Bachelor of Science Degree - Business
Obtaining Masters in Engineering Mgt
SACA Gold C207
This course prepares students to program, configuration, adjust, monitor, and operate industrial programmable logic controller (PLC) systems. Key skills include: adhering to PLC safety rules, performing normal startup/shutdown, operating PLC in different modes, performing emergency shutdown and reset, monitoring for proper operation through indicators and PC-based PLC software, configuring processor software drivers for communication to PC, configuring and loading of HMI programs, operating HMI with PLC, configuring PLC discrete I/O, transferring programs between PC and PLC processor, interpreting basic and intermediate level PLC ladder logic programs (with contacts, coils, timers, counters, math, comparison instructions), PLC project creation/editing, and interpreting common PLC program logic applications using electro-pneumatic actuators and on/off motor control systems. Students will complete hands-on labs with Amatrol’s 990-PAB53AF trainer, virtual simulations, projects, and critical thinking assignments to help prepare for the silver and gold SACA C-207 Programmable Controller Systems 1. SACA is an acronym for Smart Automation and Certification Alliance.
There are no application deadlines at this time, it is an open enrollment. Programs will begin as a cohort is developed.