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Industrial Automation from Scratch

You're reading from   Industrial Automation from Scratch A hands-on guide to using sensors, actuators, PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA to automate industrial processes

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800569386
Length 492 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: Learning the Concepts and Skills Required to Get Started
2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Industrial Automation FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Switches and Sensors – Working Principles, Applications, and Wiring 4. Chapter 3: Actuators and Their Applications in Industrial Automation 5. Chapter 4: Overview of AC and DC Motors 6. Chapter 5: Introduction to Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) 7. Chapter 6: Drawing Schematic/Wiring Diagrams Using CAD Software 8. Part 2: Understanding PLC, HMI, and SCADA
9. Chapter 7: Understanding PLC Hardware and Wiring 10. Chapter 8: Understanding PLC Software and Programming with TIA Portal 11. Chapter 9: Deep Dive into PLC Programming with TIA Portal 12. Chapter 10: Understanding Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs) 13. Chapter 11: Exploring Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) 14. Part 3: Process Control, Industrial Network, and Smart Factory
15. Chapter 12: Process Control – Essentials 16. Chapter 13: Industrial Network and Communication Protocols Fundamentals 17. Chapter 14: Exploring Smart Factory (Industry 4.0) with 5G 18. Assessments 19. Index 20. Other Books You May Enjoy

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The following are questions to test your understanding of this chapter. Ensure you have read and understood the topics in this chapter before attempting the questions:

  1. ___________________ is a set of instructions written in a language the computer understands to perform a task.
  2. __________________ 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.
  3. According to IEC standards, the five programming languages stated in part 3 of IEC 61131 for writing a program for PLCs to control and automate tasks are ____________, _____________, _______________, ___________________, and _____________________.
  4. ___________________ is the most common among the several PLC programming languages. It is a graphical programming language that's easy to understand for most plant technicians because it's similar to the relay diagrams that they are familiar...
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