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 Objectives
 Distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of PLC versus wired control.
 Design simple combinationary and sequential electrical controls, enter it  
synoptically
 Integrate a PLC programme into an electrical connecting scheme.
Build in emergency stops, safeties in a PLC program.
 
 
 
 Topics
 The course covers the following topics :
 Why PLC , software versus hardware, advantages and disadvantages, function,
 programming, components, safeties, supply and communication.
 Integration into eletrical circuits, realisation and test, diagnose and 
tracing faults.
 Discussion of a simple sceme, examination exercises.
 Normal function versus side conditions, emergency stop, safeties, ...
 Small projects.
 Evaluation of projects.
 
 
 
 Prerequisites
 Basic knowledgment of digital techniques.
 To be able to apply the CAD course and the electrical projects.
 
 
 
 Final Objectives
 
 
 Materials used
 Teacher' s course - assigments during seminars, stencils, 
floppies.
 
 
 
 Study costs
 
 
 Study guidance
 
 
 Teaching Methods
 Theory : the seminars students will be taught by means of lectures, 
exercises and examples.
 Seminars : exercices, assigments seminars.
 
 
 
 Assessment
 Theory  (oral / written examination)
 Exercises (seminars  permanent evaluation)
 Seminars are adjudged by means of permanent evaluation and reports.
 
 Study cost : a course cost about 300 BF
 Advise : Thorough preparation (previous and at home) of the assigments is 
necessary.
 Both the CAD - course and the electricity projects are considered to be 
actual knowledge.
 
 
 
 Lecturer(s)
 Guy WILLEMS
 
 
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