Students who take this course should be comfortable working in a windows-based environment, and working with PLC ladder logic.
Software Used:
RSLogix or AI software with your choice of PLC-5, SLC-500, or ControlLogix systems
Course Description:
In this age of information, data needs to be shared between PLC equipment. This communication can take place over a variety of different networks such as Devicenet, Controlnet, Ethernet, or Data Highway Plus. In this course, we will look at the communication methods your plant is using to show the students how PLCs interact with each other using your own plant programs as an example. This knowledge is very useful when an interruption of data flow occurs causing downtime, or when additional data needs to be transferred between pieces of equipment.
Objectives:
Course Outline:
Getting Started
Review of local chassis components
Connecting a PC to the PLC
Configuring RSLinx drivers
Going Online with a PLC
Ethernet
The history and purpose of Ethernet
Ethernet Addressing
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
Configure a PC to communicate on Ethernet
Operation of the Domain Name System (DNS)
Configure a PLC to communicate on Ethernet
Set up the Ethernet Driver in RSLinx
Schedule a connection between two PLC’s on Ethernet
Utilize data received from another PLC in logic
ControlNet
The history and purpose of ControlNet
ControlNet addressing and cable system
Configuring Node addresses
Set up a driver in RSLinx for the PC to communicate on ControlNet
Schedule a connection between PLC processors using RSNetworx
Utilize data received from another PLC in logic
DH+
The history and purpose of DH+
DH+ Cabling limitations and termination
Configuring Node addresses
Set up a driver in RSLinx for the PC to communicate on DH+
Utilize the MSG instruction to pass data to other PLC processors
