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EPLAN Electric P8 and Pro Panel

Free EPLAN Electric P8 course for electrical designers: projects, terminals, PLC I/O, reports and Pro Panel 3D layouts. The certificate is optional and paid.

  • 14 modules
  • 13h 25m of video
  • Beginner
  • English
  • ₹0, free
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Overview

About EPLAN Electric P8 and Pro Panel

Free EPLAN Electric P8 course for electrical designers: projects, terminals, PLC I/O, reports and Pro Panel 3D layouts. The certificate is optional and paid.

EPLAN Electric P8 and Pro Panel is a free, self-paced online course from EDWartens for engineering students, ITI and diploma holders, and working engineers and panel designers. It has 14 modules and 13h 25m of video lessons by EPLAN with Chris, EPLAN in a Nutshell, Roland Younk, EPLAN Quebec Canada Inc., with written notes and worked problems, a practical project with a document pack and a 15-question final assessment (pass mark 60%). Learning is free with an account; an optional certificate with a public verification code is issued when you pass. Last updated 27 September 2026.

Who it is for: Engineering students, ITI and diploma holders, and working engineers and panel designers

This course includes

  • 13h 25m of video lessons
  • 14 modules with written notes and diagrams
  • One final assessment: 15 questions, pass mark 60%
  • Ask-an-engineer support from practising engineers
  • Lifetime access, the course does not expire
  • Optional verifiable certificate when you finish
  1. Step 1 of 3

    Learn the 14 modules

    13h 25m of video lessons, written notes and a practice task per module, at your own pace.

  2. Step 2 of 3

    Pass the final assessment

    15 questions drawn from every module, pass mark 60%, 3 attempts.

  3. Step 3 of 3

    Take the certificate, if you want it

    Optional, paid once, only if you choose it. The course stays free either way.

    See the certificate and its price

A look inside

EPLAN Electric P8 and Pro Panel: Syllabus at a glance
Syllabus at a glance
EPLAN Electric P8 and Pro Panel: What you will be able to do
What you will be able to do
EPLAN Electric P8 and Pro Panel: Tools and credits
Tools and credits

From the lessons

  • How to start with EPLAN for free 5 free sources on the internet

    EPLAN Electric P8 and Creating a Project

    by EPLAN in a Nutshell

  • EPLAN Tutorial INSert Symbols Device angle TNodes

    Symbols, Devices and Properties

    by Roland Younk, EPLAN Quebec Canada Inc.

  • Mastering Terminal Strips in EPLAN from A to Z: The Complete Professional Workflow

    Terminals, Cables and Interruption Points

    by EPLAN with Chris

  • EPLAN P8 create symbol macro , window macro

    Macros

    by EPLAN in a Nutshell

  • EPLAN P8 Tutorial: How you generate a terminal diagram in EPLAN

    Reports, Checks and Export

    by EPLAN in a Nutshell

  • EPLAN 2D Panel Layout

    2D Panel Layout and Pro Panel 3D

    by EPLAN in a Nutshell

Lesson frames belong to the creators named in the Credits and are shown from YouTube.

What you learn

What you will be able to do

Create EPLAN projects with correct structure, plot frames and title pages, place symbols and devices with proper properties, design terminal strips, cables and PLC I/O, build and use macros, manage parts with the Data Portal, generate reports and PDFs, lay out panels in 2D and Pro Panel 3D, route wires for Smart Wiring and share projects through the EPLAN Cloud.

  • Create projects with base projects, plot frames and structure identifiers
  • Place symbols, devices, terminals, cables and PLC cards
  • Build macros and manage parts with the Data Portal
  • Generate reports, run checks and export PDFs
  • Lay out panels in 2D and Pro Panel 3D
  • Route wires, prepare Smart Wiring and use the EPLAN Cloud

Syllabus

Course content, module by module

In order, at whatever pace suits you. Each module ends with a practice task that builds on the last.

Modules
14
Video lessons
90
Of video
13h 25m
Final questions
15
  1. 01

    EPLAN Electric P8 and Creating a Project

    5 lessons · 18m
  2. 02

    Pages, Structure and Plot Frames

    10 lessons · 2h 16m
  3. 03

    Symbols, Devices and Properties

    8 lessons · 1h 5m
  4. 04

    Structure to IEC 81346, Modular Engineering and Function Pages

    2 lessons · 36m
  5. 05

    Terminals, Cables and Interruption Points

    10 lessons · 1h 37m
  6. 06

    PLC Design

    5 lessons · 27m
  7. 07

    Macros

    7 lessons · 55m
  8. 08

    Parts Management and the Data Portal

    5 lessons · 34m
  9. Final assessment · 15 questions, pass mark 60%

Project

The course project

Optional practice that ends in the kind of job the course prepares you for, with the documents that go with it.

About 18 hours

Pouch-packaging machine control panel: a complete EPLAN P8 project from structure to Pro Panel and reports

Build the full EPLAN Electric P8 project for the control panel of a vertical form-fill-seal pouch machine: structured pages to IEC 81346, power, control and safety sheets, a CompactLogix I/O card set with addresses, terminals, cables, a Pro Panel 3D layout with routed wires, and the generated report set. You deliver the EPLAN project archive, your own I/O list and drawing list, the Pro Panel layout and the reports. The sample pack shows what a machine builder's electrical department hands to the panel shop and the customer.

Sample document pack, 8 documents, filled in for the scenario

  • Drawing listDrawing and Document List: VFFS Machine VF-1 Control Panel CP1
  • Wiring drawingsSchematic Set: Sheet Contents and Circuits, Panel CP1
  • I/O listI/O List: Panel CP1, CompactLogix 1769-L33ER
  • Panel GAPanel CP1: Pro Panel Layout, Door, Mounting Plate and Routing
  • BOMBill of Materials: Panel CP1 and Machine Devices (generated parts list)
  • Cable scheduleCable Schedule: Machine VF-1, Panel CP1 to Machine
  • Change noticeDesign Change Notice 001: Pneumatic Dump Valve on E-stop
  • ReportGenerated Report Set and Project Check Record: VF-1 Standard Project

Read inside the course and download as a workbook. The project is optional practice, marked when you submit it; the certificate needs only the modules and the final assessment.

About 18 hours

Brewhouse motor control panel to NFPA 79 and UL 508A: EPLAN P8 project, field cables, SCCR and wire production data

Build the EPLAN Electric P8 project for a 480 V, 60 Hz motor control panel serving ten brewhouse motors: an NFPA base project with line-referenced ladder pages, AWG wire sizes from the motor full-load currents, NFPA 79 wire colours set as potentials, six PowerFlex 525 drives with Safe Torque Off, four starters, POINT I/O on EtherNet/IP, field cables to every motor, the UL 508A short-circuit current rating worked out from the components, and the production data a panel shop uses: routed wire lengths, the wire list for the wire-processing machine and the marker export. The sample pack shows what a UL 508A panel shop hands to the brewery and its electrical contractor.

Sample document pack, 9 documents, filled in for the scenario

  • Drawing listDrawing and Document List: Brewhouse Motor Control Panel MCP-200
  • MCC scheduleMotor and Feeder Schedule: MCP-200 (as revised by DCN-001)
  • Single lineSingle Line Diagram and Short-Circuit Current Rating: MCP-200
  • Wiring drawingsSchematic Set: Conventions, Sheet Contents and the STO Page in Words
  • Cable scheduleCable Schedule: MCP-200 to Brewhouse Motors and Field Devices
  • BOMBill of Materials: MCP-200 (generated parts list, Rev 1)
  • ReportCheck Run and Production Data Record: Routing, Wire List and Markers
  • Change noticeDesign Change Notice 001: CIP Supply Pump Upsized from 7.5 hp to 10 hp
  • FATPanel Shop Factory Acceptance Test Record: MCP-200

Read inside the course and download as a workbook. The project is optional practice, marked when you submit it; the certificate needs only the modules and the final assessment.

Tools

Software, hardware and lessons

Software

EPLAN Electric P8 (Education or trial licence)

Hardware

None required.

Who it is for

Beginner to intermediate. Reading electrical drawings is assumed.

Video lessons by

  • EPLAN with Chris
  • EPLAN in a Nutshell
  • Roland Younk, EPLAN Quebec Canada Inc.

Independent creators, credited in full under Credits.

Software you need

What to download, where from, what it costs and how to install it. Every link goes to the maker's own site, never a mirror.

Required

  1. 01

    Eplan Electric P8

    Eplan

    Free for students
    Runs on
    Windows 11 64-bit PC with an AVX2-capable processor (see Eplan's system requirements)
    Account
    A free Eplan Cloud account registered as a student

    Eplan gives free Eplan Education licences to pupils, trainees and students for private use. It includes Electric P8, Preplanning and Pro Panel, is limited to 40 schematic pages and may not be installed on a company or school computer. When a licence expires you can request a new one while you are still a student.

    Alternatives

Checked against each maker's own page on 27 September 2026. Trial lengths and editions change; the maker's page is the final word.

What you walk away with

Your certificate for EPLAN Electric P8 and Pro Panel

Finish the course, pass the final, and this is the document with your name on it.

Sample Wartens Certificate of Completion for EPLAN Electric P8 and Pro Panel, issued through the EDWartens training portal
Sample. The issued certificate carries your name, your final score, a unique certificate ID and its own QR code.
  • Verifiable by anyone

  • Adds to LinkedIn in one click

  • QR code on the certificate

  • Names what you can do

  • A permanent link

  • Earned, not attended

Learning is free. The certificate is optional.

Add it now and pay only when you have finished the course, or come back for it later. One-off, US$23.99, with a receipt.

Issued by Wartens Ltd (England and Wales, company no. 15262249) through the EDWartens training portal, as a Certificate of Completion for this self-paced course. Sold in India by Wartens Automation Private Limited. It is not a vendor certification, a university award or a CPD-accredited activity, and it does not certify competence on live equipment. Delivered electronically; see the refund policy.

FAQ

Common questions

What is IEC 81346 and why does EPLAN use it?

IEC 81346 is the international standard for structuring systems and giving every object a reference designation, the structured tag that identifies each device. The IEC states that IEC 81346-1 establishes general principles for structuring systems, and that a reference designation labelled at a component is the key to finding information about that object across documents. EPLAN builds its page and device structure on this scheme, and this course teaches modular engineering to DIN 81346 so your projects stay navigable.

Can I use the EPLAN student licence for paid or commercial work?

No, the student licence is for learning only. Eplan's Education for Students page states that free Eplan Education licences are provided to pupils, trainees and students for private use. For paid project work you need a commercial EPLAN licence through your employer, but the student licence is enough to follow every module of this course.

Is EPLAN free?

EPLAN Education is free for students and teachers, and a trial exists; either covers the course.

Why EPLAN rather than AutoCAD Electrical?

Indian OEMs supplying European customers are asked for EPLAN; both courses are here, take the one your employer names.

Is Pro Panel included?

Yes, as the 3D half: layout, routing, Smart Wiring and production.

Is the EPLAN Electric P8 and Pro Panel course really free?

Yes. Every module, practice task and assessment. You create an account so your progress is saved and the assessments can be marked. The certificate is the only paid item, and only if you want it.

What certificate do I get, and is it a vendor qualification?

An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you pass the final assessment, with a verification code anyone can check. It is not a vendor credential and is never described as one.

Who made the video lessons in the EPLAN Electric P8 and Pro Panel course?

The creators named in the Credits block at the foot of this page, on their own YouTube channels. EDWartens did not make the videos and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.

How long does the EPLAN Electric P8 and Pro Panel course take?

Plan on about 20 hours in all, including the video lessons, notes and practice tasks. It is self-paced, so you work through the fourteen modules at your own speed.

Is the EPLAN Electric P8 and Pro Panel course free in India, and what does the certificate cost?

Yes. Learning costs ₹0 in India: every module, the written notes, the practice tasks and the final assessment, with no card and no trial period. The only paid item is the optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, ₹499 including GST for this beginner course, paid in rupees through Razorpay, and only if you want it after passing the final assessment.

All course facts
Price
₹0, free for good. No trial, no card. Comparable classroom training of this length costs about ₹6,999.
Who it is for
Engineering students, ITI and diploma holders, and working engineers and panel designers
Format
14 self-paced modules, 13h 25m of video, written notes, a practice task per module and one final assessment.
Level
Beginner. Beginner to intermediate. Reading electrical drawings is assumed.
Brand
EPLAN
Software
EPLAN Electric P8 (Education or trial licence)
Hardware
None required.
Certificate
Optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, ₹499 inclusive of GST for learners in India, verifiable by code. Not a vendor credential.
Video lessons by
EPLAN with Chris, EPLAN in a Nutshell, Roland Younk, EPLAN Quebec Canada Inc. (independent creators, credited below)
Language
English
Last updated
27 September 2026

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Credits

Who made the video lessons

The video lessons in this course were created by the people below, not by EDWartens. Every lesson streams from its creator's own YouTube channel; EDWartens neither hosts nor sells that footage, and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens and do not endorse this course. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.

If you are one of these creators and would like a lesson removed or credited differently, write to info@wartens.com.