Ladder Logic Plc Programming For Beginners

Learn to Program PLC's in Ladder Logic Through 25 Examples and Exercises

What you'll learn

How to program PLC's using Ladder Logic/Ladder Diagrams

Understand the fundamentals of Ladder Logic Programming including the relevant terminology.

Understand the fundamentals of Boolean Logic, Boolean Algebra & Truth Tables.

Uderstand how to use Ladder Logic operators and instructions.

Understand a number of commonly used pieces of Ladder Logic code.

Be able to read and write your own Ladder Logic programs/code.

Complete a project where you write Ladder Logic code for a real world automation application.

Requirements

This is a beginner's course, some basic programming knowledge(In any language) is advantageous, but not required.

You will learn everything you need to know.

You DO NOT need acccess to a development environment to complete this course, all of the exercises can be completed with a pen and paper. Of course, you can also use a Ladder logic development environment should you have access.

Description

New to PLC programming or Ladder Logic? You've found the right starting point.In this beginner's course, you will learn all of the basics you need to read and write Ladder Logic PLC code. Together, we will take an interactive approach to work through 25 examples and exercises in Ladder Logic code, taking you from Absolute beginner, to competent Ladder programmer.This course covers everything you need to know to get started with ladder logic programming on any PLC brand, make or model:We'll cover the fundamentals such as structure, terminology and boolean logic.We'll work through some basic boolean ladder logic instructions and code examples.We'll tackle some more advanced instructions such as mathematical operations and counters.We'll implement timers to allow you to execute precise time controlled code.We'll take a look at the concept of a Finite State Machine for program flow control.Along the way, you will get the opportunity to complete coding exercises to reinforce and improve your understanding. Full video solutions and demonstrations for each exercise are provided!Finally, you'll get the chance to complete a project that incorporates everything you've learned in this course: Writing Ladder Logic Code for a real-world automation application.Bonus: Get your hands on the Ladder Logic Cheat Sheet! The Cheat Sheet is a quick reference document that covers all of the code examples and solutions to the exercises in this course.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Fundamentals of Ladder Logic

Lecture 2 What is Ladder Logic?

Lecture 3 Ladder Logic Structure & Program Flow

Lecture 4 Ladder Logic Terminology

Lecture 5 Boolean Logic: The Truth Table

Lecture 6 Boolean Logic: Boolean Algebra

Section 3: Basic Ladder Logic Instructions

Lecture 7 The Normally Open (NO) Contact (IF A, Then X)

Lecture 8 The Normally Closed (NC) Contact (IF NOT(A), Then X)

Lecture 9 Combining Contacts: The AND Instruction (IF (A AND B), Then X)

Lecture 10 Combining Contacts: The OR Instruction (IF (A OR B), Then X)

Lecture 11 A Note on Multiple Outputs

Lecture 12 Solution to Exercise 1: Three Input AND Instruction

Lecture 13 Solution to Exercise 2: Three Input OR Instruction

Lecture 14 Combining Contacts: The XOR Instruction (IF (A XOR B), Then X)

Lecture 15 Solution to Exercise 3: Three Input XOR Instruction

Lecture 16 The Latch Circuit (Basic Motor Start/Stop)

Section 4: Math & Comparator Instructions

Lecture 17 Addition, Subtraction & Multiplication Instructions

Lecture 18 Greater Than, Less Than & Equal To Instructions

Lecture 19 Check if a Value is within a given Range

Lecture 20 The Move Instruction

Lecture 21 Solution to Exercise 4: Math & Comparators

Section 5: Timer Instructions

Lecture 22 The ON Delay Timer

Lecture 23 The OFF Delay Timer

Lecture 24 Solution to Exercise 5: An Oscillator

Section 6: Program Flow Control

Lecture 25 An Introduction to Finite State Machines

Lecture 26 Finite State Machine Using Coils

Lecture 27 Output Coil vs. Set/Reset Instructions

Lecture 28 Finite State Machine Using Set/Reset

Section 7: Counters & One-Shots

Lecture 29 Counters

Lecture 30 One-Shots

Section 8: Final Project

Lecture 31 Final Project Introduction

Lecture 32 Solution to Exercise 6: A Traffic Light System Using a Finite State Machine

Lecture 33 Solution to Exercise 7: A Traffic Light System W/O Using a Finite State Machine

Section 9: Tips, Tricks & Things to Avoid

Lecture 34 Avoiding Double Output Writes

Section 10: Conclusion

Lecture 35 Download the Ladder Logic Cheat Sheet

Lecture 36 Congratulations

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