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Panasonic PLC: Ladder Logic & State-Based Control
26 students
Panasonic PLC: Ladder Logic & State-Based Control
Master industrial automation in Control FPWIN Pro. Build logic across 8 real-world experiments and 9 quizzes.
Created byBaraa Abdellaoglu
Last updated 7/2026
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What you'll learn
- Program Panasonic PLCs from scratch using the Control FPWIN Pro 7 software environment.
- Translate raw industrial problem descriptions into fully functional automation logic.
- Build real-world automation simulations, including safety presses, mixing stations, and conveyor systems.
- Map physical industrial sensors and actuators to digital PLC inputs and outputs.
- Master essential PLC instructions, including Timers (TON), Counters (CTU), and Boolean logic gates.
- Utilize advanced PLC instructions like comparators, and arithmetic operations for complex machine control.
- Design and execute advanced state-based sequential logic and state diagrams for industrial machinery.
- Implement Closed-Loop systems, SISO, and On/Off control logic for precision industrial automation.
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Course content
15 sections • 29 lectures • 1h 42m total length
Requirements
- No prior PLC programming experience is required. You will learn everything from the ground up.
- A basic understanding of simple electrical concepts is helpful, but not mandatory.
- A Windows PC or laptop to download and run the Control FPWIN Pro 7 software (installation is covered step-by-step in Module 2).
Description
Welcome to this comprehensive guide on Panasonic PLC programming and industrial automation.
On the modern factory floor, engineers are handed a process requirement and tasked with automating it safely, reliably, and efficiently. This course is designed to help you bridge the gap between engineering concepts and physical execution by focusing heavily on ladder logic and state-based programming.
Whether you are an engineer looking to design complex mechatronic systems from scratch, or a technician upgrading your troubleshooting skills, this course provides a clear, step-by-step blueprint. You will learn to program Panasonic PLCs utilizing the Control FPWIN Pro 7 environment, with a primary focus on structuring your code using robust state diagrams and sequential ladder logic.
Learn by Building: 8 Industrial Labs Throughout the course, you will translate machine requirements directly into functional ladder diagrams. To ensure you gain hands-on experience, you will tackle 8 distinct industrial experiments, including:
Hydraulic Press & Industrial Furnace Safety Systems
Automated Liquid Filling & Packaging Stations
Machine Warmup Sequences
Warehouse Conveyor Routing & Automated Indexers
By working through these systems, you will learn how to approach problems like a control engineer, building complex state diagrams to ensure your machinery operates exactly as intended.
What you will learn:
Navigating the Control FPWIN Pro 7 interface and project setup
Ladder Logic fundamentals (Contacts, Coils, and Boolean Gates)
Memory management using Global and Local Variables
Timers (TON), Counters (CTU), and advanced data instructions
State-Based Programming and sequential control logic
SISO, On/Off Control, and the fundamentals of closed-loop systems
Integrating Human-Machine Interfaces (HMI) with your PLC
By the end of this course, you will have completed 9 technical quizzes and 8 functional PLC projects, giving you a strong, practical foundation in industrial automation.
Enroll today and let's start programming.
Who this course is for:
- Engineering students (Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics) looking to gain hands-on, practical industrial automation skills.
- Maintenance technicians and plant electricians who want to upgrade their troubleshooting skills and transition into PLC programming roles.
- Tech entrepreneurs and hobbyists looking to understand and program the controllers that serve as the critical hardware bridge in Industry 4.0 systems.
- Anyone who wants to move past automation theory and start building functional industrial logic structures.