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Level 1 of 23 · PLC lab

Power the PLC

Level 1 of 23 in the PLC lab: a free PLC exercise at Foundation level, which takes about 30 minutes. Lock out, then wire the supply from the isolator to a Wartens PLC: breaker, 24 V power supply, protective earth, a 24 V breaker and the terminal rail. Prove 24 V at L+ and M.

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Goal

Lock out, then wire the supply from the isolator to a Wartens PLC: breaker, 24 V power supply, protective earth.

Done when

The acceptance test marks the skills this level practises.

Skills

Wiring at Foundation level.

Before you start

This is the first level of the PLC lab. You need no earlier work.

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23 levels

Levels in the PLC lab

Program a working machine in ladder, Structured Text or SFC and watch it run.

Wire the PLC

Levels 1 to 4
  1. Start Power the PLC
  2. Start Wire the PLC inputs
  3. Start Wire the PLC outputs
  4. Start Program and prove it

Foundation

Levels 5 to 9
  1. Start Motor start/stop with overload
  2. Start Forward/reverse conveyor
  3. Start Star-delta fan starter
  4. Start Batch counter on a packing line
  5. Start Tank filling pump

Intermediate

Levels 10 to 23
  1. Start Pedestrian crossing
  2. Start Parcel sorter
  3. Start Duty and standby pumps
  4. Start Scale the tank level
  5. Start Conveyor jam detection
  6. Start Reusable motor block: four motors
  7. Start Filling sequence
  8. Start Packaging line drive
  9. Start Safety gate interlock
  10. Start Air handling unit temperature control
  11. Start Palletiser sequence
  12. Start Batch mixer with recipes
  13. Start Bottling line: fill, cap, reject
  14. Start Fault-finding challenge

All 23 PLC programming exercises on one page: what each one teaches and how the marking works.

Part of the PLC lab

Program a working machine in ladder, Structured Text or SFC and watch it run.

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