Allen Bradley Micrologix 1200 PLC with RSLogix500 Software Programming
Course Overview
This intensive 10-day course is designed to take participants from basic to advanced levels of programming and maintenance using the Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1200 PLC. It blends theory, hands-on labs, troubleshooting, and industrial applications. At course end, participants should be able to design, program, commission, and maintain MicroLogix 1200 systems in industrial settings.
Target Audience
- Electrical / Instrumentation / Maintenance technicians
- Control & automation engineers new to Rockwell PLCs
- Technicians transitioning from relay logic or other PLC brands
- System integrators & field service engineers.
- E&I professionals interested in advancing their career
- Beginners interested in instrumentation and control career
Prerequisites
- Ability to read and write in English with basic knowledge of physics
- Familiarity with PCs & Windows
- Basic knowledge of electrical circuits, digital I/O, relays, timers, counters (an added advantage)
- Basic logic thinking and sequence control (an added advantage)
Training Structure
- Registration Fee: N50,000
- Advanced Training Fee: N500,000
- Duration: 10 Days (e.g. 8:30am – 5:00pm with breaks & lunch)
- Mode: Instructor-led 95% Practical & 5% Theory Sessions
- Participants work individually or in pairs on PLC installed in industrial like control panels (Not training kits)
- Course materials, lab manuals, and videos
Software Tools:
- RSLogix 500, and RSLinx Classic
How to apply
- Send email to training@intellectsenergy.com.
- Call or send Whatsapp message to 08051203632
Course Content
Day 1 – Introduction & Fundamentals
- Introduction to PLCs and Allen-Bradley family
- MicroLogix 1200 architecture, I/O, expansion, wiring and hardware overview
- Communication setup (RS-232, Ethernet, DF1) on RSlinx.
- Creating, saving, and managing PLC projects
- Set up MicroLogix 1200 and connect PC → establish communication, simple I/O scan program
Day 2 – Programming Basics
- Ladder Logic Branching, jumps, subroutines
- Addressing and data types
- Bit logic instructions: XIC, XIO, OTE, OTL, OTU
- Ladder logic programming exercises
- Uploading/downloading projects to the PLC
- Implement basic logic, latch / unlatch circuits, branching logic (AND/OR combinations)
Day 3 – Advanced Instructions & Control Elements
- TON, TOF, RTO timer instructions
- CTU and CTD counter applications
- Math and comparison instructions
Move, SKIP, COP, shift registers
Sequencer, string, and data operations
- Practical exercises and troubleshooting tasks
- Create sequences (batch cycle), counters, timers, data moves, shift registers
Day 4 – Data Handling & Advanced Programming
- Move, Mask, and File instructions
- Sequencers and indirect addressing
- Analog I/O configuration and scaling
- Interfacing MicroLogix 1200 with sensors and actuators
- PID loops, auto-tune
- Communications:
- DF1, DH-485, Modbus RTU
- Data sharing, peer-to-peer messaging, network configuration
- HMI / operator interface basics (if available)
Day 5 – Troubleshooting, Application, Project & Certification
- Diagnostic tools, forced I/O, status bits & LEDs
- Common faults, debugging techniques
- Project work: design a full industrial control application (e.g. motor control, batching, level control)
- Key Topics & Hands-on Labs Fault injection & troubleshooting, project implementation by participants, presentation of solution, evaluation
- Backups and program documentation
- Maintenance and safety procedures
- Hands-on project: design, program, and test a small automation system
- Course review and certification test
- Project development
- Introduction to Control Narratives
- Introduction to Functional Design Specification.
- Introduction to Functional Analysis
- Pressure loop programming
- Temperature loop programming.
- Flow loop programming
- Level loop programming.
- Analyzer loop programming
- VFD programming
- Modbus Mapping
- PLC to HMI Communication
- Introduction to ICSS
Day 6 to Day 10:
- Self practice at our facility with hardware and software
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Understand MicroLogix 1200 architecture, wiring and expansions
- Use RSLogix 500 / RSLinx to program, monitor, and debug PLCs
- Create logic using timers, counters, data instructions, sequences
- Integrate analog control and PID loops
- Configure communications and peer messaging
- Diagnose, troubleshoot faults, and maintain PLC systems
- Design and implement medium-scale industrial control projects
Materials Provided
- Laptop with programming software
- Course manual / lab booklet
- Sample code and sample tasks
- Industrial Control Panel with MicroLogix 1200 units, I/O modules, replays, power supply, fuses and barriers.
- PC workstation & necessary cabling
- Certificate of completion
Venue & Logistics
- Training room with desks, PCs, power, reliable internet
- PLC trainer benches or racks
- Projection / display system
- Spare modules, wiring, parts for fault labs
Certification
Participants who complete both modules and pass the final project assessment will receive a Certificate of Proficiency in Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1200 Programming issued by Intellects Energy Ltd.
Instructor Profile
Our instructor is a well known experienced and certified Instrumentation and Automation engineer currently serving in the oil and gas industry with:
- LinkedIn profile will be projected for trainees confirmation.
- 19 years of practical experience in industrial automation / PLC/SCADA/DCS/Instrumentation systems
- Proficiency in Rockwell / Allen-Bradley PLCs
- Experienced and proficient in programming over 15 brands and 37 models of PLC/SCADA/DCS/HMI
- Track record in industrial application / training / mentoring
- Ability to adapt to participants’ pace & skill levels