Introducing students to modern information technology and methods of application of those technologies while monitoring and control of various control processes. Acquiring basic knowledge about microcomputer for operation in industrial environments as well as about standard ways of exchanging data within the industrial system.

Student has practical knowledge from industrial field communications, and programamable logic controllers.It can be used for finding solutions for practical problems.

1. Elementary microcomputer (internal architecture, working principle, organization of programmes, types of communication ports) 2. Programmable Logic Controllers – PLC (principle of operation I/O, expansion for support of modern information technologies) 3. Industrial communication protocols of lower order (asynchronous data: RS-232 and RS-458, synchronous data: SPI and I2C) 4. Industrial communication protocols of higher order (MODBUS, PROFIBUS, Industrial Ethernet). 5. Networking of computers, PLC controllers and other equipment (communication with sensors and actuators – e.g. Multimeter Siemens SIMEAS Q, SCADA system for monitoring and acquisition of measured values) 6. Basic principles of Internet connection (LAN and Ethernet applications, Basic Internet Protocol TCP/IP)

Lectures; Auditory Practice; Computer Practice; Laboratory Practice; Consultation.