Working with RSLogix5000 for Factory Support Personell

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We put the Factory into this course and we can put this course into your factory.

The curriculum is designed for electricians, technicians and engineers that have little or no experience with programmable logic controllers. It is also suitable for technical personnel with experience using controllers other than Allen Bradley, as well as those that have experience with RSLogix500 controllers. The course starts at the most fundamental level and progresses with each additional day.

This class is more than 50% hands-on. These hands-on projects begin with hardwired relay logic and then progresses quickly into CompactLogix control systems with RSLogix5000 programming software. We do not use simulators for our hands-on lab projects. We do not put someone at the head of the class unless they have demonstrated a passion for teaching and have had years of practical experience in the field. It is imperative that our teachers be able to identify with the participants and engage them in this learning process. We bring it all together…industrial control, controllers, I/O field devices, documentation, troubleshooting and, most important, the technical support person.

Why we put such emphasis on "Hands-ON" learning...

The learner will take away a solid understanding of what a PAC is, how PACs are implemented, and the necessary skills to analyze ladder logic diagrams for the purpose of troubleshooting the processes/machines controlled by a PAC. Attendees take home the project manual and a bonus disk that includes useful information and hardware manuals.

Some of the lecture subjects and supporting lab projects with a real PAC:

Computer hardware and operating systems on the shop floor

What is a programmable automation controller?

What is machine control and what is process control?

Mastering RSLinx for the shop floor – reducing downtime…

Using RSLogix5000 as a troubleshooting tool – reducing downtime…

Troubleshooting PAC Hardware – reducing downtime…

Recognizing and troubleshooting communication protocols and adapters…

Troubleshooting manufacturing processes with RSLogix5000 to reduce downtime…

Certification

A Certificate of Completion will be available for all attendees.

A Certificate of Competency awarded for successful participation in monitored tests at the end of each day of participation.

Day One – A Survey of the Electrical Systems in Industrial Automation

Quick review of Basic Electricity
Voltage Types, Levels and Distribution in Industrial Control Systems
Basic Control Circuits
Understanding Industrial Control Electrical Drawing Sets
Hands-On experience with simple industrial control circuits
Using Laptop and Desktop Computers to Troubleshoot Industrial Control Systems
Basic Digital Multi-meter use in Troubleshooting Industrial Control Systems

Day Two – An Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers

The Industrial Control System without a Programmable Logic Controller
Machine and Process Control Elements, the “controlled” objects
Fundamentals of Industrial Controllers
Hands-On experience and discussion with complex industrial control circuits
Hands-On experience configuring and maintaining communications with RSLinx
Detailed demonstration of RSLogix5000
Understanding Number Systems when troubleshooting Industrial control systems
Interpreting Controller Memory structure for troubleshooting purposes
Hands-On experience with PAC Program file, archived, offline and online with the controller
Hands-On experience with basic rungs of logic
Understanding the relationship between input field devices and the controller’s logic
Hands-On experience troubleshooting the One Shot instruction in control logic

Day Three – Troubleshooting PAC Programs Pt.1

Understanding Number Systems when troubleshooting Industrial control systems
Interpreting Controller Memory structure for troubleshooting purposes
Understanding computers used to control industrial processes
Detailed demonstration of online editing of PAC programs with RSLogix5000
Hands-On experience with PAC programs that use the timer instructions
Removing, relocating, replacing and adding PAC hardware
Hands-On experience with PAC programs that use the counter instructions
Detailed demonstration of the controller’s modes of operation
Demonstration with file instructions encountered in the process of troubleshooting PAC programs
Demonstration of searching PAC programs with RSLogix5000, cross referencing and replacing

Day Four – Troubleshooting PAC Programs Pt.2

Hands-On experience interpreting Comparison instructions when troubleshooting PAC programs
Hands-On experience with math instructions encountered when troubleshooting PAC programs
Hands-On experience with Move and Logical instructions encountered when troubleshooting PAC programs
Demonstration with file shift and bit shift instructions encountered in the course of troubleshooting PAC programs
Hands-On experience with common sequential logic encountered when troubleshooting PAC programs
Detailed discussion of the message instruction
Final wrap-up

Along with extensive lab projects throughout the course, the learners that finish projects early will have access to additional projects in the form of challenges in which to develop solutions.

Four day class: $1,949.00