Online workshop on PLC for Polytechnic Colleges and MSME on 03 September 2022

Introduction

The FOSSEE Project, IIT Bombay is offering an online workshop on OpenPLC. This workshop will help the participants to enhance their skill set, so that they can join the industry and get themselves trained for the challenging environment. 

OpenPLC is a cost-effective, robust, dynamic and modular hardware with an Open Source Software. The knowledge of OpenPLC will enable participants from all streams of Polytechnic and Engineering colleges to learn industrial automation that uses Ladder Logic Programming Language.

Methodology of the Workshop

Workshop will be conducted using pre-recorded spoken tutorial videos with side-by-side learning. All participants will get the LDmicro software, teaching content of Spoken Tutorials on OpenPLC with LDmicro. Participants can practise OpenPLC experiments without OpenPLC hardware using the simulation mode in LDmicro.

Benefits of the Workshop

• OpenPLC has all the capabilities of an industrial PLC and is simple to work with.
• It is a modular hardware which allows students to add more modules for practice.
• It uses Ladder Logic programming which is one of the easiest and most efficient programming languages.
• Simulation mode of LDmicro helps students to explore various possibilities before programming on actual hardware. 
• Low cost OpenPLC hardware can be made available for your institute if needed through a vendor.

Course content

The following topics will be taught to the participants who are attending the workshop.

Teaching Faculty

• Prof. Kannan Moudgalya, Faculty, Chemical Engineering Department, IIT Bombay.
• Rajesh Kushalkar, Sr. Manager, FOSSEE Project, IIT Bombay.
• Nirmala Venkat, Sr. Manager, Spoken Tutorial Project, IIT Bombay

Who Should Attend

Students and Faculty of Polytechnic College, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), and other technical students who are interested in PLC programming.

Duration and Venue

The workshop will be conducted online on September 3rd 2022, from 10 A.M to 5 P.M.

Criteria for Certification

Participation certificates, in an electronic form, will be provided to all participants after successful completion of the workshop.

Course Fee

Please note that the registration fee once paid is neither refundable nor adjustable under any circumstances.

How to Apply

The application will be strictly online, and no other mode of application will be entertained. The link for online registration is
http://www.it.iitb.ac.in/nmeict/workshopContent.html?workshopid=J0IRgbmPctLnXFXzjzWiPw&category=UubpVTjA3FS-DQx8uW4rlA.

The last date of registration is1st September 2022, 4:00 p.m.Please note that the registrations will be accepted on a first come first serve basis.

Accommodation

Not Applicable

Note

• As the workshop is conducted in online mode, it is mandatory to have a laptop/ desktop and a working Internet connection with good bandwidth.

Technical Requirements:

• It is mandatory to have LDmicro installed in the system to attend the workshop.
• Following operating systems can be used for installing LDmicro:
• Windows: 32/64-bit Vista/7/8/10
• Linux: 64-bit x86 Ubuntu 16.04

Contact Us: 

• Any queries on OpenPLC can be sent to contact-openplc@fossee.in.
• Any other general queries about the workshop can be sent to info@fossee.in
• Any queries related to spoken tutorials can be asked through Spoken Tutorial Forums.

Address For Communication

Ms. Priti Ghuikar - Dod
Assistant Project Manager
Department of CSE, Kanwal Rekhi Building,
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,
Mumbai - 400 076.
Email: eoutreach@cse.iitb.ac.in
Website - www.it.iitb.ac.in/nmeict