STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING, TAMIL NADU SYLLABUS FOR DIPLOMA IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

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Course Name Subject Code Semester Subject Title : : : : Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering 23072 V Semester PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER (Elective I)

TEACHING AND SCHEME OF EXAMINATION No. of weeks per Semester : 16

Instruction Subject Hours / Week Hours / Semester Examination Assessment marks Board Internal Total Examination

PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER

80

25

75

100

TOPICS AND ALLOCATION OF TIME

UNIT TOPIC TIME (Hours)

I II III IV V

Introduction to Programmable Logic Controller Input and Output Modules PLC Programming Networking Data Acquisition Systems Revision and Test Total

12 14 14 14 14 12 80

RATIONALE Industries are going for automation to reduce their product cost to sustain their market among customers. Industrial automation with newer technology reduces human presence for any process. It leverages different electronic equipments to control different parameter of any industrial process. Programmable logic controllers plays an important role in industrial automation. There are wide scope for diploma holders in installation, testing and maintenance of PLC based automatic process control industries.

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OBJECTIVES To understand Evolution, internal structure, interface modules, advantages and market available PLCs. Various types of input and output modules. Input sensors. Various PLC programming methods, basic instructions like ON,OFF, timer, counter, latched and unlatched outputs. Simple PLC ladder programs for starters, filling plants. PLC networking, industrial standard communication networks. SCADA system hardware and software.

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23072 PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER DETAILED SYLLABUS

Contents : Theory Unit I Name of the Topic Hours Introduction to Programmable Logic Controller PLC evolution hardwire control system compared with PLC system advantages of PLCs criteria for selection of suitable PLC - Block 12 diagram of PLC principle of operation CPU memory organization I/O modules Input types Logic, Analog pulse train expansion modules power supplies to PLC modular PLCs - list of various PLCs available Input and Output Modules Input Modules Discrete input module AC input module DC input module sinking and sourcing sensor input special input modules 14 Sensors limit switch, reed switch, photo electric sensor, inductive proximity sensor Input Addressing scheme in important commercial PLCs. Output modules Discrete output module TTL output module Relay output Isolated output module surge suppression in output Analog outputs open collector output. Output Addressing scheme in important commercial PLCs. PLC Programming Symbols used relays and logic functions OR, AND, Comparator Programming Devices programming methods STL and CSF, 14 FBD and Ladder methods simple instructions Programming NC and NO contacts - EXAMINE ON and EXAMINE OFF instructions online, offline methods Latch and Unlatch outputs pulse edge evaluation timer instructions on-delay and off-delay timer. Counter instructions UP / DOWN counters Timer and Counter applications. Program control instructions Data manipulating instructions Math instructions. converting simple relay ladder diagramm into PLC relay ladder diagram PID and PWM functions. Sample PLC implementations for Automatic Star-Delta Starter and 4 - floor Lift system. Networking Levels of industrial control types of networking network communications principles transmission media Field Bus introduction, concepts, international field bus standards 14 Networking with TCP / IP Protocol Network architecture Physical addressing LAN technologies Ethernet Token Ring Subnetting subnet mask transport layer ports socketsnetwork services file transfer protocol. Data Acquisition Systems Computers in Process control Data Loggers Data acquisition systems (DAS) Alarms Direct Digital Control (DDC) 14 Characteristics of digital data Controller software Computer Process interface for Data Acquisition and control Supervisory Digital Control (SCADA) -introduction and brief history of SCADA SCADA Hardware and software Marks

15

II

15

III

15

IV

15

15

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TEXT BOOK
Title Introduction to Programmable Logic Controller Author(s) Gary Dunning Publishers Thomson Delmar learning Edition

REFERENCE BOOKS
Sl.No 1 Title Programmable Logic Controllers; Principles and applications Exploring Programmable Logic Controllers with applications Programmable Logic Controllers Programmable Logic Controllers; Principles and applications Author(s) Jhon W Webb Ronald A Rels Srivastava Publishers PHI LearningPvt Ltd BPB Publishers Edition 2012

2012

3 4

Vijay R Yadhav NIIT

Khanna Publishers NIIT

2010

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MODEL QUESTION PAPER I Time Three hours Maximum Marks : 75

[N.B 1. Answer any 15 questions from Part A Each Question carries 1 mark. 2. Answer all questions in part B choosing either (A) OR (B) in each Question. Each Question in part B carries 12 Marks. Part A 1. State the use of PLC. 2. List the various types of PLC. 3. What is the function of analog input module? 4. Draw the symbol of Float switch 5 List the four major parts of PLC 6 State the purpose of input output interface. 7. Mention the output address scheme of Siemens Micro PLC 8. List the various types of input devices connected with a PLC 9. Draw the symbol for PLC comparator 10. When NO contact becomes NC contact in a relay. 11. List the different types of programming methods of PLC 12. State the uses of counter in a PLC 13. Mention some transmission media. 14. Which field bus is required with distributed control system? 15. What is communication protocol? 16. What are the classification of network. 17. Expand DAS . 18. Expand SCADA . 19. Write any two advantage of SCADA. 20. Write about Direct Digital Controller Part B 21. A) Discuss in detail about advantages of PLC over hardwired system. (or) B) Draw the basic block diagram of PLC and give brief account on each block. 22. A) Draw the discrete input module and explain the operation. (or) B) Discuss in detail about various output module of PLC. 23. A) Explain ON delay and OFF delay timer instructions with simple examples. (or) B) Develop relay logic diagram of star delta starter and convert it into logic diagram 24. A) Draw a typical architecture of industrial control system showing field bus and explain? (Or) B) Give a note on: i) Ethernet ii) Transport layer 25. A) What do you understand by DAS. Discuss its function with simple real time example. (or) B) Discuss in detail about SCADA software.

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PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER MODEL QUESTION PAPER II Time Three hours [N.B 1. Answer any 15 questions from Part A Each Question carries 1 mark. 2. Answer all questions in part B choosing either (A) OR (B) in each Question. Each Question in part B carries 12 Marks. Part A 1 . List some standard PLCs available in market.. 2. Mention the function of CPU in PLC. 3 What is the function of analog output module? 4. What are types of IC Memory used in PLC? 5. Draw the symbol of limit switch. 6. Name the component in isolation section 7. List the various types of output devices connected with a PLC 8. State the advantages of photo electric sensors 9. Mention the different types of timer values. 10. Which function is needed for process control instrumentation?. 11. What are the commonly used timers? 12. What is input scan? 13. Mention any two international field bus standard 14. What is the necessity of file transfer protocol? 15. What are the requirements of field bus? 16. What is the function of transport layer? 17. State the uses of data acquisition system. 18. Expand SCADA. 19. What do you understand by data logging? 20. State two characteristics of digital data controller. Part B 21 A) Discuss in detail about PLC operation. (or) B) Explain the memory organization of standard PLCs 22. A) Discuss about AC input module. (or) B) Draw the discrete output module and explain the operation. 23. A) What are the counting operation available in standard PLCs? Explain them. (or) B) Develop ladder logic control for 4 floor lift system and explain. 24. A) Discuss about various layers in Communication protocol (or) B) Give a note on: Field level communication protocol. 25. A) Explain the operation of a Data acquisition systems with a generalized block diagram . (or) B) What do you understand by SCADA system? Give a brief account on it 178 | P a g e Maximum Marks : 75