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Posted: 06/29/04

IDS 275 - Human Machine Interface

 

Course Description

Provides hand-on development of Programming skills for industrial HMI components used automated industrial systems. Emphasis is placed on applying skills developed in previous courses in programmable logic controls (PLC’s) in an industrial setting. This course includes advanced skills & techniques the student can apply to HMI applications in an industrial environment.


 

Competency Areas

Hours

Terminal Configuration

Class

5

Terminal Communications with PLC

D. Lab

2

Terminal Tools

P. Lab/O.B.I.

3

Terminal Objects

Credit

7

Terminal Communications with Programming Device

 

 

 

Prerequisite:

IDS 273

Corequisite:

     

 

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.


 

 

 

 

Terminal Configuration Settings & Overview

10

1

2

Overview

 

 

 

 

Terminal Name

Identify various terminal name

 

 

 

Terminal Type

Identify various terminal types

 

 

 

Protocols

 

 

 

 

Terminal Communications with PLC

10

1

2

Communications

Discuss different communications protocols for HMI/PLC Systems for serial network communications

 

 

 

Terminal Tools

10

1

2

Tag Editor

 

 

 

 

Text Editor

 

 

 

 

Device Manager

 

 

 

 

Terminal Objects

10

16

22

Pushbuttons

Discuss, program, Pushbutton Objects

 

 

 

Screen Selectors

Discuss, program, various types of screen selectors

 

 

 

Numeric Entry

Discuss, program, various Numeric entry objects.

 

 

 

Controls List

Discuss, program, a control list

 

 

 

Indicators

Discuss, program, indicator object.

 

 

 

Graphics Indicators

Discuss, program, graphic indicator objects

 

 

 

Numeric Data Display

Discuss, program, a numeric data display

 

 

 

Message Display

Discuss, program, a Message Display

 

 

 

Alarm Banner

Discuss, program, an Alarm Banner

 

 

 

Alarm List

Discuss, program, an Alarm List

 

 

 

Terminal Communications with Programming Device

10

1

2

Configuring Communications

Configure PC to Download Program to terminal using communications software

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Technical Manuals

Rockwell PLC technical manuals

Siemens PLC technical manuals

Fanuc PLC technical manuals