Weekly outline
Welcome to Programmable Controls I
This free and open course curriculum was developed by more than 700 U.S. community colleges in partnership with local industries to prepare students for employment as part of the U.S. Department of Labor’s $1.9 billion Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant program.
Expert-Designed CourseThis course was developed by subject matter experts, in partnership with local industries, to ensure the curriculum is aligned with the skills needed to gain employment. To ensure quality, this course was evaluated by third-party experts.Free and Open MaterialsAs a student, you are free to explore and use these online materials to learn about the subject. As an instructor, you are free to adopt and adapt these online materials in your teaching of the subject. SkillsCommons materials have a Creative Commons license, which means you can download material directly from SkillsCommons to your computer. You are free to share, copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format you choose in accordance with the terms of use.____________________________________________________________________________________________________Course Description:
The course is a study of the installation, programming and troubleshooting of programmable controlled systems currently used in an industrial environment. The focus will be on Installation, Programming, Engineering and Maintenance tasks performed with PLC systems. The primary PLC used for this class will be the Allen Bradley SLC-500 and CompactLogix, using RSLogix 500, RSLogix5000 and RSLinx software. The topics presented will be learned through Online instructional material, and hands on labs.Prerequisites:
IND 120 Industrial Electricity IRequired Text:
Intro to ControlLogix Programmable Automation Controller, Gary Dunning, 2nd EditionPublisher is Delmar Cengage Learning, ISBN-10: 1-111-53929-4
Supplies:
Thumb Drive (memory stick), VOM, screw drivers – Phillips, straight blade, wire strippers.Course Objectives:
After completing this course the student willThis course will consist of 8 competencies (Objectives):
1. Explain the function of a PLC in an industrial environment
2. Set up communications between a PLC and a programming panel
3. Configure and program an Allen Bradley SLC-500 system.
4. Install and maintain basic control system based on the SLC-500
5. Troubleshoot an Allen Bradley SLC-500 system.
6. Program an Allen Bradley CompactLogix with RSLogix5000
7. Maintain and troubleshoot an Allen Bradley CompactLogix system
8. Interpret AB PLC-5 hardware addressing & block transfer instructions
Module Seven
Module Eight