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Schneider Modicon PLC with EcoStruxure Machine Expert Basic
The Modicon M221 from the first download to a hundred solved ladder problems, with the official Schneider how-tos for the tooling.
What you will learn
Install Machine Expert Basic and create an M221 project, build every logic gate in ladder, use memory bits, set and reset coils and latching, convert Boolean expressions and logic circuits into rungs, program TON, TOF and TP timers, solve more than fifty worked applications, and use the official tooling: addressing, shift registers, online change, symbols, Modbus TCP and HMI sharing.
- Install Machine Expert Basic and pick the M221 from the controller catalogue
- Build AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR, XOR and XNOR in ladder and prove them with truth tables
- Latch with a seal-in or set/reset and know which one restarts after a power cut
- Turn a Boolean expression or a logic-circuit drawing into rungs
- Use TON, TOF and TP for delays, pulses and sequences
- Solve fifty-plus worked applications: traffic lights, mixers, washers, ovens, garages, parking
- Use indirect addressing, shift registers, online change and symbol comments
- Configure Modbus TCP and share variables with a Vijeo Designer HMI
Course content
18 modules · 114 lessons · 19h 35m
In order, at whatever pace suits you. Each module ends with a practice task that builds on the last, and a short quiz.
- 01Schneider PLCs and Machine Expert Basic5 lessons28m
- 02Logic Gates in Ladder7 lessons1h 2m
- 03Switch-Based Programs6 lessons1h 13m
- 04Set, Reset, Memory Bits and Latching6 lessons58m
- 05Latching Practice7 lessons1h 8m
- 06Boolean Expressions to Ladder7 lessons1h 6m
- 07Digital Logic Circuits and Alarms5 lessons43m
- 08Push-Button Programs and Forcing7 lessons1h 24m
- 09Timers: TON, TOF and TP5 lessons36m
- 10Timer Applications I7 lessons1h 7m
- 11Timer Applications II5 lessons52m
- 12Home and Machine Examples6 lessons1h 0m
- 13Process and Site Examples8 lessons1h 15m
- 14Longer Worked Problems I8 lessons1h 52m
- 15Longer Worked Problems II8 lessons1h 60m
- 16Longer Worked Problems III8 lessons2h 20m
- 17Machine Expert Tooling: Addressing, Shift Registers, Online Change, Modbus and HMI8 lessons29m
- 18Final Assessment1 lesson8m
Requirements
- Who it is for
- Absolute beginner. Every instruction is introduced through a worked example.
- Software
- EcoStruxure Machine Expert Basic (free from Schneider Electric) with its simulator
- Hardware
- None. The simulator runs every exercise.
Schneider Modicon PLC with EcoStruxure Machine Expert Basic at a glance
Schneider Modicon PLC with EcoStruxure Machine Expert Basic is a free, self-paced online plc programming course from EDWartens India with 18 modules, 19h 35m of video lessons, written notes, practice tasks and assessments, and an optional verifiable certificate.
- Price
- ₹0, free for good. No trial, no card.
- Format
- 18 self-paced modules, 19h 35m of video, written notes, a quiz per module and a final assessment.
- Level
- Beginner. Absolute beginner. Every instruction is introduced through a worked example.
- Brand
- Schneider Electric
- Software
- EcoStruxure Machine Expert Basic (free from Schneider Electric) with its simulator
- Hardware
- None. The simulator runs every exercise.
- Certificate
- Optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, ₹700, verifiable by code. Not a vendor credential.
- Video lessons by
- Instrumentation Tools, Schneider Electric (independent creators, credited below)
- Language
- English
A shareable EDWartens certificate
Finish every module and pass the final assessment, and you can buy a certificate for ₹700. It carries a unique verification code on a public page anyone can check, so it stands up when a recruiter looks it up.
- Add it to your LinkedIn profile in one click
- Link it from a CV or portfolio, the URL is permanent
- Publicly verifiable by code, not a PDF anyone can edit
- Issued by EDWartens India, the training centre itself
The course itself stays free whether or not you ever buy one.
Stuck? Ask a practising engineer
A free course usually means a comment section and hope. This one does not. Every module has an Ask-your-trainer panel that reaches the same engineers who teach our paid programme: people who commission panels for a living, not moderators.
- Questions answered in the context of the module you are on
- The same engineers who teach the AEP programme
- Career tools, CV help and public job listings included
- Your progress and notes stay in your account for good
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Common questions
Do I need to buy the software?
No. EcoStruxure Machine Expert Basic is a free download from Schneider Electric and includes a simulator that runs every exercise.
Which Schneider PLCs does this cover?
The Modicon M221 through Machine Expert Basic. The tooling module also shows Machine Expert and SoMachine for the M241, M251 and M262. Control Expert for the M340 and M580 is a different tool and not covered.
Do I need a PLC?
No. The simulator stands in for it. The wiring and catalogue lessons prepare you for a real M221 when you meet one.
Why are there so many worked examples?
Because that is how ladder is learned. The source series solves one application per lesson, and the practice task asks you to solve it first and compare.
What computer do I need?
A 64-bit Windows 10 machine with 8 GB of RAM. Machine Expert Basic is Windows-only.
Is the 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 Schneider Electric qualification?
An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you pass the final assessment, with a verification code anyone can check. It is not a Schneider Electric credential and is never described as one.
Who made the video lessons?
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.
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.
- Instrumentation Toolsthe 100-lesson Schneider PLC course series
- Schneider Electricthe official EcoStruxure Machine Expert how-to videos
If you are one of these creators and would like a lesson removed or credited differently, write to info@wartens.com.