Students integrate digital control circuits with instrumentation devices. Computer circuit simulation of digital circuits and hands-on laboratory exercises help students understand how digital circuits are used in industrial controls. This course introduces students to the microprocessor and how it is used for control by examining the arithmetic logic unit, microprocessor families, memories, and bus construction. Students program and use imbedded controllers to simulate industrial control in the laboratory. Controllers used include the Intel and Motorola eight-bit processors.
Students also learn the principles of control simulation and program debugging.
This course introduces students to the terminology, systems operation, and maintenance of industrial control systems and process loops. This course studies advanced industrial instrumentation hardware, control and programming. The course further builds upon the student's previous study of PLC's, Principles of Technology, and computer instrumentation to provide a broad overview of automation used to produce goods and services in today's society. Laboratory exercises afford students hands-on experience with robotics used for production and manufacturing. This course provides the opportunity for students to design and demonstrate production or manufacturing techniques using knowledge gained from previous course work.