Allen Bradley PLC-5 Networked Systems
Course overview
Manufacturers are increasingly facing greater pressures to reduce costs and maintain efficiency whilst also maximising output. These problems are further challenged when it comes to arranging shift patterns to release essential production line staff for training.
This problem can be eased, as we now offer you three day courses rather than our more traditional five day courses on Allen Bradley PLCs. Our new three day course enables you to maintain your efficiency levels with the minimum of disruption, whilst also providing focused learning.
This course is designed to equip maintenance people with the essential knowledge and skills to work with PLC-5 PLC Systems which incorporate networking. The available networking options are explained together with an understanding and coverage of hardware, configuration, network operation and program code as appropriate to the needs of maintenance personnel who are required to look after and troubleshoot abnormal system operation.
Target group
All engineering personnel involved with maintenance and servicing of automated systems controlled by Allen Bradley PLC 5 Networked Systems.
Course duration
Courses run over three days.
Syllabus
Introduction to Networked Systems
- Types of network – Peer-to-peer, Master/Slave
- Network Functions – Control of I/O, Data transfer/gathering, Programming
- Network topologies – Bus, Star, ring
- Protocols – different networks with the same structure
- Physical structure – 2 core cable, multicore (CAT 5), Co-ax, Fibre Wireless
- Common systems – RS232, RS485, CAN, Ethernet
- Open systems/Proprietary systems
Introduction to Allen Bradley PLC Networks
- Introduction to the main Allen Bradley PLC network options
- Commonly used PLC-5 networks
Understand how to work with & troubleshoot DH + networks
- Hardware, cables, connections & addressing
- Understand the configuration of an DH + network
- Accessing PLCs over a DH+/RIO network
- Study examples of DH+ in a program
Understand how to work with & troubleshoot RIO networks
- Hardware, cables, connections & addressing
- Understand the configuration of an RIO network with PLC-5
- Exercise in controlling digital and analog I/O with RIO
- Example of using RIO for HMIs
Understand how to work with & troubleshoot DH 485 networks
- Hardware, cables, connections & addressing
- Understand the configuration of a DH 485 network
- Accessing PLCs over DH 485
- Study exercises in transferring data over DH 485
Understand how to work with & troubleshoot PLC-5 based Ethernet
- Hardware, cables, connections & addressing
- Understand Ethernet network configuration, operation & data exchange
- Accessingg PLCs over Ethernet
- Example in transferring data over Ethernet
Understand how to work with & troubleshoot ControlNet networks
- Hardware, cables, connections & addressing
- Understand the configuration of an ControlNet network
- Example of controlling I/O using ControlNet
Understand how to work with & troubleshoot DeviceNet networks
- Hardware, cables, connections & addressing
- Understand the configuration of an DeviceNet network using RS Networx
- Example of controlling I/O using DeviceNet
- Example of controlling VSDs using DeviceNet
- Example of using DeviceNet for HMIs
Training outcomes
- Gain a basic understanding of networked systems
- Understand how to work with and troubleshoot DH + networks
- Understand how to work with and troubleshoot RIO networks
- Understand how to work with and troubleshoot PLC-5 based Ethernet
- Understand how to work with and troubleshoot DH485 networks
- Understand how to work with and troubleshoot ControlNet networks
- Understand how to work with and troubleshoot DeviceNet network
Guaranteed results
Our partners INTACS are so confident that we can deliver the right training for your people that we are even prepared to offer a money-back guarantee of satisfaction.
Allen Bradley PLC-5 Troubleshooting
The benefit of attending this further 3 day course is that delegates will be able to gain knowledge & practical experience of maintaining & troubleshooting Allen Bradley PLC-5 control systems.
Understanding Allen Bradley PLC-5 Programs
The benefit of attending this further 3 day course is that delegates will be able to make sense of & understand more complex (but typical) program code so that they are able to trace field I/O & both bit & word status through data structures & more powerful routines to troubleshoot beyond just the very basic program code.
For more information or to make a booking please call (01604) 667584, or alternatively e-mail business_centre@festo.com.