Explores time and safety critical applications in switch network based embedded systems, discussing functional architecture, safety design, and network integration.
Explores industrial communication networks, covering principles, standard field buses, hierarchy, advantages, applications, engineering, time-stamping, cyclic vs event-driven transmission, Ethernet role, and future trends.
Covers the fundamentals of control and field level devices in industrial automation, including PLCs, programming, different types of controllers, and advanced control strategies.