TRON 147 Embedded Controllers

Some equipment is so complex it requires its own built-in (embedded) controller, which then communicates with the larger, system Controller or PLC, thereby freeing up the PLC from repetitive, mundane tasks. This course is a hands-on discussion of how these embedded controllers are programmed and applied to solve a problem.

Credits

5

Distribution

Career Training

Outcomes

1. Explain how the use of embedded controllers can increase the efficiency of a mechatronic system.
2. Using industry-relevant equipment and to industry standards of time and accuracy, use a code monitor to validate intermediate processes.
3. To industry standards, fully document a program to include header information and comments relating to its functationality and interfacing.
4. Using industry-relevant equipment and to industry standards of time and accuracy, program an embedded controller to source digital outputs.
5. Using industry-relevant equipment and to industry standards of time and accuracy, program an embedded controller to source digital inputs.
6. Using industry-relevant equipment and to industry standards of time and accuracy, program an embedded controller to perform an analog to digital conversion.