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Industrial Automation:
IN-PLANT CONTROL SYSTEMS TROUBLESHOOTING (BAT 420)
Course Description
This course provides the participants with the skills and knowledge to identify and isolate
specific problems found in overall plant control systems. Although this course will use Allen-
Bradley family components and software, the course focus is on troubleshooting techniques,
skills and applications to efficiently locate and solve problems regardless of the system
used.
Learning Outcome
The successful completion of this course should enable the participant to:
1. Understand I/O communications and typical in-plant hardware (e.g., remote racks,
drives, PanelViews, etc.) as controlled with a PLC.
2. Understand and use various Allen-Bradley software packages to troubleshoot each
device type, both as a single device and as an integral system.
3. Successfully navigate, for troubleshooting purposes, using the A-B RSLogix 5,
PanelView, Drive Manager, Drive Tools, and RSLogix 500 software.
4. Successfully troubleshoot multi-device/ plant control systems.
Course Objectives
To provide the knowledge and skills required to effectively communicate with, maintain and
troubleshoot various in-plant systems and remote hardware devices with an emphasis on
Allen-Bradley components.
Major Topics Covered
• Combined in-plant systems
• PLC5 - PanelView, A/C Drive, Communications setup and troubleshooting
• PLC5 – Remote I/O configuration and troubleshooting for each device individually
and all devices as a remote I/O system
• System and device Error and Fault recognition and troubleshooting
• Troubleshooting techniques
Prerequisites
Participants should have completed Allen Bradley RSLogix 5 (BAT 330 or 335) and/or Allen
Bradley PanelView (BAT 300 or 310) or AC drive (BAT 400) training OR other similar training
such as Telemecanique, Siemens, or others.
Class Size
8
Course Duration
40 Hours
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