OUTCOME 1 -Understand the selection, hardware and software requirements of a Programmable Controller.

TUTORIAL 1 Numbering Systems Denery, Binary, Octal and Hexadecimal Binary Coded Decimal Registers and Manipulation

TUTORIAL 2 Uses and origins of PLCs Architecture and Internal Structure CPU and ALU Styles, Unitary,Modular and Rack Input Sensors Output Devices Selection Criteria

OUTCOME 2 -Be able to use programming techniques to produce a program for a modern programmable controller

TUTORIAL 1 Human Computer Interface Monitoring and Controlling Mimic Diagrams and Panels Programming methods Tags and Labels Flow Charts Function diagrams Sequential Function Charts Ladder Diagrams Logic Functions, Timers and Counters Truth Tables and Boolean Algebra

OUTCOME 3 - Understand complex programmable controllers applications

TUTORIAL 1 Health and Safety Legislation Personal Protective Equipment Job Safety Analysis General Safety Information Testing and Debugging

OUTCOME 4 - Understand data communications media and networks used with modern programmable controllers

TUTORIAL 1 Analogue and Digital Signals Networks Terminology and Standards Protocol Transmission Medium Twisted Pair, Coaxial, Fibre Optics Plugs and Connectors for Serial and Parallel Transmission Opto Isolators

MODEL ASSIGNMENTS

These assignments are offered as suggestions and do not cover all the syllabus.

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