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Industrial Automation from Scratch

By : Olushola Akande
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Industrial Automation from Scratch

By: Olushola Akande

Overview of this book

Industrial automation has become a popular solution for various industries looking to reduce manual labor inputs and costs by automating processes. This book helps you discover the abilities necessary for excelling in this field. The book starts with the basics of industrial automation before progressing to the application of switches, sensors, actuators, and motors, and a direct on-line (DOL) starter and its components, such as circuit breakers, contactors, and overload relay. Next, you'll explore VFDs, their parameter settings, and how they can be wired and programmed for induction motor control. As you advance, you'll learn the wiring and programming of major industrial automation tools – PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA. You’ll also get to grips with process control and measurements (temperature, pressure, level, and flow), along with analog signal processing with hands-on experience in connecting a 4–20 mA transmitter to a PLC. The concluding chapters will help you grasp various industrial network protocols such as FOUNDATION Fieldbus, Modbus, PROFIBUS, PROFINET, and HART, as well as emerging trends in manufacturing (Industry 4.0) and its empowering technologies (such as IoT, AI, and robotics). By the end of this book, you’ll have gained a practical understanding of industrial automation concepts for machine automation and control.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
1
Part 1: Learning the Concepts and Skills Required to Get Started
8
Part 2: Understanding PLC, HMI, and SCADA
14
Part 3: Process Control, Industrial Network, and Smart Factory

Creating a project and writing a program with Siemens programming software (TIA Portal)

We will now start TIA Portal, create a project, and write a simple program using the following steps:

  1. Start TIA Portal V13 from the Start menu or double click on the TIA Portal V13 icon on your desktop.
Figure 8.23 – Creating a project in TIA Portal V13

Figure 8.23 – Creating a project in TIA Portal V13

Click Create new project.

  1. Type the project name and click Create.
Figure 8.24 – Configuring a device in TIA Portal V13 (1)

Figure 8.24 – Configuring a device in TIA Portal V13 (1)

  1. Click on Devices & networks.
Figure 8.25 – Configuring a device in TIA Portal V13 (2)

Figure 8.25 – Configuring a device in TIA Portal V13 (2)

  1. Click Add new device and select Controllers.
Figure 8.26 – Configuring a device in TIA Portal V13 (3)

Figure 8.26 – Configuring a device in TIA Portal V13 (3)

  1. Expand SIMATIC S7 1200 | CPU | CPU1211C AC/DC/Rly and click STEP 7 Professional in the Automation License Management - STEP 7 Basic dialog box,...