ELEC 2230 Programmable Logic Controllers

Description

Programmable Logic Controllers describes how PLC’s work and provide practical information about installing, programming and maintaining a PLC system. Students will be given a wide range of generic programming assignments and exercises for practice with the PLC.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

ELEC 2205

Topics to be Covered

1. Purpose, function and operation of programmable logic controllers

2. Ladder Logic and basic programming

3. Tag-based addressing

4. Timing and counting functions

Learning Outcomes

1. Describe function of a Programmable logic controller

2. Describe parts of a programmable logic controller

3. Describe I/O configuration

4. Describe discrete and analog I/O

5. Describe programming languages

6. Explain timing and counting functions

7. Program basic control circuits

8. Program on-delay and off-delay timers

9. Program counters

10. Program circuits using tag-based addressing

11. Troubleshoot programmable logic control circuits

Credit Details

Lecture: 1

Lab: 3

OJT: 0