MEM234011 — Design programmable logic controller applications

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What an assessment for MEM234011 must cover

36 assessable components: 3 elements (14 performance criteria), 13 performance evidence and 9 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Clarify client brief or contract requirements

1.1Establish the required features and functions of the application and establish control requirements in consultation with the client
1.2Determine technical, commercial and environmental parameters of the brief or contract
1.3Determine stakeholders to be consulted in the design and application process
1.4Provide initial advice to client on the feasibility of the project

2 Prepare concept proposal

2.1Carry out initial investigations and measurements
2.2Carry out required modelling or simulations and calculations using appropriate software and validation techniques
2.3Generate PLC application solutions that respond to the brief
2.4Check feasibility and evaluate solutions against design criteria, ensuring conformity to WHS, regulatory, sustainability and environmental requirements
2.5Prepare a PLC proposal that can include results of feasibility study, consideration of expert opinion, initial calculations and modelling, and the use of judgment and discretion
2.6Review concept proposal with client and select preferred solution

3 Design PLC control application

3.1Finalise selected control application design to meet design brief
3.2Provide documentation, drawings, specifications and instructions
3.3Consult with client and stakeholders to obtain sign-off on design
3.4Monitor installation and commissioning with stakeholders, and make any necessary modifications

Performance evidence

interpreting features and functions of the application and parameters of the brief or contract
determining sustainability, automation safety, work health and safety (WHS), regulatory and risk management requirements
researching latest trends and techniques in application of programmable logic controllers (PLCs), PLC functions and programming options, and in reverse engineering
investigating, measuring, modelling and calculating for options
investigating faults in existing designs and produce solutions
generating and evaluating solutions
designing PLC system solution on at least two occasions
implementing systems thinking, continuous improvement and constraint and contingency management
prototyping and systematically programming and testing actuators and interfaces, input sensors and/or transducers, communications and network connections, human machine interfaces (HMIs) and graphical user interfaces (GUIs)
selecting actuators, interfaces, microcontroller, sensors and/or transducers, signal conditioning, HMIs, communication and network software and connections, on at least two occasions
ensuring automation safety using appropriate licensed technical and professional assistance
communicating, negotiating and reviewing with stakeholders and client throughout the process to obtain agreement on proposal and sign-off on design
documenting design with drawings, specifications and instructions

Knowledge evidence

contemporary engineering PLC application design methods
automation fundamentals, including mechanical, electrical, electronic and information technologies, sensors and transducers, controllers, interfacing and signal conditioning, networking, software, data sharing and control functions
features and capability of plant, equipment, controllers, software, network and communication systems
WHS and regulatory requirements, codes of practice, standards, risk management and registration requirements
processes for investigation, developing options, modelling and calculating, generating solutions, completing feasibility and evaluation studies, and preparing proposals
use of techniques for: continuous improvement; problem-solving and decision-making; root cause analysis (RCA) or failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) or design review based on failure mode (DRBFM), and Pareto analysis
communications and control systems standards, protocols and programming
system logic as flow charts and state diagrams
specifications for inputs/outputs (I/O)

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What does an assessment tool for MEM234011 need to cover?

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