Certified PLC Open training centre in Limerick

Automation Research Centre based at the University of Limerick, Ireland, is now registered as a certified PLC Open training centre for all its PLC courses

As from 1st January 2006 all the courses offered by ARC (Automation Research Centre, Limerick) will comply to PLC Open training requirements and cover all aspects of IEC 611131-3 standard, including the models, common elements, textual and graphical languages.

Concepts such as software, communications and programming models are explained at the start of each course.

Additionally the common elements that are provided in any of the IEC 61131-3 compatible programming environments are introduced.

These include elements such as organisational blocks, functions and function blocks.

Textual programming languages such as Instruction List (IL), Structured Text (ST) and graphical languages such as Ladder Diagram (LD), and Function Block Diagram (FBD) are introduced to the participants.

The main part of the course is based on practical approach to development of full applications.

On the completion of the course, participants on basic PLC courses will be able to develop control programmes for basic applications, while participants on advanced courses will additionally cover advanced instructions, networking and data communications for PLCs.

Currently four PLC courses are on offer from ARC at both basic and advanced levels.

The courses cover the Mitsubishi and Siemens range of PLCs and are offered both in night class format as well as day format and on site.

All the courses are 60% subsidised by FAS the Irish training and employment authority for 2006.

ARC is also the home for Profibus Ireland which offers a comprehensive range of certified Profibus courses.

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