Overview of industrial process automation /
K.L.S. Sharma.
- 1st ed.
- Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, c2011.
- xxiv, 293 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Elsevier insights .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-293).
1. Why automation? -- 2. Automation system structure -- 3. Instrumentation subsystem -- 4. Control subsystem -- 5. Human interface subsystem -- 6. Automation strategies -- 7. Programmable control subsystem -- 8. Hardware structure of controller -- 9. Software structure of controller -- 10. Programming of controller -- 11. Advanced human interface -- 12. Types of automation systems -- 13. Special-purpose controllers -- 14. System availability -- 15. Common configurations -- 16. Advanced input/output system -- 17. Concluding remarks -- A. Hardwired control subsystem -- B. Processor -- C. Hardware-software interfacing -- D. Instruction set of processor -- E. Basics of programming -- F. Advanced control strategies -- G. Power supply system -- H. Further reading.