This course is a basic introduction to the world of PLC's. Specifically, course presents the use of the PIB [PLC-in-A-Box] and the Allen Bradley Micro_Logix 1000 controller and hardware and software.

Course Outline:

SECTION 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO PIB, Lesson 1: Intro to the PIB , Lesson 2: Setting Drivers for the PIB

Lesson 3: Verifying Communication with the PIB , Lesson 4: The PIB Software Overview , Lesson 5: Selecting the PIB Processor

Lesson 6: The PIB Basic Commands Library , Lesson 7: The PIB Software Data Files , Lesson 8: The PIB First Project

Lesson 10: Testing the First PIB Project

SECTION 2: PRINCIPLES OF PLC THEORY, -Relay and ladder logic principles, -Defining PLC-what is a PLC?

-Justifying the use of PLC--why are they used?, -Ways to represent input and output elements, -Conversion of relay to ladder

-Schematic electrical to ladder logic conversion

SECTION 3: PLC SYSTEM SET UP, -PLC Design process, -7-Steps method to design PLC projects, -Computer logic and ladder logic

-What is inside a PLC-computer architecture?, -PLC ladder logic programming fundamentals

-PLC system set up for programming and operation

SECTION 4: PLC STANDARD APPLICATIONS, -Program Start-Stop ladder, -Program Jogging to Start-stop

-Program Forward-reverse ladder application, -Program ON-OFF delay timer application

And much more....always improving this course.