Profile:Mr Timo Heikkinen

Background Information (CV)

Name: Timo Heikkinen E-mail: timo.heikkinen@oamk.fi

Born: 1962

M.Sc., Computer Engineering

Professional career within process automation, mainly power plants and ship automation

Areas of Expertise and Interests

PLC Control 1 (T110103) Scope: 3 ECTS cr

Content: PLC automation project. The structure and operational principle of a PLC. Basic instructions: set-reset flip flop, rising and falling edge, timers and counters, usage of shift register in sequence control. Programming tools, application programming, testing and documentation.

Requirements: Exercises and/or exams.

Areas of Expertise and Interests

PLC Control 2 (T110203) Scope: 3 ECTS cr

Content: Process interfaces, servo drivers, stepping motor control units, memory definition, special instructions, PID algorithm, fuzzy logic unit and programming tools. Testing. Automation project..

Requirements: Student project and/or exam.

Areas of Expertise and Interests

Automation Systems 1 (T111103) Scope: 3 ECTS cr

Content: History of DCS. Distribution. Parts of a DCS, interface to a process. Process station, system bus, operation station, other interfaces. DCS's on the market and their differences. Basics of configuration. Carrying out of an automation project.

Requirements: Exercises and/or written exam.

Areas of Expertise and Interests

Automation Systems 2 (T111203) Scope: 3 ECTS cr

Content: Phases of an automation project. Handling of source information of the project. Integration with field planning. Function plan, control room displays; testing, commissioning, documentation. Interfaces between different systems.

Requirements: Project and/or written exam.

Areas of Expertise and Interests

Open Source Software (T862103) Scope: 3 ECTS cr (Master level)

Content: The past, the present and the future of Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS). Copyright and licencing models. Project models. Commercial activities around FLOSS. Economical impact. Examples of FLOSS projects related to wireless and/or embedded systems.Requirements: A course work and/or an exam.

Areas of Expertise and Interests

FLOSS Projects (T862203) Scope: 3 ECTS cr (Master level)

Content: Open source projects related to wireless and/or embedded systems especially with participation by companies are studied. Participation in a Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS) project. FLOSS-specific aspects of software development and project management.Requirements: A course work and/or an exam.

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