DE5402                             PLC PROGRAMMING 1

Level 5                                             Credits 15                                              Version July 2010

LEARNING TIME

RECOMMENDED PRE-REQUISITE

Nil

RECOMMENDED CO-REQUISITE

Nil

AIM/PURPOSE

To develop understanding and application skills for the programming of PLCs in solving simple industrial problems.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

On successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.         Demonstrate knowledge of programmable logic controller hardware concepts.

2.         Demonstrate and apply knowledge of programmable logic controller software concepts.

3.         Demonstrate knowledge of systems associated with PLCs.

INDICATIVE CONTENT

●          Power supply, processor, I/O modules, backplane, programming facilities, memory, scan cycle

●          Hardwiring to PLC (power supply, earthing, discrete and analogue I/O modules, source circuits, sink circuits)

●          Ladder logic programming

●          Simple application programs using discreet I/O

●          Counters, timers, shift registers, sequencers, simple arithmetic

●          Comparison of programming languages in IEC 61131-3

●          PLC systems