Intro to Programmable Logic
Precision Machining Technology
SHORT-TERM COURSE INFORMATION
Course Code: MECS-225A-S10
Course Length: 10 Weeks
Class Meets: Lecture 8 – 9:45 am / Lab 9:45 – 11:25 am on Friday.
Class Dates: March 22 – May 24
Location: Lecture & Lab PMC 142
Instructor: R. Boyer
Credit Hours: 2
In-District Cost: $499. Optional textbook $160. Financial aid opportunities are available to those who qualify. For more information, please schedule an appointment with an Admissions Counselor or email explore@otc.edu to discuss options.
Requirements: Must be 18 years of age or older
Course Description
Learn the basic hardware and programming language of common programmable logic controllers (PLCs) used in industrial systems. Students will learn to use basic programming commands to perform typical industrial operations. Using the Allen-Bradley MicroLogix family of PLCs and RSLogix 500 programming software, students will learn the proper syntax of PLC code, addressing, basic commands, and the functioning of the program cycle.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
What You'll Learn:
This course will introduce students to the basic hardware and programming language of common programmable logic controllers (PLCs) used in an industrial, including how to:
- Identify the main parts of a PLC and explain their function.
- Outline the basic program scan for a PLC.
- List and describe the functions of the hardware.
- Define the Decimal and Binary numbering systems and be able to convert from one numbering or coding system to the other.
- Successfully utilize the programming software and communication drivers required to program and connect to the PLC.
- Utilize ladder diagrams using the Allen Bradley MicrolLogix instruction set of XIC, XIO, OTE, OTL, OTU, Compare and timers.
What You’ll Need:
- Textbook is optional: Programmable Logic Controllers: Hardware and Programming, 5th edition by Rabiee, published by Goodheart-Wilcox, ISBN: 9781649259868
What You’ll Earn:
A basic understanding of PLC hardware and programming language.
Completing this course provides 2 credit hours of an institutional elective.
What else is important to know:
- Must be 18 years of age or older.