Transducers and Associated Signals:
Signal and system characteristics - deterministic and random signals, periodic and aperiodic signals, properties of signals. Examples of signals obtained from transducers and their associated signal conditioning circuits.

Introduction to Instrumentation and Signal Conditioning:
Use of signal conditioning circuits such as Wheatstone bridge circuits, instrumentation amplifier, analogue to digital and digital to analogue converter. Description of signal conditioning circuit operation and characteristics.

Pnumatics/Hydraulics:
ISO1219 Fluid Power symbols of pneumatic units and components functions of pneumatic components fields of application of pneumatic systems design of pneumatic circuits construction of pneumatic circuits locked signals and use of cascade valves design of cascade systems. Other actuators:Electric motors pneumatic and hydraulic cylinders solenoids, relay components.

Programmable Logic Controllers:
Block diagram representation of PLC architecture, inputs and outputs ladder diagrams for given control situations PLC programming from ladder diagrams testing PLC programs motion control/timing diagrams.

Control Systems:
Open and closed loop control systems components of control systems control system performance characteristics. Construction of control systems using microcontrollers, computers and PLC.s

Controllers:
On/Off controllers proportional, integral and differential controllers effect of controllers on system performance.