Study Guide

Objective

After passing the course the student is expected to:
• Be able to create PLC programs in practice
• Be able to understand how control and control circuits are constructed
• Be able to create pneumatic schedules and make working connections
• Be able to make adjustments to control systems in practice
• Be able to document various connections and motivate choices made

Content

The course content is as follows:
• Laboratory in control and control technology
• Laboratories with pneumatic systems
• Measurement laboratory work

Location and time

LMMA

Materials

Laboratory exercise descriptions
IEC 61131-3 : programming industrial automation systems : concepts and programming languages, requirements for programming systems, decision-making aids

Completion alternatives

Approved laboratory work and approved laboratory reports. More detailed information on the course moodle page

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

• Can create simple PLC programs
• Can make simple pneumatic connections and associated documentation
• Can create accurate documentation of laboratory work performed
• Know how automation technology can be used in practice

Assessment criteria, good (3)

• Can create PLC programs
• Can make pneumatic connections and associated documentation
• Can create good documentation of laboratory work done
• Understands how automation and control technology circuits are constructed in practice

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

• Can independently create advanced PLC programs
• Can make advanced pneumatic connections and associated documentation
• Can create high-quality documentation of laboratory work performed
• Can argue for choice of components and technical solutions

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Passed laboratory work and approved laboratory reports

Assessment methods and criteria

Laboratory report, activity at the time of laboratory work and preliminary information. Mandatory attendance at lab events.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student can:
- Automate simple processes
- Perform simple troubleshooting
- Can perform selection of components
- Can create simple programs for automation processes

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student can:
- Automate processes
- Perform troubleshooting
- Can perform selection of components
- Can create programs for automation processes

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student can:
- Automate advanced processes
- Perform advanced troubleshooting
- Can argue for different component choices and selected programming solutions

Qualifications

Hydraulics and Pneumatics, Automatic Control and Measure Systems ( Recommended)