This class describes common ways networks are used for manufacturing. It also describes practical network concerns and indentifies some of the technology used to make industrial networks function correctly.

Course Description:

This class describes common ways networks are used for manufacturing. It also describes practical network concerns and indentifies some of the technology used to make industrial networks function correctly.

Course Prerequisites:

Intro to Robotics 110

Course Learning Objectives:

• Define industrial network.
• Describe network integration.
• Describe interfacing.
• Distinguish between types of network cable.
• Describe wireless networks.
• Describe workcell control.
• Describe sequential control.
• Describe common operator interfaces.
• Describe safety monitoring.
• Differentiate between network topologies.
• Identify common industrial networks.
• Describe industrial Ethernet.
• Explain how Ethernet communication protocols work.
• Indentify common network architecture levels.

Course Outline:

1. Objectives
2. Industrial Networks
3. Network Integration
4. Interfacing Operation
5. Network Infrastructure
6. Wireless Networks
7. Workcell Control
8. Sequential Control
9. Operator Interface
10. Safety Monitoring
11. Network Topologies
12. Types of Industrial Networks
13. Industrial Ethernet
14. Ethernet Protocols
15. Architecture Levels
16. Summary