Introduction to Process Automation using digital and analogue variables in today's industry.

To know the main characteristics of control software in the field of process automation engineering.

-Analyse existing automatic control systems of industrial processes and represent their operation independently of their technological materialisation.

-Design and implement these systems through the use of programmable logic controllers (PLCs).

Introduction to Industrial Process Control Local Control Loops

Introduction to Automation for its application in the Digital Control of Industrial Processes. The need to control industrial production plants in order to obtain optimum operation of industrial installations is introduced. The most important concepts are: the Automation Pyramid, Programmable Logic Controllers, and control loops.

Architecture of Programmable Logic Controllers The basic elements of Programmable Logic Controllers are described.

Logic systems and Boolean algebra Necessity of the knowledge of Boolean algebra, for the operation of PLC programming.

Combinational automatisms Necessity and design of combinational automatons. The most important concepts are basic logic functions, logic equations and truth tables.

Sequential automatisms Need and design of sequential automata. The most important concepts are state machines.

Elements of PLC programming Programming Industrial PLC programming.

Binary sensors Knowing the binary sensors and actuators and the use of the most frequently used ones.

Electric actuators. To introduce the knowledge and modes of application of actuators and sensors (transducers).

There will be one hour of lectures per week and three hours of practical work, where students will develop what they have seen with simple exercises and, with a suitable progression, they will progress to more complex ones.

The form of work can be individual or in pairs, and a weekly report on the development of the practice must be handed in.

Internships are compulsory and in those cases that do not do them or have not passed them, they must take a practice exam upon request, one month before the day of the final exam. If at least 50% of the practicals are not taken, or if there is no written request for a practical exam, the student will be considered to have failed the course, as well as if, having taken more than 50% of the course, he/she resigns in writing to the teacher 10 days before the exam.

The final exam will take place in January.

The practicals will be assessed with up to 7 points and students will be offered the opportunity to voluntarily take an exam or theoretical-practical work in order to obtain a higher mark. The exam will be graded from 0 to 10 and in the case of a mark higher than those of the practicals, this will be the final mark for the subject.

"In the event that it is not possible to carry out a face-to-face assessment of the subject, the appropriate changes will be made to carry out an online assessment using the UPV/EHU's existing computer tools. The characteristics of this online assessment will be published in the student guides and in egela".

Teaching materials will be made available to students through the e-gela platform or the lecturer's website.

Basic bibliography

1.-Programmable controllers, Environment and applications.

Enrique Mandado Pérez and others (Editorial Thomson).

2.-Manuals on the operation of the different automatons, their communication and scadas.

3.-Programming tutorials, relay diagrams, list of instructions and logic functions.

and logic functions.

4.-Guerricagoitia Pedro Mª. Industrial Automation Exercises.

Internal Notes 2002.

5.-Software Step 7, CX-Programmer, PLCsim.

6.-Software WinCC, CX-Supervisor.

7.-Software S7-Graph

In-depth bibliography

1.-Programmable Logic Controllers, Fourth edition, W. Bolton (Editorial Elsevier)
2.-Industrial Automation Engineering. 2nd Edition.
Ramón Piedrafita Moreno (Editorial Ra-ma)
3.-Automation. Problemas Resueltos Con Autómatas Programables (Automation. Solved Problems with Programmable Automatons)
Juan Pedro and others (Editorial Paraninfo)
4.-Romera J.P. Lorite J.A. y Montoro S.: Automatización problemas
solved problems with programmable controllers. Editorial Paraninfo 1995.
5.-Ojeda F.: Problemas de diseño de automatismos. Editorial
Paraninfo 1996.