Instrumentation & Control Lab
Measure Everything. Control Everything.
EdNex’s Instrumentation & Control Lab prepares students for careers in process industries, manufacturing, and utilities — covering everything from basic sensor calibration to advanced PLC/SCADA-controlled process loops.
Lab Modules
Instrumentation & Calibration
- Pressure calibrator kit — deadweight tester, pneumatic and digital calibrators
- Temperature calibrator — dry-block, liquid bath, thermocouple reference
- Flow measurement trainer — orifice, venturi, rotameter, Coriolis
- Level measurement trainer — float, ultrasonic, differential pressure types
Process Control
- Process control trainer — combined temperature, pressure, flow, and level loop
- PID controller tuning demonstration unit
- Cascade and ratio control modules
PLC & SCADA
- PLC stations — Siemens S7-300/1500 or Allen-Bradley CompactLogix
- SCADA software — Wonderware InTouch / Ignition / WinCC (education licence)
- OPC server for PLC–SCADA communication
- Simulated plant model (tank, pump, valves) for SCADA integration
DCS & Industrial Networks
- Distributed Control System (DCS) trainer — Honeywell or ABB
- HART communicator and FOUNDATION Fieldbus training modules
- Industrial Ethernet and PROFIBUS/PROFINET network trainer
Equipment Specification Summary
Equipment / System | Details |
Process Control Trainer | 4-loop: temp, pressure, flow, level; PID; auto/manual transfer |
PLC Station | Siemens S7-1500; 32 DI/32 DO; 8 AI/4 AO; TIA Portal V17 |
SCADA Software | Ignition (Inductive Automation) site licence; unlimited tags |
Deadweight Tester | Range: 0–10 bar; accuracy: ±0.05%; includes weight set |
DCS Trainer | ABB 800xA with Freelance; 8 analog loops; OPC-UA enabled |
HART Communicator | Field Device Tool (FDT) compatible; 475 handheld communicator |
Curriculum Alignment
- Measurement Science & Transducers (Year 2)
- Process Instrumentation & Calibration (Year 2–3)
- Control Systems Engineering (Year 3)
- PLC & SCADA Systems (Year 3)
- Advanced Process Control & DCS (Year 4)
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