Introduction to Control Technology (INT 101)

This training module is focussing on the technical overview of different control technologies - from Pneumatics to hard-wired Electro-Pneumatics up to the free programmable logic contoller called PLC.

• Theory of Pneumatics - air-pressure supply and components
• Handling of the planning and simulation software FluidSim
• Plan, edit and test circuits on FluidSim and the real training equipment
• Theory of Electrics and Electro-Pneumatics
• Plan, edit and test circuits on FluidSim and the real training equipment
• Theory of Programmable Logic Controllers - PLC
• Hardware addresses - absolute and symbolic addressing
• Structural programming
• Plan, edit and test of projects using the PLC and real training equipment

• understands the theory of Pneumatics, air-supply and components
• is able to plan, design and test Pneumatic circuits
• understands the theory of Electrics and Electro-Pneumatics
• is able to plan, design and test Electro-Pneumatic circuits
• understands the importance of PLC in the Industry
• knows the differences between the different control technologies
• knows the absolut hardware addresses and symbolic addressing of a PLC
• knows the meaning of structural programming and the different languages
• is able to plan, edit and test a project using a PLC