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ETRN266 Transducers and Controls Systems w/Lab (3 Credits)
Prerequisites: ETRN257

Course Description:

This is a theory and laboratory course dealing with transducer devices used to convert all types of stimuli to electronic pulses. These include mechanical, pneumatic, and photoelectric devices and the control and measurement of their use in circuits. Most activities will use the PLC as the control element and therefore advance ladder programming skills and introduce higher-level language programming of the PLC The main hardware/software used will be Allen Bradley MicroLogix and CompactLogix PLCs with RSLogix500 and RSLogix5000 programming software. The IEC-61131 programming standard is used for high-level languages and templates for basic function in function block (FB), structured text (ST), instruction list (IL), and sequential function chart (SFC) programs are introduced.

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