Your source for PLC Products and Training, Field Device Simulators including 4-20mA, and UL508A Control Panels
We are a UL508A certified panel shop who also sells products used in the industrial automation industry. We specialize in Allen Bradley and Automation Direct PLCs.
We offer a full line of high quality PLC programming cables, PLC products, and electronic simulators and testers plus repair services for PLC and HMIs.
In addition to our PLC products, we offer PLC trainers to help you get started learning about industrial control panels. You can also find many great articles and a series of lessons in our support section to help you with your PLC training.
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- Electrical Contacts - Normally open and normally closed contacts
- 3-Wire Control - Start Stop Circuit
- RsLogix 500 - Downloading and installing RsLogix 500 and RsLinx for FREE
- Reading wiring diagrams and understanding electrical symbols
- Where can I download RsLogix 5000 / Studio 5000 Logix Designer and what is the price/difference of each version.
- RsLogix Lesson - Timers - TON, TOF, and RTO explained
- 3 Phase Electrical Power from Single Phase
- Using a Multimeter, Voltmeter, Ammeter, and an Ohmmeter
- Switch types | Toggle, Push Button, Selector Switch, Etc.
- AWG to Inch to Metric Wire Size Conversion Chart
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Support
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Technotes
- Technote #1 - SIM-ALP battery life
- Technote #2 - SIM-ALP2 fine increment improvement
- Technote #3 - Clarification of power up procedure and power icon on SIM-ALP2 and SIM-IPE
- Technote #4 - What types of analog signals can the SIM-ALP2 connect to
- Technote #5 - How to use SIM-ALP2 with 1762-IF4 and 1762-IF2OF2 module in Current Source and Two-Wire modes
- Technote #6 - How to convert our START STOP motor starter panel to an HAND OFF AUTO
- Technote #7 - What does the "OPEN WIRE" banner mean on the SIM-ALP2
- Technote #8 - Revisions to Industrial Control Panel Trainer to make way for HMI and other improvements.
- Technote #9 - Motor Starter Control Panel Naming Revisions CP-EMSXX
- Technote #10 - How to convert our NO BUTTON motor starter panel to an START STOP
- Technote #11 - Determining the SIM-ALP2 0-20mA Engineering Units from 4-20mA scaling parameters
- Technote #12 - Using a 2 AA battery adapter to extend the operating time of the SIM-ALP2 Analog Simulator
- Technote #13 - Wiring Color Codes for Pre-Wired Trainers
- Technote #14 - PLC Trainer Naming Revisions
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Newsletter
- Newsletter 8/8/2019 - How to Wire 4-20mA 2 Wire Current Loops and 4 Wire Current Source Analog Instruments
- Automation Question of the Week 8/6/2019 - How to Test an Actuated Valve using a 4-20mA Signal PLUS a Chance to Win an Analog Simulator
- Newsletter 7/31/2019 - How to Wire an Analog Voltage Signal. Wiring a Potentiometer.
- Newsletter 7/24/2019 - 0-10VDC and 4-20mA. The Most Popular Analog Signals. Why Use One Over the Other. Voltage Drop?
- Newsletter 7/17/2019 - Introduction to Analog for Industrial Applications. Why use analog? What are examples
- Newsletter 7/10/2019 - Analog Series Starts This Week!
- Newsletter 6/19/2019 - PLC Instructions are not the same as Electrical Symbols | Normally Open and Normally Closed?
- Newsletter 6/12/2019 - RsLogix 500 Bit Instructions Complete. Did We Miss Anything?
- Newsletter 6/5/2019 - How Forces Work in RsLogix 500 and the Differences Between Input and Output Forces
- Newsletter 5/29/2019 - Program a Flip Flop Using One Shots
- Newsletter 5/22/2019 TW Controls - What Happens to an OTE vs and OTL/OTU on Power Up? This one might surprise you.
- Newsletter 5/15/2019 TW Controls - RsLogix 500 - Start Stop Motor Programming - Four Different Ways and Reading/Writing the IP Address of a 1756-ENBT
- Newsletter 5/8/2019 - OTL OTU Latch/Unlatch instructions and How To Setup a Virtual Machine for FREE
- Newsletter 5/1/2019 - Does the last rung really win?
- Newsletter 4/24/2019 - What type of laptop is good for PLC programming?
- Newsletter 4/17/2019 - What type of PLC should I start with? Allen Bradley, Siemens, Omron, Mitsubishi, Automation Direct?
- Newsletter 4/10/2019 - How do timer instructions work in RsLogix
- Newsletter 4/3/2019 - XIC XIO and OTE Instructions Explained in RsLogix
- Newsletter 3/28/2019 - What happens during a PLC program scan?
- Newsletter 3/20/2018 - Does a blank PLC program do anything is RsLogix?
- Newsletter 3/12/2019 - Free PLC Training - Going Online with Your PLC
- Newsletter 3/5/2019 - Free PLC Training - Downloading Your PLC Program
- Newsletter 2/26/2019 - Uploading Your Program from an Allen Bradley Micrologix PLC
- Newsletter 2/19/2019 - PLC Training - Allen Bradley Micrologix Ethernet Communications Configuration for RsLogix 500 and RsLinx
- Newsletter 2/5/2019 - PLC Training - Allen Bradley Micrologix Serial DF1 Communications Configuration for RsLogix 500 and RsLinx
- Newsletter 1/29/2019 - PLC Training - Wiring Enough to Get Started, Binary to Decimal Conversion, and How to Wire a Transformer
- Newsletter 1/22/2019 - PLC Training - How to Download and Install Allen Bradley's RsLogix 500 for FREE
- Newsletter 1/15/2019 - PLC Training - How to Get Started and an Introduction to Our FREE Allen Bradley RsLogix 500 Series
- Newsletter 1/9/2019 - Upgrading your Analog Simulator to Get the New Sweep and Step Feature
- Newsletter 1/8/2019 - Analog Simulator Gets New Sweep and Step Feature - 4-20mA and +/-10VDC
- Newsletter 1/1/2019 - Upgrading the Firmware on an Allen Bradley Micro 820 and the Strength of PLA
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Lessons
- Top Ten Automation Topics - PLC Programming, Industrial Control Panels, Electrical Design
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PLC Training Getting Started
- PLC Training - About Us
- PLC Training - Notes to Instructors and Employers
- PLC Training - Notes to Students
- PLC Training - What should be in my PLC programming laptop backpack? - Tools, PC, programming cables
- PLC Training - What tools should you have in your vehicle for PLC programming and working on industrial equipment
- PLC Training - Warnings and precautions before you get started
- PLC Training - Lockout Tagout (LOTO)
- PLC Training - Getting familiar with your trainer
- PLC Training - Electrical Contacts - Normally Open and Normally Closed Contacts
- PLC Training - Reading wiring diagrams and understanding electrical symbols
- PLC Training - Wiring Enough of your Trainer to Get Started
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RsLogix 500 PLC Training
- Getting Familiar with RsLogix 500 Lessons - Downloading and Installing the Software, Going Online with Your PLC
- RsLogix 500 Lessons on Basic Bit Instructions, Timers, Counters, How a PLC Scans and Executes Code
- RsLogix 500 Lessons on Analog, Math Instructions, and Dealing with PLC Faults
- RsLogix 500 Training - Programming Machine Sequences to do an Automatic Process
- RsLogix 500 Training - Miscellaneous Topics and Lessons in Development
- Studio 5000 PLC Training
- CCW Training
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UL 508A Control Panels
- Introduction to Electrical Control Panels including PLCs and HMIs
- Control Panel Building Getting Started Part 1 of 6
- Control Panel Building Cutting Holes in Enclosures Part 2 of 6
- Control Panel Building Mounting Components Part 3 of 6
- Control Panel Building Power Wiring, Control Wiring, and Shielded Cable Wiring Part 4 of 6
- Control Panel Building Mounting the Panel in the Enclosure Part 5 of 6
- Control Panel Building Testing and Finishing Touches Part 6 of 6
- Cutting Holes in Control Panels - Cutoff Wheel vs Jigsaw vs Plasma. Which one Wins
- Installing a Through the Door Disconnect the Right Way
- Drilling holes in an UL 508A Industrial Electrical Control Panel
- DIN Rail Cutter - A BIG Time Saver When Building Industrial Electrical Control Panels
- Control Panel Environmental Ratings NEMA and IP
- Shielded Cable - Uses and Terminating
- Short Circuit Current Rating Calculations
- Identifying Industrial Control Panel Components
- Electrical Control Panel Layout
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Analog Circuits Training
- Analog Circuits Training - Understanding Analog Circuits 0-10VDC 4-20mA
- Analog Circuits Training - Wiring a Potentiometer to a Meter - Basic Voltage Circuit
- Analog Circuits Training - How Voltage Dividers Work and Calculating Resistor Values
- Analog Circuits Training - Analog 4-20mA Current Circuit Types - 2 Wire and 4 Wire Current Source
- RsLogix 500 - Analog Bit Resolution and Precision
- Measuring a 4-20mA Signal with a Voltmeter
- RsLogix 500 - Analog Scaling using y=mx+b
- How to measure a 4-20mA signal without blowing the fuse in your voltmeter
- Ohm's Law Power Formulas and Pie Chart
- Detecting an open circuit in a 4-20mA loop using the SIM-ALP2
- Resistor Color Codes and Standard Resistor Values
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Control and Power Wiring
- Using a Multimeter, Voltmeter, Ammeter, and an Ohmmeter
- Control Wiring - Switch Types | Toggle, Push Button, Selector Switch, Etc.
- Control Wiring - Series and Parallel Wiring
- Control Wiring - NPN-PNP Devices and Connections
- Control Wiring - 2-Wire Control - ON/OFF Circuit
- Control Wiring - 3-Wire Control - Start Stop Circuit
- Wiring - Determining Wire Size and Voltage Drop for Amps - 240/120 VAC
- Wiring - Determining Wire Size and Voltage Drop for Amps - 480/277 VAC
- Wiring - Maximum Number of Conductors in Conduit
- Wiring - Typical wiring color codes
- Wiring - What is VA Volt-Amps and KVA Kilovolt-Ampere and How to Calculate It
- Wiring - Transformer Overcurrent Protection for Primary and Secondary Windings Using Fuses or Circuit Breakers
- 3 Phase Power - What is 3 Phase Electrical Power
- 3 Phase Power - Delta Systems
- 3 Phase Power - Wye Systems
- 3 Phase Power - Delta and Wye Circuit Equations
- 3 Phase Power - Making 3 Phase Electrical Power from Single Phase
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AC Drive VFD Training
- AC Drive - What is an AC Drive Inverter or VFD
- Motor Poles & RPM
- AC Drive - Factory Reset Restore to Default
- AC Drive - Keypad Operation
- Motor Connections
- Motor Tutor
- Star Delta Start Up Principles
- Motors - Horsepower and Amps of 120VAC 1 Phase 60hz Electric Motors
- Motors - Horsepower and Amps of 230VAC and 460VAC 3 Phase 60hz Electric Motors
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