Course Communication Systems in Manufacturing Industries

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Responsible: Prof. Dr. Rainer Bartz

Course

Meets requirements of following modules(MID)

• in active programs
  • Ba ET2012 KF
  • Ba TIN2012 KF
  • Ba ET2010 KA
  • Ba TIN2010 FB2
  • Ma Mechatronik KA

Course Organization

Version created 2013-06-20 VID 1 valid from WS 2012/13 valid to

Course identifiers Long name Communication Systems in Manufacturing Industries CID F07_KF CEID (exam identifier)

Contact hours per week (SWS) Lecture 2 Exercise (unsplit) Exercise (split) 1 Lab 1 Project Seminar Tutorial(voluntary)

Total contact hours Lecture 30 Exercise (unsplit) Exercise (split) 15 Lab 15 Project Seminar Tutorial (voluntary)

Max. capacity Exercise (unsplit) Exercise (split) 30 Lab 8-12 Project Seminar

Total effort (hours): 150

Instruction language

• German, 95%
• English, 5%

Study Level

• Undergraduate

Prerequisites

• basic programming skills, incl.: for, while, if, switch
• data types in programming languages

Textbooks, Recommended Reading

• eigenes Skript
• Schnell, G.: Bussysteme in der Automatisierungstechnik, Vieweg
• Zimmermann, W.; Schmidgall, R.: Bussysteme in der Fahrzeugtechnik, Vieweg

Instructors

• Prof. Dr. Rainer Bartz

Supporting Scientific Staff

• tba

Transcipt Entry

Communication Systems in Manufacturing Industries

Assessment

Type
wE	written exam

Total effort [hours]
wE	10

Frequency: 2/year

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Course components

Lecture/Exercise

Objectives

Contents

• communication basics: ISO/OSI reference model, channel coding, media access
• aspects of the physical layer of Interbus-S and Profibus
• summation frame protocol of Interbus-S
• error detection mechanism of Interbus-S
• services and protocols of Interbus-S data link layer
• master/slave concept of Profibus
• token-procedure for multiple-master networks with Profibus
• service groups, services, and PDUs of Profibus data link layer
• the Virtual Field Device (VFD) concept
• object directory and list of communication relations in industrial communication systems
• components of an application layer, discussed for Interbus-S (PMS)
• data types; capabilities of object directory and communication relation list in PMS
• the access control concept of PMS
• services and PDUs of PMS

Acquired Skills

• students acquire fundamental knowledge on industrial communication systems for the manufacturing industry
• they understand widely used communication standards (incl. state charts, sequence diagrams,...)
• they can analyze physical layer mechanisms of Interbus-S and Profibus (incl. channel codes and electrical characteristics)
• they are familiar with the relevant data link layer functionality of Interbus-S and Profibus (incl. media access and error detection)
• they can classify communication components, comprehend their behavior, and can discuss benefits and drawbacks of such standards
• they know about the virtual field device concept and how to set up industrial communication networks

Operational Competences

• students are able to analyse protocols of Interbus-S and Profibus and extract the information therein
• they can generate protocol-compliant data streams to transport specified user information

Additional Component Assessment

Type
fPS	supervised/assisted problem solving

Contribution to course grade
fPS	not rated

Frequency: 1/year

Lab

Objectives

Contents

• microcontroller platform for fieldbus implementation
• development tools for embedded systems
• programming in C language for systems without OS
• performing CAN communication from a microcontroller program
• microcontroller architecture and register model; programmed interaction

Acquired Skills

• students can develop programs for an embedded system
• they know how to use a development toolchain to test, analyze, and debug their code
• they have experience in using CAN register-based communication interfaces to send and receive information
• they can determine relevant communication parameters and configure a system accordingly

Operational Competences

• students can use embedded systems to implement industrial communication
• they are able to implement software to send information over a communication channel
• they are able to implement software to receive information over a communication channel
• they can develop protocol specifications with other teams to allow seamless information exchange

Additional Component Assessment

Type
fTP	supervised team project

Contribution to course grade
fTP	prerequisite for course exam

Frequency: 1/year