PLC Basics
Ladder Logic
Programming
Troubleshooting
Applications
100
The acronym for Programmable Logic Controller
What is "PLC"?
100
An output that can be activated is sometimes referred to as a
What is a coil?
100
Siemens _____ 7 Software is used to program Siemens PLCs
What is Siemens Step 7?
100
Verify the output connections first when a PLC driven device is
What is "Not Working"?
100
Factories with industrial automation often use these computers with 3 letter acronyms to control process
What are PLCs?
200
Used to control industrial machinery and processes
What is a PLC?
200
Easy to understand and resembles electrical relay diagrams
What is ladder logic?
200
The first step in creating a new PLC program is to start a new
What is project?
200
The first thing to check when troubleshooting a PLC
What are connections?
200
These are sometimes used for controlling lighting and HVAC systems
What are PLC's?
300
A component of a PLC receives signals from sensors
What is an input module?
300
An abbreviation or acronym for "Normally Open Contact" in ladder logic
What is "NO"?
300
A __________ tool is used to simulate PLC programs
What is a simulator?
300
_________ software is used to diagnose PLC errors
What is diagnostic software?
300
For safety, a PLC may have "E-Stops" - Also known as
What are Emergency shutdowns or ESD's?
400
A graphical programming language that resembles electrical relay diagrams
What is Ladder Logic?
400
Symbol used to represent a normally _______ contact in ladder logic 
What is closed?
400
To transfer a completed program from the computer to the PLC is to
What is upload?
400
This is a word that is used to describe troubleshooting test logic without affecting live operations
What is simulation?
400
One role that PLC's play in wastewater treatment plants controlling pumps and monitoring ______ quality
What is water quality?
500
Two very common manufacturers of PLCs
What are/Who is Siemens and Allen Bradley?
500
NO means NO. In ladder logic this stands for _______ ________
What is normally open?
500
To transfer a program from a PLC to a computer is to
What is download?
500
Whenever a PLC program is not responding correctly you can check for errors and _____.
What are bugs?
500
A packing, sealing, and labeling processes can be controlled by an industrial computer known as a
What is a PLC?