Course aims:

• Knowledge of programmable electronic devices, development and programming
• Skills of microprocessor assembly language level, development of PLC programming
Development of programs in a general and / or specific programming language, starting from specifying the requirements and until the execution, debugging and interpreting the results in correlation with the processor used
Use of appropriate performance criteria for evaluation, including through simulation, a hardware and software dedicated systems or service activities they use microcontrollers or low or medium complexity computing systems

Course Entry Requirements:

• Fundamental knowledge in electronics.

Course contents:

1. 1. Getting Started 2. Logic Circuits 3. Design with Programmable Logic 4. Microprocessors and Microcontrollers 5. Structure of a microprocessor 6. Family of PIC microcontrollers 7. The family of microcontrollers ATMEL 8. MPLAB programming package 9. Digital relays and PLCs (PLC) 10. Programming in LADDER 11. FX family PLC Mitsubishi Electric MESLEC 12. Programming PLC Siemens SIMATIC S7- 1200 13. Industrial communications protocols 14. Programming and controlling the frequency converters

Teaching methods:

Lecture, conversation, exemplification, exercises.

Learning outcomes:

C4.1 Definition of concepts, principles and methods used in the fields of computer programming, high-level languages and specific CAD techniques for achieving electronic modules, microcontrollers, computer systems architecture, electronic programmable graphics hardware reconfigurable architectures C4.2 explanation and interpretation of the structures specific hardware and software requirements in the fields of computer programming. C4.4 Use appropriate criteria for evaluating performance, including simulation, hardware and software systems dedicated services or activities that use microcontrollers or computers of low to medium complexity

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Projects/Assignments

Recommended reading:

Thomas W. Schultz- C and, Programming for multitasking, Prentice Hall,
• Intel – Microsystem Components Handbook
Ted Van Sickle, • Programming Microcontrollers in C, LLH Technology Publishing, 2000,
• Sit-uri: www.intel.com, www.philips.com, www.atmel.com;