ELEC A232 - Automation 2 - Programmable Logic Controller

    Recent Professors
    Wade Federer, Stephen Schulz
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022
    Class Size
    18 students
    Credits
    4
    Spring 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    Students will learn how to connect to PLCs, upload and backup programs, and obtain diagnostic data from operational PLCs. This course is a hands-on course that uses both Allen-Bradley and Siemens control systems. Students will become proficient at interpreting and drafting ladder logic diagrams. This course will cover connecting various process sensors to PLC inputs as well as connecting relays to outputs to drive motor contactors, indications, and handshaking. Students will learn to describe a control process in documentation and then implement the process using ladder logic programming on the PLC.
    Usually Held
    Mon 6:00pm–9:10pm, Tue Thu 6:00pm–7:25pm