These are important steps to setting up your PLC Trainer and getting the most out of it.
1. Unpack your trainer and assemble to HMI and LMC Motion Control Options. The following videos will help you get your trainer set up.
2. Read the Getting Familiar with Your PLC Trainer Lesson - This will help you identify the components that make up your trainer. This will speed up your learning process as you go through the lessons.
3. Drawings and Sample Programs - It isn’t necessary to download these but you will need to reference back to these throughout your learning journey.
Sample PLC programs that are pre-installed on your trainer before it ships. These are used to do the initial testing of your trainer when arrives to you and to test your first wiring exercise. You do not need to download it unless you want to reset your trainer to factory defaults.
Wiring Enough to Get Started Diagram for you PLC trainer. You will refer back to these diagrams often. When a lesson says “This trainer is wired per our getting started guide”, this is the wiring it is talking about. You don’t need to wire you trainer yet. You will in one of your first lessons.
4. PLC Training Course Signup - Your PLC trainer comes with FREE access to many courses. Proceed to the Online PLC Training Portal.