MEM234010 — Design microcontroller applications

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What an assessment for MEM234010 must cover

42 assessable components: 3 elements (15 performance criteria), 13 performance evidence and 14 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 microcontroller application in consultation with the client
1.2Determine technical, commercial and environmental parameters of the brief or contract
1.3Determine stakeholders to be consulted in design 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 and calculations
2.3Consider need for continuous improvement, constraints and contingency management, as part of concept proposal based on parameters of the brief
2.4Generate microcontroller application design options that respond to the brief
2.5Check feasibility and evaluate solutions against design criteria ensuring conformity to WHS, regulatory, sustainability and environmental requirements
2.6Prepare a device design proposal that includes appropriate consideration of results of feasibility study, required modelling and calculations, and any required expert opinions
2.7Review concept proposal with client and select preferred solution

3 Design micro-controlled device

3.1Finalise selected device design
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 controllers and in reverse engineering
investigating, measuring, modelling and calculating for options
investigating faults in existing designs and produce solutions
generating and evaluating solutions
designing microcontroller system solutions on at least two occasions
considering any required continuous improvement, constraint and contingency management requirements in design options
prototyping and systematically programming and testing actuators and interfaces, input sensor 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 microcontroller application design methods
brief parameters
research and investigation methods
techniques for continuous improvement
techniques for problem-solving and decision-making
techniques for root cause analysis (RCA) or failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) or design review based on failure mode (DRBFM), and Pareto analysis
engineering design software options
software simulation and validation processes
documentation, drawings, specifications and instructions
WHS and regulatory requirements, codes of practice, standards, risk minimisation and registration requirements
microcontroller software programming techniques
control options
device component options for different applications including microcontroller, user interfaces, HMIs and GUIs, software, data communications, telemetry, modems and networking topology
specifications for input/output (I/O) and I/O channels

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What does an assessment tool for MEM234010 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MEM234010 needs to address all 42 unit components: 3 elements with 15 performance criteria, 13 performance evidence requirements, 14 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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