Overview

This unit of study aims to introduce Industrial Internet of Things and the fundamentals of industrial networks and cloud computing. Students will learn how to correctly set up an industrial network. This unit also will enable the student to set up a cloud service for a cyber-physical system.

Requisites

Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Understand and classify wired and wireless communication technologies, their properties and typical industrial applications
  • Apply network topologies, protocols and troubleshoot defined network problems.
  • Analyze and compare Service-oriented Architecture based Middleware
  • Set up and Configure a secure industrial network for cyber-physical systems.
  • Apply and demonstrate the concepts of industrial networking in an engineering application.

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Class
10.00 8 weeks 80
Placement
Placement
1.25 8 weeks 10
Online Contact (Phasing out)
Online Learning Activities
0.83 12 weeks 10
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning
4.17 12 weeks 50
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Practical AssignmentIndividual 20% 2,3 
ProjectIndividual/Group 30% 1,2,3,5 
ProjectIndividual/Group 30% 1,2,3,5 
TestIndividual 20% 1,4 

Content

Networking Basics
Topology, Network Protocols and Communications standards
Ethernet, and Fieldbus (e.g. I/O link, EtherCAT)
Characteristics, functions and applications of Middleware (e.g. OPCU/A)
 Functions and configuration of Gateways (e.g. mindconnect, MicroTik, Dragino)
Troubleshooting Techniques for industrial networking
Cloud based services
1. PaaS   (e.g. Mindsphere)
2.SaaS    
3.IaaS

Operational, Security and business impact for moving to the cloud

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.