Course - Automation Technology 1: Fundamentals of PLC technology

Includes:

Experiment board PLC trainer

• CPU with PLC functionality
• 8 digital inputs with simulation switches and status LEDs
• 8 digital outputs with status LED connected to 2 mm sockets
• 8 analog inputs with 10 bit resolution, of which 4 inputs 0-10 V and 4 inputs 4-20 mA
• 4 analog outputs, of which 2 outputs 0-10 V and 2 outputs 4-20 mA
• 1 potentiometer for simulation of an analog 0-10 V signal via 2 mm sockets
• 1 potentiometer for simulation of an analog 4-20 mA signal via 2 mm sockets
• LAN switch with three connection terminals
• 9-pin D-Sub socket with connection to digital inputs and outputs of the PLC
• 25-pin D-Sub socket with connection to digital inputs and outputs of the PLC
• Status LED of the PLC
• Browser and course software

Experiment board PLC training applications

The board is subdivided into four topic areas.

• Digital technology
  • To convey the basics of digital technology components without using a PLC
  • 2 AND gates each with two inputs
  • 2 OR gates each with two inputs
  • 2 Negations
  • 1 XOR with two inputs
  • 1 RS flipflop
  • 1 SR flipflop
• Traffic light control
  • T-intersection with traffic lights for pedestrians and street traffic
  • 11 LEDs to indicate traffic light signals
  • 8 2-mm input sockets for control of traffic light LEDs
  • 2 pushbuttons for simulation of press prompt at the pedestrian crosswalk
  • 1 pushbutton for simulation of the request contact on the street
  • 2 2-mm output sockets for the request signals
  • 25-pin D-Sub connector plug with connection to digital inputs and outputs of the model for quick connection to the PLC
• Sensors / actuators
  • Analog value processing by two sensors and two actuators
  • Temperature sensor with 2 mm sockets for tapping analog temperature signal
  • Light sensor with 2 mm sockets for tapping analog brightness signal
  • Lamp with 2 mm sockets for analog control of lamp brightness
  • Motor  with 2 mm sockets for analog control of motor speed
• 7 segment display
  • Two 7-segment displays
  • 6 sockets for control of the 7-segment displays
  • 1 pushbutton with socket for display activation
  • 25-pin D-Sub connector plug with connection to digital inputs and outputs of the model for quick connection to the PLC

Training contents:

• PLC fundamentals and basic concepts
• Design and operation
• Logical operations, memory functions, timer and counter functions, signal edge evaluation, control of program sequence, analog value processing
• Addressing
• Program structures
• Project planning of automation systems
• Programming with ST, FBD or KOP according to IEC 1131
• Basic logical operations in ST
• Basic logical operations in FBD
• Basic logical operations in KOP
• Combined basic logical operations
• Memory chips
• Function blocks
• Program structures
• Analog value processing
• Sequence control systems
• Project planning in digital technology
• Project planning in traffic light control
• Project planning in analog value processing
• Project planning with 7-segment displays