ELEC 263 - Industrial Control Systems-Siemens

4 Credit (2 lecture, 2 open-lab) 4 Contact Hours [ELEC 252 ]

This course emphasizes the use, selection, set up, and servicing of programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and provides experience in PLC logic functions, installation, programming, networking protocols, remote I/O, and troubleshooting PLC programs and installations. Extensive hands-on training is conducted using Siemens Simatic S7-300 PLC hardware and Siemens Simatic Step 7 programming software.
OFFERED: fall and spring semesters

Course Goals; Objectives; Competencies
Goal 1: The student will apply proper safety procedures to the installation and operation of PLC equipment and peripheral components.

Goal 2: The student will state the electrical principles and problems involved with PLC installation and operation to include: power supply ratings, I/O voltage and current ratings, voltage drop, and basic electric circuit parameters.

Goal 3: The student will identify electrical symbols, diagrams, and circuit logic used in installing, programming, operating, and troubleshooting PLC systems.

Goal 4: The student will identify PLC hardware sections and components including: input devices, output devices, power supplies, CPU, programming devices, memory, and operating cycle.

Goal 5: The student will program using proper I/O addressing, files and data tables, and bit level instructions.

Goal 6: The student will program using timer, counter, and other advanced programming instructions.

Goal 7: The student will use industrial networking protocols, circuits, and interfacing devices and techniques including “Profibus, Profinet, and AS-Interface.”

Goal 8: The student will practice PLC installation, start-up procedures and checks, and troubleshooting skills.

Goal 9: The student will develop functional programs using discrete I/O, analog I/O, and remote I/O, for several industrial applications.