Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement: Enhanced Instrumentation Technology for Advanced Technical Education

德克萨斯州立大学的仪器技术项目 技术研究所/韦科正在建立一个实验室， 专业的电子-机电技术人员， 连续和批量制造业。 的意图 这个实验室的发展是为了跨越差距， 目前最先进的培训设施和工业 需要通过集成整个控制系统。 通过使用过程控制和自动化制造 作为一个统一的系统，扩大教育机会是 由控制部件的系统级集成提供。 一 使用MAP的高级通信网络用于 通过集中控制将各种组件互连 站通过令牌环平台。 网络和相关 过程控制组件用于培训技术人员， 学生指定，购买，安装，操作和维护 这个和其他高级通信网络。

The Instrumentation Technology program at the Texas State Technical Institute/Waco is developing a laboratory to prepare specialized electronic-electromechanical technicians for the continuous and batch manufacturing industries. The intent of this laboratory development is to leapfrog the gap between current state-of-the-art training facilities and industrial needs through the integration of an entire control system. Through the use of process control and automated manufacturing as a unified system, expanded educational opportunities are provided by system-level integration of control components. A high-level communication network using MAP is used to interconnect the various components from a centralized control station via a token ring platform. The network and associated process control components are used to educate technical students to specify, purchase, install, operate and maintain this and other high level communication networks.