Course Description
This is a highly relevant, industrially based training course that will update the skills and knowledge of Technicians and Engineers alike. The training course is ‘hands-on’ using industry standard PLC’s in a simulated environment. Through this approach the delegate will progress from learning the fundamentals of PLC application to writing, debugging and finally designing their own programs.
What Do Participants Learn?
- To give an understanding of the operation, architecture and use of an industry-standard PLC for Control Purposes
- By using a hands-on approach, enable the delegate to investigate the operation of the PLC through designing, building and testing typical programs in the ladder programming language using industry-standard PLC’s in a simulated environment
- To allow the delegate to become familiar and confident with the PLC, Telemetry and SCADA environments
- To understand the concepts of Radio Telemetry and acquire the knowledge relating to the application, limitation and use of frequency bands used
- To gain an understanding and knowledge of common wire-based communication protocols
- To disseminate and share experience and knowledge with other delegates through open session discussions hence broadening the knowledge base of all
- To become familiar and knowledgeable with an industry compliant SCADA software package
- To have the confidence and knowledge to apply the above techniques and principles to solve unfamiliar and bespoke situations in the workplace
Who Should Attend?
What Will the Learning Experience Include?
Phase: 1
Introduce
- Comprehensive pre-program activities include:
- Web-based information forms & surveys completed by attendee.
- Direct consultation with the attendee about the expectations.
- During the training, participants engage in data, activities, and conversations that lead to insight and knowledge.
- Participants learn from expert trainers who have both academic and business experiences.
- Highly applicable training content & instructive activities for adding depth to training topics.
- **A half-day site visit for integrating the experience & plan next steps. Opportunities to provide connections, ideas & support.
Phase: 2
Explore & Practice
Phase: 3
Apply
- Apply & sustain the learning experience by using this ongoing support:
- To ensure participant has new skills or behavior progress.
- Optional, fee-based mentoring & coaching with the trainer.
- Training materials & additional documents (e-books, pdf files, presentations and articles)
- Evaluate your training experience by giving us feedbacks and help us to reach our organizational goals.
- Participant's Evaluation
- Trainer's Evaluation
Phase: 4
EVALUATE
Section One
Introduction to Control Strategies
- Continuous Control systems
- Sequential Control systems
- Relay-based programming examples
Introduction to PLC Systems
- Introduction to industry standard PLC programming software
- Construction of test programme
Section Two
PLC architecture
Radio Telemetry Systems
- System design considerations
- Serial transfer of Programs
Section Three
PLC Programme Development
- Design methodology and development of PLC programs
- Timer method of program development
- Design exercise 2 – Program design of Process Controller
Serial Data Communications
- Communication methods (Simplex, Half-Duplex, Full-Duplex)
- Sequence Controller and Application boards
Section Four
Analogue I/O and Processing
- Analogue inputs and outputs
- Programming analogue modules and advanced instructions
Introduction to SCADA
- Configuration and operation
Section Five
- Introduction to industry standard SCADA software
- Design and development of a new SCADA project
- Design and development of a SCADA project
- Local Area Networks (LAN’s)
- Consolidation of Previous practical activities