DCOM-2003Industrial Communications
This course will provide students with an in depth knowledge of industrial communication concepts. Students will learn the communication protocols for RS485, Ethernet, TCP/IP, Modbus and Hart. The serial link characteristics and communication protocol characteristics will be discussed. Lectures on the design of LANs and WANs will be provided. The wireless applications and modulation methods will be addressed. Fibre optic communication link design will be introduced. Industrial automation networks and communication protocols will be introduced.