Industrial Control Programming based on IEC61131-3 PLCopen Standards

Offered by School of Engineering

Short Course / 3 days / TGS-2019507758

Course Information
Learning Outcomes
Course Schedule
Lesson Plan
Certification
Entry Requirements
Course Fees

Course Information

Industrial controller programming makes up the core of all applications. As such, efficiency and quality in automation is a requisite for the adoption of software standards. The IEC 61131-3 standard meets these demands, increasing development productivity while lowering maintenance costs.

Learning Outcomes

Gain the upper-hand with an integrated design environment at your fingertips. You’ll learn all about IEC 61131-3 PLC languages as well as common programming structures and State Machines, while gaining insights about the concept of OOP in PLC programming.

Course 
Schedule

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Course Date: TBC
Application Period: TBC
Duration: 3 days
Time: 9am to 5pm
Delivery Mode: Classroom
Venue: TBC

This course may be conducted online subject to Covid-19 guidelines.

Ngee Ann Polytechnic reserves the right to reschedule / cancel any programme, modify the fees and amend information without prior notice.

Lesson Plan

A. IEC Programming - PLC Program Structure and Modular Concept (7 hrs)
  • PLC languages and IEC 61131-3 (1 hr)
  • Understanding the different programming languages (2 hrs)
  • PLC programming using Ladder, Function Block and Structured Text (4 hrs)
B. Common programming structure and State Machine (7 hrs)
  • Point Of Use: Function, Function Block and Program (3 hrs)
  • Concept of Task (0.5 hr)
  • Create process image and attach to Physical IOs of PLC (0.5 hr)
  • Programming Best Practice: Concept of ¡°State Machine¡± (1 hr)
  • Case Study (2 hrs)
C. Sharing on concept of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) (3 hrs)
  • Concept of OOP (1 hr)
  • Case Study: Modelling single function in a simple machine (2 hrs)
D. Case Studies with assessment (4 hrs)

Certification

Certification

In-class assessments.

A Certificate of Performance will be awarded to participants who achieve at least 75% attendance and pass all required assessment(s).

A Certificate of Participation will be awarded to participants who meet the 75% attendance requirement but did not pass all required assessment(s).

Entry Requirements

Applicants should preferably have a basic logic circuit knowledge in electrical engineering.

Course Fees

Funding period for this course is from 14 Feb 2019 to 30 Sep 2024. 

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Enhanced training support for SMEs
For enhanced training support for SMEs, enter SME in the promo code during course application.

Long Term Visit Pass Plus (LTVP+) Holders
Please furnish the following documents to the course administrator to qualify for SSG funding:
Self-sponsored learner (**LTVP+): Copy of your green visit pass card, with the word ‘PLUS’ on the back of the card.
Co-sponsored learner (##LTVP+): Copy of valid and current Letter of Consent (LOC) from MOM

Ngee Ann Polytechnic reserves the right to reschedule/cancel any programme, modify the fees and amend information without prior notice.

(Course fee is payable upon acceptance. It is inclusive of 7% GST and subject to review.)

Applicants / Eligibility Fees
Full Course Fee$1284.00