Certification: Programmable Controller Systems 1 (C-207)
3500 PNC Tower Louisville, KY 40202
Prepares individuals to program, configuration, adjust, monitor, and operate industrial programmable logic controller (PLC) systems. Key skills include: adhering to PLC safety rules, performing normal startup/shutdown, operating PLC in different modes, performing emergency shutdown and reset, monitoring for proper operation through indicators and PC-based PLC software, configuring processor software drivers for communication to PC, configuring and loading of HMI programs, operating HMI with PLC, configuring PLC discrete I/O, transferring programs between PC and PLC processor, interpreting basic and intermediate level PLC ladder logic programs (with contacts, coils, timers, counters, math, comparison instructions), PLC project creation/editing, and interpreting common PLC program logic applications using electro-pneumatic actuators and on/off motor control systems.
- More than two years of education or training after high school required?
- No
- More than two years of work experience required?
- No
- Oral or Written Exam Required?
- Yes
- Renew through Continuing Educational Units(CEU)?
- No
- Renew through Re-Examination?
- No
- Renew through Continuing Professional Development(CPD)?
- No
- Does applicant have choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)?
- No
Product/Equipment
A product/equipment certification tests for knowledge about the use of proprietary software or hardware products. This classification is used primarily for computer-related companies such as IBM, CISCO, HP, etc.