Communications Buses (2cr)

Objective

Having successfully completed the course, the students will know the most important data communications buses and protocols. They will be able to describe and differentiate between the properties, features and limitations of various buses and apply data communications buses and protocols in the implementation of an intelligent wireless measurement application in their project studies.

Content

The most important industrial wireless and wired data communications buses and protocols:
Controller Area Network (CAN)
o EtherCAT®
o EtherNet/IP™
o ETHERNET Powerlink
o IEEE® 1588
o PROFIBUS
o PROFINET
•M2M
•IoT

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students are able to:
- seek information and apply it independently in practice
- The students have excellent competence regarding the subject of the course
- The students have completed all the learning assignments on time

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students are able to:
- seek information independently and apply it under supervision
- The students have a good level of competence regarding the subject of the course
- The students have completed at least half of the given learning assignments on time

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students are able to:
- seek information and apply it under supervision
- The students have a basic level of competence regarding the subject of the course
- The students have completed at least one third of the given learning assignments on time

Further information

1 RDI credit