Electronic Process Control



by David Charbonneau

Course Description





This is a complete program that features the Control Loop . The Control Loop is at the heart of a wide variety of electronic technology involving process control systems. Control systems are used in industrial and consumer products, from assembly lines to Video Cassette Recorders. Although the focus of the course is the Control Loop, students will learn all the fundamentals of Electronics. The Control Loop is implemented in a variety of circuits: Analog, Digital and Microprocessor. Unit 1 is an introduction to the principles and devices that make up a majority of all electronic circuits.

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Electronics Process Control is a program offered through extension services at UCC. Each of the four units of the program are briefly descibed below. The course is offered evenings and Saturday mornings. It takes approximately one month to complete one level of a Unit; there are 3 levels in each Unit.

The course is designed to provide both a theoretical and a practical education. The theory time is approximately one-third and lab time is two-thirds. You are given a textbook and min-lab trainer to use while you are taking the course. A kit of electronics parts is yours to keep.


UNIT 1 Basic Electronics

Unit one is for the beginner in electronics. You will learn all the fundamentals of circuitry and circuit assembly. The practical portion of the course also teachs troubleshooting and measurement techniques.
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UNIT 2 Analog Electronics

In unit two, you will learn how amplifiers work. This unit also includes how input and output sensors are connected to amplifiers and contol circuits.
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UNIT 3 Digital Electronics

The subject of Unit three is the fundamentals of digital circuitry: digital logic, gates, displays and memory.
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UNIT 4 Microprocessors

The fourth unit is a special application of Digital Electronics. In it you will learn how to program in Machine Language - the native language of Micropressors, and how to interface inputs and outputs to control systems.
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David Charbonneau




UNIT 1) BASIC ELECTRONICS (108 hours)

Level 1: D.C. Circuitry (36 hours)

a) Schematic symbols
b) Ohm's Law
c) Kirchhoff's Law
d) Series Circuits, Parallel circuits
e) Introduction to Semiconductor device
f) Troubleshooting with a Digital Multimeter

Level 2: A.C. Circuitry (36 hours)

a) Inductive, capacitive circuits
b) Use of Oscilloscopes
c) Phase angle, impedance
d) Transformers
e) A.C. Generation
f) Relay Control Circuitry

Level 3: Diodes and Thyristors (36 hours)

a) Rectifiers
b) Power Supplies
c) Line, Load Regulation
d) SCR Light dimmer
e) DIAC and TRIAC

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UNIT 2) ANALOG ELECTRONICS (108 hours)

Level 1: Linear Amplifiers (36 hours)

a) Bipolar and Field Effect transistors
b) Op-Amps
c) Inverting and Non-inverting Amplifiers
d) Summing and Difference Amplifiers
e) Comparators
f) Instrumentation Amplifiers

Level 2: Interfacing Sensors (36 hours)

a) Thermistors and Thermocouples and Silicon Temperature Sensors
b) Temperature alarms
c) Optical proximity sensors
d) Induction transducers
e) Hall Effect sensors
f) Capacitive and Inductive proximity sensors

Level 3: Control Loops (36 hours)

a) Loop feedback
b) Hysteresis Amplifiers
c) On/Off Controllers
d) Proportional Controllers
e) Integral Controllers
f) Derivative Controllers
f) P.I.D. Controllers

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UNIT 3 DIGITAL ELECTRONICS (108 hours)

Level 1: Combinational Logic Circuitry (36 hours)

a) Gate equivalents of Relay Control Logic
b) Input/Output logic levels
c) Machine drilling logic controller
d) Solid state timers
e) Ignition Controllers

Level 2: Synchronous Circuits (36 hours)

a) Latches, Flip Flops
b) Shift Registers, Counters and Decoders
c) Conveyor controllers
d) Magnitude comparators
e) Electronic Tachometers

Level 3: Digital Signal Conditioning (36 hours)

a) TTL to CMOS interfacing
b) Opto-isolators
c) Pulse-width and frequency modulation
d) Parallel to serial data conversion
e) Analog to Digital, Digital to Analog Conversion

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UNIT 4 MICROPROCESSORS (108 hours)


Level 1: I/O Ports (36 hours)

a) 8085 block diagram
b) Programming and Flow Charts
c) Hexadecimal numbering system
d) Programming the 8156 Port
e) 8085 instruction set
f) Microprocessor process controllers

Level 2: I/O Control (36 hours)

a) Logical and Arithmetic Functions
b) Memory map of input and output tables
c) PLC functions and emulation
d) Switch contact recorder
e) Keypad inputs and display outputs

Level 3: Closed Loop Control (36 hours)

a) Closed Loop PID circuits
b) Pulse Width Modulated control
c) Proportional-Integral PWM control
d) Analog to Digital, Digital to Analog conversion
e) Programmable Analog gain
f) Proportional-Derivative control

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