EST 250 - Programmable Logic Controllers

Credits: 5
Students will begin to gain an understanding of terminology, components, programming, interfacing and operation of PLC controls. Then, the course turns to more advanced skills by describing PLC orientation, operations, programming languages, and integrated architecture. It covers PLC programming, PLC memory organization, PLC programming software and PLC program analysis. This course also focuses on troubleshooting by discussing levels of troubleshooting in PLC systems, power supplies, and inputs/outputs. Skills also discussed include event sequencing, application development, program control instructions, and math ad data move instructions. Integrated architecture is convergence of control and information for plant-wide optimization and builder performance. Integrated architecture delivers plant wide optimization, machine builder performance, and sustainable production and serves as a foundation to help you improve productivity with better asset utilization and system performance, promote globalization with easy access to actionable, plant-wide information, support sustainability with extended product life cycles and better asset utilization, and cultivate innovation with increased system flexibility and technical risk mitigation.
Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or higher in EST 133.
Recommended: CS 100 or CS 110.