Module Descriptors
PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS
MECH40708
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 4
15 credits
Contact
Leader: David Dyke
Email: David.Dyke@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Module Details
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Additional Assessment Details
100% Coursework consisting of a portfolio assessing Learning Outcomes 1-4.
The portfolio (a phased series of tasks) will comprise a series of practical exercises.
The portfolio (a phased series of tasks) will comprise a series of practical exercises.
Module Texts
Bolton.W., Programmable Logic Controllers, Oxford : Elsevier (2005), ISBN/ISSN: 1856177513
Adrover, E. P., Introduction to PLCs: A beginner¿s guide to Programmable Logic Controllers, Elvin Perez Adrover (2012), ISBN/ISSN: 061565438X
Crispin, A.J., Programmable Logic Controllers and Their Engineering Applications, 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill Higher Education (1996), ISBN/ISSN: 0077093178
Kamel, K. and Kamel, E., Programmable Logic Controllers: Industrial Control, McGraw-Hill Professional (2013), ISBN/ISSN: 0071810455
Adrover, E. P., Introduction to PLCs: A beginner¿s guide to Programmable Logic Controllers, Elvin Perez Adrover (2012), ISBN/ISSN: 061565438X
Crispin, A.J., Programmable Logic Controllers and Their Engineering Applications, 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill Higher Education (1996), ISBN/ISSN: 0077093178
Kamel, K. and Kamel, E., Programmable Logic Controllers: Industrial Control, McGraw-Hill Professional (2013), ISBN/ISSN: 0071810455
Module Learning Strategies
12 hours lectures
24 hours practicals and tutorials
In addition to this you will receive Technical Instruction on the use of PLCs (2 hours).
24 hours practicals and tutorials
In addition to this you will receive Technical Instruction on the use of PLCs (2 hours).
Module Resources
PLC boards and industry standard software
Module Indicative Content
1. Design and operational characteristics
Design characteristics: unitary; modular; rack-mounted
Input and output devices: mechanical switches; non-mechanical digital sources; transducers; relays.
Communication links: twisted pair; coaxial; fibre-optic; networks
Internal architecture: CPU; ALU; storage devices; memory; opto-isolators; input and output units; flags; shift; registers.
Operational characteristics: scanning; performing logic operations; continuous updating; mass I/O copying.
2. Information and communication techniques
Forms of signal: analogue (0-10 v dc, 4-20 mA); digital.
Digital resolution and relationships: 9-bit; 10-bit; 12-bit Number. Systems: decimal; binary; octal; hexadecimal; BCD.
Protocols: RS232; IEE488 (GPIB); RS422; 20 mA current loop
Networking methods and standards: master to slave; peer to peer; ISO; IEE; MAP.
Logic functions: AND; OR; EXCLUSIVE OR; NAND; NOR.
3. Programming techniques
Methods of programming: ladder and logic diagrams; statement lists; function diagrams; Graphical Programming language.
Advanced function: less than; greater than; binary to BCD; PID control.
Producing and storing text: contact labels; rung labels; programming lists; cross-referencing.
Testing and debugging: forcing inputs; forcing outputs; changing data; comparing files (tapes, EPROM, disc); displayed error analysis
Associated elements: contacts; coils; timers; counters; override facilities; flip-flops; shift registers; sequences.
Design characteristics: unitary; modular; rack-mounted
Input and output devices: mechanical switches; non-mechanical digital sources; transducers; relays.
Communication links: twisted pair; coaxial; fibre-optic; networks
Internal architecture: CPU; ALU; storage devices; memory; opto-isolators; input and output units; flags; shift; registers.
Operational characteristics: scanning; performing logic operations; continuous updating; mass I/O copying.
2. Information and communication techniques
Forms of signal: analogue (0-10 v dc, 4-20 mA); digital.
Digital resolution and relationships: 9-bit; 10-bit; 12-bit Number. Systems: decimal; binary; octal; hexadecimal; BCD.
Protocols: RS232; IEE488 (GPIB); RS422; 20 mA current loop
Networking methods and standards: master to slave; peer to peer; ISO; IEE; MAP.
Logic functions: AND; OR; EXCLUSIVE OR; NAND; NOR.
3. Programming techniques
Methods of programming: ladder and logic diagrams; statement lists; function diagrams; Graphical Programming language.
Advanced function: less than; greater than; binary to BCD; PID control.
Producing and storing text: contact labels; rung labels; programming lists; cross-referencing.
Testing and debugging: forcing inputs; forcing outputs; changing data; comparing files (tapes, EPROM, disc); displayed error analysis
Associated elements: contacts; coils; timers; counters; override facilities; flip-flops; shift registers; sequences.