MEC 208 - Programmable Logic Controllers 2
Credits: 3
2 Lecture Hours 2 Lab Hours
Prerequisites: MEC 108
Description
This course builds on MEC 108 Programmable Logic Controllers 1 (PLC 1) by diving into more complex ladder logic programming. This includes the use of analog voltage and current sensors, as well as frameworks for programming human-machine interface systems (HMIs). Students integrate PLCs with Industrial Robots and equipment from different vendors.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will:
- Use analog inputs to read data from a variety of current and voltage-driven sensors.
- Calculate appropriate integers to store values from analog inputs and express those values using sequences of bits.
- Connect analog outputs to gauges, meters and other displays.
- Use ladder logic to send target values to analog outputs as part of automation programming.
- Construct an HMI using an external panel.
- Refine an HMI in response to user feedback and real-world testing.
- Wire a PLC to an HMI in a real-world industrial setting.
- Incorporate HMI instructions into ladder logic code.
Listed Topics
- Safety
- Analog inputs and outputs
- Integers, binary and binary-coded-decimal (BCD)
- Voltage and current-driven sensors
- HMIs
- Usability testing
- Integration with robot motion planning
- Vendor interoperability standards
Reference Materials
Instructor-approved textbook and materials.
Students who successfully complete this course acquire general knowledge, skills and abilities that align with CCAC’s definition of an educated person. Specifically, this course fulfills these General Education Goals: - Information Literacy
- Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Approved By: Dr. Quintin B. Bullock Date Approved: 3/30/2023
Last Reviewed: 3/30/2023
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