DISEÑO E IMPLEMENTACIÓN DE UN ENTRENADOR DIDÁCTICO CON PLCS Y OTROS DISPOSITIVOS DE COMUNICACIÓN INDUSTRIAL

Abstract

This paper presents the design process, implementation and setting-up of an educational rack for training in PLCs and other control and industrial communication devices. First, the analysis of the academic goals is described in order to achieve its fullfilment in the final product. Subsequently, several components to be integrated in the rack are studied doing a preliminary selection. Next, the design of the rack and the final components selection are described. Also, the ending stage composed by the implementation and assembly of the first prototype is explained. Furthermore several tests and checkings carried out on the first prototype to detect fails are described, from which arise decisions about proposals for improvement in all parts which composed the rack and the final product. Finally the academic benefits achieved along the whole project development are described from the educational point of view.