PLC Duty Engineer Qualification
- Gary Foster
Enclosure Motion Control System - EMCS
Major areas and equipment
PLC IO & Communication
EMCS / LIC interface
ECS interface
Altitude, Azimuth, Aperture cover, Rear Door, Platform drives
Altitude, Azimuth, Cable Wrap Encoders
Azimuth, Cable Wrap Hardstops
Sensors
Position Encoders
Cabinet locations
HMI fault analysis & troubleshooting
Typical faults & recovery
Enclosure & GIS PLC
Network & Communication
Install RSLogix
Go online with all PLC (EMCS + GIS)
Understand LIC Logix and GuardLogix
Understand how PLC and S120 drives interact
Know where to find Rockwell documents
Rockwell PLC
Software: RSLogix 5000, Studio 5000
Controller ControlLogix, GuardLogix
I/O: Modules, Adapters, Wiring
Reference Documents
Kubler configuration application
Application software backup & archive
Enclosure electrical & control documentation
Know where to find enclosure drawings.
Review enclosure drawings
Understand drawing organization and schematics
Understand drawing symbols
Enclosure HMI
EMCS HMI
Install GP PRO for HMI pendant
S120 Motors & drives
Network & Communication
Siemens Starter.
Install Siemens Starter
Go online with Rear Door drives
Go online with Azimuth drives
Go online with Altitude drives
Go online with Aperture Cover drives
Go online with TEOA Platform drives
Configuration backup & archive
Drive equipment
Control Unit, Cliq, ProfiNet, Infeed, Drive, Brake Module, Encoder
Vector mode, Servo mode
Know where to find S120 documents
Drive Control
Communication architecture: ProfiNet, EtherNetIP, PLC Interface
Motion faults, safety faults
Load sharing with multiple drives
Global Interlock Control
TIM
Trapped keys
Network architecture
GIS
PLC network architecture
Local Interface Controllers: Coude, Mount, Telescope, Optical Subsystem (OSS), Instruments
PLC programs
PLC IO & Communication
GISS interface
Light path, M1 cover
Cabinet locations
Cabinet schematics
HMI fault analysis & troubleshooting
Typical faults & recovery
Mount
BeckHoff, TwinCat
Altitude, Azimuth, Cable Wrap Encoders
Azimuth, Cable Wrap Hardstops
Cabinet locations
Cabinet schematics
HMI
Typical faults & recovery
HMI fault analysis & troubleshooting
Electrical Distribution
Electrical Distribution single line
Emergency / Backup power
Cabinet locations
Click PLC (for Generator Load Bank)
Other topics
Kubler encoder Safety PLC
New TEL_GLX PLC
New Azimuth encoders
CodeSys (temporary)