PLC Beginner’s Guide to PLC Programming There are many different PLC manufacturers with different hardware and software. All of the programmable logic controllers have similar basic features. Here is how I would approach learning about basic PLCs.

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PLC Beginner’s Guide to PLC
Programming
There are many different PLC
manufacturers with different hardware and
software. All of the programmable logic
controllers have similar basic features.
Here is how I would approach learning
about basic PLCs.

3. PLC Programming Beginners Guide
Here is a list of the basic elements of a PLC
system. This is common to all PLC models.
• The 7 Essential Parts of a PLC System
• Here’s a Quick Way to Understand PLC Inputs and
Outputs
• How PLC Inputs Work
• How PLC Outputs Work
• Understanding the PLC Program Scan
• Who Else Wants To Know How A PLC Scans?
• Here’s a Quick Way to Wire NPN and PNP Devices

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PLC’s can be programmed in several different
languages. The most common are Ladder and STL.
• What Everybody Ought to Know About PLC
Programming Languages

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If you have gone through the above material, you
are probably looking to try some of this new
knowledge. Here is a series based upon free
software and PLC simulator from Automation
Direct. Most of this information will apply to a
majority of PLC manufacturers. It is all written in
ladder logic.

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Learn PLC Programming – Free – Video Series
1 – Installing the software
2 – Your first PLC program
3 – Program Documentation
4 – Start / Stop / Jog Circuit
5 – Jog Circuit memory retentive
6 – Understanding decimal and binary numbering
7 – Binary Interpretation
8 – The Secret of Timers
9 – The Secret of Counters

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Developing the PLC program is a process that can
be clearly defined. Here is a series that will show
you the five steps along with some practical
examples.

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Five Steps to PLC Program Development
PLC Programming Example – Process Mixer
PLC Programming Example – Shift Register (Conveyor
Reject)
PLC Programming Example – Paint Spraying
PLC Programming Example – Delay Starting of 7 Motors
PLC Programming Example – Pick and Place
PLC Programming Example – Sorting Station (Shift
Register)
PLC Programming Example – Palletizer

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The next step is to further develop your PLC environment
by using an HMI. (Human Machine Interface)
• Create a PLC with HMI Training and Learning
Environment Free
• Deploying an AdvancedHMI Project
• What Everybody Ought to Know About IP Addressing

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What you want to do now is to look at
the PLC’s that are being used in your
area. What manufacturer is the most
common? What are the models that
they are using?

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Use some hardware and software from
the manufacturer that you will be
using. Visit their website and contact
their office for information.

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