Occupational Technologies Division

SPRING 2008

COURSE OUTLINE -ELE-1204 - PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS I

Tuesday 6:00pm - 7:40pm, Lab 7:50pm - 9:30pm 

Instructor: Jim Gibson

Office Phone: (815) 224-0453, 224-0455

Home Phone: (815) 925-7481

Office: D107A

Office Hours:     M only    12:00 PM - 1 2:50 PM,     3:25 PM - 3:50 PM

                            T only    2:00 PM - 2:50 PM 

                           W only    12:00 PM - 12:50 PM,     4:00 PM - 4:50 PM

                            R only    12:00 PM - 2:50 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

            Lab Manual / CD

            Activities Manual

Prerequisite: None

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: The policy of Illinois Valley Community College as to absences is as follows:

            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.

 SPRING 2008 SCHEDULE

January 15...….............Overview of Programmable Controllers

January 22 ……………Central Processing Unit

January 29 …............…Quiz 1, Installation and Maintenance

February 5 ….............…Test 1, Programming Terminals and Peripheral Devices

February 12.........….…..Relay Logic and Ladder Logic, I/O Systems

February 19 ….….….....Quiz 2, Ladder Logic

February 26….....….......Numbering Systems

March 4  ..………….... Mid-term Exam

 March 11.…………… Jump, Subroutines, Midterm review

March 18.……............. SPRING BREAK college closed

March 25..……..…...... Timers

April 1 ……….....……. Programming timers

April 8 ..……………… Counters, Quiz 3

April 15……….....…….Comparators, Cascading Timers and Counters

April 22……..........…... Test 2, MCR's, ZCL's Programming

April 29 ……………...  Final Exam