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A free industrial automation course path from the electrical basics to a working control system: motor control, PLC programming, HMI and SCADA screens, drives and servos, instruments, PID loops, industrial networks and control panels. Every course is complete and online, with an optional paid certificate.
FreeFree beginner motor control course: read ladder diagrams, wire starters, build reversing and braking circuits. The certificate is optional and paid.
FreeFree Siemens TIA Portal course for beginners: write ladder logic for a simulated S7-1200 and WinCC HMI. Learning is free; the certificate is optional and paid.
FreeThe MicroLogix and SLC 500 on real hardware: file-based addressing, every instruction group, analog scaling, faults and forces, in RSLogix 500.
FreeThe vendor-neutral PLC platform: ladder, function blocks, structured text, CFC and SFC, with Factory I/O projects and a visualization at the end.
FreeWhat 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.
FreeThe modern SCADA platform: gateway, tags, device connections, Designer screens, alarms, SQL history, reporting, MQTT and IIoT, Perspective, and deployment from edge to cloud.
FreePower wiring, keypad and terminal control, analog and preset speed references, relay outputs, PLC and Modbus control, fieldbus, safety functions and troubleshooting, on a generic drive and the Schneider ATV320.
FreeWhat a servo system is, how to wire, mode, home, tune and network one, then motion programming in Studio 5000 and Siemens TIA Portal technology objects.
FreeFree beginner instrumentation course: sensors, 4-20 mA loops, control valves, P&IDs and calibration. Learning is free; the certificate is optional and paid.
FreeFrom 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.
FreeEvery network a PLC engineer meets, from RS-485 and Modbus to PROFINET, EtherNet/IP and OPC UA, with hands-on PLC-to-PLC and Modbus configuration in TIA Portal.
FreeFree course for electrical beginners: read PLC wiring diagrams, then build, cool and test a UL 508A control panel. The certificate is optional and paid.
FreeFind the fault fast on a machine you did not build: a method that goes from symptom to cause, safe isolation before you touch, drawings and I/O lists, meter work on 24 V DC control and motor circuits, sensors and 4-20 mA loops, online diagnostics in TIA Portal, Allen-Bradley and CODESYS, VFD and network faults, and fault reports that stop repeats.
Industrial automation is the use of controllers, sensors, drives and software to run a machine or plant with little manual work, and it is learned in layers rather than as one subject.
Start with the electrical layer, Industrial Motor Control, because every later course assumes you can read a starter circuit; then take one PLC course, Siemens TIA Portal or Allen-Bradley RSLogix 500, since the brand matters less than finishing one.
The field layer comes next. Industrial Instrumentation explains sensors and transmitters, VFDs and Servo Drives explain how motors are driven, and PID Control explains how a loop holds a value steady.
The supervisory layer is what an operator sees: HMI Design for panels, Ignition SCADA for plant-wide screens, and Industrial Communication for how the devices talk. Finish with Control Panel Design and PLC and Electrical Troubleshooting, which turn the knowledge into site work.