ControlByte Automation

09/09/2026

Contactors, delta wiring, animated supplied schematic, interlocks and motor rating.

08/09/2026

Starting current, motor anatomy, six terminals, star connection and torque trade-off.

07/09/2026

Ever wondered why 3-phase motors draw huge current on startup? Direct online starting can pull 6-8 times normal current! A star-delta starter cleverly reduces this initial demand to about one-third, protecting your motor and electrical system. Learn how this ingenious method works.

27/08/2026

27/08/2026

⏰ Enrollment for our Siemens PLC training closes today!

If you’ve been thinking about learning Siemens S7-1200 and S7-1500 PLC programming in LAD/FBD, this is the moment to join. 🚀

Inside the course:

🎥 106 video lessons
⏱️ 18+ hours of training
📈 Beginner to intermediate level
🏭 Practical projects in a virtual factory
📝 Exercises, homework, and support

You’ll learn PLC fundamentals, timers, counters, data operations, structured programming, PID control, vision-based sorting, pallet distribution, and more. ⚙️

🔥 Special offer before enrollment closes:
💶 99€ instead of 400€

🚨 If you want to join, don’t wait until later — registration is closing today.

👉 https://controlbyte.tech/siemens-plc-training/

11/08/2026

Learn how Python can support PLC programming and industrial automation. We’ll cover PLC communication, data collection, visualization, testing, scripting and practical automation workflows.

Check out our Python in PLC programming course: https://controlbyte.tech/python-basics-course/

16/07/2026

Watching won't make you an engineer. Building will. ⚙️

08/07/2026

02/07/2026

Most people can wire a panel. Far fewer can actually read the schematic that tells them how.
That gap is why a new automation engineer can stare at a wiring diagram for 20 minutes and still not know which contact closes when.
The thing nobody tells you: a schematic isn't random. It has a grammar. Once you learn to read the page/column references, the symbols, and the tag logic — every diagram in the world suddenly makes sense. Siemens, Allen-Bradley, a random machine from 1998. Same rules.
That's the whole idea behind our course "How to Read Electrical Schematics — Industrial Automation Basics." 78 lessons taking you from symbols → motors → control cabinets → PLC I/O → drives → machine safety.
Beginner friendly, 4.9/5 from 1000+ students, lifetime access.
Enrollment closes today. Link in bio if you want in — controlbyte.tech
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23/06/2026

Learn to prepare your development environment from scratch, including installing Visual Studio, setting up the .NET Framework 4.8, and configuring TIA Portal Openness user permissions. We'll even use ChatGPT to generate C # code for the API, demonstrating how AI can accelerate development for PLC programmers and automation engineers. Portal API Programming Development