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Published inMar 2023
PublisherPackt
ISBN-139781804612880
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Mason White
Mason White
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Mason White

M.T. White has been programming since the age of 12. His fascination with robotics flourished when he was a child programming microcontrollers such as Arduinos. M.T. currently holds an undergraduate degree in mathematics, a master's degree in soft ware engineering, and is currently working on an MBA in IT project management. M.T. is currently working as a soft ware developer for a major US defense contractor and is an adjunct CIS instructor at ECPI University. His background mostly stems from the automation industry where he programmed PLCs and HMIs for many different types of applications. M.T. has programmed many different brands of PLCs over the years and has developed HMIs using many different tools.
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Answer the following questions based on what you've learned in this chapter. The questions in this chapter are open-ended with no wrong or right answer. They are meant to be exploratory so readers can come to their own conclusions.

  1. Write a test case to test the LEDs.
    1. Does the LEDs’ behavior make sense for what they are meant for?
    2. If there is a bug, can you debug it?
  2. Test the Ack button.
    1. Write a few test cases for the Ack button.
    2. Does the button work as intended?
  3. Can you refactor the Alarms function block and condense everything into one method?
  4. Can you add extra functionality to the program or HMI? This is an open-ended question, so use your imagination.
  5. What should you do if there is no set value in the spinner? Should you set a default value, throw an alarm, or do something else? Use your imagination!
  6. Can the variables be renamed to better reflect what they do?
  7. Do the info, warning, and error alarm messages make sense? Can you improve...
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Mason White

M.T. White has been programming since the age of 12. His fascination with robotics flourished when he was a child programming microcontrollers such as Arduinos. M.T. currently holds an undergraduate degree in mathematics, a master's degree in soft ware engineering, and is currently working on an MBA in IT project management. M.T. is currently working as a soft ware developer for a major US defense contractor and is an adjunct CIS instructor at ECPI University. His background mostly stems from the automation industry where he programmed PLCs and HMIs for many different types of applications. M.T. has programmed many different brands of PLCs over the years and has developed HMIs using many different tools.
Read more about Mason White