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Career and Technical Programs Division FALL 2007

COURSE OUTLINE -ELE-1204 - PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS I

Thursday 6:00pm - 7:40pm,  (300) Lab 7:50pm - 9:30pm or 

(301) Lab 4:10pm - 5:50pm

Instructor: Jim Gibson

Office Phone: (815) 224-2720 ext. 453, 455 (lab)

Home Phone: (815) 925-7481

Office: D - 107A

Office Hours: T only     3:00 PM - 5:50 PM 

                        W only    9:00 AM – 9:50 AM     3:00 PM - 5:50 PM

                        R only     3:00 PM - 3:50 PM.

By appointment as needed.

Course Description: This course introduces students to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs). Course content       includes: PLC logic concepts, basic PLC programming, and PLC hardware components and their installation,        application, and maintenance. Troubleshooting techniques will be emphasized throughout this course. Lecture, 2     hours per week; lab, 2 hours per week.

Text: Programmable Logic Controllers.  Petruzella 

Prerequisite: Any Electronics or Electrical Background

Course Objectives: Upon successfully completing this course, the student should have a basic working knowledge of the following:

1. Programmable Controller uses, advantages, components

2. Programmable Controller CPU

3. I/O Systems

4. Programming Terminals and Peripheral Devices

5. Installation and Maintenance

6. Relay Logic

7. Ladder Logic

8. Timers

9. Counters

10. MCRs, ZCLs, and Jump Instructions

11. Numbering Systems and Codes

 

Grading:

90 to 100 = A Labs 30%

80 to 89 = B Quizzes and Tests 30%

70 to 79 = C Midterm and Final 40%

60 to 69 = D

Attendance: 

STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND ALL CLASSES REGULARLY. IF ABSENCE FROM CLASS IS UNAVOIDABLE, IT IS THE STUDENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO EXPLAIN THE ABSENCE TO HIS INSTRUCTOR AND ARRANGE TO COMPLETE ANY WORK MISSED.

IF AN INSTRUCTOR FEELS THE NUMBER OF ACCUMULATED ABSENCES IS INTERFERING WITH THE STUDENT'S PROGRESS AND ABILITY TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE COURSE, THE STUDENT MAY BE DROPPED FROM THE COURSE WITHOUT NOTICE.

FALL 2007 SCHEDULE

August 23 …............Overview of Programmable Controllers

August 30 …............Central Processing Unit, Programming Terminals and Peripheral Devices

September 6 ............Quiz 1,  I/O Addressing

September 13...........Test 1, I/O Systems Relay Logic 

September 20 ..........Test 1 due, Relay Logic and Ladder Logic

September 27 ..........Quiz 2, Ladder Logic

October 4      ...........Numbering Systems

October 11 ……..... Midterm Exam

October 18 ..............Computer Programming Logic

October 25 ..............Installation and Maintenance

November 1…........ Quiz 3, Jump, Subroutines

November 8 ............ Counters

November 9   .......... Timers

November 15 .......... Cascading Timers and Counters

November 22 ............Thanksgiving Break College Closed

November 29.............Test 2, MCR's, ZCL's

December 6 ..............Semester Exam