Hi,
To give some context of the situation and why I'm posting. I started a PLC module as part of a general engineering course last year and the teacher for the subject quit 2 months in, since then the lesson basically hasn't happened because they didn't get a replacement. With a month remaining we suddenly get handed a boatload of coursework to complete without having any support, lessons or resources. Or else risk the whole course grade. So it's full on panic mode and I'm actually considering taking legal action
Anyway, for the most part I'm getting through it but one part I am really struggling with is communication technologies related to various applications.
Firstly I have to find 4 specific applications and do a review of their common communication technologies.
Secondly I have to do an evaluation of avaliable fieldbus technologies for three industrial applications and then avaliable eithernet technologies for three industrial applications.
I've been trawling the Internet for days and I have gathered plenty of info that covers communications in general but it's all very broad and non-specific to any selected applications. (Protocols, networks, topology, transmission media etc.) I have written about these individually but have found next to nothing to explain how these apply with the pros/cons in order to speak about how and why one is better than another to each application.
For example I was looking too go for cnc machines, air con, robot manufacture, cement industry, glass industry, bottle plant etc. Now I'm getting quite stressed about it and getting overwhelmed with the amount of information and not actually getting anywhere with it.
Shot in the dark but is anyone able to offer some help? Before it's said, I'm not looking for anyone to do my homework for me, just looking for guidance, direction to resources or anything that might get me on the right track.
Thanks for reading.
Crump
To give some context of the situation and why I'm posting. I started a PLC module as part of a general engineering course last year and the teacher for the subject quit 2 months in, since then the lesson basically hasn't happened because they didn't get a replacement. With a month remaining we suddenly get handed a boatload of coursework to complete without having any support, lessons or resources. Or else risk the whole course grade. So it's full on panic mode and I'm actually considering taking legal action
Anyway, for the most part I'm getting through it but one part I am really struggling with is communication technologies related to various applications.
Firstly I have to find 4 specific applications and do a review of their common communication technologies.
Secondly I have to do an evaluation of avaliable fieldbus technologies for three industrial applications and then avaliable eithernet technologies for three industrial applications.
I've been trawling the Internet for days and I have gathered plenty of info that covers communications in general but it's all very broad and non-specific to any selected applications. (Protocols, networks, topology, transmission media etc.) I have written about these individually but have found next to nothing to explain how these apply with the pros/cons in order to speak about how and why one is better than another to each application.
For example I was looking too go for cnc machines, air con, robot manufacture, cement industry, glass industry, bottle plant etc. Now I'm getting quite stressed about it and getting overwhelmed with the amount of information and not actually getting anywhere with it.
Shot in the dark but is anyone able to offer some help? Before it's said, I'm not looking for anyone to do my homework for me, just looking for guidance, direction to resources or anything that might get me on the right track.
Thanks for reading.
Crump