EST 3543C - Programmable Logic Applications and Device Integration
Standard Course Outline (Updated: Spring 2010)
EST 3543C: Programmable Logic Applications and Device Integration –3(2,2).
This course presents logic fundamentals, programming technologies, integrated
circuits, and number systems to operate and test systems using programmable logic
protocol. Use of program control instructions and Data Manipulation with I/O
instructions and addresses in laboratory exercises.
Goals/Objectives To be able to understand and use Logic Controls and Programmable Technologies.
To be able to design, install, and program PLCs. To have the ability to plan and
of the course:
conduct efficient experiments with Input/Output and Device Integration.
CO1
Course
Outcomes:
 Students will have the capability to plan an automation process.
CO2
 Students will be able to setup the input and output devices to undertake the
control of an automation process.
CO3
 Students will be able to generate the Ladder Logic diagrams to program the
steps of an automation process.
CO4
 Students will be able to integrate programmable logic technologies with the
input/output devices necessary to control an automation process.
CO5
 Students will have the capability to generate intermediate to advanced PLC
programs that include timing, counting, sequencing, and math control.
Catalog
Description:
Relationship to
ET Program
Outcomes:
Textbook:
References:
EST3543C contributes the following to the ENT program outcomes:
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11
CO1 X
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CO2 X
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CO3 X
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CO4 X
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CO5 X
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- PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS Third Edition, (ISBN 0-07829852-0) by Frank D. Petruzella, McGraw Hill Publishing Company.
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PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC PLDs AND FPGAs by R.C. Seals and G.F.
Whapshott Published by McGraw Hill Publishing Company (ISBN 0-070572607).
Manufacturers Documentation: Allen Bradley and others.
Control Logix by Allen Bradley and Rockwell Corporation.
Topics Covered:
Computer Usage:
Laboratory Exercises:
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC): Principles and
Applications.
PLC Hardware Concepts: I/O Modules and Specifications. CPU,
Memory Design, and Recording/Retrieving Data.
Number Systems and Codes: Comprehensive Review of Number
Systems.
Logic Fundamentals: Comprehensive Review of Logic, Hard Wired
versus Programmed Logic. Word-Level Logic Instructions.
PLC Programming: Processor Memory Organization. Relay
Instructions and Ladder Diagrams. PLC Languages.
PLC Wiring and Ladder Type Programs: Control Relays, Motor
Starters, and Switches. Transducers and Sensors. Connecting Relay
Ladder Diagrams into PLC Ladder Programs.
Programming Timers and Counters: Instructions and Incremental
Encoder-Counter Applications. Timer Instructions. Counter
Instructions. Combining Functions.
Program Control Instructions and Data Manipulation: I/O
Instructions, Addresses, Safety, and Fault Routines. Selectable Timed
Interrupts. Transfer Compare and Set-Point Control. Data Compare
and Data Manipulation.
Math, Sequence and Shift Register Instructions: Device
Integration with Lab Applications. Industrial Processes and Data
Acquisition Systems. Computer Integrated Devices and Data
communications.
Use of internet to perform inquiries for added information. Use of
computer development software for programmable logic devices,
testing of components, feedback analysis, and report preparation.
Lab assignments are scheduled by topic. Logic and Boolean algebra
applications, hardware setup, software configuration, logic
programming, and timers, counters, and math programming, are some
of the topics to be applied in Lab sessions.
Required Equipment:
Computer. Access to the Internet. PLC equipment and PLC
programming software (available in the lab).
Course Grading:
Course Grading Policies are left to the discretion of the individual
instructor.
Library Usage:
Students are encouraged to consult library and internet references to
aid in researching course material.
Course Assessment:
Useful methods for assessing the success of this course in achieving
the intended outcomes listed above:
 CO1: Programming Projects and Traditional Exams.
 CO2: Programming Projects and Traditional Exams.
 CO3: Programming Projects and Traditional Exams.
 CO4: Programming Projects and Traditional Exams.
 CO5: Programming Projects and Traditional Exams.
All objections to grades should be made IN WRITING WITHIN
ONE WEEK of the work in question. Objections made after
this period has elapsed will NOT be considered, no exceptions.
Course Policies:
Additional Course
Information, Policies
and Expectations:
Exams
Excusal from Course
Assignments and
Exams
Makeup Assignments
and Examinations
Academic dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated.
Per university policy and plain classroom etiquette, mobile phones,
pagers, etc. MUST be silenced during all classroom lectures and
exams. Those not heeding this rule will be asked to leave the
classroom immediately so as to not disrupt the learning
environment.
Reading assignments are to be completed prior to class discussion.
The example problems and study questions in the text should be
studied and understood as part of the reading assignment.
All exams are specified in the preliminary course schedule. Any
change to the schedule will be notified at least two weeks in
advance. Make-up exams will be given only under justifiable
circumstances.
All assignments are due on or BEFORE the scheduled due date and
time. Absolutely NO late assignments will be accepted.
All assignments must be submitted via online course management
tools, unless specified otherwise
Students are encouraged to collaborate outside of class to discuss and
debate course concepts. However, all assignments MUST be
completed and written up individually. Each student is required
to turn in his or her own solutions. If the assignment has been
designated a team assignment by the instructor, one copy of the
assignment solutions containing the names of all team members
is required.
Attendance is mandatory not only by university regulations but also
by new immigration policies.
All exams will be on line. Students will be given a time window
during which the exam can be taken. Any questions about the exams
should be directed to the instructor.
• Excusal from submitting an assignment on-time:
- If an emergency arises and a student cannot submit the homework on
or before the due date, the student MUST give notification to the
instructor NO LESS THAN 24 HOURS BEFORE the due date and
NO MORE THAN 48 HOURS AFTER the due date.
• Excusal from an exam:
- Excusal of a student from an exam due to an emergency such as
student illness, family illness or death, etc. requires valid and provable
documentation before the student is eligible for the makeup exam. The
documentation must be given to the instructor NO LESS THAN 24
HOURS BEFORE the due date and NO MORE THAN 48 HOURS
AFTER the due date.
- Notification must be given to the instructor NO LESS THAN 24
HOURS BEFORE the scheduled exam for all other excuses such as
conference/workshops, business trips, etc.
• There will be no makeup assignments given.
• Makeup exams will be given towards the end of the semester, at a
date announced by the instructor. The makeup exams may be
different and more challenging than those administered on the
original date.
Course Coordinator:
Eduardo Divo, Associate Professor, edivo@mail.ucf.edu