Continues AVM 4150. Presents an overview of the important concepts of industrial automation: analog/digital; input/output; continuous, synchronous, and asynchronous processes; components and hardware; process and machine systems; and automated machinery. Examines the internals of a programmable logic circuit and how to create simple programs for a set of control requirements. Requires students to undertake a project to design a control scheme, program the same on PLC simulation software, and test the operation of that program.