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Free control engineering and PID courses with certificate

Control theory with MATLAB and Simulink, free and complete: transfer functions, stability, Bode plots, PID design, state space, LQR, system identification and discrete implementation, with notes, quizzes and an optional verifiable certificate.

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35 modules · 23h 48m of video · Updated 1 November 2026
MATLAB and Simulink for Control Systems course coverFree
FreeControl engineeringIntermediate

MATLAB and Simulink for Control Systems

Control engineering with the tools engineers actually use: the MATLAB and Simulink environment, transfer functions and block diagrams, time response, stability with Routh-Hurwitz and root locus, frequency response with Bode, Nyquist and Nichols, loop shaping, PID design and tuning, feedforward, gain scheduling and delays, state space, pole placement, LQR and observers, physical modelling and system identification, Simulink for electrical engineers, and implementation in discrete time.

  • Use MATLAB and Simulink for modelling and simulation
  • Analyse transfer functions, time response and stability
  • Read Bode, Nyquist and Nichols plots and shape loops
15 modules 14h 50mView course
PID Control for PLC Engineers course coverFree
FreeProcess controlIntermediate

PID Control for PLC Engineers

From on/off to a tuned loop: what P, I and D each do, how to tune by hand and by rule, anti-windup and filtering, and PID inside Allen-Bradley controllers.

  • Explain why on/off control cannot hold a setpoint on a fast process
  • Wire a loop's transmitter and final element on Micro800 and MicroLogix
  • Predict what raising gain, shortening reset or adding rate does to a loop
13 modules 6h 15mView course
Siemens TIA Portal PID Compact and Analog Processing course coverFree
FreeProcess controlIntermediate

Siemens TIA Portal PID Compact and Analog Processing

Closed-loop control the way it is done on an S7-1200 or S7-1500: analog in, NORM_X and SCALE_X, PID_Compact configured, tuned and wired to an HMI, analog or PWM out, proved on a free tank simulation.

  • Explain on/off, three-point and PID control and when each fits
  • Read P, I and D as gain, reset time and rate time
  • Scale analog inputs with NORM_X and SCALE_X and outputs the other way
7 modules 2h 44mView course

Compare the Control engineering courses

CourseLevelModulesVideoBrand
MATLAB and Simulink for Control SystemsIntermediate1514h 50mMathWorks
PID Control for PLC EngineersIntermediate136h 15mVendor-neutral
Siemens TIA Portal PID Compact and Analog ProcessingIntermediate72h 44mSiemens

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Is MATLAB free?
MATLAB Online, the student licence and the trial all cover the course.
How much maths do I need?
School algebra and a willingness to plot a step response. The courses use MATLAB and Simulink trials and simulation blocks in TIA Portal so the maths is seen, not only written.