Course detail

Embedded systems for industrial control

FEKT-LESIAcad. year: 2012/2013

Lectures are dealing with control systems in automation. Lectures are focused to the area of low level control and operator control. These principles are dicsussed from the realiability and safety point of view as well as operation in real-time.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Zdeněk Bradáč, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Control and Instrumentation (UAMT)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Embedded systems. Microcontrollers. Architecture of microcontrollers. Programmer model of microcontroller. Basic microcontroller’s interface. Buses in control systems.
Industrial buses. Procedural and object programming languages. Formal languages.
Operator and field level control. Principles of security and safety control systems. Real-time operating systems. Wireless communication.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of English.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for completion of a course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every year.

Course curriculum

1. Embedded systems.
2. Microcontrollers.
3. Architecture of microcontrollers.
4. Programmer model of microcontroller.
5. Basic microcontroller’s interface.
6. Buses in control systems.
7. Industrial buses.
8. Procedural and object programming languages.
9. Formal languages.
10. Operator and field level control.
11. Principles of security and safety control systems.
12. Real-time operating systems.
13. Wireless communication.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The goal of this module is to meet students with control systems in automation in the area of low level control and operator control. Students are familiarized with the principles of the reliability and safety real-time control.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Not applicable.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BRADÁČ, Z., FIEDLER, P., KUČERA, P. Embedded Systems for Industrial Control - Examples, skriptum VUT FEKT, 2006 (EN)
BRADÁČ, Z., KUČERA, P., FIEDLER, P. Embedded Systems for Industrial Control - Lectures, skriptum VUT FEKT, 2006 (EN)

Type of course unit

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Zdeněk Bradáč, Ph.D.

VUT

Faculties

University Institutes

Parts

Embedded systems for industrial control

Type of course unit