ESTE 275 - Instrumentation and SCADA

Credits: 3
LEC hours per week: 2
LAB hours per week: 2
Advanced control principles are covered in this course with a strong emphasis on instrumentation input/output calibration, wiring, and PID loop control. Students will setup network connections to remotely control level and flow in a process by using instruments (i.e. sensors) - used in the processing and manufacturing industries - to obtain process information for adjusting a process controller’s settings. This course will apply the skills learned in ESTE 270, ESTE 250 and ESTE 255 to demonstrate PLC and DDC control of the Process Level and Flow training equipment. Formerly: EST 285.
Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or higher in ESTE 270, ESTE 250 and ESTE 255 or instructor permission
Course Outcomes:

Identify and define instrumentation terms.
Assemble and troubleshoot complex control scenarios.
Set up and troubleshoot instrumentation, and manage process control loops, through a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) control center.
Design and address an ethernet network for process control via SCADA.
Assemble and deploy a local area network for process control devices and SCADA.
Discuss “Network Security” as related to process control scenarios.
Setup a Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for secure data transfer.
Control a process from a remote location.

Course Topics:

Sensors, Inputs and Outputs
Controllers, Inputs and Outputs
Making the sensor to controller connection
Controllers, PLCs, DDCs, PCs, Servers & Clients
Communication, Retrieving and using the data, SCADA
Ethernet connections
Communications Security
Virtual Private Network
Remote Process Control and Monitoring

Course Attribute(s): None