Allen Bradley SLC 500 MicroLogix First Line Maintenance Using RSLogix 500 Software
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 Alan Bradley SLC 500/MicroLogix. Our new three day course enables you to maintain your efficiency levels with the minimum of disruption, whilst also providing focused learning.
The Allen Bradley SLC500/MicroLogix PLC First Line Maintenance course equips maintenance personnel with the essential knowledge and skills to identify and maintain SLC500/MicroLogix PLCs and component parts, to be able to connect a PC to access and monitor the live program and to be able to perform basic maintenance duties including the backup and restore of programs.
Target Group
All engineering personnel involved with maintenance and servicing of automated systems controlled by Allen Bradley SLC 500/MicroLogix PLCs using RSLogix 500 Software
Previous knowledge
Delegates should have a basic understanding of PLCs or have attended our Introduction to PLCs course
and have some familiarity with Microsoft Windows.
Syllabus
Allen Bradley SLC500 / MicroLogix hardware
- Hardware components (01-05 CPUs & MicroLogix systems)
- Hardware configuration
- Know the purpose of the external CPU switches, CPU ports & where to connect the PC/laptop comms cable
- Understand the wiring connections to the power supply module & power & field I/O connections to I/O modules
- System & I/O LEDs
- Memory areas & battery backup
- Use of EPROM/EEPROMS
- Operational modes
Structure & Organisation of Allen Bradley SLC500 / MicroLogix programs
- I/O addressing
- Program files/routines & Data files
- Understand the different Data file types
Getting Started with RSLogix 500 software
- Running the RSLogix 500 software
- Opening an offline project
- Understand the purpose of RSLinx software
- Recognise the main display areas & toolbars
- Connecting a PC/Laptop
- Going on-line & accessing the live program code
- Interpreting screen highlights & status displays in ladder
- Running the RSLogix 500 software
Understanding Allen Bradley Program Code
- Relay replacement instructions
- Timer & Counter instructions
- Introduction to Data Handling, Comparators & Arithmetic
- Introduction to working with Analogs
- Introduction to working with Data files
Using RSLogix 500 software
- Know how to display on-screen program symbols & documentation
- Searching the program & moving between Program Files
- Generating & using Cross-Reference data
- Editing Timer & Counter presets
- Know how to access Help screens & online manuals
System Maintenance Procedures
- Know how to correctly interpret the status of the battery & how to safely replace if necessary
- Quick look at Controller properties in RSLogix 500
- Replacement procedures for common hardware components including power supply, digital & analog I/O modules, racks & I/O interface modules
- Know how to replace a suspect or failed CPU module & how to reload the program
- Know how to Upload & Download SLC500/MicroLogix programs
- Know how to Save As... in order to Backup a program
Training outcomes
- Understand Allen Bradley SLC500/MicroLogix hardware
- Understand the structure and organisation of Allen Bradley SLC500/MicroLogix programs
- Understand how to get started with RSLogix 500 software
- Understand Allen Bradley Program Code
- Follow system maintenance procedures
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.
Recommend follow up courses
Allen Bradley SLC500/MicroLogix Troubleshooting
The benefit of attending this further 3 day course is that delegates will be able to gain knowledge and
practical experience of maintaining and troubleshooting Allen Bradley SLC 500/MicroLogix Control Systems.
Allen Bradley SLC500/MicroLogix Networked Systems
The benefit of attending this further 3 day course is that delegates will be able to gain knowledge and practical experience of maintaining and troubleshooting Allen Bradley SLC 500/MicroLogix Control Systems that encorporate Ethernet, ControlNet, DeviceNet, DH485, and DH+ networks.
Understanding Allen Bradley SLC500/MicroLogix Programs
The benefit of attending this further 3 day course is that delegates will be able to make sense of and understand more complex (but typical) program code so that they are able to trace field I/O and both bit
and word status through data structures and 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.