Practical Fieldbus for Process Control : Engineering , Configuration , installation , Commissioning, Troubleshooting , Operation and Maintenance
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Practical Fieldbus for Process Control : Engineering , Configuration , installation , Commissioning, Troubleshooting , Operation and Maintenance Course
Introduction:
The technology of FieldBus began to evolve in August of 1984 when the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and The International Society for Measurement and Control (ISA) met to initiate work on a new international standard. Their objectives and requirements were presented in a Draft Report issued three years later, in September of 1987. The report presented functional guidelines which would be refined, tested and committed to a specification over the following decade. Two areas of physical application were identified and labeled as H1 and H2. The H1 application area was intended as a digital replacement for the 4 to 20 mA analog standard in widespread use in the fluid process industries, later called Process Automation . The H2 application area was intended to extend the H1 concept to systems having a different set of requirements including high speed discrete control and data collection applications, later called Manufacturing Automation . The objective was to develop one standard with the flexibility to satisfy the needs of both application areas, though with different physical layers and data rates. The final specification for H1 was published in August of 1996. The subsequent development of products and the application of H1 networks in process control is accelerating as anticipated. Testing of the H2 specification was suspended in March of 1998 when the Fieldbus Foundation shifted its goal for the high-speed network to 100 Mbit/sec Ethernet, also called high-speed Ethernet (HSE). The HSE final specification, FF-044-1.0-1, was published in April 2000.
Course Objectives:
This implementation-oriented course provides a clear and concise presentation of how to apply FieldBuses for process control. Based on experience collected from end-users in a wide range of industries around the world, the course will provide “how-to” information for all phases of the system lifecycle from engineering to device and strategy configuration, installation, commissioning, troubleshooting, operation, and maintenance. The course covers the three leading process FieldBus technologies: HART, FOUNDATION™ FieldBus, and PROFIBUS-PA. It covers both the field-level and the Ethernet-based host-level networking. The course also addresses concerns and solutions for interoperability, integration, and migration as well as availability and safety. The course exposes the similarities, differences, and capabilities of each Fieldbus technology. This course is a must for system designers, control engineers, and technicians. Even process engineers can benefit from learning about the capabilities of Fieldbus technologies. The course manual will remain a handy and important reference for participants when configuring and troubleshooting systems.
Who Should Attend?
Anyone with a need to understand the techniques required to use and apply industrial communications technology as productively and economically as possible. Including:
- Instrumentation & Control Engineers
- System Engineers, Designers & Technicians
- Process Control Engineers, Control Systems Applications Engineers
- Electrical Engineers & Project Engineers
- Process Development Engineers
- Process Engineers
- Control Systems Sales Engineers
- Maintenance Supervisors & Instrumentation Technicians
- Network System Administrators
Course Outlines:
Upon the successful completion of this course; participants will be able to:
- Know the latest in the various FieldBus systems that are available today
- Understand the advantages and disadvantages of each of the standards
- Understand the differences between FieldBus and Analog Control Systems
- Have familiarity with FieldBus communications
- Understand the various components of the FieldBus Physical (Wiring) and User (Function Blocks) Layer
- Learn how to design, specify, install and commission the appropriate FieldBus for your application
- Learn how to troubleshoot and fix FieldBus problems
- Learn how to integrate FieldBus into your overall plant communication Network
- Competently configure your own network
- Know how to effectively and systematically troubleshoot Fieldbus systems
- Understand the essential rules in designing and installing these complex networks
- Comprehend the economic incentives for using digital communications protocols
