Automation Buses (3 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

Opiskelija osaa
- käyttää kenttäväyliä automaation osana
- analysoida kenttäväylän toimivuutta
- suunnitella ohjaus- ja säätöratkaisuja kenttäväylässä

Content (course unit)

Prosessiteollisuuden kenttäväylät. Kenttäväyliin liittyvä diagnostiikka. Kenttäväylien suunnittelu, toteutus, testaus ja ylläpito.

Location and time

Teaching classes as per the given time schedule.

Exam schedules

The exam is informed in the beginnig of the course. The failed course can be compensated by passing a new exam.

Evaluation methods and criteria

The student performance is within the limits for the grade 1-2.
(Student performance assessment procedure is introduced in the beginning of the course.)

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Distance or class teaching and home exercises.

Learning materials

1) Self-produced material.
2) Catching the Process Fieldbus - An Introduction to PROFIBUS for Process Automation 2nd version, James Powell and Henry Vandelinde

Student workload

The total working hours for passing the course is ca. 80 hours (3 cp x 1600 h/ 60 cp). Distance teaching requiring 27 hours, a student has to reserve about 53 hours for self-learning.

Content scheduling

The course contains distance teaching nearly on a weekly basis. The more detailed course structure is treated in the first class and it will be available in the course information on Moodle afterwards.

Completion alternatives

None.

Practical training and working life cooperation

None.

International connections

The course involves no travelling abroad.

Further information

Due to the nature of the seminar, attendance is required during contact hours.

Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

The student performance is within the limits for the grade 1-2.
(Student performance assessment procedure is introduced in the beginning of the course.)

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

The student performance is within the limits for the grade 1-2.
(Student performance assessment procedure is introduced in the beginning of the course.)

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

The student performance is within the limits for the grade 3-4.
(Student performance assessment procedure is introduced in the beginning of the course.)

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

The student performance reaches the highest grade 5.
(Student performance assessment procedure is introduced in the beginning of the course.)