PLC Training on the MicroLogix 1100

Most PLC training teaches you software. This teaches you the controller.

You start with the fundamentals that apply to any PLC, learn the instructions you'll actually use, then connect from your own laptop to a real MicroLogix 1100 on a bench in our lab. You write ladder logic, download it, and watch physical inputs and outputs respond. When something doesn't work you troubleshoot it the way you would in a plant — by looking at what the controller is really doing.

Along the way you'll see the same task done two ways: hardwired with relays, and in software. That comparison is the whole reason this industry moved to PLCs, and it lands differently when you've built both.

The track finishes with a traffic-light intersection — main road, cross road, and a protected left-turn arrow with proper phase timing and all-red intervals. You write the program yourself. A live view of the controller shows every lamp and every timer as your logic runs, so you know immediately whether your sequence is right.

1. 1

   Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers

   What a PLC is, why it replaced relay logic, and the scan cycle that explains everything later.

   Available now 27 slides ~20 min 0 min lab
2. 2

   Ladder logic and basic instructions

   Rungs, addressing, and the contacts and coils you'll use on almost every program.

   Available now 32 slides ~30 min 30 min lab
3. 3

   Wiring it up and going online

   Wire the panel, set the IP address, download your program, and watch the rung run on real hardware.

   Available now 49 slides ~90 min 30 min lab
4. 4

   Timers and counters

   TON, TOF, RTO and CTU, plus latches and one-shots, watched accumulating on live hardware.

   Available now 53 slides ~90 min 60 min lab
5. 5

   Data, math and sequencing

   Integers, floats and control files, analog scaling, shift registers, and the traffic intersection.

   Available now 47 slides ~90 min 60 min lab
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6. 6

   Faults, forces and finishing the job

   Diagnose a machine that is misbehaving, force safely, and hand the work over. Ends with the capstone.

   Available now 46 slides ~90 min 60 min lab

Lab times are approximate — they are a guide to how long the hands-on part usually takes, not a limit. You can ask for more lab time whenever you need it.