The communication in automation course examines modern communication topology and architecture employed in industrial automation systems. Topics include communication components, principles of communication in industrial automation, architecture and topology of network communication, communication protocols as used in industrial automation in wired and wireless communication such as TCP/IP, RS-232, RS-485, Fieldbus, DNP3.0, Modbus, Zigbee, Bluetooth, and IDRA, error detection and control, troubleshooting, and introduction to security in industrial automation systems.