Programme

Recalls on integrated manufacturing (CIM). Control networks and field networks. Supervisory control and data acquisition systems for industrial processes (SCADA). PLC programming using Instruction List, Function Block Diagram, Ladder Diagram, Sequential Function Chart and Structured Text. Sensors for industrial applications. Motion control. Safety as in safety and security. Field networks, requirements and capabilities: HART, Foundation Fieldbus, Profibus, Profinet, Modbus, CANbus, industrial ethernet and industrial wireless. Networks for supervisory control, requirements and capabilities: IEC 60870 DNP3 IEC 61850. Possible developments and problems in the industrial world.

Core Documentation

Pasquale Chiacchio, Francesco Basile “Tecnologie informatiche per l’automazione,” seconda edizione, McGraw-Hill Libri Italia, 2004.
C. Bonivento, L. Gentile, A. Paoli, “Sistemi di automazione industriale: architetture e controllo”. McGraw-Hill, 2011
Stefano Bimbo, Enrico Colaiacovo, Sistemi SCADA, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Apogeo, 2006
G. Marro, Controlli Automatici, Zanichelli

Reference Bibliography

Karl-Heinz John, Michael Tiegelkamp, "IEC 61131-3: Programming Industrial Automation Systems Concepts and Programming Languages, Requirements for Programming Systems, Decision-Making Aids" Stouffer, Keith A., Joseph A. Falco, and Karen A. Scarfone Sp 800-82. guide to industrial control systems (ICS) security: Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, distributed control systems (DCS), and other control system configurations such as programmable logic controllers (PLC). NIST, 2011 W. Bolton, Programmable Logic Controllers, Fifth Edition, Newnes, 2009 ISBN 978-1-85617-751-1 Sunit Kumar Sen, Fieldbus and Networking in Process Automation Bogdan M. Wilamowski, J. David Irwin, Industrial Communication Systems

Type of delivery of the course

The lessons are, usually, performed as traditional in a room with a presentation and the students can immediately ask for more explanations. The course lessons also include practice exercises on the use of PLC and SCADA software. During the academic year 2019-20, due to the national situation, the lessons have been performed online, exploiting Microsoft Teams and Moodle.

Attendance

The frequency is facultative, but it is strongly encouraged.

Type of evaluation

Learning verification takes place through the evaluation of a project, carried out in a group of no more than three students, and an oral test. The project represents the simulation, control, and supervision of an industrial process chosen by the students. The project demonstrates how the students were able to program via industrial software for PLC and SCADA systems. The oral test demonstrates the student's knowledge regarding field buses, industrial communication networks, safety and security for industrial plants, and, in general, problems in the industrial world.