Course Description
This course is for electricians, technicians and users of industrial programmable controllers (PLCs) to become familiar with basic programming installation, maintenance and operation of programmable logic controllers. The emphasis will be hands-on training in programming, program development, delogging, wiring and operation.
Prerequisite(s)
ELTR 2414 - Must be completed prior to taking this course.
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Wire a 120VAC and 24VDC PLC to control discrete input and output signals.
- Identify different PLC hardware components and demonstrate how they work together.
- Program basic logic functions using a PLC.
- Program basic to advanced control functions into a PLC.
- Solve basic industrial situations by programming the proper logic into a PLC using many different types of control functions.
- Manipulate data using a PLC to provide a needed logical function.
- Troubleshoot common problems that PLC technicians are faced with using common troubleshooting techniques and tools.
- Program a complete industrial process system
General Education Distribution Area
AAS Technical Elective