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Industrial Automation from Scratch

(INDUSTRY-AUTOMATION.AJ1)
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1

Preface

  • Who this course is for
  • What this course covers
  • To get the most out of this course
2

Introduction to Industrial Automation

  • Introducing industrial automation
  • Exploring the types of industrial automation
  • Understanding the levels of industrial automation
  • Discovering the advantages and disadvantages of industrial automation
  • Summary
3

Switches and Sensors – Working Principles, Applications, and Wiring

  • Introducing switches and sensors
  • Describing manually operated switches
  • Describing mechanically operated switches
  • Understanding proximity sensors (capacitive, inductive, and photoelectric)
  • Summary
4

Actuators and Their Applications in Industrial Automation

  • Introducing actuators
  • Learning about electric actuators
  • Exploring pneumatic actuators
  • Getting to know about hydraulic actuators
  • Summary
5

Overview of AC and DC Motors

  • Understanding AC motors
  • Understanding DC motors
  • Understanding stepper motors and servo motors
  • Summary
6

Introduction to Variable Frequency Drive (VFD)

  • An overview of a VFD
  • Wiring a VFD
  • Understanding a basic VFD parameter setting
  • Summary
7

Drawing Schematic/Wiring Diagrams Using CAD Software

  • Understanding electrical diagrams/drawings
  • Overview of PCSCHEMATIC Automation software
  • Downloading and installing PCSCHEMATIC Automation
  • Launching PCSCHEMATIC Automation and exploring the screen elements
  • Creating and saving a project in PCSCHEMATIC Automation
  • Using the symbol, line, text, arcs/circles, and area tools
  • Drawing a power and control schematic of a DOL starter using PCSCHEMATIC Automation
  • Summary
8

Understanding PLC Hardware and Wiring

  • Introducing a PLC
  • Exploring PLC types
  • Understanding the PLC scan cycle
  • PLC wiring (1) – Wiring of switches, lights, and actuators to a PLC
  • PLC wiring (3) – Wiring of photoelectric sensors (retro-reflective)
  • Wiring of the Siemens S7-1200 PLC (CPU 1211C AC/DC/Relay)
  • Summary
9

Understanding PLC Software and Programming with TIA Portal

  • Understanding software/program in PLCs
  • Introducing PLC programming languages
  • Introducing PLC programming devices
  • Understanding the basics of LD
  • Downloading and installing TIA Portal V13 Professional and PLCSIM
  • Creating a project and writing a program with Siemens programming software (TIA Portal)
  • Summary
10

Deep Dive into PLC Programming with TIA Portal

  • Opening a saved program
  • Simulating programs with Siemens TIA Portal using PLCSIM
  • Latching and unlatching in PLC programming
  • Using an output address as an input in a program
  • Using the SET and RESET instructions
  • Using the timer instruction
  • Using the counter instruction
  • Using the move instruction
  • Using the compare instructions
  • Level control using PLC
  • Automated filling, capping, and wrapping system using PLC
  • Summary
11

Understanding Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs)

  • Introducing HMIs
  • Exploring the applications of HMIs
  • Understanding HMI programming and development
  • Understanding HMI programming software
  • Exploring HMI manufacturers and their programming software
  • Interfacing PLCs and HMIs
  • Downloading programs to PLCs and HMIs
  • Summary
12

Exploring Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA)

  • Introducing SCADA
  • Understanding the functions of SCADA
  • Exploring the applications of SCADA
  • Overviewing the SCADA hardware
  • SCADA software
  • Downloading and installing mySCADA software
  • Interfacing SCADA with an S7-1200 PLC using mySCADA software
  • Summary
13

Process Control – Essentials

  • Introducing process control
  • Exploring process control terms
  • ISA symbology
  • Temperature measurement and transmitters
  • Pressure measurement and transmitters
  • Level measurement and transmitters
  • Flow measurement and transmitters
  • Understanding the process control loop
  • A practical example of single-loop process control
  • Wiring and programming the analog input of a PLC (Siemens S7 1200) for process control (hands-on)
  • Summary
14

Industrial Network and Communication Protocols Fundamentals

  • Understanding industrial networks
  • Understanding network topology
  • Network media – wired and wireless (Blueto...ar communication – 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G)
  • Network connectors and other network components
  • Understanding network protocols
  • Common industrial network protocol – Foundation Fieldbus
  • Common industrial network protocol – PROFIBUS
  • Common industrial network protocol – Modbus
  • Common industrial network protocol – HART
  • Common industrial network protocol – PROFINET
  • Summary
15

Exploring Smart Factory (Industry 4.0) with 5G

  • Understanding Industry 4.0
  • Exploring the key technologies in Industry 4.0
  • The benefits of Industry 4.0
  • Basic steps for building a smart factory
  • The benefits of a 5G-enabled smart factory
  • Connecting your PLC or machine data to the cloud
  • Summary

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