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Industrial Automation from Scratch

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Product type Book
Published in Jun 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800569386
Pages 492 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Author (1):
Olushola Akande Olushola Akande
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Olushola Akande is an industrial automation and robotics expert with over 10 years of experience in the design and development of automation and robotics-related projects. He is an industrial automation trainer and consultant with a passion for driving industries to achieve greater results by doing work more accurately with less effort of human control. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Showlight Technologies Limited, an industrial automation, robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) training and servicing company in Lagos, Nigeria. He is a member of the Schneider Electric team involved in the installation of Integrated Control and Safety Systems (ICSSs), which includes high-integrity PLCs, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, and distributed control systems (DCSs) at the largest oil refinery in Africa (Dangote Oil Refinery) at Lekki Free Zone, Lagos, Nigeria.
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Preface Part 1: Learning the Concepts and Skills Required to Get Started
Chapter 1: Introduction to Industrial Automation Chapter 2: Switches and Sensors – Working Principles, Applications, and Wiring Chapter 3: Actuators and Their Applications in Industrial Automation Chapter 4: Overview of AC and DC Motors Chapter 5: Introduction to Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) Chapter 6: Drawing Schematic/Wiring Diagrams Using CAD Software Part 2: Understanding PLC, HMI, and SCADA
Chapter 7: Understanding PLC Hardware and Wiring Chapter 8: Understanding PLC Software and Programming with TIA Portal Chapter 9: Deep Dive into PLC Programming with TIA Portal Chapter 10: Understanding Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs) Chapter 11: Exploring Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) Part 3: Process Control, Industrial Network, and Smart Factory
Chapter 12: Process Control – Essentials Chapter 13: Industrial Network and Communication Protocols Fundamentals Chapter 14: Exploring Smart Factory (Industry 4.0) with 5G Assessments Index Other Books You May Enjoy

Understanding software/program in PLCs

Before looking into PLC programming languages, let's get some knowledge of the software/program in PLCs.

In computing, generally, software is a set of instructions written in a language the computer understands to perform a task. Software can also be referred to as a program.

A PLC requires two types of software that must be executed by the CPU for the PLC to function. They are as follows:

  • The operating system (firmware)
  • User program

The operating system is the program written by the PLC manufacturers and designed to run automatically in the PLC once powered. It is responsible for executing the user program, establishing communication between devices, memory management, and updating the output.

A PLC user program is a set of instructions in either textual or graphical form that represents the control function that will be carried out for a specific industrial task or application. It is the program that the user...

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Authors (1)

Profile icon Olushola Akande
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Olushola Akande is an industrial automation and robotics expert with over 10 years of experience in the design and development of automation and robotics-related projects. He is an industrial automation trainer and consultant with a passion for driving industries to achieve greater results by doing work more accurately with less effort of human control. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Showlight Technologies Limited, an industrial automation, robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) training and servicing company in Lagos, Nigeria. He is a member of the Schneider Electric team involved in the installation of Integrated Control and Safety Systems (ICSSs), which includes high-integrity PLCs, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, and distributed control systems (DCSs) at the largest oil refinery in Africa (Dangote Oil Refinery) at Lekki Free Zone, Lagos, Nigeria.
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