One of the most requested topics for my ControlLogix course has been the creating and using of Add-on Instructions (AOIs) And today I’m happy to announce the addition of a new lesson to PAC Basics which teaches students how to create and use AOIs from scratch. This new lesson takes full advantage of the application knowledge imparted…
The Allen-Bradley ControlLogix Programmable Automation Controller platform is a powerful and versatile programmable controller line. However, it can also be quite intimidating for those new to the platform. With that in mind, I’ve continued to expand my ControlLogix course in order to give students as much help as I can in becoming proficient using the product.…
Today I’m happy to announce that my new ControlLogix training course, PAC Basics, is now available to take online at The Automation School. This new edition of the course is much enhanced over the previously available “on-demand” Vimeo version in several ways. The first and most obvious is that each and every lesson of the…
Today I’m happy to announce that enrollment in online courses at The Automation School is now open! While The Automation School website had previously hosted a couple of short courses, most of the links on the site lead to non-interactive On-Demand or DVD courses. However, after weeks of behind the scenes work several courses are now available…
Today I’m happy to announce the opening of TheAutomationForums.com, a new automation discussion forum and companion site to The Automation Blog, Minute and Podcast websites. Since the launch of TheAutomationBlog.com, hundreds of visitors have used the comment section of the blog to ask questions and continue the discussion. But while WordPress is a great platform…
Good morning to all our visitors and regular readers! First let me take a moment to thank you for our biggest month yet! This August we had more readers visit our blog than we’ve ever had before, and I wanted to thank every who stopped by 🙂 That said, I’m now in the process of implementing…
I’m happy to announce my PVP Basics course is now available in Digital and DVD editions. Both editions contain over three and a half hours of PanelView Plus lessons, and can be purchased in either a three disc DVD set, or in a Digital edition. The DVD Set was authored at the highest DVD resolution possible, and while…
Expanded with new lessons on Ethernet drivers, BOOTP, OSRs, Photo Eyes, Floating Point, and much more! I’m very happy to announce that after several long weeks in the studio, my updated PLC Basics course is now available! In this new “Second Edition,” I have re-recorded every single lesson, allowing me to expand many of the lessons, add additional hands-on…
Over the last few years, some of the most popular articles here on The Automation Blog have been those about Allen-Bradley’s PanelView Plus HMIs. Not only are the articles popular, but the most asked question in article comments also seem to be about the PanelView Plus. Which brings me to the purpose of this article, and the…
A few weeks ago in the “Question of the Week,” I asked which product or topic our readers would like to see more articles on. The result was the CompactLogix and ControlLogix came in first place, gathering 22% of all votes. And while I still believe the MicroLogix 1000 is the best PLC for beginners to learn on…