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Week - 1 |
Introduction to industrial control: structure of automation systems, basic controller types, concepts of process control |
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Week - 2 |
Relays, contactors, and relay-based control circuits; latching and self-holding |
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Week - 3 |
Structure and operating principle of PLCs: scan cycle, I/O modules, memory, data types |
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Week - 4 |
PLC programming fundamentals: IEC 61131-3 languages, ladder diagram, bit logic operations, set/reset, edge triggering |
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Week - 5 |
Timer operations (TON, TOF, TP, TONR) |
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Week - 6 |
Counter (CTU, CTD, CTUD) and comparator operations |
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Week - 7 |
Mathematical operations, move and conversion commands |
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Week - 8 |
Functions (FC), function blocks (FB), structured programming, and sequential control |
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Week - 9 |
Sensors and transducers: discrete (inductive, capacitive, optical, limit switch) and continuous (temperature, pressure, level, flow) sensors; selection criteria |
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Week - 10 |
EN: Signal processing circuits: signal conditioning, amplification, filtering, isolation; standard industrial signals (4–20 mA, 0–24 V) |
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Week - 11 |
Data acquisition systems: sampling, A/D–D/A conversion, resolution, data logging |
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Week - 12 |
Basic sensors and actuators in robotic systems: DC, stepper, and servo motors, encoders, electro-pneumatic actuators |
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Week - 13 |
Examples of automation systems |
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Week - 14 |
General assessment |