PLC Level 3- Advanced Maintenance & Troubleshooting (3/24-3/27/25)

This 4-day advanced training program provides students with hands-on experience using the advanced control and diagnostic capabilities of the Allen-Bradley ControlLogix Programmable Controller and the Studio5000 programming software package. Application troubleshooting exercises are used throughout the course to give students hands-on experience solving typical problems encountered in the factory.

This Advanced course is for students who have taken Level 1 & 2 or who have working knowledge of PLCs.

Students will learn:

➢ Troubleshoot programs utilizing all commonly used instructions of the ControlLogix Programmable Controller.
➢ Effectively use a programming terminal for entering, editing, and troubleshooting programs.
➢ Utilize the diagnostic capabilities of the ControlLogix system to aid in systems troubleshooting.
➢ Properly connect and establish communications over an Ethernet network.
➢ Setup and configure Analog Input and Output cards for Ø-1ØVDC and 4-2ØmA applications.
➢ Setup BSL instructions for parts tracking.
➢ Setup FIFO/LIFO File instructions to track part numbers.
➢ Diagnose PID faults to find bad thermocouples, RTD’s and actuators.
➢ Make small changes to PID loops to increase system efficiency.
➢ Create and test an AOI instruction.

This course is supported through our Industry Partnership Grant to reduce the registration cost.