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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
Allen-Bradley Studio 5000 course coverFree
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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
Allen-Bradley RSLogix 500 and MicroLogix course coverFree
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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
HMI Design and Programming: Siemens WinCC and FactoryTalk View ME course coverFree
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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
Allen-Bradley Micro800 with Connected Components Workbench course coverFree
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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
FactoryTalk View Site Edition SCADA course coverFree
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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
FactoryTalk Optix HMI and Edge course coverFree
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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
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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
Allen-Bradley PowerFlex Drives course coverFree
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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
Allen-Bradley Kinetix Servo Motion with Studio 5000 course coverFree
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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 5300, 5500, 5700, 5100 and legacy 6000 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
Allen-Bradley GuardLogix Safety and CompactLogix 5380 course coverFree
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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

CourseLevelModulesVideoBrand
Allen-Bradley Studio 5000Beginner167h 35mAllen-Bradley
Allen-Bradley RSLogix 500 and MicroLogixBeginner1915h 34mAllen-Bradley
HMI Design and Programming: Siemens WinCC and FactoryTalk View MEBeginner1610h 21mSiemens and Rockwell
Allen-Bradley Micro800 with Connected Components WorkbenchBeginner1612h 48mAllen-Bradley
FactoryTalk View Site Edition SCADAIntermediate1110h 41mAllen-Bradley
FactoryTalk Optix HMI and EdgeBeginner139h 52mAllen-Bradley
Allen-Bradley Studio 5000 AdvancedIntermediate1428h 25mAllen-Bradley
Allen-Bradley PowerFlex DrivesBeginner1010h 50mAllen-Bradley
Allen-Bradley Kinetix Servo Motion with Studio 5000Intermediate1217h 7mAllen-Bradley
Allen-Bradley GuardLogix Safety and CompactLogix 5380Intermediate73h 51mAllen-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.