Course Title: Develop, enter and verify programs for programmable logic controllers using ladder instruction set

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2010

Course Code: EEET6790C

Course Title: Develop, enter and verify programs for programmable logic controllers using ladder instruction set

School: 130T Vocational Engineering

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6085 - Advanced Diploma of Electrical - Technology

Course Contact: Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468

Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 60

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

Nil

Course Description

This unit covers development, installation and testing of programs for programmable logic controllers (PLC) for a system requiring extended control functions. It encompasses working safely, applying knowledge of control systems, control system development methods, ladder logic control functions, using ladder instruction set, following written instructions and documenting program development and testing activities.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

UEENEED007B Develop, enter and verify programs for programmable logic controllers using ladder instruction set

Element:

Develop control system and enter and test program

Performance Criteria:

1. OHS procedures for a given work area are identified, obtained and understood through established routines and procedures.
2. Established OHS risk control measures and procedures are followed in preparation for the work.
3. Safety hazards that have not previously been identified are reported and advice on risk control measures is sought from the work supervisor.
4. Control system scenario is determined from job specifications of the process/plant/machine to be controlled, and through consultation with appropriate person(s).
5. Equipment, software and testing devices needed to carry out the work are obtained and checked for correct operation and safety.
6. Installation of programmable controller is checked for compliance with regulations and job specification.

Element:

Verify, document and report programming activities

Performance Criteria:

1. Established OHS risk control measures and procedures for carrying out the work are followed.
2. Circuits/machines/plant are checked as being isolated where necessary in strict accordance OHS requirements and procedures.
3. Control solutions are developed and documented based on the specified control mode and using acceptable methods for designing control systems.
4. Developed control system is converted to an appropriate form, such as flow, state and ladder diagrams, using a personal computer and software applicable to the programmable controller into which the program is to be entered.
5. Program is entered into the programmable control using a personal computer and appropriate software.
6. Entered instructions and settings are tested as meeting those specified in by the control system scenario.
7. Appropriate methods and tools are used to test control systems and operating faults and anomalies are identified and rectified.
8. Methods for dealing with unexpected situations are selected on the basis of safety and specified work outcomes.

Element:

Prepare to develop, enter and verify program

Performance Criteria:

1. OHS work completion risk control measures and procedures are followed.
2. Program is transferred from a programmable controller to an external medium for storage.
3. Control system specification and program are documented in accordance with established procedures.
4. Work completion is reported and appropriate personnel notified in accordance with established procedures.


Learning Outcomes



Details of Learning Activities

Students will participate face to face in

• classroom tutorial activities to consolidate the theory of Fluid Power concepts, PLC operating principles and introduction to circuits designed for linear pneumatic actuators and asynchronous sequential machine control systems.

• Practical activities to develop skill in PLC basic programming, design basic logic control and construction of control circuits, test to verify the performance specification, diagnose and debug faults, verify the completion of the commission.

• Work performance simulation projects involving the design and construction PLC circuits, development of testing procedure to verify the performance specification, diagnosis of faults in the systems and repair the fault. Specifications will be provided with work simulation (team or individual basis) or may be negotiated to suit a workplace based application
Projects may be undertaken as part of a team or individual basis.

It is expected that students would require approximately 20% of course hours to be allocated for independent study to do project research, design, construction, testing and problem solving activities.


Teaching Schedule

week 1
Course outline and assessment
• Introduction to course guide
• OH&S issues and good practices
• Introduction to PLC Control System
• Demonstration of typical applications
Assessment:
In class activity 1
Lab/Tutorial
Group discussion, Q&A
OH&S practice in Automation Centre
week 2
PLC System components & arrangement
• PLC Memory area structure
• Manufacture’s installation requirements
• Various type of PLCs
• Basic structure of a PLC
• Operating principles
• PLC I/O configuration
• Basic Logic functions: Yes, Not, AND.OR,
Assessment:
In class activity 2: Lab/Tutorial

program basic logic functions into PLCs and verify the logic performance by using toggle switches to simulate inputs
week 3
Discrete field devices.
• Introduction to fluid power system and components
• industrial switches : push button selector, toggle
• industrial sensors : position, flow, proximity, photoelectric, optical
• actuators: linear and rotating, electromagnetic
Assessment:
In class activity 3, Lab/Tutorial

Interface PLC with pneumatic actuator
week 4
PLC operation and software
• Modes of operation. Program, Monitor, Run.
• Power up routine.
• OMRON CX-one software
• RS232 serial communications to PLC
• Programming basics with
Ladder Format
• on-line simulation
Assessment:
In class activity 4
Lab/Tutorial.
Set up serial communications to PLC. Change PLC modes.
Download/upload program
Operate machine
week 5
PLC programming
• Basic control system design concepts
• Process flowchart
• Set up I/O requirements
• IEC61131 programming languages
• Ladder Diagram manipulation
• Scan cycle
Programming monitoring and editing
• Hand out:
Assignment 1-10%
specifications and assessment criteria

Assessment:
in class activity 5:
Preparation of work
week 6
PLC programming
• Latching operation. LD latching device.
Memory device, keep relays
• Concepts to design a basic PLC controlled pneumatic system
Assessment:
• Assignment 1, task 1,
Demonstration
Acquire Assessor’s approval signature
week 7
PLC programming
• work on assignment 1, task 2, Reciprocation of pneumatic actuator-two actuators
• timers and counters
Assessment:
Assignment 1- task 2, 
Demonstration , Acquire Assessor’s approval signature
week 8
Working on assignment 1 task 3-applications of timers
Task involve general practice of : Design, programming, commissioning and faults finding leads to final demonstration of working program
Assessment:
Assignment 1- task 3,
Demonstration
Acquire Assessor’s approval signature
week 9
Working on assignment 1 task 4-applications of counters
Assignment 1 involve general practice of :
Design, programming, commissioning and faults finding leads to final demonstration of working program
Assessment:
Assignment 1- task 4,
Demonstration ,acquire Assessor’s approval signature
week 10
PLC programming

• Demonstration of assignment 1 all tasks combined
• Revision on all topics
Assessment:
Assignment 1- all tasks combied
Written report submission 
week 11

Progressive test 1 written , open book (reference text book only, no notes allowed) 25% towards the final mark allocated to this course
week 12

PLC programming
• Introduction to sequential control design concepts
• step-action diagrams
• Sequencers. Process driven program flowcharts.
• Hand out Assignment 2-10%
Specifications and assessment criteria
Assessment:
In class activity 6
Lab/Tutorial

Preparation of works and report requirements
week 13

Working on assignment 2
• Assignment 2 involve general practice of : sequential control design, programming, commissioning and faults finding leads to final demonstration of working program
• Complete task 1-develop flow chart and complete step-action diagram
Assessment:
Assignment 2- task 1,
presentation , Acquire Assessor’s approval signature
week 14

Working on assignment 2 completion of task 2-create Ladder diagram using CX-one programmer , run simulator and faults finding and rectify to meet specifications of assignment 2
Assessment:
Assignment 2- task 2,
Demonstration , Acquire Assessor’s approval signature
week 15

Working on assignment 2 completion of task 3-application of timers in sequential control design
Assessment:
Assignment 2- task 3,
Demonstration , Acquire Assessor’s approval signature
week 16

• Demonstration of assignment 2, all tasks combined

• Revision on all topics covered between week 12 –week 15
Assessment:
Assignment 2-written report submission
week 17
Progressive test 2 written , open book (reference text book only, no notes allowed) 25% towards to the final mark allocated to this course

week 18

Practice test- project-
Completion of practice test or project

Practice test- project-
Completion of practice test or project

This is runs through various sessions, between week 12-week 17, please make appointment with your teacher
Completion within given time frame 20%
Week 19
catch-up session


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References

Automation with programmable logic controllers. Peter Rohner.


Other Resources

Please refer to Student drive:

S:/C6085/EEET6790C PLC programming (MET1only)

lots of laerning materials avaliable in the folder


Overview of Assessment

This course may be assessed through a range of practical exercises, and progressive tests.


Assessment Tasks

Assignment 1-Receiprocation of Actuators, demonstration and written report

Assignment 2- Sequential control design, demonstration and written report
progressive test 1-written

progrossive test 2-wrtten

project-demonstration and written report

in class activity-participation in group discussion, contribution to team work, complete required tasks

For detail please refer to S:/C6085/EEET 6790C pLC programming (MET1)/assessment


Assessment Matrix

Competency National Code Competency Title Cluster Title Assignment Project
progressive test in class activity
UEENEED007B Develop, enter and verify programs for programmable logic controllers using ladder instruction set          X    X          X     X

Other Information

Please contact your teacher Jan Jia for any concern in regarding in studying this course

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