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ELCM 2921 - Programmable Logic Controls


Credit hours: 2

Prerequisites: ELCM 1980 - Industrial Electricity I  

Course Description:
An introductory course in programmable logic controllers (PLC’s) and the basic applications they are used for. Topics include an overview of PLC’s, PLC hardware components, basics of PLC programming, development of fundamental PLC wiring diagrams and ladder programs, programming timers and counters, advanced programming techniques, and PLC control of motors and processes. The course topics are intended to parallel US Department of Labor approved apprenticeship programs such as that of the IBEW.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:

  1. Understand Boolean algebra
  2. Understand AND logic, AND logic gates, OR logic, OR logic gates, BUFFERS and INVERTER amplifiers, NAND and NOR logic, NAND logic gates, NOR logic gates, XOR and XNOR logic, XOR logic gates, XNOR Logic Gates
  3. Understand digital switching circuits
  4. Understand programmable controller fundamentals and PLC programming software
  5. Understand numbering systems, ladder programming and advanced programming instructions
  6. Understand timers and counters, shift registers and sequencers