Lecture/lab

Students will be introduced to the basic principles of operation and programming of PLC's, with emphasis on Allen -Bradley series hardware and software. They will apply a PLC to: relay replacement, analog and digital interfacing, and on-off pressure/level/temperature/mechanical control. PLC operation will include: CPU, memory, I/O, branch and latching instructions, timers, counters, sequencers, registers and data files. You will use both computer based PLC simulation and real PLC's for programming practice. The course will be 40 % lecture and 60 % lab.

Prerequisite(s): Electronics Technician Core training, or equivalent

Offered in the following terms: 2011 Fall

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