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Siemens and Rockwell · six modules

PLC programming course

From your first scan to running a whole factory. In every stage you learn one idea, practise it on a working machine, then check you have got it.

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Module 1 of 6

Foundations

Scans, conditions, memory, timers and counting.

  1. 01

    Read, decide, command

    I can explain a scan and make an output follow an input.

    Learn

    Think in scans6 minKnow what a tag represents6 min

    Practise

    01. Your first commandSCL / LAD

    Check

  2. 02

    Only run when allowed

    I can combine conditions and explain which request wins.

    Learn

    Build permission into the logic6 min

    Practise

    02. Permission to runSCL / LAD03. Bring the tank up to temperatureSCL / LAD

    Check

  3. 03

    Remember a Start request

    I can read a rung and keep a pump running until Stop.

    Learn

    Read a rung6 min

    Practise

    04. Make it stay runningSCL / LAD05. Stop doesn't stop itSCL / LAD06. Review the AI: Stop prioritySCL / LAD

    Check

  4. 04

    Wait, then act

    I can predict an on-delay and an off-delay scan by scan.

    Learn

    Make time explicit6 min

    Practise

    07. Wait for the processSCL / LAD08. Finish the purgeSCL / LAD09. Review the AI: A fresh delaySCL / LAD

    Check

  5. 05

    Count an event once

    I can distinguish one bottle from many scans and reset a count deliberately.

    Learn

    Count events, not scans6 min

    Practise

    10. Count the arrivalsSCL / LAD11. Count with a one-shotLAD12. Count bottles as they leaveSCL / LAD13. It never reaches threeSCL / LAD14. Review the AI: One bottle, one countSCL / LAD

    Check

Practical passes are recorded per editor profile. These are simulator-tested learning records; native compilation and commissioning still need supervised engineering checks.