Course Industrial Interface

The industrial interface enables you to control industrial components (e.g. electric motors, conveyor belts, etc.) directly by means of a microcontroller.

Includes:

• 1 “Industrial interface” module
  • Galvanic isolation between microcontroller and industrial side by means of optocouplers
  • Signal level conversion from 3.3 V (or 5 V) to 24 V for digital signals 
  • Signal level conversion for analog signals from 1 V to 10 V
  • Measurement interface, 4…20 mA
  • 8 x digital inputs/outputs, output loading up to 0.5 A (total load 5 A)
  • 2 x analog inputs/outputs
  • 4-mm safety sockets, terminal strips, M12plug connectors and IMS connection
• 1 Adapter board 2 x HAR-FLEX/Sub-D25
• 1 Interface cable, 25-pin Sub-D socket/plug
• 1 Serial interface cable, 9 pin/9 pin, 1.8 m
• 1 Safety connection plug, 4 mm, red
• 1 Safety connection plug, 4 mm, blue
• Labsoft browser and course software

Training contents:

• Control of an industrial conveyor belt using a microcontroller
• Programming for a simple "inching mode" implementation.
• Use of bit masks in a program
• Use of hexadecimal numbers in programs 
• Concept of finite state machines
• Use of the finite state machine concept in programs
• Use of functions (or macros) for structuring programs
• Use of macros in a program for detecting position
• Use of microcontroller clock and counters to program a timer function 
• Finding relevant information from the microcontroller's data sheet
• Speed monitoring program using a timer function
• Use of microcontroller's PWM function for speed control  
• Implementation for changing speed of conveyor belt using PWM signals
• Course duration: 6 hours approx.