Live support chatIntroduction to Designing Machine Control Systems, Part 2 - Control System Design
In Introduction to Designing Machine Control Systems, Part 2- Control System Design, you'll learn ...
- The fundamentals of Machine Control System Design
- How to develop Machine I/O diagrams
- The concept of machine functions
- Guidelines for PLC wiring
Overview
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Credit: 4 PDH
Length: 49 pages
Three major goals for every control system should be safety, reliability, and ease of troubleshooting. This course presents the concept of Machine I/O diagrams and how to use them to systematically work through the major design steps for control system designs.
Machine I/O diagrams are similar to P&I (Process and Instrumentation) diagrams but expanded to include mechanical and control functions. These diagrams graphically represent systems architectures, including all the electrical-mechanical elements of systems. While they are simple diagrams, they are valuable tools, illustrating how project specifications will be met. These diagrams are helpful in obtaining project consensus and approvals.
When project approval is obtained it is presented how Machine I/O diagrams can be used to systematically determine supply voltages and the number of phases.
E-Stop circuits, Sub-branch Circuits, PLC wiring, and other related topics to control panel design are discussed. An introduction to Ladder Logic, aspects of field wiring, control valve sub-systems, and other related topics are presented.
Startup, commission, and troubleshooting are also discussed, and how Machine I/O diagrams are helpful for consistently meeting these tasks.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- The fundamentals of Machine Control System Design
- What is and how to develop Machine I/O diagrams
- The concept of machine functions
- How machine I/O diagrams are helpful to systematically specify the number of phases and supply voltage and the number of Sub-Branch Circuits for major loads
- How machine I/O diagrams are helpful to determine the Input and Output requirements for PLCs and program Machine functions
- Fundamentals of E-Stop systems
- Topics of Control Panel design and layout
- Guidelines for PLC wiring
- Miscellaneous Control Panel features
- An introduction to Ladder Logic
- Suggestions for Startup and Commissioning
- Basics of documentation
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 20 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
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Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.
Credit: 4 PDH
Length: 49 pages
