New videos added to learn.automationdirect.com
By Tom Elavsky
AutomationDirect,
Technical Training Developer
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In the previous issue of Automation NOTEBOOK, Shane Crider gave you an update on our progress with AutomationTalk Web seminars, or as we like to call them, ‘talk shows’. Recent topics have included Ethernet, Industrial Components and our new Productvity3000 controller. If you missed the live shows, look for the recorded episodes at:
http://www.automationtalk.com.
If you have joined us during a live AutomationTalk Web seminar, or viewed one of the prerecorded ‘talk shows’, you have heard us refer to the learn.automationdirect.com Web site on many occasions. To produce high-quality informative videos, we created the LEARN Technical Training Lab. Not only is this a working test lab, but it is also a small video studio which allows us to have the product, lighting, cameras and tools needed to quickly gather and demonstrate our products. (Figure 1)
Figure 1
The Learn site is divided into major product areas: PLCs, Operator Interface, Software, Sensors, Motor Controls, Drives/Motors and Miscellaneous. Videos are listed in posting order, with the most recent at the top. Beneath the viewing screen are links to related reference materials, AutomationTalk seminars, other Web sites and technical articles that have appeared in Automation Notebook.
Since August, we have added several new videos to the LEARN Web site, most of which focus on PLCs. You can check them out at:
http://learn.automationdirect.com.
They include:
What is a PLC? Basics of PLCs, featuring the CLICK series,
discusses the structure and operation of a PLC.
CLICK PLCs - An Introduction
Brief Product Overview reviews hardware features and configurations.
CLICK PLCs - A Closer Look
Detailed Product Overview covers hardware specifications and options in detail.
CLICK PLCs - Getting Started
Before you begin using your CLICK PLC
CLICK PLCs - Getting Started Part 1 Installing the Programming Software
CLICK PLCs - Getting Started Part 2 Launch the Programming Software
CLICK PLCs - Getting Started Part 3 Creating a Project
CLICK PLCs - Getting Started Part 4 Save and Compile Project
CLICK PLCs - Getting Started Part 5 Apply Power
CLICK PLCs - Getting Started Part 6 Establish PC to PLC Communications
We have also posted these videos on our YouTube channel. You can view them anytime at:
http://www.youtube.com/automationdirectvids.
Be sure to bookmark these sites as we continually update and expand technical content. We also invite your feedback regarding the various topics provided and additional topics you would like considered in the future.
Live Webinar Schedule
Novemeber 11, 2009, 2:00 ET
Motor Controls/Circuit Protection
December 9, 2009, 2:00 ET
What's New Part II
January 13, 2010, 2:00 ET
PLC/PAC Programming
Visit www.automationtalk.com to register for a live seminar or view a pre-recorded one.
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