hi guys, i have just signed up to this site after reading through it with much interest over the last few weeks.
i am as the thread title states, a novice in PLCs, what they can do and how they work, and i have been dropped with the dreaded traffic light task by my new employer!
a little bit of background info for you all, i am 25 and have recently completed 2 years of full time study in electrical installations and services at college, and wanted to take the next step up and further my learning; being rather academically minded. the next step was to take the HNC in engineering; which, after 3 years part time study will award me my foundation degree.
my new employer is a firm that specialise in designing, manufacturing and installing PLC systems across the globe, with the food industry being their main niche.
as i have already stated i have never touched a PLC system in my life, but have been left with a laptop, the RSlogix software (for Allen-Bradley), and a test PLC so i can carry out this accursed traffic light task, and no-one to show me the way.
many of you at this point will click away thinking i am asking for help on this program, i am not! i know that as a novice, every pro starts out at humble beginnings, and all i ask is how did you guys start off, did you find it as hard as me to do it all on your own? and are there any books or guides out there you'd absolutely swear by that have helped get you where you are today? are the guides advertised on this site for example, excellent reading for PLC engineers of all levels and abilities? i don't want to throw away money needlessly, as i have had to take a big pay cut to carve the path of a proper career, after spending the last few years in the employment doldrums.
please help!
many thanks in advance
Aaron
i am as the thread title states, a novice in PLCs, what they can do and how they work, and i have been dropped with the dreaded traffic light task by my new employer!
a little bit of background info for you all, i am 25 and have recently completed 2 years of full time study in electrical installations and services at college, and wanted to take the next step up and further my learning; being rather academically minded. the next step was to take the HNC in engineering; which, after 3 years part time study will award me my foundation degree.
my new employer is a firm that specialise in designing, manufacturing and installing PLC systems across the globe, with the food industry being their main niche.
as i have already stated i have never touched a PLC system in my life, but have been left with a laptop, the RSlogix software (for Allen-Bradley), and a test PLC so i can carry out this accursed traffic light task, and no-one to show me the way.
many of you at this point will click away thinking i am asking for help on this program, i am not! i know that as a novice, every pro starts out at humble beginnings, and all i ask is how did you guys start off, did you find it as hard as me to do it all on your own? and are there any books or guides out there you'd absolutely swear by that have helped get you where you are today? are the guides advertised on this site for example, excellent reading for PLC engineers of all levels and abilities? i don't want to throw away money needlessly, as i have had to take a big pay cut to carve the path of a proper career, after spending the last few years in the employment doldrums.
please help!
many thanks in advance
Aaron