ELTR 2855 - Advanced Programmable Logic Controllers

Credits: 3

This course is a continuation of ELTR 2815 (Programmable Logic Controllers) in the study of PLCs. This course focuses on the techniques and laboratory practice for programming and troubleshooting PLCs and their incorporation into industrial control circuits. Topics of study include safety, schematic, and ladder diagrams, as well as programmable logic controller applications, programming, operation, and graphic user interface programs such as human-machine interfaces (HMIs). Other topics learned may include safety, HMI communication to a controller, database creation, window creation using programming objects, parameter files, animation, and alarming. The student must demonstrate the ability to connect an HMI to a controller, create an HMI project, and troubleshoot an HMI, as well as demonstrate the ability to program, connect, and troubleshoot practical industrial control circuits utilizing PLCs and personal computers. This course will include classroom lectures that will be reinforced with lab work using industry-standard hardware and software.

Prerequisite: ELTR 2815Corequisite: ELTR 2815