Lesson 0.02-V: Course Changes & Updates * PLCE


In this lesson, you’ll learn important details about coming changes and updates to this course, including:

  • Lessons being renumbered over time to match new numbering system

  • Result may be old lesson numbers in videos/discussions may no longer match

  • New lesson-mapping table will be added to this lesson to aide finding renamed lessons

  • New lessons may be added, and old outdated lessons may be removed or replaced

  • Some bonus content is being moved into a separate video collection

  • Automatic enrollment in the new bonus-content course

  • How upgrade pricing works for students who didn’t purchase the bundle

  • Note: Check your enrolled course list before requesting an upgrade coupon

  • Continued access to the original course even after upgrading

New Lesson Number (if any) Old Lesson Number
Lesson 0.01-V: Start Here – Important Tips
Lesson 0.02-V: Course Changes & Updates (R)
Lesson 1: PLC Basics Course Intro 1
Lesson 1.02-V: Following Along
Lesson 1.03-V: Hands-on Exercises
Lesson 1.04-V: I/O Devices Used * PLCSE New
Lesson 1.05-B: PLC Application Simulator
Lesson 1.06-V: FactoryIO: Overview & Use with SLC/MLX
Lesson 1.07-V: PLCLogix 500: Overview & Use
Lesson 1.10-V: Lesson Q & A * MLX New
Lesson 1.11-V: Live Student Q&A * via MSTeams
Lesson 1.12-V: One-On-One Mentoring
Lesson 1.20-V: In-Person Hands-On * TAS New
Lesson 2: PLC Hardware Section
Lesson 3: What is a PLC?
Quiz 1A: What is a PLC?
Lesson 4: Where are PLCs used?
Quiz 1B: Where can a PLC be used?
Lesson 5: Anatomy of a PLC
Quiz 1C: PLC Anatomy
Lesson 6: Hardware Styles, Types
Quiz 2: PLC styles and types
Lesson 7: Common Inputs, Outputs
Lesson 8: PLCs used in this course
Quiz 3: PLCs used in this course
Lesson 9: MicroLogix Hardware Tour
Lesson 10: Programming Cables
Lesson 11: Manuals, Docs
Exercise 1: Download User Manual
Quiz 4: PLC Documentation
Lesson 12: Numbers and Data
Lesson 13: Numeral Systems
Exercise 2: Convert Binary to Decimal
Exercise 2: Answers
Lesson 14: Types of Numbers
Lesson 15: Units of Digital Info
Lesson 16: Data Types
Quiz 5: Numbering Systems and Data Types
Lesson 17: Ladder Logic
Lesson 18: What is Ladder Logic
Quiz 6: Ladder Logic
Lesson 19: Download, Install, Setup
Lesson 3.01C-B (20C): OPTIONAL RSLogix, Emulate & RSLinx Download * New
Lesson 21A: Installing on Windows 7
Lesson 21B: Installing on Windows 10 (2020)
Exercise 3: Install, Open & Explore RSLogix Starter Lite
Lesson 22: PLC Software Basics
Lesson 23: PLC Memory
Quiz 8: Program & Data Files (No Quiz 7)
Lesson 24: Emulate, RSLinx, Going Online
Lesson 25: Serial Comms
Lesson 26: Ethernet Comms
Quiz 9: RSLinx Communications
Lesson 27: PLC Programming
Lesson 28: Basic Bit Instructions
Quiz 10: Bit Instructions
Lesson 29: Simple Motor Control
Lesson 30: Run Stop Indication
Exercise 4/5: Test Motor Control
Lesson 31: Bin Full Detection
Exercise 6: Test Permissive
Lesson 32: Troubleshooting Control
Quiz 11: Programming
Lesson 33: Intro to Timers
Lesson 34: Sense Jam, No parts
Exercise 7: Timer On Delays
Lesson 35: Elapsed Run Time
Lesson 36: Delay Time
Exercise 8: Timer Off Delays
Lesson 37: Timers Extra Credit
Exercise 9: Retentive Timer
Quiz 12: Timers
Lesson 38: Intro to Counters
Lesson 39: Part Counting
Exercise 10: Count Up
Exercise 11: Count Down
Quiz 13: Counters
Lesson 40: Copy Part Counts
Exercise 12: MOV
Lesson 41: Conditional Reset
Quiz 14: Output Latch and Unlatch
Lesson 42: Creating a Clock
Lesson 43: ADD and SUB
Lesson 44: MUL and DIV
Lesson 45: GRT and LES
Quiz 15: Math
Lesson 51: Forcing IO (2019)
Lesson 52: Using Subroutines (2019)
Lesson 53: Processor Type (2019)
Lesson 54: Online Editing (2019)
Lesson 55: 1000 DF1 MSG (2019)
Lesson 56: 1100 DF1 MSG (2019)
Lesson 57: 1762 Expansion I/O (2020)
Lesson 61: Migrating SLC-500 Programs (Digital Only)
Final Lesson and Credits
Appendix A Appendix B: All Downloads (PLCESE)
Appendix R: Find Your Rockwell Rep (2018)
Appendix T Appendix A: Parts Used
2 Comments
Shawn Tierney (Administrator) January 30, 2026 at 9:24 am

2026 Updates:

January
– Renamed Appendix A to Appendix T: Parts Used
– Renamed Appendix B to Appendix A: All downloads
– Add New Start File download to Appendix A: All downloads
– Reorder Appendix Lessons (ESE)
– Updated Lesson .02 Lesson Table

Shawn Tierney (Administrator) March 6, 2026 at 2:11 pm

January
– Added new Start Files with Simulation
– Added new PanelView Plus/ViewME HMI File to start files

February
– Added all existing students to new courses, added link to new course on existing course homepage
– Created new Mega and Ultra bundles, updated all course prices
– Added New Lesson 1.00 – Completely new Introduction lesson
– Added New Lesson 1.01 – Completely Updated Topics Covered
– Added New Lesson 1.02 – Updated Lesson with Start File, HMI, and Digital Twin information
– Added New Lesson 1.03 – Completely new lesson on Hands-on Exercises

March
– Updated Lesson 1.04 with section covering Digital Twin including how to import tags
– Renamed Bonus TT: Trainer / Teststand lesson to Appendix T, and added to all PLC Courses
– Updated Start File to v02 and added Digital Twin Tags
– Added new Appendix P Parts Used lesson with links to dozens of parts (push buttons, pilot lights, etc.)
– Updated Lesson .02 Lesson Table

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