Controls

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Credits: 4 Prerequisite: Admitted into Instrumentation and Control Program or Electrician Technician Program and successful completion of first-year Electronics, Electronics/Telecommunications, Instrumentation and Control Technology or Electrician Technology courses or admitted into Energy Services and Renewables Technician or Industrial Automation and Robotics Program or departmental approval. Typically Offered: SPRING The student will gain a basic understanding of major components of the following types of controllers: programmable logic controllers (PLC), personal computers (PC), distributive control systems (DCS). Programming ladder logic, relay logic, function block control logic, relay logic, digital communications, networking, common and typical controller I/O types will be studied.