Introduction to Digital Electronics
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Course Description
Digital electronics is the foundation of programmable logic controllers. Digital devices like PLCs use circuits programmed with a logic system to determine the output based on one or more inputs. Understanding how digital circuits work will help you better understand how a PLC operates.
Course Details
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to
- Define digital electronics
- Identify the number systems used by PLCs
- Identify the data types used by PLCs
- Identify and define the logic gates used in PLC programming
- Understand how logic gates function
- Identify the symbols for logic gates
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