| Date | Topic | Reading | Handouts | Assignments |
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| Aug 28 | Welcome Course Policies | |||
| Aug 30 | Intro to Industrial Control (no lab today) | Class Notes (Intro To Control) | ||
| Sep 4 | Labor Day (no class) | |||
| Sep 6 | Switches, Relays, Motor Starters Prox Switches (no lab today) |
Switches 101 Honeywell Basic, Toggle, and Rocker Switches ABB Limit Switchs Banner (Prox and Photo) |
Class Notes (Switches and Relays) Class Notes (Prox Switch) Class Notes (Prox Switch Applications) |
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| Sep 11 | Switches, Relays, Motor Starters Prox Switches Continued |
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| Sep 13 | Transistors, Relay Drivers, Back EMF, Opto-Isolators, FETs, H-Bridge, PWM, IGBT's |
Transistor as a Switch Opto-isolators MOSFET as a Switch H-Bridge intro H-bridge in depth H-Bridge Schematic Pulse Width Modulation Discrete IGBTs (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors) IGBT's IGBT or MOSFET: Choose Wisely Snubber Diode Video |
Class Notes Class Notes |
Lab #1 - Relay Ladder Logic (Start/Stop Motor Starter). Due end of lab. |
| Sep 18 | Op Amps |
Op Amps Reference Instrumentation Amps PID Control Circuit |
Class Notes |
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| Sep 20 | A2D / D2A | Class Notes Successive Aprox Spreadsheet | Lab #2 - Relay Driver | |
| Sep 25 | No Class (Family Emergency) | |||
| Sep 27 | A2D Calculations | Class Notes Class Notes | Lab #3 - Lab and Excel Spreadsheet due at start of next weeks lab. | |
| Oct 2 | A2D Calculations (cont) Current Loops and Shielded Cable | 4..20mA Loops Shielded Cable | HW #1 - Due start of class Oct 9 | |
| Oct 4 | No Class/Lab (Family Emergency) | |||
| Oct 9 | Diodes, SRC's, Diacs and Triacs | Diode Review Rectifier Review SCR's, Diacs and Triacs | ||
| Oct 11 | Test #1 (Take Home) (up to and including SCR's Diacs and Triacs and Labs 1 and 2.) | Test #1 - Due Friday Oct 20 by 2pm. Lab #4 - Calibration Lab. Due Oct 25 at start of lab. | ||
| Oct 16 | Fall Break | |||
| Oct 18 | Temperature Measurement | Chp 21 | Class Notes | |
| Oct 23 | Pressure Measurement | Chp 19 | Class Notes | |
| Oct 25 | Level Measurment | Chp 20 | Class Notes | Lab #5 (2 week lab). Honeywell 24PCDFB6G pressure sensor |
| Oct 30 | Flow Measurement Analytical Measurments Speed Measurement Possition Measurement | Chp 22 Chp 23 Chp 24 Chp 25 | Class Notes Class Notes Class Notes | |
| Nov 1 | Actuators (Valves) | Chp 27 | Class Notes | |
| Nov 6 | Pneumatics and Hydraulics | Class Notes Pneumatics Ref | ||
| Nov 8 | Control Systems Test #2 - Take home test on Transducers, Calibration, Labs. Hydraulics Demo / Lab (Meet in ET 112 - wear old cloths) | Class Notes | Lab #6 - Hydraulics Test #2 - Part A Online. Use your last name (first letter of last name in caps) as your user name and the last 4 digits of your U# as your password. Make sure you click on the link in the last question before clicking on "Grade & Submit" to see grade and submit to instructor via email. Part B - Open the downloaded file and follow instructions in Excel File. Submit via online submission under Test2b. Both parts due in one week at start of class. | |
| Nov 13 | Industrial Control | Class Notes ISA Control Loops | ||
| Nov 15 | PID Control (cont) | Lab #7a - (part 1 of 3) | ||
| Nov 15 | PID (Cont) | PID Controller Explained (RealPars) PID Math Demystified (Low Volume) PID Control - a brief introduction PID for Dummies | ||
| Nov 20 | No Class (Instrutor ill) | |||
| Nov 22 | No Class (Thanksgiving Break) | |||
| Nov 27 | PID Control (cont) Test #3 - Take home / online test covering: Actuators, Process Diagrams, General PID Questions. | Lab #7b - (part 2 of 3) Test #3 Due in one week at start of class. | ||
| Nov 29 (meet in lab) | Control Tuning | PID Tuning | Lab #7c (part 3 of 3). Please note....this lab is subject to change (ask before starting lab) | |
| Dec 4 (meet in lab) | Work on Lab | |||
| Dec 6 (meet in lab) | Work on Lab | |||
| Exam Week | Final | Schedule appointment With Prof Kohn for Individual Demo / Q&A Here. Failure to Demo and Participate in a Q&A will result in an 'F' for BOTH the Final Project and Exam. | ||