Ladder Logic PLC Programming for Beginners (Udemy.com)
Learn to Program PLC's in Ladder Logic Through 25 Examples and Exercises
Created by: Darius Kruger
Last updated December 2023
What you will learn
- How to program PLC's using Ladder Logic/Ladder Diagrams
- Understand the fundamentals of Ladder Logic Programming including the relevant terminology.
- Understand the fundamentals of Boolean Logic, Boolean Algebra & Truth Tables.
- Uderstand how to use Ladder Logic operators and instructions.
- Understand a number of commonly used pieces of Ladder Logic code.
- Be able to read and write your own Ladder Logic programs/code.
- Complete a project where you write Ladder Logic code for a real world automation application.
How it compares
Against the other 518 rated Udemy courses in Software Development on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 62% of them
- Reviews968#138 of 519 by number of reviews
- Length3.1 hoursshorter than 77% of them
- Last updatedDecember 2023earlier than 75% of them
Course Description
New to PLC programming or Ladder Logic? You've found the right starting point.
In this beginner's course, you will learn all of the basics you need to read and write Ladder Logic PLC code. Together, we will take an interactive approach to work through 25 examples and exercises in Ladder Logic code, taking you from Absolute beginner, to competent Ladder programmer.
This course covers everything you need to know to get started with ladder logic programming on any PLC brand, make or model:
We'll cover the fundamentals such as structure, terminology and boolean logic.
We'll work through some basic boolean ladder logic instructions and code examples.
We'll tackle some more advanced instructions such as mathematical operations and counters.
We'll implement timers to allow you to execute precise time controlled code.
We'll take a look at the concept of a Finite State Machine for program flow control.
Along the way, you will get the opportunity to complete coding exercises to reinforce and improve your understanding. Full video solutions and demonstrations for each exercise are provided!
Finally, you'll get the chance to complete a project that incorporates everything you've learned in this course: Writing Ladder Logic Code for a real-world automation application.
Bonus: Get your hands on the Ladder Logic Cheat Sheet! The Cheat Sheet is a quick reference document that covers all of the code examples and solutions to the exercises in this course.
Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
968 Reviews
Darius Kruger
An electrical engineer and entrepreneur who has worked in various fields of industry including metering, renewable energy, manufacturing and electrical design. Electronics have always been a passion of mine. I have spent many hours working on microcontroller projects and honing my hardware and software development skills in the field of embedded development. I love teaching and cant wait to share my knowledge with you.
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Reviews
By Paul Glanville on 7/23/2026
I found this course to be very well set out and structure to build on my basic knowledge of ladder logic. Thank you and looking forward to more courses you release to follow along with.
By Enatius on 3/7/2026
So far so good, clear communication, voice is not annoying, and the structure is awesome, get to read the context of the slide, prior to the voice dictation and understanding of whats on the slide (perview to the audience prior to explanation, is making it easier to get the message the author is trying to get out, easier to keep up with the chapters), looking forward to the next section.
By Kumar Viswanath Kurakula on 1/23/2026
The learning was at the next level. I don't have access to the TIA portal, but it still feels like learning in real time. I am so grateful to you, sir, for giving me great insights over ladder logic programming
By Subrato Dhar on 1/14/2026
The instructor has excellent verbal communication to explain the PLC programming concepts. Great effort put by the instructor to make student like me understand PLC ladder logic programming.
By Mark on 1/8/2026
I learned a lot and i was able to take it at my own pace. I lived it, my only criticism is that a couplke of the sections have a lot fo prereq knowledge required and it may be helpful to illustrate that. I have a cs degree so I knew about fsm, boolean algebra, etc. But someone less familiar may not know what that stuff is, and good practice would be to indicate that, unless you already did. I am new to udemy. so sorry if you did.
By Sidney Sharp on 11/12/2025
I feel this was an extremely good match for me. I have learned so much! From the outside looking in it seemed complicated but the instructor has made it incredibly easy to learn.
By Christopher [C] Cook on 10/7/2025
I am an engineering graduate looking to brush up on my automation skills for a promotion at work. So far this seems pretty relevant even though it is mostly review so far. Well made videos. Good audio also which is very important.
By Uwimana Kennedy Felix on 11/27/2024
this is a friendly course, I'm not yet have long time with it, but i hop to go father with it. the best thing to this course it introducing me to my daily work life, and taking me to be more professional.
By Paul Ainsworth on 10/8/2024
I think it was a good match. I did find that there were a few gaps or explanations for a few things. I do believe that when teachers are advanced and are teaching a beginners course they tend to gloss over or just forget certain things that might be important for us to know. I really liked the fact that I was able to stop or pause sections and really understand what was being taught. I definitely appreciate that about Udemy. Thank you!
By Sean Ray on 4/5/2024
This was a great introduction to Ladder Logic. I was hoping for more practice samples for real world machines, but this was a great course for introducing the different components and basics of ladder logic. For someone who is and operator and not a programmer this was easily digestible and understandable.
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Overall Score : 92 / 100




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