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Rockwell engineer path
RSLogix 500 for the MicroLogix and SLC base, Studio 5000 for CompactLogix and ControlLogix, the Micro800 with CCW, and FactoryTalk View for the panels.
Step 1PLC programmingBeginnerAllen-Bradley RSLogix 500 and MicroLogix
The MicroLogix and SLC 500 on real hardware: file-based addressing, every instruction group, analog scaling, faults and forces, in RSLogix 500.
- Wire a MicroLogix and read its status LEDs
- Connect over Ethernet or serial DF1, upload, download and go online
- Read and write file-based addresses: I:0/3, B3:0/5, N7:10, T4:0.ACC
Step 2PLC programmingBeginnerAllen-Bradley Studio 5000
CompactLogix and ControlLogix from the wiring up: tags, instructions, timers, data, drives, messaging and Modbus, in Rockwell's Studio 5000.
- Wire sinking inputs and sourcing outputs to a CompactLogix without guessing
- Connect over Ethernet, download, upload, and fix RSLinx browsing problems
- Write tag-based ladder with XIC, XIO, OTE, TON, TOF, RTO, CTU and CTD
Step 3PLC programmingBeginnerAllen-Bradley Micro800 with Connected Components Workbench
The Micro820/850 from wiring to motion: CCW, the simulator, bit logic, timers, counters, analog, UDFBs, high-speed counters, PTO motion, PowerFlex and Logix messaging, Modbus TCP, PID, and migration from MicroLogix.
- Install CCW, activate it and run the Micro800 Simulator
- Wire a Micro820/850, fix IP problems, upload, download and update firmware
- Build the same logic in LD, FBD and ST with a PanelView 800 HMI
Step 4HMIBeginnerFactoryTalk Optix HMI and Edge
Rockwell's new HMI platform from the first screen to the edge: Optix Studio, communication, containers and responsive design, object-oriented graphics, aliases and UDTs, faceplates and libraries, alarms, datalogger, recipes, reports, users and languages, Micro800, Modbus, Siemens and REST drivers, MQTT and OPC UA, sizing and View SE integration.
- Install Optix Studio and build responsive, object-oriented screens
- Link to Logix, Micro800, Modbus and Siemens controllers
- Use aliases, UDTs, faceplates and libraries
Step 5HMIBeginnerHMI Design and Programming: Siemens WinCC and FactoryTalk View ME
What an HMI is and how to design one well, then two mainstream tools end to end: Siemens WinCC in TIA Portal and Rockwell FactoryTalk View Machine Edition on PanelView Plus, with WinCC flexible for the legacy base.
- Design a high-performance HMI: grey ground, colour for abnormal, screen hierarchy
- Build a WinCC TIA project with templates, connection, tags, screens, animation, text lists, pop-ups
- Configure alarms, trends, recipes, users, scripts, libraries and languages in WinCC
How the path works
Join the path and every course is added to your account at once, each with its own progress, notes, quizzes and final. Take them in the order shown: each assumes the one before. Module quizzes are five plain questions and the final is twenty, pass mark 50%, with unlimited retries, so the assessment checks that you followed the lessons rather than testing exam nerves.
Questions
- Is the Rockwell engineer path free?
- Yes. Every course in the path is free in full: lessons, notes, practice tasks and assessments. Joining the path adds all of them to your account in one step. The only paid item is the optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion for each course.
- In what order should I take the courses?
- In the order listed: each course assumes the one before it. Every course keeps its own progress, quizzes and certificate, so you can also take one on its own.
- Do I get one certificate for the whole path?
- Certificates are per course, issued when you pass that course's final assessment and bought only if you want them. Finishing every course in a path gives you one certificate per course.