Study Guide

Objective

The student:
- understands the configuration and use of industrial automation systems
- has good understanding of the importance, function and application of automation systems in industrial processes
- knows different systems types, system functionalities and principles for selecting systems
- masters the processes of acquisition of automation systems from the perspective of both the user and the supplier
- is able to critically review the functionality and usability of automation systems.

Content

- industrial processes and their need for supervisory, control and automation systems
- the configuration and functionality of the systems
- system components and building blocks
- system functions
- system types
- function and system requirement specifications
- the interaction between man and system and process
- usability
- system configurations
- selecting components and building blocks
- practical assignments in project form

Materials

Relevant course literature
System manuals

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Concerning functional and system requirements, knows the specifications and their importance.
Concerning configuration and functionality of industrial automation systems, knows the the basic principles.
Concerning parametrization and programming, knows the principles.
Concerning usability, knows the principles.
Concerning selection of components and building blocks for industrial automation systems, knws the principles for selecting equipment.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Concerning functional and system requirements, can make use of these specifications.
Concerning configuration and functionality of industrial automation systems, understands and can make use of the functionality of the system components and building blocks.
Concerning parametrization and programming, can make use of software program and set parameters for basic applications.
Concerning usability, can make use of the principles for usability.
Concerning selection of components and building blocks for industrial automation systems, knows how to select equipment for basic applications.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Concerning functional and system requirements, is able to create and write such requirements.
Concerning configuration and functionality of industrial automation systems, is able to plan and configure the functionality of systems components and building blocks.
Concerning parametrization and programming, is able to create software programs and decide parameters for advanced applications.
Concerning usability, is able to utilize usability principles in design work.
Concerning selection of components and building blocks for industrial automation systems, is able to plan and select equipment for advanced system applications.

Qualifications

No requirements in advance