Do I need Rockwell software licences?

No. RSLogix Micro Starter Lite and Connected Components Workbench Standard are free; Studio 5000 has a trial, and the courses show what runs in RSLogix Emulate.

Which course first: RSLogix 500 or Studio 5000?

RSLogix 500 if you are new to PLCs, because its file-based addressing teaches the fundamentals; Studio 5000 if you are heading for a plant with Logix controllers.

Is the certificate from Rockwell?

The EDWartens Certificate of Completion is optional, paid, verifiable by code and issued after the final assessment. It is not a vendor credential.

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Free Allen-Bradley PLC courses with certificate

Rockwell's controllers, free: RSLogix 500 for MicroLogix and SLC, Studio 5000 for CompactLogix and ControlLogix, and the Micro800 with Connected Components Workbench. Complete courses with notes, quizzes and an optional verifiable certificate.

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10 courses · 134 modules · 127h 3m of video · Updated 27 September 2026

FreePLC programmingBeginner

Allen-Bradley Studio 5000

CompactLogix and ControlLogix from the wiring up: tags, instructions, timers, data, drives, messaging and Modbus, in Rockwell's Studio 5000.

Wire sinking inputs and sourcing outputs to a CompactLogix without guessing
Connect over Ethernet, download, upload, and fix RSLinx browsing problems
Write tag-based ladder with XIC, XIO, OTE, TON, TOF, RTO, CTU and CTD

16 modules 7h 35mView course

FreePLC programmingBeginner

Allen-Bradley RSLogix 500 and MicroLogix

The MicroLogix and SLC 500 on real hardware: file-based addressing, every instruction group, analog scaling, faults and forces, in RSLogix 500.

Wire a MicroLogix and read its status LEDs
Connect over Ethernet or serial DF1, upload, download and go online
Read and write file-based addresses: I:0/3, B3:0/5, N7:10, T4:0.ACC

19 modules 15h 34mView course

FreeHMIBeginner

HMI Design and Programming: Siemens WinCC and FactoryTalk View ME

What an HMI is and how to design one well, then two mainstream tools end to end: Siemens WinCC in TIA Portal and Rockwell FactoryTalk View Machine Edition on PanelView Plus, with WinCC flexible for the legacy base.

Design a high-performance HMI: grey ground, colour for abnormal, screen hierarchy
Build a WinCC TIA project with templates, connection, tags, screens, animation, text lists, pop-ups
Configure alarms, trends, recipes, users, scripts, libraries and languages in WinCC

16 modules 10h 21mView course

FreePLC programmingBeginner

Allen-Bradley Micro800 with Connected Components Workbench

The Micro820/850 from wiring to motion: CCW, the simulator, bit logic, timers, counters, analog, UDFBs, high-speed counters, PTO motion, PowerFlex and Logix messaging, Modbus TCP, PID, and migration from MicroLogix.

Install CCW, activate it and run the Micro800 Simulator
Wire a Micro820/850, fix IP problems, upload, download and update firmware
Build the same logic in LD, FBD and ST with a PanelView 800 HMI

16 modules 12h 48mView course

FreeSCADAIntermediate

FactoryTalk View Site Edition SCADA

Rockwell's plant SCADA: applications and clients, displays and navigation, Logix tag references, global objects, FactoryTalk Alarms and Events, TrendPro, data logging and databases, RecipePro+, security and e-signatures, VBA, ViewPoint, backup and migration.

Create local, network station and network distributed applications and clients
Build displays, objects, animation and navigation menus
Reference Logix controllers via Linx and OPC UA; use direct, client and extended tags

11 modules 10h 41mView course

FreeHMIBeginner

FactoryTalk Optix HMI and Edge

Rockwell's new HMI platform from the first screen to the edge: Optix Studio, communication, containers and responsive design, object-oriented graphics, aliases and UDTs, faceplates and libraries, alarms, datalogger, recipes, reports, users and languages, Micro800, Modbus, Siemens and REST drivers, MQTT and OPC UA, sizing and View SE integration.

Install Optix Studio and build responsive, object-oriented screens
Link to Logix, Micro800, Modbus and Siemens controllers
Use aliases, UDTs, faceplates and libraries

13 modules 9h 52mView course

FreePLC programmingIntermediate

Allen-Bradley Studio 5000 Advanced

The plcprofessor advanced manual, module by module: Logix architecture and quick starts, memory and aliases, tasks, programs and routines, universal I/O and conveyor code, GSV and processor changes, communication modules and remote I/O, data types and analog, ladder, FBD and structured text, sequential function charts, motion, Add-On Instructions, CIP messaging, and the emulator.

Organise Logix projects with tasks, programs, routines and tags
Build universal I/O, conveyor code and production counts
Use GSV/SSV, communication modules and remote I/O

14 modules 28h 25mView course

FreeDrivesBeginner

Allen-Bradley PowerFlex Drives

Rockwell drives from keypad to Logix: the PowerFlex family and VFD fundamentals, the 525 keypad and parameters, 2-wire, 3-wire, reverse, potentiometer and analog wiring, Connected Components Workbench, EtherNet/IP with Logix and ADC, encoder, PID, StepLogic and STO, the PowerFlex 4 and 4M, the 750 series and 755TS, and Armor PowerFlex, MCCs and line reactors.

Select PowerFlex drives and read motor nameplates
Set 525 parameters from the keypad and CCW
Wire 2-wire, 3-wire, reverse and analog control

10 modules 10h 50mView course

FreeMotion controlIntermediate

Allen-Bradley Kinetix Servo Motion with Studio 5000

Rockwell motion from the axis tree to cams: the Kinetix family and Motion Analyzer, axis setup and hook-up tests, the RSLogix 5000 servo series, command operation and control bits, tuning with S-curves and trends, gearing and MRP, registration and event tasks, MAPC, MCCP and MAOC cams, coordinated and SFC motion, Kinetix 6000, 5500, 5300, 5700 and Sercos hardware, and diagnostics.

Size and choose Kinetix drives and set up axes
Run hook-up tests, direct commands and the servo command sequence
Tune with S-curves, trends and fault protection

12 modules 17h 7mView course

FreeSafetyIntermediate

Allen-Bradley GuardLogix Safety and CompactLogix 5380

Rockwell machinery safety from the Safebook to the safety signature: machinery safety principles and safety relays, light curtains, cable-pull switches and laser scanners, GuardLink smart safety, GuardLogix with a SafeZone laser scanner, safety produce/consume, signatures and version control, and the CompactLogix 5380 with Compact 5000 I/O.

Apply Safebook 5 principles and select safety relays
Install light curtains, cable-pull switches and laser scanners
Configure GuardLink and GuardLogix safety I/O

7 modules 3h 51mView course

Compare the Allen-Bradley courses

Course	Level	Modules	Video	Brand
Allen-Bradley Studio 5000	Beginner	16	7h 35m	Allen-Bradley
Allen-Bradley RSLogix 500 and MicroLogix	Beginner	19	15h 34m	Allen-Bradley
HMI Design and Programming: Siemens WinCC and FactoryTalk View ME	Beginner	16	10h 21m	Siemens and Rockwell
Allen-Bradley Micro800 with Connected Components Workbench	Beginner	16	12h 48m	Allen-Bradley
FactoryTalk View Site Edition SCADA	Intermediate	11	10h 41m	Allen-Bradley
FactoryTalk Optix HMI and Edge	Beginner	13	9h 52m	Allen-Bradley
Allen-Bradley Studio 5000 Advanced	Intermediate	14	28h 25m	Allen-Bradley
Allen-Bradley PowerFlex Drives	Beginner	10	10h 50m	Allen-Bradley
Allen-Bradley Kinetix Servo Motion with Studio 5000	Intermediate	12	17h 7m	Allen-Bradley
Allen-Bradley GuardLogix Safety and CompactLogix 5380	Intermediate	7	3h 51m	Allen-Bradley

Questions

Do I need Rockwell software licences?: No. RSLogix Micro Starter Lite and Connected Components Workbench Standard are free; Studio 5000 has a trial, and the courses show what runs in RSLogix Emulate.
Which course first: RSLogix 500 or Studio 5000?: RSLogix 500 if you are new to PLCs, because its file-based addressing teaches the fundamentals; Studio 5000 if you are heading for a plant with Logix controllers.
Is the certificate from Rockwell?: The EDWartens Certificate of Completion is optional, paid, verifiable by code and issued after the final assessment. It is not a vendor credential.