MASTER SYLLABUS

2020-2021

A.	Academic Division: Business, Industry, and Technology

B.	Discipline: Electronic Engineering Technology

C.	Course Number and Title: ELET2760 Instrumentation and Process Control

D.	Course Coordinator: Jonathan DeWitt

Assistant Dean: Toni Johnson, PhD

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E.	Credit Hours: 3

Lecture: 2 hours

Laboratory: 2 hours

F.	Prerequisites: ELET1530

G.	Syllabus Effective Date: Fall 2020

H.	Textbook(s) Title:

LabVIEW 2009 (Student Edition)

Author(s): Robert H. Bishop

Copyright Year: 2010

Edition: 2009

ISBN #: 978-0-13-214129-1

Workbook(s) and/or Lab Manual: None

J.	Course Description: This course deals with complex instruments and instrumentation systems. Topics covered include: instrumentation buses, waveform generation, waveform analysis, transducers, signal conditioning, analog multiplexors, sample and hold circuits, A/D-D/A convertors, micro-computer controlled data acquisition systems and process control theory. Students will also examine industrial automated process control systems using data acquisition devices. Emphasis will be on programming, signal conditioning, and data transfer.

K.	College-Wide Learning Outcomes

College-Wide Learning Outcome	Assessments - - How it is met & When it is met
Communication – Written
Communication – Speech
Intercultural Knowledge and Competence
Critical Thinking
Information Literacy
Quantitative Literacy

L.	Course Outcomes and Assessment Methods:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student shall:

Outcomes	Assessments – How it is met & When it is met
Be able to describe the operation of a basic current source/sink function generator.	Labs, midterm exam, final exam Weeks 1, 2,5, 16
Be able to describe the functional blocks of data acquisition and control systems	Labs, midterm exam, final exam, Homework Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, 16
Be able to describe and analyze the operation of the components that make up a data acquisition system, including: Transducers Signal Conditioning Analog Multiplexing Sample and Hold Amplifiers A/D - D/A Converters	Labs, midterm exam, final exam. Homework Weeks 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16
Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of measuring Transducers and be able to convert the physical quantities to electrical signals	Labs, midterm exam, final exam. Homework Weeks 11, 12, 13, 14, 16
Build, test and troubleshoot instrumentation circuits in the laboratory.	Labs Weeks 14, 15

M.	Topical Timeline (Subject to Change):

Process variables

pressure

level

temperature

flow

Process control modes

two-position control

proportional control

integral control

derivative control

Process characteristics

process and system characteristics

process energies

process variables and measurements

heat and heat transfer as a process variable

Instrumentation symbols

line symbols

valve symbols

actuator symbols

tag numbers

simple loop diagram

Instrument loop diagrams

loop sections

port or connection symbols

junction box symbols

range, set point, and action symbols

electronic/pneumatic loops

Process diagrams

digital control

identifiers

process diagrams

Electrical connections

grounds and shields

signal tracing

intrinsic safe systems

Primary calibration standards

standards

manometers

hydraulic deadweight testers

pneumatic deadweight testers

Instrument error

characteristics of measuring instruments

analysis of error

position error

span error

Instrument calibration

calibration preparation

pneumatic instrument calibration

electronic instrumentation calibration

Process control systems

computer control

PLC control

distributive control

Signal Analysis

Signal Generation

Data Acquisition and Control Systems (general)

Data Acquisition and Control System Components

Transducers

Signal Conditioning

Analog Multiplexing

Sample and Hold Amplifiers

A/D - D/A Converters

Computerized Data Acquisition and Control

General Purpose Instrumentation Busses GPIB-(IEEE488), & VXI bus

Overview of Process Control

N.	Course Assignments:

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O.	Recommended Grading Scale:

NUMERIC	GRADE	POINTS	DEFINITION
93–100	A	4.00	Superior
90–92	A-	3.67	Superior
87–89	B+	3.33	Above Average
83–86	B	3.00	Above Average
80–82	B-	2.67	Above Average
77–79	C+	2.33	Average
73–76	C	2.00	Average
70-72	C-	1.67	Below Average
67–69	D+	1.33	Below Average
63-66	D	1.00	Below Average
60-62	D-	0.67	Poor
00-59	F	0.00	Failure

P.	Grading and Testing Guidelines:

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Q.	Examination Policy:

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R.	Class Attendance and Homework Make-Up Policy:

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S.	Classroom Expectations:

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T.	College Procedures/Policies:

Important information regarding College Procedures and Policies can be found on the syllabus supplement located at

http://catalog.ncstatecollege.edu/mime/download.pdf?catoid=5&ftype=2&foid=3