As a junior programmer having done almost a dozen major power plant plc upgrades and program rewrites with my Senoir Process and Automation Engineer, many upgrading from PLC5 to ControlLogix I call Function Block programing Magic Boxes. That’s me and what I call them as to me they work like magic and make a large program work seemingly like magic with the programing inside the block. While I personally have never programmed one, I’ve seen my coworker do so, but more so I understand the power and huge benefit of Block Programing. In many of our company upgrades we’ve done on power plant projects, Function Block programing has meant the difference to our programmer in being able to vastly minimize the amount of programming required, like programing for many pumps etc. He programs and perfects just one pump Function Block and then he duplicate that Block for pump instruction where ever he needs instruction for a pump logic. That cuts down on making mistakes in the instruction logic. If a mistake, he fixes just one time in the Function Block instruction and like magic every other pump with same problem is fixed. That saves an immense amount of programming time. That’s why I call them Magic boxes or Magic Blocks. But that’s just me.

Thank you RealPars for these amazing vidoes about PLC programming, thanks to your videos I learned a lot of things about PLC programming.

@realpars

5 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome! I am very happy to hear that. Keep it up!

Watching one all programming laguange in PLC in your videos, it is easy to undedrstand. Thank you RealPars!

@realpars

8 күн бұрын

Glad to hear that, Kurt! Thank you very much for sharing

You guys just make learning so much simpler! Thank you 😊

@realpars

3 жыл бұрын

That's amazing to hear, Ben! Thanks for sharing.

Really educative manner to explain differences between the two most used programming languages. Great job RealPars!

@realpars

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Melquiades! That's great to hear!

Thank you so much, really happy to see your videos always

@realpars

5 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! You are very welcome.

Another great video from realpars, many thanks 👍

@realpars

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, great to hear that!

This video is super underrated, and also who the hell dislikes this!

@sytsewar

4 жыл бұрын

The Indian guy who does not like the accent

10/10 explanation of the and/or logic as well as function block vs ladder logic.

@realpars

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This is priceless.... i would love to see a more detailed video on how to read schematic diagrams... like what the symbols mean and how they all first together to create a 230v power wiring, or maybe a relay schematic for a flame scanner on a burner for instance... it can be very confusing for people :) I think your way of explaining would be really appreciated and informative :)

@realpars

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Anthony, Thanks for your comment! Great feedback, I will make sure to forward this to our creator team. Thanks a lot for sharing this with us!

@joew4202

3 жыл бұрын

RealPars not hard. First learn all your symbols then work on learning logic

Great work guys, thank you.

@realpars

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Your videos are very helpful ..Thank you so much ♥️ God bless 😇

@realpars

4 жыл бұрын

What a great compliment! Thanks a lot! :))

thanks for this video... now i see how AND and OR compare with PLCs and digital electronics..

@realpars

4 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome, James!

Simple and informative thanks

@realpars

5 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! :)

your videos very helpfull and provide great knowledge

@realpars

4 жыл бұрын

Amazing to hear that, Asad! Thanks for sharing that with us.

Thank you so much,it very interesting.

@realpars

5 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome!

Nice information

Great vidio explain, thank you!

@realpars

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Excellent

Brilliant intro thanks

@realpars

6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Thanks, very much!!!

@realpars

5 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome!

thank you this explained it perfect

@realpars

10 ай бұрын

Glad to hear that, and you're more than welcome!

excellent video, when you explain the difference between the other programming languages. for example a structured text instruction list.

@realpars

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jorge! Thanks for the suggestion, I will pass your request on to our creator team. Happy learning :)

Very impormative video thank you very match godbless to you...

@realpars

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear that, Richmond! Thanks for sharing.

Hi Guys Thank You for helping us with your Learning Videos. My Request is that if you guys could arrange all the Videos in a Proper Sequence in all the Playlists for better Clarity while going through each playlist.

@realpars

11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for your feedback! I will go ahead and share this with the team.

Thank you so much.GOOD

@realpars

5 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome!

please upload all video. It will be helpful for us. One who working in industries,get benifited.

@realpars

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Shashidhara, Happy to hear that you are benefiting from our course videos, we upload new videos every week! :) Happy learning.

Another great video from Realpars. But I now hear there is a move now towards Structural Control Language. Are you able to expand on that?

@realpars

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Renegade Flower! I will ask our creator team to elaborate on it. :) Happy learning!

Subscribed. Thanks

@realpars

5 жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

Useful channel

@realpars

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you

@realpars

5 жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

Please make a video about communication PLC, HMI & VFD.

@realpars

5 жыл бұрын

Hi there, thanks for the topic suggestion! I will pass it on to our creator team.

Thanks !

@realpars

5 жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

rất bổ ích . thank very much

@realpars

4 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome!

Thanks for the video Do you have course which focuses on FBD and STRUCTURED TEXT programming in SIEMENS.. Thanks

Thanks , please can you make a video about encoders ?

@realpars

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Andrew, thank you! I will pass your request on to our creator team. Happy learning!

Nice Teach

@realpars

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Hello, Thanks a lot for these very important videos… Do you have any pdf"s summarizes the videos? Also do you offer training period.

@realpars

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Mahmoud, Thanks for your comment! We have a transcript of each video in the 'Description Box'. Regarding your question about our training period, we don't provide any offline training, but we have a course library full of PLC Programming courses. As a subscriber, you obtain full access to our Technical Team who will answer any questions you might have along your learning journey! You can always try our free course in PLC Hardware through the following link bit.ly/2XnnUrF If you have any further questions, feel free to reach back out! Happy learning!

@muhammadrifqisetiawan2925

4 жыл бұрын

@@realpars you say that the course is free? but when I visit the link, they say that this course isn't free at all.

Please answer Hello. I'm want to start my journey in learning motion control I think I just need plc and driver and stepper motor I think I don't need a encoder I wondar that I am right or not

@realpars

5 жыл бұрын

Hello, The encoder is used to give you the feedback of the motor's position so that you can give it a command according to the feedback you are receiving. But take care of the resolution of the encoder you are choosing. For your application, normally there is no need for a high-resolution encoder. Thanks

thank you, can please make a video of all gates and their symbols in function block d and ladder logic?

@realpars

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Maurice, Thanks for the topic suggestion, I will definitely go ahead and forward this to our creator team. Happy learning!

@industrialautomationknowle373

4 жыл бұрын

#industrialautomationknowledgebank

YES SIRR..

excellent teaching. BTW, more and more machine use Schneidar PLC now, do you have course for Schenider PLC? thanks

@realpars

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Eagle, Thanks for your comment! We currently do not have any video courses on Schneider PLC. I will happily pass this on as a topic suggestion to our course developers. Thanks for sharing and happy learning!

Realy cool

@realpars

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

How can I write a program if X number of motors using function block. Please explain. Thank you realpars.

@realpars

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Venkat, Thanks for your comment and suggestion. I will make sure to forward this to our course developers!

Sir kindly make a video on IBMS. and descriptions on IBA and DALI.

@realpars

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Amit, thanks a lot for your topic suggestion, I will send this through to our creator team.

Hi I want buy Siemens 1200 ac/dc/rly CPU. Wondar that I need a memory card or not

@zorro4622

5 жыл бұрын

Hi! Basically, you don't have to buy a memory card for the S7-1200 series, because it has a built-in program memory (work memory). But if you want, you can extend the CPU with a memory card, but it's used to store project on that or do a password reset or update the firmware. And be careful, because normal SD cards won't work, only special formatted Siemens cards (and never format these cards from PC, because you'll brick the card!). But if you want to start programming with it, you'll be happy without having a memory card. :)

@derina.maleek9408

5 жыл бұрын

@@zorro4622 thank you

I think they are basically the same, only with the difference in terms of the vision

Well explained, thanks for sharing. 🐵

@realpars

3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

Thanks, the video was simple to understand. Do you have any video about Sequential function chart, Structured text and Instruction list? All of those are PLC programming language

@realpars

2 жыл бұрын

Hi there, Thanks for your comment! We currently mostly focus on Ladder language. I will happily go ahead and forward that to our course developers as a topic suggestion! Thanks for sharing and happy learning

nice sir,thanks please can you make a video about encoders ?

@realpars

5 жыл бұрын

Hi there, thanks for the tip! I will pass your request on to our creator team. Happy learning!

Is there a way to use function blocks instead ladder logic with s7-300,1200,1500 on tia portal?

@MaNemUmar

5 жыл бұрын

Filip Kramarić if im not mistaken, step 7 allowed the user to alternate between ladder logic and other languages such as function block diagram and structured list. So yes, a PLC program MAY be written entirely in a language other than ladder logic

@ziborgbe

5 жыл бұрын

As i know 1200 & 1500 plc support FBD I am not sure about s7 300.

@MaNemUmar

5 жыл бұрын

ziborgbe it does.

@filipkramaric6636

5 жыл бұрын

@@MaNemUmar I have seen that it has some variation of FBD but since I have used LOGO 8! I was wondering if it is possible to use that kind of FBD? The FBD in step 7 is some kind of ladder logic with function blocks which is something I don't personally like. Wish I could program s7 in the LOGO comfort.

@cyrox1859

5 жыл бұрын

when creating an FB, fC or On you have the chose betwin ladder, fbd, and instruction list,

how can i get the software

@realpars

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Gerbraw, We currently only have the following links to download different versions of STEP7 sie.ag/2eH6GEM sie.ag/2Jt80F0 Hopefully, that is helpful. Happy learning! p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 17.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica}

Please help!!! Does anyone know how to export a Function Block Diargram in Codesys as an XML file and open it on PLC open or simply export it to PLC open? Your help will be much appreciated. Thank you.

@realpars

3 жыл бұрын

Abdulazeem, what CODESYS editor are you using? Typically, the export tool is in the PROJECT menu item or you can do a "save as" and select the file type as Project which saves the file in XML. In the CODESYS 3.5 SP1 editor, you can also select "Export as PLCOpenXML" from the PROJECT menu. Repeat the process at the other device, but use the Import tool.

@abdulazeemadesanya825

3 жыл бұрын

​@@realpars Thank you for your quick response. I use version 2.3. I have tried both methods it wouldn't work. The PROJECT menu has EXPORT as an option but it only saves files as an *EXT file. What I am trying to achieve is to Export the file to a PLC open XML file or if I can covert the Ext file which already has all the FBD program as a PLC open XML file. Your help will be much appreciated. Thank you!

If you can read ladder, you can read FBD and vice versa. I don't see any advantage to FBD as it generally takes up more screen space to accomplish the same operation.

bro please tell best book for plc and industrial automation

@realpars

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Arun, We don't have any specific books that we would truly recommend at the moment. However, maybe other students over here might have suggestions :). Happy learning.

@cyrox1859

5 жыл бұрын

step seven in seven steps by c.t.jones

The volume on the voice fades in and out on each section and it is hard to hear sometimes

😍😍😍😍😍

I would still prefer ladder logic over fbd

@jothain

3 жыл бұрын

Exact opposite for me. It's much easier to simulate and visualize functions imo in fbd :)