Basic PLC Structured Text Programming Course in CODESYS - ControlByte

About Course

This comprehensive online course is designed to introduce participants to PLC programming in the text-based ST language using the CODESYS environment. The course offers over 20 practical video lessons, programming exercises based on provided project templates, and homework assignments to reinforce learning. Participants will have the opportunity to test their programs in a PLC Simulator, and receive support from instructors through Discord chat and live meetings. The course covers a wide range of topics, including variable declaration, program flow control instructions, software organizational units, operations on strings, floating point operations, edge detection, timing instructions, and more. No certificate after that course.

This online course by ControlByte offers a deep dive into PLC programming using the text-based ST language in the CODESYS environment. The course is structured into modules, each focusing on a specific aspect of PLC programming, such as variables, operators, program flow control instructions, software organizational units, operations on strings, and more. Participants will have access to over 120 video lessons, programming exercises, and homework assignments, all of which can be completed at their own pace. The course also includes live meetings and a Discord chat for course support. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive a certificate in both Polish and English.

Course Content

Introduction to the course

Codesys environment installation

03:26
Discord support group

01:05
What is Codesys and ST programming language

04:08
First ST program

05:50
Knowledge test
Simple visualization in Codesys

04:52
Homework assigment – OR logic gate and modify visu

04:14

Variables

Memory units, variable and constant definition

03:12
BOOL variable declaration in Codesys

03:06
Integer variables – introduction

02:52
Integer variables – exceeding the range

07:52
Notation in number system

05:10
Real variables

01:54
Arrays

04:58
Structured type

04:45
Enumeration type

03:41
Local and global variables

04:21
Variables – Knowledge Test
Variables Homework

04:31

Operators

Program flow control instructions

Project: Pump station project

Project description

05:47
Pump Station Project Structure

01:55
Function Block: Pump Control

05:32
Function Block: Water Generator

01:41
Function Block: Pump Operation

10:10
Main program

07:29
Visualization pattern

03:48
Visualization project

03:15
Alarm programming

05:31
Program and visualization tests

05:46
Pump Station Homework Assignment

01:39

Project: Lights control for Smart Home

Bonus module

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Course Content

Introduction to the course

Codesys environment installation

Discord support group

What is Codesys and ST programming language

Knowledge test

Homework assigment – OR logic gate and modify visu

Variables

Memory units, variable and constant definition

BOOL variable declaration in Codesys

Integer variables – introduction

Integer variables – exceeding the range

Notation in number system

Real variables

Arrays

Structured type

Local and global variables

Variables – Knowledge Test

Variables Homework

Operators

Assignment operator

Arithmetic operators

Logical Operators

Operator Priorities

Operators – Knowledge Test

Program flow control instructions

IF statement

IF, ELSIF, ELSE statement

FOR loop

Project: Three-position temperature controller in the control cabinet

Quiz – IF, CASE, and FOR instructions

Project: Pump station project

Project description

Pump Station Project Structure

Function Block: Water Generator

Function Block: Pump Operation

Main program

Visualization pattern

Visualization project

Alarm programming

Pump Station Homework Assignment

Project: Lights control for Smart Home

Monostable Button Light Control

Light intensity control

Homework assigment: Radio buttons

Bonus module

Create budget PLC from RPi

Download and install CODESYS runtime for RPi

Configure GPIO of RPi (inputs/outputs)

Communicate RPI via Modbus with external devices

Create a web visualization with graphs

Get a support on Discord channel with your RPi projects

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