Posted 2 Jan 2019 Hi everybody! I am an experienced electrical/electronics technician with 6 years of maintenance experience, and my boss at the factory recently suggested that I should start learning PLCs so I can take over the automation maintenance all by my own team. I have a lot of time to prepare for this position. What is the optimal way to start? We are working with OMRON equipment. I found some courses that look interesting, so my training plan is: 1 finish the free courses - the ones from Omron Learning website - the one from LinkedIn learning "Learning PLC Ladder Logic Course by: Zahraa Khalil" 2 finish the payed courses on UDEMY - Learn 5 PLCs in a Day-AB, Siemens, Schneider, Omron & Delta - PLC Programming From Scratch (PLC I) - Practical PLC Programming (PLC II) - Process Visualization with HMI / SCADA (PLC III) - Advanced Programming Paradigms (PLC IV) - From Wire to PLC , A Bootcamp In Industrial Automation - Factory Automation using PLC Logics That being said, can you suggest me more courses / textbooks / training programs? BTW your forum has been a good source of information for the last few days that I have took to research the topic, so I want to thank you all for providing all of this information. God bless you all! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 2 Jan 2019 Here is a free series on the Omron CP1H PLC. This will cover all of the basics.https://accautomation.ca/series/omron-plc-cp1h-series/ Here is a beginners guide to PLC programming that you might find helpful:https://accautomation.ca/programming/plc-beginners-guide/ Regards, Garry 1 person likes this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites