Overview
This course is aimed at maintenance engineers and focusses on hardware diagnostics, tracing signals in and out of existing PLC code, and making small changes to existing systems. Content is flexible, allowing customer-relevant modules to be added to the core content. It can be presented on-site, and the content to be presented is defined when booking.
Goals
- Understand the parts of the course covered:
- navigate the TwinCAT 3 Visual Studio shell
- navigate and configure TwinCAT Scope
- monitor and diagnose fieldbuses and hardware
- understand how to use Beckhoff documentation
- fault-find using Beckhoff documentation by applying the correct document to the fault
- replace hardware with awareness of where hardware settings are stored
Prerequisites
- Knowledge of programming and PC literacy
Agenda
Core content
- Beckhoff Automation Concept
- EtherCAT overview and diagnostics
- IO hardware and power supply considerations
- TwinCAT 3 Measurement Projects
- TwinCAT 3 Licensing
- Remote Manager
- Beckhoff Service Tool usage
- Common errors
Optional modules
- EtherCAT
- TwinCAT 3 NC (Motion Controller) diagnostics
- Drive diagnostics
- TwinSAFE diagnostics
- Ordering information
- TwinCAT 3 maintenance training
- Ordering number
- TRUK3012-1000
- Category
- Basics
- Training duration
- 1 day, taking place from 9:15 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.