enables the learners to download programs to the target hardware and upload programs in a similar manner. It covers the maintenance of the PLC, changing the battery periodically and ensuring a full copy of the running software is maintained off-line.
Content:
Concepts of a PLC
Allen-Bradley SLC 500 system
Basic use of programming software (RSLogix 500)
System configuration
Communicating with the PLC
Downloading and uploading PLC programs
Monitoring PLC programs
Comparing PLC programs
Simple PLC programs
Inputs / outputs
Basic ladder logic
RSLogix instruction type
Adjusting timers / counters
Latching circuits
Data files
Labelling / symbolic notation
Program annotation
Fault finding and searching
Monitoring facilities
Forcing I/O