Online course | CODESYS Structured Text
Basic PLC Structured Text
programming course in CODESYS
- Install CODESYS and build your first ST project
- Master variables, loops, functions and function blocks
- Create a simple visualization for your program
Learn CODESYS and the ST language from scratch: installation, first project, variables, control structures, function blocks and visualization, all on the free CODESYS environment.
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What you will learn in this course
- Master the ST programming language in the CODESYS environment, essential for advanced PLC programming.
- Learn how to code in CODESYS IDE, gaining hands-on experience with this powerful tool.
- Understand variable declarations, integer, floating-point and string operations, key to developing robust PLC programs.
- Master advanced program flow control instructions, including IF... THEN, CASE, loops such as FOR, WHILE, and REPEAT, to create efficient and complex applications.
- Learn programming in a virtual environment using Factory IO, simulating real-world industrial processes.
- Dive into software organizational units such as POU, FB, FC, Actions, and more, essential for structuring and organizing automation projects.
- Focus on key automation topics, including operators, edge detection, timing instructions, and counters, learning step by step to build advanced automation systems.
- Develop practical skills through project-based exercises, allowing you to apply what you’ve learned in real-world scenarios.
- Receive live support through Discord and interactive meetings, ensuring all your questions are answered as you progress.
- Earn a certificate in both Polish and English, validating your skills and boosting your career opportunities in automation and PLC programming.
Why do engineers choose ControlByte courses?
- Video lessons on our e-learning platform, available 24/7
- Exercises based on ready project templates that you build step by step
- Free simulators, so you do not need your own PLC to practice
- Learn at your own pace, from any device, with lifetime access
- Instructor support on Discord and feedback on your homework
Who is this course for?
- PLC Programmers
- Automation Engineers
- Electrical Engineers
- Industrial Engineers
- Maintenance Technicians
- Control System Technicians
- Instrumentation Technicians
- This course welcomes beginners, making it an ideal starting point for aspiring PLC programmers to build confidence and skills in automation.
What you get after enrolling
- 55 practical video lessons (about 3 hours)
- Video Lessons
- PDF files
- Project templates
- Homeworks
- Certificate of completion
- Lifetime access and all future updates
- Instructor support on Discord
Your instructor
Matthew Kurantowicz, MSc
Automation engineer · PLC programmer · Co-founder of ControlByte
“ In this course you will learn to work the way we do on real projects: step by step, with exercises you can repeat on your own, even if you are new to industrial automation.
Course curriculum - full table of contents
- 1.1. Codesys environment installation 3:26
- 1.2. Discord support group 1:05
- 1.3. What is Codesys and ST programming language 4:08
- 1.4. First ST program Free lesson 5:50
- 1.5. Knowledge test
- 1.6. Simple visualization in Codesys Free lesson 4:52
- 1.7. Homework assignment - OR logic gate and modify visu 4:14
- 2.1. Memory units, variable and constant definition 3:12
- 2.2. BOOL variable declaration in Codesys 3:06
- 2.3. Integer variables - introduction 2:52
- 2.4. Integer variables - exceeding the range 7:52
- 2.5. Notation in number system 5:10
- 2.6. Real variables 1:54
- 2.7. Arrays 4:58
- 2.8. Structured type 4:45
- 2.9. Enumeration type Free lesson 3:41
- 2.10. Local and global variables 4:21
- 2.11. Variables - Knowledge Test
- 2.12. Variables Homework 4:31
- 3.1. Assignment operator 6:15
- 3.2. Arithmetic operators 6:29
- 3.3. Logical Operators 6:01
- 3.4. Comparison operators Free lesson 3:52
- 3.5. Operator Priorities 1:46
- 3.6. Operators - Knowledge Test
- 3.7. Operators - homework assignment Free lesson 3:19
- 4.1. IF statement 5:25
- 4.2. IF, ELSIF, ELSE statement 5:50
- 4.3. CASE...OF statement Free lesson 4:14
- 4.4. FOR loop 6:15
- 4.5. Project: Three-position temperature controller in the control cabinet 6:53
- 4.6. Visualization: Three-position temperature controller in the control cabinet Free lesson 5:01
- 4.7. Quiz - IF, CASE, and FOR instructions
- 5.1. Project description 5:47
- 5.2. Pump Station Project Structure 1:55
- 5.3. Function Block: Pump Control Free lesson 5:32
- 5.4. Function Block: Water Generator 1:41
- 5.5. Function Block: Pump Operation 10:10
- 5.6. Main program 7:29
- 5.7. Visualization pattern 3:48
- 5.8. Visualization project 3:15
- 5.9. Alarm programming 5:31
- 5.10. Program and visualization tests Free lesson 5:46
- 5.11. Pump Station Homework Assignment 1:39
- 6.1. Monostable Button Light Control 5:57
- 6.2. Light intensity control 8:21
- 6.3. Motion Sensor Free lesson 4:40
- 6.4. Homework assigment: Radio buttons 2:45
- 7.1. Final test
- 8.1. How to start a motor with a start button and a coil?
- 8.2. Motor Control Basics: Ladder Logic vs Structured Text in CODESYS
- 8.3. Latching Circuit Tutorial
- 8.4. Visualization start/stop button and the lamp
- 8.5. Timer on delay TON for the motor
- 9.1. How to get a certificate and share it on Linkedin 3:46
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- Lifetime access to the support server with the instructors
- Code reviews of your programs on a dedicated channel
- Answers to your questions on business days
- Conversations with other automation engineers from around the world
Bonuses included with the course
Discord forum and chat for students
Join our private Discord server for PLC programmers. Ask questions, share projects and get help from instructors and fellow engineers.
Homework review and feedback
Send us your homework. We review it and send comments so your programs get better and better.
Certificate of completion
A personalised certificate with a unique number that you can share on LinkedIn and add to your CV.
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Permanent access to all course materials, updates and new content added in the future.
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No special requirements. You will start with the basics and learn up to intermediate PLC programming concepts. The course is designed so that you can complete it on free simulators and trial versions of the software shown in the lessons.
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