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CPLC-1 – Certified PLC Technician – Level 1

Automation Professionals / Industry Practitioners: Jeremy L
Course Code: NICA-CPLC-1
Delivery Method: Online Asynchronous
Price: $3800 $2200

Course Description

This course introduces the core concepts, tools, and workflows required to work effectively in industrial automation environments. Through structured instruction and hands-on exercises, learners develop practical skills focused on real-world system behavior, operation, and troubleshooting.

Instruction emphasizes how automation systems are designed, executed, and maintained in professional settings. Rather than focusing solely on theory or software features, the course builds understanding through applied tasks, guided problem-solving, and progressively structured learning activities.

This course is designed to support both skill development and professional growth, whether taken as part of a certification pathway or as standalone training.

PLC Fundamentals & CODESYS Setup
  • Introduction to PLCs and their role in industrial automation.
  • Overview of PLC hardware and control system architecture.
  • Installing and navigating the CODESYS development environment.
  • Creating and running a first PLC project.
  • Hands-on experience executing basic ladder logic.
PLC Architecture, Signals, and the Scan Cycle
  • Digital and analog signal fundamentals.
  • PLC memory concepts and variable behavior.
  • Understanding how PLC programs execute.
  • Observing scan cycle behavior in a running system.
  • Applying signal flow concepts in ladder logic
Tasks, Cycles, and Execution Control
  • How PLC tasks control program execution.
  • Continuous, cyclic, and event-based operation.
  • Managing execution priority and timing.
  • Understanding system performance considerations.
  • Configuring task-driven program behavior
Ladder Logic Structure and Program Organization
  • Fundamentals of ladder logic design.
  • Program flow and execution order
    Working with inputs, outputs, and internal memory.
  • Writing readable, well-documented logic.
  • Organizing programs for clarity and maintainability.
Contacts, Coils, and Latching Logic
  • Normally open and normally closed logic.
  • Output control using coils and latch behavior.
  • Designing stable control logic.
  • Preventing unintended or unsafe logic states.
  • Applying latching techniques in real control scenarios.
Timers, Counters, and Conditional Logic
  • Time-based control concepts.
  • Counting events and conditions.
  • Combining timing and counting logic.
  • Detecting changes and transitions in system state.
  • Building conditional control sequences.
Modular Programming with POUs and Function Blocks
  • Organizing logic into reusable program units.
  • Using prebuilt functions and function blocks.
  • Managing inputs, outputs, and internal behavior.
  • Structuring programs for reuse and expansion.
  • Improving readability and long-term maintainability.
Digital I/O: Wiring, Simulation, and Troubleshooting
  • Digital input and output behavior.
  • Common wiring methods and field devices.
  • Simulating I/O behavior in software.
  • Diagnosing wiring and logic issues.
  • Applying best practices for reliable I/O systems
Analog I/O and Signal Scaling
  • Analog signal fundamentals.
  • Interpreting real-world sensor data.
  • Converting signals into usable values.
  • Detecting abnormal or unsafe conditions.
  • Working with analog data in control systems.
Industrial Communications & Process Control
  • Fundamentals of industrial networking.
  • Exchanging data between controllers and devices.
  • Understanding how data is mapped and interpreted.
  • Introduction to process control concepts.
  • Recognizing PID-controlled systems in industry.
Alarms, Fault Logic, and Project Planning
  • Alarm concepts and fault detection.
  • Designing logic for abnormal conditions.
  • Operator awareness and system feedback.
  • Reading and interpreting control documentation.
  • Planning a complete control system project
Final Project & Certification Preparationwe
  • Completing a multi-function control project.
  • Demonstrating system behavior and logic decisions.
  • Reviewing core automation concepts.
  • Practicing troubleshooting scenarios.
  • Preparing for certification assessment.

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