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PLC: Industrial Sensors

via LinkedIn Learning

Overview

Learn about the operation principles, common applications, and programming of industrial sensors.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Understanding industrial sensors
  • What you should know
1. Proximity Sensors
  • Introduction to industrial sensors
  • Proximity sensors
  • Proximity sensors operating principle
  • What are inductive proximity sensors?
  • Inductive proximity sensors operating principle
  • What are capacitive proximity sensors
  • Capacitive proximity sensors operation principle
  • Capacitive proximity sensors dielectric constant
2. Temperature Sensors
  • Introduction to temperature sensors
  • What are thermocouples?
  • Thermocouple types
  • Thermocouple reference tables
  • What are RTDs?
  • RTDs operation principle and wire configurations
  • Connecting thermocouples and RTD to PLC
3. Pressure Sensors
  • Introduction to pressure sensors
  • Understanding range, zero, span
  • Suppressed and elevated zero range
  • Zero span calibration
  • Pressure sensors measurement types
  • Application examples
4. Level Sensors
  • What is a level sensor?
  • Analog digital level sensors
  • Ultrasonic sensors
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Zahraa Khalil

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