Lesson 0.02-V: Course Changes & Updates * PACE


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  • New lessons may be added, and old outdated lessons may be removed or replaced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: PAC Basics Intro
Lesson 1.02-V: Following Along
Lesson 1.03-V: Hands-on Exercises
Lesson 1.04-V: I/O Devices Used * PAC New
Lesson 1.05-B: PLC Application Simulator
Lesson 1.06-V: FactoryIO: Overview & Use with Logix
Lesson 1.07-V: PLCLogix 5000: Overview & Use
Lesson 1.10-V: Lesson Q & A * CLX 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: Hardware Section
Lesson 3: Logix Design
Lesson 4: Logix Hardware Part 1
Lesson 5: Logix Hardware Part 2
Lesson 6: Logix Hardware Part 3
Lesson 6B: PAC Anatomy
Lesson 7: Selection, Documentation
Quiz 1: Hardware Quiz
Exercise 7A: Review Select Guides
Exercise 7B: Download PST, Test IAB (NEW)
Lesson 7.5: How to Estimate I/O & Network Capacity (NEW)
Lesson 8: Software Section
Lesson 9: About RSLogix, Studio 5000
Update: How To Get Demo Software
Update: Windows Patch Issues
Lesson 10: Software First Look
Lesson 10B-V: Software Changes v31+ * New
Lesson 11: Controller Properties
Lesson 12: Tasks, Programs, Routines, Tags
Quiz 2: Software Quiz
Lesson 13: Communications Section
Lesson 14: Addressing Ethernet, ControlNet
Lesson 15: Software Comm Drivers
Lesson 16: Flashing Firmware
Quiz 3: Communications Quiz
Lesson 17: Programming Section
Lesson 18: I/O Configuration
Lesson 19: Testing I/O Config
Lesson 19B-V: Test I/O with L7 & v34 * New
Lesson 20: Controller, Program Tags
Quiz 4: Programming Quiz 1
Lesson 21: Ladder Logic in ControlLogix
Lesson 22: Motor Control Ladder Routine
Lesson 23: Part Sensing Ladder Routine
Quiz 5: Programming Quiz 2
Lesson 24: Function Block Diagram Routines
Lesson 25: Machine Run, Lube FBD
Lesson 26: User Defined Data Types
Lesson 27: Total, Good Parts FBD
Lesson 28: Structured Text Routines
Lesson 29: Scrap, Ratio Calc ST
Lesson 30: Sequential Function Chart Routines
Lesson 31: Part Count, Copy, Reset SFC
Lesson 32: Advanced Programming Intro
Lesson 33: Changing a Project’s Version
Lesson 34: Duplicate & Re-use Code
Lesson 35: Add-on Instructions (AOI)
Lesson 36: Download and Use AOIs
Lesson 37: Using PlantPAx Process Objects
Lesson 38: Produced & Consumed Tags
Lesson 39: Messaging ControlLogix Controllers
Lesson 40: Messaging PLCs over DF1
Lesson 41: Messaging PLCs over DH+
Lesson 42: Messaging PLCs over Ethernet
Lesson 43: PowerFlex VFD Integration (Digital Only)
Lesson 44: VFDs for Motor Control (Digital Only)
Lesson 45: Using FBD for VFD Control (Digital Only)
Lesson 46: Control VFDs over Ethernet (Digital Only)
Lesson 51: Importing PLC Programs (Digital Only)
Final Lesson and Credits
Appendix A: All Downloads (PACE)
Appendix R: Find Your Rockwell Rep (2018)
Bonus-V: PLC Comms Setup
2 Comments
Shawn Tierney (Administrator) January 30, 2026 at 9:26 am

2026 Updates:

January
– Add New Start File download to Appendix A: All downloads
– Edited Lesson 1.04 Devices Table to add Digital Twin Tags

Shawn Tierney (Administrator) March 6, 2026 at 2:12 pm

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