Understanding Allen Bradley SLC500 MicroLogix PLC Programs
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 SLC 500/MicroLogix 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 will equip people to be able to work through and understand existing PLC programs, and be able to add to and modify pre-written PLC code in order to accommodate machine changes.
Target group
All engineering personnel involved with the maintenance and servicing of automated systems controlled by Allen Bradley SLC 500/MicroLogix PLCs.
Course duration
Courses run over three days.
Syllabus
Understand the Structure and Organisation of SLC500/MicroLogix Programs
- Understand the fundamentals of SLC500/MicroLogix Program Files
- Understand the fundamentals of SLC500/MicroLogix Data Files
- Understand I/O addressing
- Understanding all Data File types e.g. Binary, Timer, Counter, Control, Integer, Ascii, Float & String, & where they may be used
- How to extend Data files & create new ones e.g. to add more timers to an application & to understand the implications & restrictions of doing so
Understand the use of Elementary Instructions
- Understand Relay replacement type instructions
- Understand Timer & Counter type instructions
- Understand Comparison type instruction
- Understand Move & Logical type instructions
Understanding the use of more Complex Instructions
- Understand Bit Shift, FIFO, and LIFO Instructions
- Understand ASCII Instructions
- Understand Communication Instructions
- Understand Control Instructions
- Understand File Manipulation Instructions
- Understand Math and Advanced Math Instructions
- Understand PID Closed Loop Control Instructions
- Understand Sequencer Instructions
Understand the use of Standard, Discrete Input, and Selectable Timed Interrupt Routines
- Understand how to add, disable & remove routines
- Understand why programs might use I/O mapping routines
- Understand how and why to configure Discrete Input interrupt driven routines
- Understand how and why to configure Timed Interrupt driven routines
- Trapping SLC processor faults before they halt the system using Fault routines
Understand different ways Analog Signals are handled
- Understand how to configure Analog modules for proper operation
- Know how Analog signals can be read (input) or written (output) & monitored
- Understand how the converted Analog signals can be scaled from their native format into user friendly engineering units within the PLC
- Understand the use of Block Transfer Instructions with remote analog modules
RSLogix 500 Programming Tips, Tricks & Techniques
- Understand the contents & structure of Instruction Control Blocks
- Using Shifting techniques to aid faultfinding & error tracking
- Understand the principles & differences of Indirect & Indexed addressing
- Recognise common program patterns
- Setting of initial conditions (First scan)
- How to get the most out of RSLogix 500 program documentation facilities
- Gain practical experience of “simple” diagnostic programming to trap or prove status when troubleshooting more difficult or intermittent problems
- Analyse typical SLC500/MicroLogix Programs
Training outcomes
- Understand the structure and organisation of SLC500/MicroLogix Programs
- Understand the use of elementary instructions
- Understand the use of more complex instructions
- Understand the use of standard, discrete Input, and selectable timed interrupt routines
- Understand different ways analog signals are handled
- Apply and use RSLogix 500 Programming tips, tricks and techniques
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 SLC 500 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 control
Allen Bradley SLC 500/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.V
For more information or to make a booking please call (01604) 667584, or alternatively e-mail business_centre@festo.com.