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EPLAN Electric P8 and Pro Panel
Free EPLAN Electric P8 course for electrical designers: projects, terminals, PLC I/O, reports and Pro Panel 3D layouts. The certificate is optional and paid.
Inside the course
From the lessons
EPLAN Electric P8 and Creating a Project
EPLAN in a Nutshell
Symbols, Devices and Properties
Roland Younk, EPLAN Quebec Canada Inc.
Terminals, Cables and Interruption Points
EPLAN with Chris
Macros
EPLAN in a Nutshell
Reports, Checks and Export
EPLAN in a Nutshell
2D Panel Layout and Pro Panel 3D
EPLAN in a Nutshell
Lesson frames belong to the creators named in the Credits below and are shown from YouTube.
What you will learn
Create EPLAN projects with correct structure, plot frames and title pages, place symbols and devices with proper properties, design terminal strips, cables and PLC I/O, build and use macros, manage parts with the Data Portal, generate reports and PDFs, lay out panels in 2D and Pro Panel 3D, route wires for Smart Wiring and share projects through the EPLAN Cloud.
- Create projects with base projects, plot frames and structure identifiers
- Place symbols, devices, terminals, cables and PLC cards
- Build macros and manage parts with the Data Portal
- Generate reports, run checks and export PDFs
- Lay out panels in 2D and Pro Panel 3D
- Route wires, prepare Smart Wiring and use the EPLAN Cloud
For you
Taking EPLAN Electric P8 and Pro Panel from the United States
- Free in the United States, as everywhere, and self-paced: lessons, notes and the final assessment are open at any hour, so your time zone and shift pattern do not matter.
- The optional certificate for learners in the United States is a one-off US$23.99. What you get for it
- Plants across the Americas most often run Allen-Bradley, Siemens and Inductive Automation; each has its own free course to take next.
- See automation and engineering jobs in the United States, and what the industry looks like in Houston, Detroit and Chicago.
- EDWartens also has a regional site for the United States, for classroom training and local support: edwartens.com/us.
The course project 路 about 18 hours
Pouch-packaging machine control panel: a complete EPLAN P8 project from structure to Pro Panel and reports
Build the full EPLAN Electric P8 project for the control panel of a vertical form-fill-seal pouch machine: structured pages to IEC 81346, power, control and safety sheets, a CompactLogix I/O card set with addresses, terminals, cables, a Pro Panel 3D layout with routed wires, and the generated report set. You deliver the EPLAN project archive, your own I/O list and drawing list, the Pro Panel layout and the reports. The sample pack shows what a machine builder's electrical department hands to the panel shop and the customer.
Sample document pack, 8 documents, filled in for the scenario
- Drawing listDrawing and Document List: VFFS Machine VF-1 Control Panel CP1
- Wiring drawingsSchematic Set: Sheet Contents and Circuits, Panel CP1
- I/O listI/O List: Panel CP1, CompactLogix 1769-L33ER
- Panel GAPanel CP1: Pro Panel Layout, Door, Mounting Plate and Routing
- BOMBill of Materials: Panel CP1 and Machine Devices (generated parts list)
- Cable scheduleCable Schedule: Machine VF-1, Panel CP1 to Machine
- Change noticeDesign Change Notice 001: Pneumatic Dump Valve on E-stop
- ReportGenerated Report Set and Project Check Record: VF-1 Standard Project
Read inside the course and download as a workbook. The project is optional practice, marked when you submit it; the certificate needs only the modules and the final assessment.
The course project 路 about 18 hours
Brewhouse motor control panel to NFPA 79 and UL 508A: EPLAN P8 project, field cables, SCCR and wire production data
Build the EPLAN Electric P8 project for a 480 V, 60 Hz motor control panel serving ten brewhouse motors: an NFPA base project with line-referenced ladder pages, AWG wire sizes from the motor full-load currents, NFPA 79 wire colours set as potentials, six PowerFlex 525 drives with Safe Torque Off, four starters, POINT I/O on EtherNet/IP, field cables to every motor, the UL 508A short-circuit current rating worked out from the components, and the production data a panel shop uses: routed wire lengths, the wire list for the wire-processing machine and the marker export. The sample pack shows what a UL 508A panel shop hands to the brewery and its electrical contractor.
Sample document pack, 9 documents, filled in for the scenario
- Drawing listDrawing and Document List: Brewhouse Motor Control Panel MCP-200
- MCC scheduleMotor and Feeder Schedule: MCP-200 (as revised by DCN-001)
- Single lineSingle Line Diagram and Short-Circuit Current Rating: MCP-200
- Wiring drawingsSchematic Set: Conventions, Sheet Contents and the STO Page in Words
- Cable scheduleCable Schedule: MCP-200 to Brewhouse Motors and Field Devices
- BOMBill of Materials: MCP-200 (generated parts list, Rev 1)
- ReportCheck Run and Production Data Record: Routing, Wire List and Markers
- Change noticeDesign Change Notice 001: CIP Supply Pump Upsized from 7.5 hp to 10 hp
- FATPanel Shop Factory Acceptance Test Record: MCP-200
Read inside the course and download as a workbook. The project is optional practice, marked when you submit it; the certificate needs only the modules and the final assessment.
Course content
14 modules 路 90 lessons 路 13h 25m
In order, at whatever pace suits you. Each module ends with a practice task that builds on the last.
- 01EPLAN Electric P8 and Creating a Project5 lessons18m
- 02Pages, Structure and Plot Frames10 lessons2h 16m
- 03Symbols, Devices and Properties8 lessons1h 5m
- 04Structure to IEC 81346, Modular Engineering and Function Pages2 lessons36m
- 05Terminals, Cables and Interruption Points10 lessons1h 37m
- 06PLC Design5 lessons27m
- 07Macros7 lessons55m
- 08Parts Management and the Data Portal5 lessons34m
Requirements
- Who it is for
- Beginner to intermediate. Reading electrical drawings is assumed.
- Software
- EPLAN Electric P8 (Education or trial licence) What to download, and how
- Hardware
- None required.
Software you need
What to download, where from, what it costs and how to install it. Every link goes to the maker's own site, never a mirror.
Required
- 01Free for students
Eplan Electric P8
Eplan
- Runs on
- Windows 11 64-bit PC with an AVX2-capable processor (see Eplan's system requirements)
- Account
- A free Eplan Cloud account registered as a student
Eplan gives free Eplan Education licences to pupils, trainees and students for private use. It includes Electric P8, Preplanning and Pro Panel, is limited to 40 schematic pages and may not be installed on a company or school computer. When a licence expires you can request a new one while you are still a student.
Steps
- 1.Open the Eplan Education for Students page and select Download Eplan Education.
- 2.Register in the Eplan Cloud as a student.
- 3.Choose the Eplan version to download from your Downloads section.
- 4.Install Eplan on your own Windows PC.
- 5.Request an Entitlement ID in your account and use it to activate the licence.
- Eplan's free eLearning courses are available to registered students.
- If you change computer, request a new Entitlement ID rather than moving the old one.
Official download pageeplan.comAlternatives
- Eplan Education for Classrooms: For teachers and trainers at non-commercial institutions; contact education@eplan.de.
- QElectroTech: Free open-source schematic editor for learners who are not students.
- Employer licence: Licensed users download Electric P8 from the Eplan download portal.
Checked against each maker's own page on 27 September 2026. Trial lengths and editions change; the maker's page is the final word.
EPLAN Electric P8 and Pro Panel at a glance
EPLAN Electric P8 and Pro Panel is a free, self-paced online course from EDWartens for engineering students, apprentices, technicians and working engineers and panel designers. It has 14 modules and 13h 25m of video lessons by EPLAN with Chris, EPLAN in a Nutshell, Roland Younk, EPLAN Quebec Canada Inc., with written notes and worked problems, a practical project with a document pack and a 15-question final assessment (pass mark 60%). Learning is free with an account; an optional certificate with a public verification code is issued when you pass. Last updated 27 September 2026.
All course factsHide course facts
- Price
- Free, for good. No trial, no card. The only paid item is the optional certificate, a small one-off fee.
- Who it is for
- Engineering students, apprentices, technicians and working engineers and panel designers
- Format
- 14 self-paced modules, 13h 25m of video, written notes, a practice task per module and one final assessment.
- Level
- Beginner. Beginner to intermediate. Reading electrical drawings is assumed.
- Brand
- EPLAN
- Software
- EPLAN Electric P8 (Education or trial licence)
- Hardware
- None required.
- Certificate
- Optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, verifiable by code, for a small one-off fee shown on edwartens.com/certificate. Not a vendor credential.
- Video lessons by
- EPLAN with Chris, EPLAN in a Nutshell, Roland Younk, EPLAN Quebec Canada Inc. (independent creators, credited below)
- Language
- English
- Last updated
- 27 September 2026
A shareable EDWartens certificate
Finish every module and pass the final assessment, and the optional EDWartens certificate is yours. It carries a unique verification code on a public page anyone can check, so it stands up when a recruiter looks it up. See it below.
The course itself stays free whether or not you ever buy one.
Stuck? Ask a practising engineer
A free course usually means a comment section and hope. This one does not. Every module has an Ask-your-trainer panel that reaches the same engineers who teach our paid programme: people who commission panels for a living, not moderators.
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Common questions
What is IEC 81346 and why does EPLAN use it?
IEC 81346 is the international standard for structuring systems and giving every object a reference designation, the structured tag that identifies each device. The IEC states that IEC 81346-1 establishes general principles for structuring systems, and that a reference designation labelled at a component is the key to finding information about that object across documents. EPLAN builds its page and device structure on this scheme, and this course teaches modular engineering to DIN 81346 so your projects stay navigable.
Can I use the EPLAN student licence for paid or commercial work?
No, the student licence is for learning only. Eplan's Education for Students page states that free Eplan Education licences are provided to pupils, trainees and students for private use. For paid project work you need a commercial EPLAN licence through your employer, but the student licence is enough to follow every module of this course.
Is EPLAN free?
EPLAN Education is free for students and teachers, and a trial exists; either covers the course.
Why EPLAN rather than AutoCAD Electrical?
OEMs supplying European customers are asked for EPLAN; both courses are here, take the one your employer names.
Is Pro Panel included?
Yes, as the 3D half: layout, routing, Smart Wiring and production.
Is the EPLAN Electric P8 and Pro Panel course really free?
Yes. Every module, practice task and assessment. You create an account so your progress is saved and the assessments can be marked. The certificate is the only paid item, and only if you want it.
What certificate do I get, and is it a vendor qualification?
An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you pass the final assessment, with a verification code anyone can check. It is not a vendor credential and is never described as one.
Who made the video lessons in the EPLAN Electric P8 and Pro Panel course?
The creators named in the Credits block at the foot of this page, on their own YouTube channels. EDWartens did not make the videos and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
How long does the EPLAN Electric P8 and Pro Panel course take?
Plan on about 20 hours in all, including the video lessons, notes and practice tasks. It is self-paced, so you work through the fourteen modules at your own speed.
What you walk away with
Your certificate for EPLAN Electric P8 and Pro Panel
Finish the course, pass the final, and this is the document with your name on it.
Verifiable by anyone
Adds to LinkedIn in one click
QR code on the certificate
Names what you can do
A permanent link
Earned, not attended
Learning is free. The certificate is optional.
Add it now and pay only when you have finished the course, or come back for it later. One-off, US$23.99, with a receipt.
Issued by Wartens Ltd (England and Wales, company no. 15262249) through the EDWartens training portal, as a Certificate of Completion for this self-paced course. Sold by Wartens Ltd. It is not a vendor certification, a university award or a CPD-accredited activity, and it does not certify competence on live equipment. Delivered electronically; see the refund policy.
Credits
Who made the video lessons
The video lessons in this course were created by the people below, not by EDWartens. Every lesson streams from its creator's own YouTube channel; EDWartens neither hosts nor sells that footage, and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens and do not endorse this course. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
- EPLAN with Christhe EPLAN Electric P8 from 0 to pro series
- EPLAN in a Nutshellthe EPLAN for beginners playlist
- Roland Younk, EPLAN Quebec Canada Inc.the EPLAN tutorial playlist on macros, PLC, Pro Panel, routing, Smart Wiring and the cloud
If you are one of these creators and would like a lesson removed or credited differently, write to info@wartens.com.