Online course | Drives and motion control
Servo drives and VFDs
motion control programming for PLCs
- Commission VFDs and servo drives step by step
- Control drives from the PLC over Profinet
- Program positioning with TIA Portal technology objects
Parameterize frequency inverters and servo drives, connect them to the PLC over Profinet and program positioning and speed control with technology objects in TIA Portal.
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What you will learn in this course
- Configuration and commissioning of Sinamics V90 servo drive.
- Exercises with Motion Control library instructions.
- Drive application based on the PackML standard.
- Programming a flying saw.
- Installation of Codesys and configuration of a virtual axis.
- Production line project in Codesys.
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?
- The "Motion Control in PLC Programming" course offered by ControlByte Academy is designed to teach students how to program PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers), even if they are new to the automation industry. The course is suitable for both beginners and experienced programmers, providing them with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in the field of industrial automation.
What you get after enrolling
- 65 practical video lessons (about 11 hours)
- Certificate of completion
- Lifetime access and all future updates
- Instructor support on Discord
Your instructor
Jacob K. Biedulski, MSc
Automation and Robotics · 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. Welcome! 2:00
- 1.2. Join the chat for automation engineers - Discord ControlByte 1:42
- 2.1. Download TIA Portal and PLCSIM Advanced, but don't install them yet... 7:59
- 3.1. Sinamics V90 servo drive hardware Free lesson 7:13
- 3.2. Configuration of the servo converter in Sinamics V-Assisttant software Free lesson 15:03
- 3.3. Configuration and programming of the technological object TO in TIA Portal (part 1/2) 12:48
- 3.4. Configuration and programming of the technological object TO in TIA Portal (part 2/2) 12:19
- 4.1. TIA Portal installation - install now! 4:31
- 5.1. What is the PLCopen standard? 13:31
- 6.1. Simulator and MC_Power instruction 18:40
- 6.2. MC_Power - parameterization 24:36
- 7.1. MC_MoveJog 22:05
- 7.2. MC_Home - introduction 17:08
- 7.3. MC_Home - homing modes 15:58
- 8.1. MC_MoveRelative - introduction 33:58
- 8.2. MC_MoveRelative - exercises (homework assignment) 18:28
- 8.3. MC_MoveAbsolute - introduction 16:23
- 8.4. MC_MoveAbsolute - exercises (homework assignment) 19:41
- 9.1. MC_Reset 22:32
- 9.2. MC_MoveVelocity, MC_Stop, MC_Halt (homework assignment) 34:57
- 10.1. LAxisBasic library - introduction 19:50
- 10.2. LAxisBasic library - library structure 22:16
- 10.3. LAxisBasic library - user program (homework assignment) 22:31
- 11.1. PackML standard in the drive application 32:09
- 12.1. MC_GearIn, MC_GearInPos 23:08
- 13.1. Flying Saw Application 39:26
- 14.1. What is Softmotion? 2:41
- 14.2. What is Codesys? 4:33
- 14.3. Codesys installation 3:26
- 15.1. MC_Power - how to power the axis? Free lesson 10:43
- 15.2. Diagnostic blocks and MC_Reset 7:54
- 15.3. Execute blocks - explanation 3:23
- 15.4. Homing procedure explanation 0:35
- 15.5. Homing quiz
- 15.6. MC_Home vs SMC_Homing - homing 4:55
- 15.7. MC_Home and SMC_Homing - quiz
- 15.8. SMC_Homing - Homing Modes 3:44
- 15.9. SMC_Homing on Trace in Codesys 5:27
- 15.10. MC_SetPosition - set position 5:08
- 15.11. MC_SetPosition Quiz
- 16.1. Stop the axis: MC_Stop and MC_Halt 4:29
- 16.2. MC_Stop vs MC_Halt
- 16.3. MC_MoveVelocity 14:10
- 16.4. Homework assignment - MC_MoveVelocity 11:56
- 16.5. Difference between Modulo and Finite axis 5:56
- 16.6. MC_Jog 2:59
- 16.7. MC_Jog quiz
- 17.1. MC_MoveAbsolute for Finite axis 10:26
- 17.2. MC_MoveAbsolute for Modulo axis 6:38
- 17.3. MC_MoveRelative 5:24
- 17.4. MC_MoveAbsolute and MC_MoveRelative quiz
- 17.5. Homework assignment - Warehouse 7:07
- 17.6. Warehouse task solution - complete program 5:06
- 18.1. Project description - PackML standard 7:41
- 18.2. Multi-axis system - polar configuration 10:19
- 18.3. PackML library installation 6:17
- 18.4. Description of the machine program and sequence 23:12
- 18.5. Homework assignment - PackML sequence 16:08
- 19.1. Codesys Depictor add-on - installation 3:23
- 19.2. Description of the DEMO project with robots 7:14
- 19.3. Delta Robot homework assignment 7:29
- 20.1. Drive applications and types of motors
- 20.2. Structure of regulators in the drive system
- 21.1. Sample program for Weintek in CODESYS 7:44
- 22.1. How to get a certificate and share it on Linkedin 3:26
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The course does not require any physical equipment as a PLC simulator PLCSIM from Siemens and Codesys runtime are used. The code written can be used in real-life projects. The course offers lifelong access to the course materials on their platform. 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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