Advanced Programmable Logic Controllers

Course Code: ELEC 253

Academic Year: 2024-2025

This course is designed to expand the students' knowledge and use of advanced addressing and features of PLCs referenced to IEC 61131 programming standards. The course will introduce students to the use of multiple user files within the processor memory, data manipulation and analog signals complete with scaling. The students will program, monitor and troubleshoot application programs in the discrete and analog configurations. Computer software will be used throughout the course for configuration, development, editing, documentation and monitoring of the application programs. Programming logic controllers to be studied are Allen-Bradley Compact Logix and SLC series, Omron CJ1M.