PLC Simulation Software: Factory I/O with Connected Component Workbench

Course details

There’s a strong demand for people who can program Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs). However, new learners might not have access to an actual PLC to learn. Simulation software helps fill that gap. In this course, instructor Zahraa Khalil covers two simulation softwares by going through projects that grow progressively more complicated. Zahraa goes over the interface and programming methodologies for Connected Components Workbench (CCW) software, then introduces you to the CCW Micro800 PLC simulator. After a software demonstration using the CCW simulator, she gives you an overview of Factory I/O software and shows you how to download and use Factory I/O. Once you have both softwares installed and ready to go, Zahraa dives into the actual projects: a control panel, a conveyor belt, a filling tank with timer, and a PLC program to sort cardboard boxes by height. After completing the projects, she presents some useful troubleshooting tips for CCW software and Factory I/O.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - PLC programming using a 3D factory simulation software
02 - What you should know
03 - Using the exercise files

1. Connected Components Software

04 - Connected Components Workbench software introduction
05 - Connected Components Workbench software download guide
06 - CCW software interface tour
07 - CCW Micro800 PLC simulator
08 - Establishing the connection path for the PLC Simulator
09 - CCW software demo

2. Factory I O Software

10 - Factory I O overview and download
11 - Factory I O software tour
12 - Connect Factory I O software with CCW software

3. CCW and Factory I O First Project - Control Panel

13 - Control panel project
14 - Ladder logic program in CCW software
15 - Project demo

4. CCW and Factory I O Conveyor Belt Project

16 - Conveyor belt project
17 - Part 1 - Programming
18 - Part 2 - Programming
19 - Project demo
20 - Optional - Retroreflective sensors overview

5. CCW and Factory I O Filling Tank with Timer Project

21 - Filling a water tank project
22 - Step 1 - Program fill and discharge pushbuttons
23 - Step 2 - Adding timer (TON) in CCW software
24 - Step 3, part 1 - Showing time on display in Factory I O
25 - Project demo 1
26 - Step 3, part 2 - Showing time on display in Factory I O
27 - Final project demo

6. Sorting Boxes by Height

28 - Sorting boxes by height project
29 - Understanding the Factory I O scene, part 1 - Entry conveyor and light array
30 - Understanding the Factory I O scene, part 2 - Chain transfer
31 - Understanding the Factory I O scene, part 3 - Right and left conveyors
32 - Step 1 - Program Start button to start the entry conveyor
33 - Step 2 - Program moving into the chain transfer
34 - Step 3 - Program sorting the small boxes
35 - Step 4 - Program sorting the large boxes
36 - Project demo

7. Troubleshooting

37 - Troubleshooting tips

Conclusion

38 - Next steps