PLC Training Prerequisites

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We have color-coded this entire site based on Occupational titles. This is to help you decide what PLC training is most needed based on your relative occupation.

PLC Prerequisites
- Electrical basics
- Industrial control
PLC Training Foundation
- PLC basics
- Safety
- Reliability
- Best practices
- Commissioning
- Managing PLCs in your facility
PLC Training Scholastics
- PLC fundamentals
- PLC hardware and operation
- PLC programming Basics
- PLC implementation
PLC Troubleshooting
- PLC fundamentals
- PLC hardware and operation
- PLC programming Basics
- PLC implementation
Hands-on PLC Training
- Problem solving basics
- PLC troubleshooting best practices
- Experience troubleshooting faults using PLC
Advanced PLC Training below
PLC Programming
- Instruction examples
- PLC programming best practices
- Study real world programs
- Programming projects
PLC Communications
- Overview
- Industrial Network
- security
- RS232
- Field bus
- EtherNet/IP
- Device Net - control Net - Modulus
PAC
- Difference between a PLC and PAC
- Hardware/ Commissioning
- Task - program, priority - flow
- Tags and data types
- 5 programming languages
- Motion control
More Advanced Topics
- PID
- Intro to Python programming language
- Intro to SQL database queries
SCADA - HMI
- HMI overview
- SCADA overview
- Hands-on with 2 or more SCADA brands
- OPC

Recommended PLC training path by occupation...

Mechanic
Industrial Electrician
Industrial Engineer
Commercial Electrician
Instrumentation Tech
Industrial IT
Maintenance Manager
Mechatronics Tech
Software Programmer