PLC Troubleshooting II

Does your maintenance department have the most effective skills in PLC troubleshooting?

Following our PLC Troubleshooting I course, this three-day course emphasizes continuous process and analog applications. The course is conducted using RSLogix and Step 7 software and our lab of PLC’s with I/O training panels. Detailed instructor demonstrations are given using hardware and software simulators. Hands on student labs are used extensively. Material is customized to reflect specific site processes.

Each participant will also use an exposed low voltage circuitry lab kit along with a simulator that presents visual layouts and animations of actual manufacturing and process machinery, which trainees use to solve mill/plant problems and complete their application exercises.

Learn How To:

  • Work with analog functions expertly.
  • Interpret high speed data handling from encoders.

A Workstation For Each Student

Click Here To See A Video Of Our Lab

Four ControlLogix PLCs with I/O Experiment Panels - Ethernet and ControlNet Networking

PLC REVIEW

Objective: Describe the basic operating parameters of PLCs

Activity:Design control programs and troubleshoot

Review instructions, data types, memory maps, variables and tags

ANALOG I/O

Objective: Explain how PLC’s process analog I/O signals

Activity: Complete analog hardware and software labs

Block transfers, channel configurations, card settings - know'em

ENCODERS

Objective: Interpret encoder processing rungs

Activity: Hook up and configure incremental and absolute shaft encoders

Get your Gray code and encoder to PLC wiring down pat

PID CONTROL

Objective: Explain the operation of PID instructions

Activity: PID control simulation demo and assignment

Know an abnormal PID response when you see it

PLC to PLC COMMs

Objective: Explain messaging and communications between PLCs

Activity: Configure and test data messages between PLCs

Know your PLC network

ADVANCED TROUBLESHOOTING

Objective: Isolate and solve system faults quickly, accurately and safely

Activity: Use data monitors, trend plots and diagnostic instructions to detect faults

Learn to trap and log data for analysis

Topics:

  • Encoders
  • Transducers
  • Analog I/O
  • PLC to PLC Communications
  • Advanced Troubleshooting