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MICROCONTROLLER TECHNOLOGY
COURSE OUTLINE
1. Introduction to Microcontroller Technology
- a) Elements of Microcontroller Architecture
- b) Microcontroller Series
- c) Microcontroller Family Members
2. Process Control System
- a) Need for Process Control
- b) Process Control Terms
- c) Block Diagram of Process Control
- d) Control Modes
- e) Implementation of Controllers
- f) Functions of Actuators
- g) Types of Actuators
3. Sequential Control Systems
- a) Sequential Control
- b) Time Delay Unit
- c) Application of Decoder/Encoder
- d) Practical Interlock System
- e) Internal Architecture of PLC
- f) Applications of Flow Chart and Ladder Diagram Programming Methods
- g) Application of PLCs in functional and practical systems
4. Digital Control Systems
- a) Basic digital methods
- b) Computer data logging
- c) Human Machine Interface (HMI)
- d) Application of Digital Computer
5. Fundamentals of Robots
- a) Definition of a robot
- b) Types of robots
- c) Elements of robotic system
- d) Need for using robots
- e) Functions of control systems in robots
- f) Robot’s Performance, capabilities and specifications
- g) Key features of robots
- h) Programming methods
5. Robots Programming
- a) Programming methods
- b) Robot programming functions
- c) Robot programming environment
- d) Programming activities
- e) Basic types of robot programming languages
- f) On-line and off-line programming languages
Reference Books
- Practical process control: tuning and troubleshooting by Cecil Smith.
- Practical Process Control: Fundamentals of Instrumentation and Process Control by Control Station, Inc
- Programmable Logic Controllers: Programming Methods and Applications by John R. Hackworth and Frederick D. Hackworth,
- Programmable Logic Controllers by W. Bolton 4th Edition
- Programmable Controllers: Theory and Implementation by L.A.Bryan and E.A. Bryan. 2nd Ed.
- Industrial Automation by Srinivas Medida Vol. 6
- Practical SCADA for Industry by David Bailey, Edwin Wright
- Micro-processors and Micro-controllers by Stefan Hollenthoner
- Introduction to Microcontrollers by Aaron Striegel & Diane Rover
- Controllers and Controlled Systems by Samson AG
- Fundamentals of Industrial Instrumentation and Process Control by William C. Dunn
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