EMEC 240 - Industrial Control Systems I

Institution:

Northampton County Area Community College

Subject:

Electromechanical Technology

Description:

This is a first course in industrial control systems that covers programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and programmable automation controllers (PACs) operation, application, programming and troubleshooting. PLC/PAC hardware identification, input/output (I/O), network communications and I/O wiring is presented. I/O and internal addressing, tags, alias tags and data types are presented and practiced. The basic software instruction set is covered including contacts, coils, timers, counters, data manipulation, comparison and arithmetic. Program control using subroutines and controller organization is also incorporated. Additional course fees $80.00.

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

EMEC 101

Corequisites:

EMEC 140 (Prerequisite or Corequisite)

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.northampton.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 861-5300

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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