Cross-Train to SLC-500 from PLC-5 Using RSLogix500 Software

This one day, hands-on technical workshop is specifically designed to:

• cross-train plant maintenance personnel who are already familiar with the Allen-Bradley PLC-5 hardware system to the hardware of the smaller SLC-500 system
• cross-train plant maintenance personnel from the RSLogix5 software package used for the PLC-5 to the RSLogix500 package used for the SLC-500

The following topics will be presented through hands-on exercises and demonstrations:

• Comparing the hardware of the PLC-5 system to the hardware of the SLC-500
• Comparing the principal features of the RSLogix5 and RSLogix500 software packages
• Comparing the PLC-5 data table structures to those of the SLC-500
• Configuring analog I/O modules such as 1746-NI4, 1746-NO4I, etc.
• Configuring the 1747-SN Remote I/O scanner module
• Using Block Transfers to communicate with Remote I/O devices
• Wiring and processing analog inputs and outputs such as 4-20mA and other common instrumentation signals
• Comparing numeric formats of analog signal data between the PLC-5 and the SLC-500 systems
• SLC-500 I/O addressing; using the decimal numbering system
• Configuring the SLC-500 communication channels for DH+, RS-232, etc.

This course will be conducted as a laboratory workshop using the Problem/Solution method of instruction. There are absolutely no transparency projectors and no PowerPoint slide shows involved. Instead, all of the course material is presented through a series of hands-on exercises which each student performs on real-world equipment. By working through the same types of tasks which are commonly encountered in the field, students not only master the material more rapidly but also improve their problem-solving skills and develop the confidence required to apply their new abilities on the job. Most students, particularly those with a maintenance technician background, respond enthusiastically to the challenges of this dynamic style of instruction.

Students successfully completing this course will be awarded 0.8 Continuing Education units.

This workshop is specifically targeted toward plant maintenance personnel who are proficient with the PLC-5 family of controllers but have little or no experience with SLC-500 systems. By comparing the two hardware platforms and concentrating on their similarities and their differences, this one-day cross-training workshop achieves much the same results as longer, traditional classes which focus exclusively on the SLC-500. Enabling students to apply their existing knowledge of the PLC-5 family allows this class to greatly accelerate the process of learning the skills required to troubleshoot and maintain systems controlled by SLC-500s.

In order to provide each student with an individual workstation and with adequate instructor attention, the class size is normally limited to six students.

It is required that each student have a good working knowledge of the Allen-Bradley PLC-5 family based on the RSLogix5 software package. Each student must also be competent in using the PLC-5 system to process common (4-20mA, etc.) analog instrumentation signals.

It is required that each student have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Windows and also adequate mouse and keyboard skills to enable active participation in the lab exercises. Although the pace of this workshop will not accommodate students who lack these skills, we offer a separate one-day hands-on computer workshop to provide these prerequisites.

For more information, or to register, just contact us at:

843-437-1883          - phone
843-225-0512          - fax
ronbeaufort@gmail.com - email

© Copyright - R.H.Beaufort - Charleston, SC – Updated: May 6, 2008

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Overview of this course