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Without getting too close to the mathematical nature of this subject, this tutorial from National Insruments aims to explain the meaning of Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) Control and how it applies to industrial manufacturing operations. The tutorial covers the control system, and overview...

This lesson plan from the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry explores the history of piezoelectricity, with hands-on examples of how it’s used, models of why it happens, and how it is applied in nanotechnology. Pressing on the piezoelectric buzzer in the background causes a current to flow and...

This video, provided by Columbia Gorge Community College, is the first part of a two part application exercise in programming and testing a programmable logic controller based two wire control circuit using the TECO SG2 PLR. The exercise also examines "normal operation and response to emergency...

This video, provided by Columbia Gorge Community College, is the second part of a two part application exercise in programming and testing a programmable logic controller based two wire control circuit using the TECO SG2 PLR. The exercise also examines "normal operation and response to emergency...

This video, provided by Columbia Gorge Community College, is the first part of a two part application exercise that covers programming and testing three programmable logic controller (PLC) 3 wire motor starters. These motor starters are programed without the necessity of ever physically rewiring the...

This video, provided by Columbia Gorge Community College, is the second part of a two part application exercise that covers programming and testing three programmable logic controller (PLC) 3 wire motor starters. These motor starters are programed without the necessity of ever physically rewiring...

This video, provided by Columbia Gorge Community College, is the first part of a two part application exercise that covers programming and testing a programmable logic controller (PLC) based unidirectional motor starter with jogging. During this exercise "normal operation and response to emergency...

This video, provided by Columbia Gorge Community College, is the second part of a two part application exercise that covers programming and testing a programmable logic controller (PLC) based unidirectional motor starter with jogging. During this exercise "normal operation and response to emergency...

This video, provided by Columbia Gorge Community College, is the first part of a two part application exercise that covers programming and testing a programmable logic controller (PLC) based reversing motor starter with plugging. During this exercise "normal operation and response to emergency stops...

This video, provided by Columbia Gorge Community College, is the second part of a two part application exercise that covers programming and testing a programmable logic controller (PLC) based reversing motor starter with plugging. During this exercise "normal operation and response to emergency...