Completion of this course partially meets the requirements of a Certificate in Industrial Controls Technology. July 16 to July 23, CSUF Garden Grove Center, rm. This class presents current and emerging control systems architectures and plant networks used to support the automated control of processes or production work stations. Students are introduced to successful configurations of PLC and control systems across varied industries. Topics include ethernet, serial communications, local area networks, use of fileservers, network hardware and software, operator interfaces, computer interfaces, programming considerations, and fiber optic transmission media.
Emphasis is on optimizing plant applications through the proper selection of available technology.
Case studies are utilized to assess existing or simulated systems and their impact on plant productivity. Textbook and workbook required. Completion of this course partially meets the requirements of a Certificate in Industrial Controls Technology. PLCs traditionally are used as devices to replace conventional relay systems but have evolved into more general-purpose control applications. This class covers programming concepts and devices, their uses and limitations, fundamentals of evaluation and selection of PLCs.