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UNIT D:TOOLING DESIGN, MACHINES, AND AUTOMATION IN MANUFACTURING 
COMPETENCY: 007.00: Operate cutting, forming, and assembly tools and machines to process materials.
OBJECTIVE: 007.02: Apply principles of circuit logic to control a manufacturing process.

 

Review Basic Circuit Design 

 

(See Fundamentals of Technology (8110) Objective 4.01)Series circuits


Series Circuits
Parallel Circuits
Electric Circuit Definitions
What is electricity

Control Systems 

1. Input
     a) Sensor- measures a condition
     b) Interface- converts sensor signals to circuit standards

2. Process 
     a) Logic processing- AND, OR, NOT 
     b) Program Flow Control- Loops, sub procedures and functions

3. Output
     a) Displays
     b) Actuators

Programable Logic Controllers (PLC)
Programmable Logic Controllers: Principles and Applications 
1.     Purpose and applications
2.     Programming
 
View a Powerpoint presentation on PLC
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Resources

General Electronics 
 Basic Circuit Theory
Introduction to Electronics
 
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