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ENG305: PLC Systems

This unit provides a thorough understanding, knowledge and practical experience in using PLC systems for measurement and control in an industrial process setting. Topics include: PLC categories, types; project oriented development environment; hardware configuration; digital I/O; ladder logic, STL, FBD; logic operations, timers, counters; simulators; numerical and interrupt processing; process simulation, analog I/O, PID control; state based design and implementation; operator panels, networking, I/O modules, remote I/O; SCL, GRAPH; multiple PLC project development and documentation.

Points

4

Enrolment Options

Murdoch: S1-internal

Contact Time

Lectures: 2 hours per week; workshops: 2 hours per week; laboratories: 4 hours per week.

Prerequisites

ENG109 Computing for Scientists and Engineers; ENG262 Principles of Electronic Instrumentation.

School

School of Engineering and Energy

Unit Coordinator

Associate Professor Graeme Cole

  • Position:
Associate Professor Engineering
  • E-mail:
G.Cole@murdoch.edu.au
  • Location:
Murdoch Campus
Physical Sciences
Room 3.025B
  • Phone:
    Prefix: +618
9360 6950
Unit Contacts
Contact Phone
Prefix: +618
Location
Teaching Period(s)
Associate Professor Graeme Cole
Associate Professor Engineering
(G.Cole@murdoch.edu.au)
9360 6950 Murdoch Campus
Physical Sciences
Room 3.025B
MURDOCH S1: Internal
(15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)
 
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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations:

APMISIN

Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore)

CEJTOKYO

Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo)

JKURASHIKI

NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan)

KDUPG

KDU College (Penang, Malaysia)

KDUPJ

KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia)

SGP-REPOLY

Republic Polytechnic (Singapore)

SMANUFED

Singapore Manufacturing Federation

ZHENGZHOU

Zhengzhou University (China)