After successful completion of the course, students are able to...

• connect and set up a PLC
• write code for data acquisition and process control
• set up a graphical interface for a test rig
• program a simple state machine for process automation
• program a simle PID controller

• What is an PLC and how does it work?
• Overview over automation topics (from the sensor to the distributed control system, interfaces, bus standards, transmission protocols)
• Digital signal acquisition (sensors, converters, processing)
• Control of thermal process variables
• Sequential control and process automation
• Safety technology

• presentation and explanation
• self-reliant setting of sensors and data-acquisition
• programming of SPS
• error-diagnostics
• execution of data-logging and visualisation tasks

Attention: The time that is shown under "Course dates" is only the reservation of the lecture hall. The course is from 9:00 to 16:00 with a lunch break.

Proactive participation during the exercise (Presence mandatory!)

Basics in programming

Basics in system control