ELET2760 — Instrumentation and Process Control
Academic Division: Business, Industry and Technology Academic Discipline: Electronic Engineering Technology Assistant Dean: Vincent Palombo PhD 3 Credit(s) This course deals with complex instruments and instrumentation systems. Topics covered include instrumentation buses, waveform generation, waveform analysis, transducers, signal conditioning, analog multiplexors, sample and hold circuits, A/D-D/A convertors, micro-computer controlled data acquisition systems and process control theory. Students will also examine industrial automated process control systems using Data acquisition devices. Emphasis will be on programming, signal conditioning, and data transfer. UG 2 Lab Hour(s) 2 Lecture Hour(s); Required Be able to describe the operation of a basic current source/sink function generator. Labs, midterm exam, final exam Weeks 1, 2,5, 16 2. Be able to describe the functional blocks of data acquisition and control systems. Labs, midterm exam, final exam. Homework Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, 16 3. Be able to describe and analyze the operation of the components that make up a data acquisition system, including: a. Transducers b. Signal Conditioning c. Analog Multiplexing d. Sample and Hold Amplifiers e. A/D - D/A Converters Labs, midterm exam, final exam. Homework Weeks 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16 4. Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of measuring Transducers and be able to convert the physical quantities to electrical signals Labs, midterm exam, final exam. Homework Weeks 11, 12, 13, 14,
Prerequisites: ELET1530