ELT 2359 - Advanced Programmable Logic Controllers

Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 1
Vocational Lab Hour(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ELT 2358
Formerly ELT 259 Serves as the second in a two-course sequence and covers advanced topics and applications for programmable logic controllers (PLCs) as they are applied in robotics and automation. Includes advanced programming, diagnostics, Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs), introduction to automation networking and system integration. Incorporates lab and project activities that address designing, operating, monitoring, programming, analyzing, troubleshooting and repairing PLC-controlled lab trainers as well as actual industrial equipment.