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Studio 5000 Programming for the Controllogix and Compactlogix PLC

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Getting the Most Out of Your Course

Your PLC Trainer

3 Lessons

Getting Familiar with Your PLC Trainer

Differences between Compactlogix 5370 and Compact Guardlogix 5380

Input and Output Tag Addressing

Software

3 Lessons

Using Rockwell Automation's Software Portal

Downloading Studio 5000 Logix Designer / RsLogix 5000

Activate Rockwell Software Using FactoryTalk Activation

Wiring Your Compactlogix PLC

4 Lessons

5380 Compactlogix Wiring Enough to Get Started for RA5069

5370 Compactlogix Wiring Enough to Get Started for RA5000

PLC Output Leakage Current. Do your PLC outputs "glow" slightly?

Wiring M12 Sensors to a Compactlogix PLC

Communications, Upload, Download, and Go Online

5 Lessons

PC to PLC Communications over Ethernet in RsLinx

Ethernet Troubleshooting. Configuring IP Address and Subnet

Upload a Program From Your PLC

Download a Program To your PLC

What Can You Learn from a Blank Program?

Basic Bit Instructions

5 Lessons

XIC XIO And OTE Bit Instructions

Alias Addressing

Create A Start/Stop “Seal In”

OTL Latch And OTU Unlatch Instructions

Differences In The OTE Vs OTL/OTU During Power Up

Timers and Counters

6 Lessons

Timers TON TOF RTO Explained

CTU And CTD Counter Explained

Programming A Sample Rate Timer

Flash On Flash Off Timer

Cascading Timers For Auto Sequencing

Cascading Timers Explained

Sequencing

1 Lesson

PLC Programming Methods for Sequencing Machines

Ethernet I/O and Powerflex 525 AC Drive

6 Lessons

Adding A Powerflex 525 Drive Over Ethernet

Alarming when Ethernet I/O Is Missing

Powerflex Analog I/O to Your PLC

Setting Up Automatic Device Configuration

Replacing a Powerflex 525 That Has Automatic Device Configuration

Configuring Ethernet I/O

Analog 4-20mA and 0-10VDC

16 Lessons

2 Wire Current Loop vs 4 Wire Current Source

How To Measure A 4-20mA Signal Without Blowing The Fuse In Your Voltmeter

Scaling With The CPT Instruction In Ladder Logic

Scaling With The SCL Instruction In Function Block

Scaling With The SCL Instruction In Structured Text

Viewing Tag Values In Structured Text

PLC Programming of a Tank Level Control For a Pump

Problem With Scaling 4-20mA With Engineering Units

Numbering Systems - Converting Binary, Decimal, Hexadecimal

Analog Bits And Precision. Do They Affect Your Process?

Optional Analog Lessons Below

Bench Testing A 4-20ma Sensors With A Multimeter And No Power

Adding A 1734-IE2C Expansion Module To An Allen Bradley Compactlogix

2 Wire 4-20mA Analog Sensor to an Allen Bradley 1734 Module

4 Wire 4-20mA Analog Sensor to an Allen Bradley 1734 Module

Data Types, Arrays, and Storing/Retrieving Values

8 Lessons

Data Types. BOOL, INT, DINT, And REAL?

Arrays. 1, 2, And 3 Dimensional Arrays

Indirect Addressing to Store and Retrieve Data

Data Logging A Single Event

Data Logging Multiple Events To An Array

Numbering Systems - Converting Binary Decimal Hexadecimal

AVG Average and FOR Loops

Swapping Bytes (SINT) And Combining Them Into INT And DINT

Diagnosing PLC Faults

4 Lessons

Reset An Allen Bradley PLC Fault

Prevent Array Subscript Too Large Fault An In Allen Bradley PLC

Understanding The Key Switch On Allen Bradley PLCs. 3 Positions, 4 Modes. Run Remote Program.

In Allen Bradley Studio 5000, What Do The Green Side Bars Mean?

PLC Scan and Online Edits

4 Lessons

AFI Always False Input vs JMP LBL to Disable Rung

Program Scan. Why Do My Lights Flicker?

How does the ONS work?

Duplicate Destructive Bits

IO Link

5 Lessons

IO Link Overview

Wiring IO Link and Standard Sensors to an IO Link Master

Adding a Turck FEN20 as a Generic IO Module in Studio 5000

PLC Network Data: Integer to Real Number Conversion

COP vs CPS: Which Instruction Should You Use?

HMI Panelview 800 Touchscreen

1 Lesson

Panelview 800 Lessons Location

Linear Motion Control

11 Lessons

Installation And Setup

Adding Motion to Your Existing Trainer

Changing the Motion Controller IP Address

Getting Started Wiring

Quick Setup Guide

Studio 5000 Configuration including AOI, Jogging, and Position Control

Scaling the Actual Position

Programming Your Pick and Place

Kinetix Motion Instructions

Why Use Add On Instructions (AOI)

Downloading Yamaha TS Manager

Kinetix Servo

13 Lessons

Notes about the Kinetix Trainer Chapter

Kinetix PLC Trainer Overview

Kinetix PLC Trainer Getting Started

Kinetix 5300 IP Configuration

Adding Your Kinetix 5300 to the IO Configuration

Kinetix 5300 Motor Configuration - Fighting Error 82

Kinetix PLC Trainer Wiring Exercise

Studio 5000 MAJ Motion Axis Jog Instruction

Studio 5000 MAM Motion Axis Move Instruction

Duplicating your PLC Program Code

Studio 5000 MAG Motion Axis Gear Instruction

Troubleshooting Kinetix Motion PLC Instructions

Learn Studio 5000 Kinetix on a Non-Motion PLC

PLC to PLC Communications

6 Lessons

Produced And Consumed Tags In Studio 5000

Read Data From Allen Bradley Micro800 PLC To Controllogix Compactlogix PLC Using MSG Message Instruction

Modbus Client vs Server

Studio 5000 Modbus TCP Client Allen Bradley Controllogix Compactlogix

Studio 5000 Modbus TCP Server Allen Bradley Controllogix Compactlogix

Which Allen Bradley PLC Are You Connected To?

PID Proportional Integral Derivative

8 Lessons

Why Won't Manual Control Work?

Does ON OFF Control Work?

How To Configure The PIDE Instruction

Setting Up Auto Tuning For The PIDE Instruction

What Does The P Of PID Do?

What Does The I Of PID Do?

Studio 5000's Velocity Equation vs the Positional Equation

Industrial Networking

7 Lessons

Changing the Scalance Ethernet Switch Password

Changing the Scalance Ethernet Switch IP Address

Switching between Profinet and Ethernet/IP Diagnostics on the Scalance Ethernet Swtich

Adding You Scalance Ethernet Switch to Studio 5000

Creating an AOI Add On Instruction for the Siemens Scalance Ethernet Switch

Source Protecting your AOI Add On Instruction

Don't Enable Supervisor Mode on a Non-DLR Network

Functional Safety

4 Lessons

Preventing Accidents Before They Happen

Wiring a Basic Safety Relay

Safety Relay Troubleshooting

Diagnosing a 440C-CR30 in Studio 5000

Specialty Modules

4 Lessons

Compactlogix HSC High Speed Counter Configuration In Studio 5000

Math For Rotary Motion To Linear Motion Conversions On Servos

Configuring Compactlogix Universal Inputs For RTD Temperature Sensors

Simulate An Encoder With A Periodic Task In Studio 5000

Unexpected Issues. You'll Need These Someday

13 Lessons

PC to PLC Communications over USB in RsLinx

Load Resistor Values To Read 4-20mA Sensors With 0-10 Inputs

How To Upgrade Multiple Controllogix And Compactlogix PLCs At One Time Using Controlflash Plus

Troubleshooting RsLinx Browsing Problems Caused By Harmony Files

Solve The Yellow Question Mark On Allen Bradley Devices In RsLinx By Downloading EDS From The Device

Controlflash Plus For Controllogix Compactlogix Firmware Upgrade

Studio 5000 How To Downgrade The Firmware Of A Controllogix Or Compactlogix PLC

Compactlogix NEW Out Of The Box Setup In Studio 5000

Studio 5000 Version 36 Major Instruction Changes!

Studio 5000 Automatic Project Recovery vs Backup

Using the SD Card to Load Your PLC Program

Safety Module Owned with Changing IP Address

What is Your PLC Communicating with on Ethernet

Studio 5000 Programming for the Controllogix and Compactlogix PLC

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Communications, Upload, Download, and Go Online

Upload a Program From Your PLC

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How to upload your program.

Always remember, you UPLOAD from your PLC to your PC. It is the opposite of the internet.

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