Course Code: ELIC 252
Academic Year: 2025-2026
This course is a comprehensive introduction to PLCs and teaches the general principles applicable to all PLC brands. It prepares the students to work with these devices in a variety of industrial settings and applications. The students master the programming instructions, which are divided into six distinct categories: file level, including sequencer operation; bit level; timers and counters; word level, including add, subtract, multiply and divide; control programs; and analog inputs. Various installation, troubleshooting, start-up and final system checkout procedures are studied and implemented. Data measurement, transducers and intelligent I/O with temperature are covered, including wiring and signal conditioning.