This
course has been designed
to familiarise Maintenance
Engineers with the many
different aspects associated
with the operation and
maintenance of the GE
Fanuc PACS programmable
controller.
Where
possible, application
specific exercises, actual
drawings and programs
listings are used to allow
the students to gain the
greatest possible benefit
from the course.
Objectives
To
introduce students to
the concepts and operation
of GE Fanuc programmable
controllers, including
the following areas:
•
Locate and replace
faulty modules.
•
Reload programs.
•
I/O Fault finding.
•
Fault finding on Genius
communication links.
•
Implement small changes
to the program.
•
Using Machine edition
to connect online
and
monitor programs
to determine plant
problems.
Course
Content
•
The hardware architecture
of the series PACS controllers.
• I/O Modules available
and wiring. •
Hardware configuration.
• Addressing used
in the PACS controllers.
• Program structure,
creating blocks and block
declaration. •
First steps with the programmer.
• Quick keys used
on the programmer for:
Mode selection,
run/stop. • Creating
a Folder. • Loading
and save project to the
PLC. • Online
monitoring and searching.
• Using and creating
program documentation.
• Editing and modifying
programs. • Instruction
set: Relay,
maths, move, compare and
logic functions. •
Copying and backing up folders.
• Analogue modules
and analogue scaling.
• Introduction to
Genius and Versa Max communications.
• Open Communication
to Ethernet, Devicenet and
Profibus. • Concept
of System bits. •
Data monitoring using the
reference tables. •
Forcing Facilities.
• Other communication
options. • Faulting
Finding and tables.
• Diagnosis and resetting
faults. • Documentation
and Comments. •
Application exercises on
your plant exercises.
