ING2051 Process Automation Engineering

Contents and structure

PLC (programmable logic controller) program code introduction. Ladder diagram, function block diagram (FBD), structured text (ST) and sequential function chart (SFC). Basic digital design.

Learning Outcome

-Knowledge:

The student

• Can explain the concept of programmable logic controllers and their application.
• Is familiar with basic digital design.

-Skills:

The student

• Can use PC software to design PLC-code in form of ladder (LD), function block (FB), structured text (ST) and sequential functional charts (SFC) to solve a given control problem.
• Can read a control current  form and implement a PLC code that corresponds to the logic of the control current form.
• Can design simple HMIs for control purposes.

-General qualifications:

• The Student has basic knowledge of PLC programming.

Entry requirements

None

Recommended previous knowledge

None.

Teaching methods

Lectures and laboratory exercises.

The course is taught for the first time at HVL - Campus Haugesund in the autumn of 2017. Earlier years the subject has been taught with the assistance of the University of Stavanger.

Compulsory learning activities

Yes, laboratory tasks must be approved 3 weeks before exam.

Assessment

Written exam, 4 hours.

Grade:  A - E / passed;  F / failed.

Examination support material

Simple calculator: Allowed calculator is Casio fx-82 (all varieties: ES, ES Plus, EX, Solar etc.)

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