Getting Started in Automation With Arduino
CEC participants will explore the world of automation with the Arduino Opta. The basics of automation devices and systems will be discussed through the lens of a micro–programmable logic controller. Industrial control concepts will be provided through hands-on lab activities.
In this day two webinar session, CEC participants will learn about the system structure of the Arduino Opta. The input/output (I/O) wiring structure, communication setup, and ladder logic programming concepts will be presented in this hands-on session.
Basic logic functions used in automation controls will be explored using the Arduino Opta in this Day 3 webinar session. Participants will learn the importance of basic logic functions used in automation controls.
Participants will learn the basics of the IEC 61131-3 Functional Programming Language Specification through PLC hands-on learning activities. Interpretation of the hardware and software systems models will be discussed in this Day 4 session.
In this final session, participants will learn an important automation control circuit, the start-stop controller. The combinational logic-based circuit will be presented and demonstrated in this hands-on project activity. A DC motor operation will be demonstrated using this automation control circuit.
Dr. Don Wilcher, an Electrical Engineer, is an Associate Certified Electronics Technician (CETa), a Technical Education Researcher, Instructor, Maker, Emerging Technology Lecturer, Electronics Project writer, and Book Author. His Learn Electronics with Arduino book, published by Apress, has been cited 80 times in academic journals and referenced on patents.
He is the Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alabama - Birmingham. His research interest is Embedded Controls, Robotics Education, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence applications and their impact on Personalized Learning, Competency-Based Models curriculum, and instructional development in Mechatronics, Automation, IoT, Electronics, Robotics, and Industrial Maintenance Technologies. He is also the Founder and owner of MaDon Research LLC, an instructional technology consulting, technical training, and electronics project writing company serving Electronics Marketing Media, Technical and Engineering Education companies.