Course detail

Industrial Automation

FIT-IPPAAcad. year: 2009/2010

An overview of means of automation, process instrumentation, industrial controllers, counters, timers. Programmable logic controllers, noisy immunity. Modular PLCs and modules spectrum. Software and programming languages of PLCs. Industrial PC for control and an introduction in real-time control. Distributed control systems. Introduction and principles of industrial communication buses: Profibus, Fieldbus, CAN, DeviceNet, Interbus S, P-net and FIP, LonWorks.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. František Zezulka, CSc.

Department

Department of Control and Instrumentation (UAMT)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be equipped with an overview on distributed systems of industrial automation (DCS) and means of supervisory control as operator modules and stations. They will be oriented in the wide scale of means of automation from sensors, industrial controllers and other types of controllers and actor members. They will become familiar with industrial communication buses and programmable controllers.

Prerequisites

PC usage and basic knowledge from process control.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

The class credit depends on active participation in 8 laboratories and in the introduction laboratory, keeping deadlines for 3 reports and in the individual semester work and its defence.

Course curriculum

  1. Introduction into means of automation. Process instrumentation.
  2. Action members, DC and AC drives.
  3. Counters, timers, industrial controllers.
  4. Programmable logic controllers, basic properties, overview of PLCs, function. Software and programming languages of PLC. Hardware architecture of PLCs.
  5. Programming of PLC. IEC 1131-3 Standard and examples.
  6. Distributed control systems. Architecture of DCS, HW of the first control level, operator level, interface to supervisory systems.
  7. Introduction into LANs. Model ISO/OSI. Physical layer.
  8. Link layer. Synchronization, modulation, coding of signal.
  9. Higher layer of the model, function and services. Industrial communication buses. Model of serial industrial bus.
  10. Overview on industrial buses. Case solutions. Sensor bus.
  11. Examples of byte communication systems. Protocol CAN and DeviceNet.
  12. Foundation Fieldbus.
  13. Control by PC (Soft control).

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to give students an overview of the whole spectrum of means of automation from process instrumentation from sensors, action members, counters, timers and control members (electronic industrial controllers, programmable logic controllers, PLC and embedded microcontrollers) up to means of visualization, supervisory control and communication systems for industrial use.

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

1 project, 3 reports, presence at 8 laboratories

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Lendryová, L., Pavelek, M., Konečný, M.: Návrh procesních systémů. Programové systémy SCADA/MMI. Skriptum VŠB Ostrava, 1996.

Recommended reading

Zezulka, F.: Automatizační prostředky. Skriptum PC DIR, Brno, 2000. Fruh, K.F. (Hrsg.): Handbuch der Prozessautomatisierung, Oldenbourg Verl. Munchen, 1997. Considine, D.M.: Process/Industrial Instrumentation and Control handbook, 4th Ed. McGraw Hill, N.Y., 1993

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme IT-BC-3 Bachelor's

    branch BIT , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. František Zezulka, CSc.

Syllabus

  1. Introduction into means of automation. Process instrumentation.
  2. Action members, DC and AC drives.
  3. Counters, timers, industrial controllers.
  4. Programmable logic controllers, basic properties, overview of PLCs, function. Software and programming languages of PLC. Hardware architecture of PLCs.
  5. Programming of PLC. IEC 1131-3 Standard and examples.
  6. Distributed control systems. Architecture of DCS, HW of the first control level, operator level, interface to supervisory systems.
  7. Introduction into LANs. Model ISO/OSI. Physical layer.
  8. Link layer. Synchronization, modulation, coding of signal.
  9. Higher layer of the model, function and services. Industrial communication buses. Model of serial industrial bus.
  10. Overview on industrial buses. Case solutions. Sensor bus.
  11. Examples of byte communication systems. Protocol CAN and DeviceNet.
  12. Foundation Fieldbus.
  13. Control by PC (Soft control).

Laboratory exercise

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. František Zezulka, CSc.

Syllabus

  1. Introduction in laboratory. Organization, safety, requirements.
  2. Introduction into MMI SCADA. System InTouch. Basic functions.
  3. Extended functions of InTouch.
  4. Individual students task.
  5. Individual student work.
  6. Individual student work.
  7. CAN bus: laboratory.
  8. Communication on LonWorks technology.
  9. Communication with Profibus.
  10. Configuration and installation of AS-interface.
  11. Laboratory with Host link protocol.
  12. Laboratory with Modbus protocol.
  13. Evaluation.