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ELE5001 Industrial Communications Protocols

Semester 1, 2022 Online
Units : 1
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences
School or Department : School of Engineering
Grading basis : Graded
Course fee schedule : /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules

Staffing

Examiner:

Requisites

Pre-requisite: ELE2601 or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: GCNS, GDNS, MENS or MEPR

Overview

In order to remain competitive, industrial companies are using advanced technologies to automate their processes and operations. Seamless real-time communication between human machine interfaces (HMIs), programmable logic controllers (PLCs), sensors and actuators is essential to industrial automation. Adoption of suitable protocols ensures successful exchanges of data. There are a relatively large number of industrial communication protocols that have been developed over the last few decades. This course will help students develop the skills they will need as professional engineers to critically evaluate a given protocol and assess its suitability for different industrial applications.

The course focuses on industrial control networks. It builds upon knowledge and skills developed in undergraduate courses on data communication systems typically covering traditional local area network protocols such as Ethernet and higher level protocols such as TCP/IP. The major differences between industrial networks and traditional computer networks are considered in detail. Factors influencing the choice of industrial communication protocols for given applications are analysed and network performance parameters are deduced and evaluated.

Course learning outcomes

On successful completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. Explain the rationale behind the technological development of industrial networks from telemetry systems to modern SCADA systems
  2. Identify and explain the reasons behind the differences between industrial network communication protocols and the protocols used in general computer networking.
  3. Investigate the relevance and applicability of the seven layer OSI model to commonly used industrial protocols such as EthernetIP, Modbus, Profibus and DNP3
  4. Evaluate the relative strengths and weaknesses of different industrial protocols for particular applications
  5. Select an industrial protocol and use it in an application such as building services, power systems automation, water treatment and factory automation
  6. Communicate technical information in a professional manner.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Historical developments of industrial protocols 10.00
2. Communication protocol standards and their hardware implementation 30.00
3. Factors influencing protocol selection and performance 20.00
4. Practical network design considerations for given applications 20.00
5. Industrial Communication Network Performance Evaluation 20.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

There are no texts or materials required for this course.

Student workload expectations

To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.

Assessment details

Approach Type Description Group
Assessment
Weighting (%) Course learning outcomes
Assignments Written Report No 20 1,2,3,6
Assignments Oral Presentation (ind, grp, mltmd) No 10 1,2,3,6
Assignments Design Design A1 of 2 No 10 5,6
Assignments Design Design A2 of 2 No 30 5,6
Examinations Non-invigilated Time limited online examinatn No 30 1,2,3,4,5
Date printed 10 February 2023