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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Engineering
Subject Code: 3161714
Programmable Logic Controller and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System
6th SEMESTER

Mid Sem Syllabus

S. N. Content

1 PLC BASICS
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs): Introduction; definition & history of the
PLC; Principles of Operation; Various Parts of a PLC: CPU & programmer/
monitors; PLC input & output modules; Solid state memory; the processor; I/O
modules; power supplies. PLC advantage & disadvantage; PLC versus Computers,
PLC Application. Programming equipment; proper construction of PLC ladder
diagrams; process scanning consideration; PLC operational faults.
PLC Hardware Components
2 The I/O section, Discrete I/O Modules, Analog I/O Modules, Special I/O Modules,
I/O specifications, The CPU, Memory design, Memory Types, Programming
Devices, Selection of wire types and size.
3 Fundamentals of Logic
The Binary Concept, AND, OR and NOT functions, Boolean Algebra, Developing
circuits from Boolean Expression expressions, Producing the Boolean equation from
given circuit, Hardwired logic versus programmed logic, Programming word level
logic instructions. Converting Relay schematics and Boolean equation into PLC
Ladder Programs, Writing a ladder logic program directly from a narrative
description.
4 Various INPUT /OUTPUT Devices and its interfacing with PLC.
Different types of Input devices :
Switches: Push button Switches, Toggle Switches, Proximity switches, Photo
switches, Temperature Switch, Pressure Switch, and Level Switch,Flow Switches,
manually operated switches,Motor starters, Transducers and sensors, Transmitters
etc. Their working, specification and interfacing with PLC.
Different types of Output devices :
Electromagnetic Control Relays, Latching relays, Contactors, Motors, Pumps,
Solenoid Valves etc. Their working, specification and interfacing with PLC.
5 Basics of PLC Programming
Processor Memory Organization, Program Scan, PLC Programming languages,
Relay type instructions, Instruction addressing, Branch Instructions, Internal Relay
Instructions, Programming Examine if Closed and examine If Open instructions,
Entering the ladder diagram, Modes of operation.
Creating Ladder Diagrams from Process Control Descriptions.
Ladder diagram & sequence listing; large process ladder diagram construction, flow
charting as programming method, Industrial Examples
6 PLC INSTRUCTIONS
Bit Logic Instructions: NO, NC, Set, Reset, rising edge Pulse, Falling Edge Pulse,
RS, SR, NOP, OUTPUT etc.
Clock: READ RTC, SET_RTC.
Different Logical operation Instructions:
INVERT BIT, BYTE, WORD DOUBLE WORD.
OR: BIT, BYTE, WORD DOUBLE WORD.
AND: BIT, BYTE, WORD DOUBLE WORD.

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Engineering
Subject Code: 3161714

X-OR: BIT, BYTE, WORD DOUBLE WORD.


7 Different Integer Math Instructions: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division,
Increment, Decrement- Integer, Byte, Double Word.
Different Floating-Point Math Instructions: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication,
Division, Square Root, Sin, Cosine, Tan, LN, Exponential, PID.
8 Programming Timers
Mechanical Timing relay, Timer instructions, ON delay timer instruction, Off-Delay
timer instruction, Retentive Timer, Cascading Timers, examples of timer function
industrial application; industrial process timing application.
9 Programming Counters
Counter Instructions, Up-counter, down counter, Up-
Down counter, Cascading counters, Incremental encoder counter applications,
Combining counter and timer functions, High Speed counter instruction, HSC, PLS,
examples of counter function industrial application.
11 Different Comparison Instructions
Data manipulation, data transfer operations, Data compare instructions, Data
manipulation Programs, Numerical Data I/O interfaces, Set-point control.
18 Basics of SCADA: SCADA key features, remote Terminal Units (RTU), PLC
used as RTU, DCS versus SCADA terminology, SCADA software packages,
Application example of SCADA
Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Connecting PC with PLC.
19 Alternative Programming Languages
Structured Text, Function block diagram, Instruction list, sequential function chart –
Introduction and of few instructions with LD.

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