Industrial Data Communication and Distributed control system
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Industrial Data Communication and Distributed control system Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Industrial Data Communication and Distributed control system (subject code 3161715) as prescribed for IC · Semester 6 divides the course into 6 units, covering 71 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3161715)Unit 1 DCS – Introduction & Development History 04 10
- Early Computer systems: Direct digital control
- Centralized computer system
- Distributed control Hierarchical Control: Hierarchical computer system for a large manufacturing process
- overall task
- detail task listing
- lower level computer task
- higher level computer task
Unit 2 DCS-Basic packages 10 24
- Analog control
- direct Digital control
- Distributed process control
- DCS configurations Local Control Units (Relay rack mounted equipment) :Dedicated card controllers
- Unit operations controllers
- Multiplexers- Design
- system configuration
- Remote stations
- Super-commutation and sub-commutation - Power supplies
- - Input/ Output
- - Controller file The control console equipment: - Video display
- - key board
- - peripheral Subject Code: 3161715 w.e.f
- AY 2018-19 devices
- - Displays: Group displays
- Overview displays
- Detail displays
- Graphic displays
- Trend displays
- Alarm reporting
- generation and acceptance Communication between components: Data highway designs
- highway compatibility
- Network access protocols
- Network topologies
- Maintenance considerations- Reliability
- Single loop integrity
- backup systems
- Redundant and Fault tolerant systems
Unit 3 Software configuration 06 16
- Operating system configuration
- - Controller function configuration
- - Algorithm libraries
- Process control programming: - Types of program
- Features of process control programs
- The executive program
- Programming language for process control Algorithms- The position algorithm
- Velocity algorithm
- cascade and ratio control
- Other algorithm like Dead band control
- emergency response
- error squared
Unit 4 System Integration with PLC and computers 04 12
- Supervisory computer functions: Supervisory control and optimization
- production monitoring and control
- on-line information system DCS and supervisory computer displays- Display access method
- display features
- alarm access architecture
- voice input machine interface Man Machine Interface – Sequencing
- Supervisory control Computer interface with DCS- Hardware: Gateway
- Interface with PLC, Interface with Direct I/O
- Network linkages
- Links between networks
Unit 5 Field buses, MAP/TOP, Network protocol 10 24
- Computer integrated processing
- communication hierarchy Industrial communication systems:Management system – MAP/TOP protocol Field buses- fieldbus standardization
- Smart transmitters- Rackbus: Bus access method
- availability MODBUS - bus access method
- application services
- transmission modes
- acceptance PROFIBUS- bus access method
- data link services
- acceptance FIPBUS - bus access method
- other features
- acceptance International FIELDBUS standard
Unit 6 Typical DCS used in Industry
- Honeywell PlantScape system
- Foxboro I/A series DCS, Delta system
- Wonderware Subject Code: 3161715 w.e.f
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