Process Visualization (Level 3)

Learn HMI / SCADA hands-on by developing your own live interfaces for a running system.

Created by: Paul Lynn
Dachshund Connoisseur

What Will I Learn?

• By the end of this course, you will have created HMI / SCADA interfaces using various technologies allowing operators to interact with a live, running system.
• Using the provided PLC program as the basis for our interfaces, you'll be creating graphical interfaces to run the process and log data into a SQL database.
• You'll know how to map data between RSLogix 500 projects and several visualization technologies.
• You'll have some AMAZING demo projects to show off in interviews.

Requirements

• You will need to download a VERY LARGE archive in order to take full advantage of this course. That file is OVER 10gb! The alternative is to download a LOT of software individually and install and configure it all bit by bit. While I DO provide guidance for doing that in the course, I CANNOT provide one-on-one support.
• All software required for this course (except for VMWare if you use a Mac) will be provided. That being said, the versions provided are unregistered, not activated and running in demo mode. Continued use of these programs requires purchase, activation and licensure, however all of it will work for a limited time (adequate to complete this course). So you won't have to pay for software to learn, but the software WILL eventually stop working at the end of the various trial periods.
• The only software you need to worry about being able to run is VMWare. If you have a Windows PC, you can download VMWare Player for free. If you have a Mac, you will need to purchase a copy of VMWare Workstation... or use a Windows computer.
• Familiarity with RSLogix 500, RSLinx and RSLogix 500 Emulate is required for this course.

Target audience

• This course requires students to already know the basics of PLC programming. You should already be familiar with RSLogix 500 memory / IO addresses. As we will be developing interfaces against a running instance of a PLC program running live on RSLogix 500 Emulate, you should already be familiar with that software as well as RSLinx and RSLogix 500.
• For those lacking the requisite knowledge to make the most of this course, my first course "PLC Programming from Scratch (PLC I) covers everything you'll need and a whole lot more.