Earning Criteria

• Describe the basic types and functions of transmitters, recorders, controllers and control valves
• Discuss the basic principles of pneumatic and electronic transmitter operation
• Discuss the principles, terminology and control modes that apply to basic pneumatic controllers
• Compare electronic and pneumatic instrumentation as applied to typical industrial control systems
• Discuss how electronics is applied to different measurement and control techniques
• Describe the major components of programmable logic controllers (PLCs), their basic functions, and the types of tasks they perform