This course introduces students to advanced PLC programming and automation. This course serves as a continuation of ROB 230 and as such students are expected to be well versed in the contents of basic PLC programming and automation. Students will program and configure drives, relays, controllers, and I/O over industrial network protocols. Students will be introduced to the various device level protocols supplied by common vendors. Students will understand and apply HMI principles and SCADA systems. Students will also use and understand industrial PLC code structure and version control. Prereq: ROB 230.