Industrial communication networks

Course title: Industrial communication networks

Code: FEIT10Z030

Number of credits (ECTS): 6

Weekly number of classes: 3+1+1+0

Prerequisite for enrollment of the subject: None

Course goals/Competences: To get familiar with protocol and network solutions used in industrial communication networks. Candidates will be able to maintain industrial communication networks.

Total available number of classes: 180

Curriculum: Introduction to industrial communication networks. Types of industrial networks: sensor networks, Fieldbus networks, control networks, security buses, customized applications. Areas of sensors applications, Fieldbus and industrial control networks. Description of the OSI reference model. Media for transmission of informations. Characteristics of copper cables. Twisted pair. Rules for installation of copper cable network. Standards for connectors. Optical fiber characteristics. Basic types of optical fiber and optical fiber cables. Rules for installation of optical fiber. Connectors for optical fibers. RS - 232, RS - 485. AS interface. CAN. ControlNet. DeviceNet. Industrial communication protocols. MODBUS, DNP3, IEC 60870th Ethernet and TCP-IP communication model. Industrial Ethernet. Foundation Fieldbus. PROFIBUS. MODBUS Plus, Data Highway Plus, HART. The application of wireless technologies in industrial communications networks. Communication protocols used in building automation: Konnex, LonWorks, BACNet. Methods for testing and errors removal in industrial communication networks.

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