Course Objectives

To gain an understanding of the Industrial Instrumentation Control (PLC).

Course Description

This five-day course will cover the theory and dynamic of Programmable Logic Controllers. In addition to PLC history and development the course will cover the basic programme structure and process control. Advanced PLC Systems and their relationship to DCS are included to provide participants with the most up to date developments in process control and SCADA systems.

Practical sessions will be conducted using an Allen Bradley PLC system to demonstrate the principles of ladder logic/SCADA interface programming.

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for analysers, control engineers and technicians. Also those who have direct responsibility for or require a working knowledge of PLC’s will benefit from the most up-to-date development in modern process control.

Pre-Requisites

All Attendees should have an instrumentation, electronic or operations background.

Course Outcome

At the end of this course you will be able to analyse a PLC system.

Course Outline

Day 1

• Introduction
• Instrumentation Overview
  • Pressure Devices and Measurement
    • Pressure Switches
    • Pressure Transducers
  • Temperature Devices and Measurement
    • Thermocouples and RTD’s
  • Flow Devices and Measurement
  • Level Devices and Measurement
  • Practical Calibration examples

Day 2

• Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
  • PLC history and Development
  • Input and Output Systems (I/O)
  • Digital I/O
  • Analogue I/O Types and Applications
  • The Central Process (CPU)
  • Uploading/Downloading Program
  • Linking to PLC

Day 3

• Ladder Logic Programming (using Allen Bradley PLC)
  • Basic Ladder Logic Instructions
  • Series and Parallel Branches
  • Nesting
  • Special Instructions
  • Shift Registers
  • One Shot Instruction

Day 4

• Advanced PLC Instructions
  • Advanced Instructions
  • File Basics
  • Sequences
  • PID Instructions and Process Control

Day 5

• SCADA Interface
  • Setup Options
  • Database configuration
  • Screen editing and configuration
  • Troubleshooting Exercises on Hardware and Software
• Course review and Feedback

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