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Republic Polytechnic
Engineering

E243 Automation Systems

This module equips students with knowledge and practical skills in instrumentation, automation and control.

Students will be trained in electrical safety, automation system design, fieldbus technology, distributed control system, Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) programming, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), motorised actuators and pneumatic systems.

The topics covered in this module include electrical safety, properties of various electrical components in automation systems, pneumatic systems and actuators, motorised systems, PLC Programming, Fieldbus technology, Open Platform Communications United Architecture (OPC UA) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems design. There will be hands-on laboratory sessions for students to hone their practical skills in instrumentation, automation and control system design. This knowledge and these skills will prepare them to be ready for work in the transportation, manufacturing, process and automation industries.