This interactive tutorial makes the concept of Ladder Logic simple to understand.
The tutorial begins with basic concepts such as 2 or 3 wire control systems,
it then advances to increasingly complex systems. These concepts become
clear when seen in action. Each circuit also includes a detailed explanation
of it's operation.
The
tutorial consists of 12 units of instruction, they are:
An
Introduction to Motor Controls
Two
Wire Controls
Three
Wire Controls
Separate
Controls
Hand-Off-Automatic
Controls
Sequence
Controls
Reversing
Controls
Jogging
Controls
Timing
Relays
Starting
Methods
Deceleration
Methods
An
Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers.
Hardware
Requirements
21 Meg of Hard-drive Space
75 MHz Clock Speed (100 MHz
Recommended)
16 bit Color or Better
16 M RAM
Windows '95, 98 or NT
If you own The Constructor Version 2.8 you can click on the "Constructor"
button and run CMH Software's The Constructor. (This option is only
available if your version of The Constructor is 2.8 or above.) With
this capability the student will be able to read about a particular circuit,
see it in action, and then draw and test a ladder diagram of the circuit.
Below
are a few screen shots of this exciting new tutorial: