Beckhoff TwinCat3 PLC Programming Basics

This is a comprehensive course for learning the basic level programming of Beckhoff  PLC in TwinCat3 software. You will learn the logic designing of TwinCat3 from scratch in a short period. No hardware equipment will be required to follow the course you will just have to install TwinCat3 software on you PC and you can do it. The fundamental programming of TwinCat3 will be covered step by step through video lectures and assignments.

Course Outline:

1- Introduction to Course

2- Introduction to Relay Logic

3- Introduction to Beckhoff PLC

· PLC Communication Protocols

· Inputs, Outputs

· PLC Wiring

· Sink Source

· NPN & PNP Sensors

4- Download and Install TwinCat3 Software

5- Basics of TwinCAT3 Software

· Creation of New Project

· Selection of Device

· Software Interface

· Device Configuration

· Tool Box of Software

· Programming Blocks

· Tag Creation and Data types

6- Software communication with Simulator/PLC

· Simulator Setup

· Load Program in Simulator

· Monitor the Program Online

· Ethernet Communication

· Load the Program to PLC

7- Basic Parameters

· Normally Open Contact

· Normally Close Contact

· Output Coil

· Interlocking of Motors

8- Branches and Rungs

9- Digital and Ladder Logic

· Basics of Digital Logic Design

· Series AND Operation

· Parallel OR Operation

· Truth Tables

· Digital Logic to Ladder Logic Conversion

· Assignment 1

10- Latching

· Latch and Unlatch an Output

· Set and Reset an Output

11- Timers

· On Delay Timer

o Enable of Timer

o Specifying the Duration of Time

· Resetting a Timer

· Off-Delay Timer

· Retentive On-Delay Timer

· Assignment 2

12- Counters

· Up Counter

o Resetting a Counter

· Down Counter

· Up-Down-Counters

· Assignment 3

13- Extended Instructions

· Rising Edge

· Falling Edge

· Positive Edge Trigger

· Negative Edge Trigger

· Assignment 4

14- Move and Conversion Command

· Moving Operands

· Moving Constants

· Conversion of One Data Type to an Other

15- Comparator operations

· Equal (=)

· Less Than (>)

· Greater Than (<)

· Less Than or Equal (>=)

· Greater Than or Equal (<=)

16- Arithmetic Operations

· Addition

· Subtraction

· Multiplication

· Division

· Assignment 5

17- Basics of HMI

· HMI Introduction

· Creating a New Project for HMI Design

· Functioning of HMI with Ladder Logic

18- Assignments

· Two Way Traffic Signals Control

· Color Mixing Scheme

· Chemical Processing Unit