Sensor Logic Systems 1 Flex


Course number : 8300032    ID : 67714    Program Code : 001:FlexFA26

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Automation begins with a machine knowing what is in front of it. Sensors are how it finds out, and choosing the wrong one builds a fault into the cell on day one: an inductive sensor watching for a plastic part, a photoelectric eye pointed into a dusty bay, a reed switch mounted where the magnetic field never quite reaches. Picking the right sensor and wiring it into logic that does the right thing is the foundation of every automated sequence.

This hands-on course covers connecting, adjusting, and operating discrete on/off electronic sensors and relay control sequence circuits. You will work with inductive, capacitive, magnetic reed, photoelectric, and Hall effect sensors, along with limit switches, manual switches, control relays and timer relays, indicators, DC motors, electro-pneumatic solenoid directional control valves, and pneumatic actuators. You will learn to select the right sensor type for an application, read ladder logic circuit diagrams, and interpret relay-control sequence circuits found in industrial equipment.

This course prepares you to test for the Smart Automation Certification Alliance (SACA) C-205 Sensor Logic Systems 1 certification.

Class Details

0 Session(s)

Location
TechWorks Campus – Automation & Robotics Center – 2nd Floor #215 – Wednesday: Controls Instructor Night

Instructor
Multiple

CEUs : 1.6

Start Date:upon registration

 

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FLEX FORMAT: This course is offered in Hawkeye's Flex format at the second floor of the Automation and Robotics Center (ARC). Flex is competency-based and a flipped classroom: you complete the theory in the Learning Management System (LMS) online on your own schedule, then come to the ARC open lab to practice and demonstrate hands-on skills on the matching industrial trainers. You advance by demonstrating skill mastery of each competency, not seat time. Flex lab nights are Monday–Thursday, 5:00–9:00 pm, with an instructor and lab assistant on duty; the lab is also open for independent work Monday–Thursday from 3:00 pm-5:00 pm, and Fridays 8:00 am–4:00 pm. The subject-matter expert for this course is scheduled for Wednesday night; plan to attend that night each week for in-depth help and hands-on competency testing. Rolling enrollment: start any week. Refer to your registration form or class details for the timeline to complete the course from your start date. This course aligns with the SACA C-205 Sensor Logic Systems 1 micro-credential. The course fee includes two attempts at the SACA Silver (knowledge) exam and one attempt at the SACA Gold (hands-on) exam, administered at the ARC.

 

DEVICE AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS: The online portion of this course uses a Learning Management System (LMS). Click for minimum device requirements to access LMS! Students without a qualifying device may borrow a Hawkeye laptop by requesting the Laptop Checkout Form; the student is responsible for repair or replacement costs if the laptop is damaged, lost, or stolen. Safety glasses (one pair provided) and closed-toe shoes are required at all times in the ARC lab.

 

 

Tuition  $499.00


Registration Closes On
Thursday, December 31, 2026 @ 12:00 AM

Schedule Information

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s)
Waterloo, TechWorks Campus Automation & Robotics Center  Map, Room: Controls Lab & Instructor—Wednesday Nights Christopher Kane  ; Kevin Taylor