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

德克萨斯州技术学院/韦科的仪器技术项目正在开发一个实验室，为连续和批量制造行业培养专业的电子-机电技术人员。这一实验室开发的目的是通过集成整个控制系统来跨越当前最先进的培训设施和工业需求之间的差距。通过使用过程控制和自动化制造作为一个统一的系统，通过控制组件的系统级集成提供了更多的教育机会。使用MAP的高级通信网络用于通过令牌环平台互连来自集中控制站的各种组件。网络和相关的过程控制组件用于教育技术专业学生指定、购买、安装、操作和维护该网络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.