Accompanying student resource CD-ROM includes a Lab Manual containing 200 animated multimedia lessons, identified by icons throughout the books, a PDF of additional Chapter 28, and learning objectives.
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Includes index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Industrial control overview. Introduction to industrial control systems -- Interfacing devices -- Thyristors. The controller. The controller operation -- DC motors -- AC motors -- Servo motors. Variable-speed drives. DC drives -- AC drives. Process control and instrumentation. Pressure systems -- Temperature control -- Flow control -- Level-control systems -- Analytical instrumentation -- Industrial process techniques and instrumentation -- Instrumentation symbology -- Process-control methods -- Instrumentation calibration and controller tuning. Detection sensors. Industrial detection sensors and interfacing -- Industrial wireless technologies. Programmable controllers. Introduction to programmable controllers -- Fundamental PLC programming -- Advanced programming, PLC interfacing, and troubleshooting. Motion control. Elements of motion control -- Motion-control feedback devices -- Fundamentals of servomechanisms. Industrial networking. Industrial networking -- Functional industrial systems.
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS NOTE (ELECTRONIC RESOURCES)
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System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: PC running Windows XP or greater OR Mac running OS X 10.4 or greater ; 200 MB free hard disk space ; 1024 x 768 screen resolution ; 8x CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive ; sound card and listening device ; Adobe Acrobat Pro (to view and edit files) ; SWF player and Flash ; Internet connectivity and browser.