Course Title: Develop, enter and verify programs in Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2010
Course Code: EEET6794C
Course Title: Develop, enter and verify programs in Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6085 - Advanced Diploma of Electrical - Technology
Course Contact: Luigi La Forgia
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4864
Course Contact Email: luigi.laforgia@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
EEET 6791C (UEENEED009B Develop, enter and verify programs for industrial control systems using high level instructions)
Course Description
This unit covers development, installation and testing of programs for supervisory control and data acquisition. It encompasses working safely, process analysis, developing process condition database, developing Human-Machine Interface (HMI), using dedicated SCADA software package and documenting programming activities.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
UEENEED008B Develop, enter and verify programs in Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems |
Element: |
Develop and enter programs using dedicated supervisory control and data acquisition software |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Established OHS risk control measures and procedures for carrying out the work are followed. |
Element: |
Monitor, verify and document programming activities |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Device operation is tested in strict accordance OHS requirements and procedures. |
Element: |
Prepare to develop programs for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 OHS procedures for a given work area are identified, obtained and understood through established routines and procedures. |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Simulated work activities with classroom tutorial and practical exercises to demonstrate an understanding of the knowledge and performance of the skills in preparing, developing and verifying SCADA programs in terms of the topics detailed in the Teaching schedule below.
Teaching Schedule
Week | Topic
- • What is SCADA
• Create a new Project and Set-Up Communications
▪ Clusters
▪ Network Address
▪ Servers
• Create a Variable Tags Database.
▪ Manually
• Creating graphics Pages, and Compiling & Running a Project
▪ ON/OFF Button - • Create a Variable Tags Database.
▪ Editing the data base file
• Creating graphics Pages, and Compiling & Running a Project
▪ Numeric Text Object
▪ Slider - • Using Objects and Common Object Properties
- Test 1
Covering sessions Wks 1, 2 & 3 - • Using Objects and Common Object Properties
- • Alarms
▪ Digital
▪ Multi-Digital
▪ Analogue - Test 2
Covering sessions Wks 5 & 6 - • Commands & Controls
▪ Touch
▪ Keyboard
-System
- Page
-Object
• Defining Key Sequence for Commands
▪ Passing Multiple Arguments
▪ Passing Keyboard Arguments to Functions
• Admin Tools like Configuring Menu & Tag Debug
• Find & Replace tool
• Configuring Start-Up Page.
Mid-Semester Break - • Trends
• Process Analyst - Test 3
Covering Sessions Wks 8 & 9 - • Genies
• Drop Box for Genie Form - • Super Genies
- Test 4
Covering Sessions Wks 11 & 12 - • Events
• Accumulators
• Devices - • Reports
• Security - Test 5
Covering Sessions Wks 14 & 15 - Centralised Exams
- Centralised Exams
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Resources available on the student network drive
Overview of Assessment
This course may be assessed through a range of practical exercises, assignments and progressive tests.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment for this course consists of 6 Practical Tests as outlined in the table below.
From a given brief which specifies the requirements, you are to create a project in class within a given time limit.
The requirements will pertain to certain topics.
When the time is up, your Assessor will come around to assess you.
Topic Covered Major Assessment task Proportion of final assessment Date
Wks 1,2&3 Practical Test 1 20 % Wk 4
Wks 5 & 6 Practical Test 2 20 % Wk 7
Wks 7 & 8 Practical Test 3 20 % Wk 10
Wk 9 & 10 Practical Test 4 20 % Wk 13
Wks 14 &15 Practical Test 5 20 % Wk 16
Assessment Matrix
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