Chapter Headings:
What is a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)?
Understanding the Input/Output (I/O) Section
I/O Section, Fixed I/O0, Modular I/O2, Discrete I/O Modules,
AC Discrete Input Module, DC Discrete Input Module, Fast-Responding DC Input
Module,Discrete Output Module, AC Output Module, Output Fuses,
Status Lights, Module Keying, DC Output Modules, Sourcing and Sinking, Contact
Output Modules, Interposing Relay, Reed Relay Output Module,
Transistor-Transistor Logic (TTL) I/O Modules, Analog I/O Modules, , Safety
Circuit, Rack Installation, Electrical Noise, Grounding, I/O Shielding,
Processor Unit
The Processor, Memory Types, Memory Size, , Memory
Structure, Peripherals
Programming Devices (Programmers)
Programming Devices, Dedicated Desktop Programmers,
Keyboard, Video Display Terminal, Hand-held Programmers, Computer Programmers, Dedicated Desktop Programmers
(Advantages/Disadvantages),
Hand-held Programmers
(Advantages/Disadvantages), Personal Computer Programmers Advantages/Disadvantages)
Memory Organization
Memory Words and Word Locations, Memory Organization,
Storage Memory, User Memory, Allen-Bradley PLC-5 File Structure
Numbering Systems
Decimal System, Binary System, Octal
System2, Hexadecimal System, Binary Coded Decimal (BCD)
System, Using Numbering Systems
Understanding and Using Ladder Diagrams
Wiring Diagrams, Ladder Diagrams, Ladder Diagram Rules,
Basic Stop/Start Circuit, Sequenced Motor Starting
Relay Type Instructions
Programming Contacts, EXAMINE ON, EXAMINE OFF, Clarifying
EXAMINE ON and EXAMINE OFF
Programming a PLC
Sample Programs, Programming with a Computer, Instruction Sets,
PLC-5 Addressing Scheme, Peripherals
(Approved
for Journeyman upgrading in WA, ID, OR, MT, WY, AK and any other state that is
signatory to the Electrical Reciprocal Agreement)
