Programmable Logic Controllers for Automation & Process Control & SCADA System
Programmable Logic Controllers for Automation & Process Control & SCADA System
OBJECTIVES
- understand the fundamentals principles of the PLC
- identify the basic components
- employ basic and advanced programming
- carry out installation audit
- be able to apply program maintenance and quality measurement
- Improve system availability
- Understand basic serial communications
- Put into place a simulation and testing programs
- apply commonsense installation practices
- implement and maintain software quality control
- recognize the specific requirements of the PLC in safety-related applications
- carry out simulation, testing and problem isolation
- Recognize the different components of a SCADA system
- investigate the requirements for SCADA software
- evaluate the requirements for PLC-to-SCADA communications
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Automation Engineers
- Chemical Engineers
- Consulting Engineers
- Design Engineers
- Electrical Engineers
- Electricians
- Installation and Maintenance Technicians
- Instrument and Process Control Engineers and Technicians
- Instrument Fitters
- Maintenance Engineers
- Mechanical Engineers and Technicians
- Operations Engineers
- Process Engineers
- Process Operators
- Production Managers
- Project Managers
- System Integrators
COURSE OUTLINE
Components of PLC
- Fundamentals principles
- CPU
- Memory
- I/O section and addressing
- Digital I/O modules
- Analog I/O modules
PLC programming
- Ladder logic instructions
- Basic arithmetic instructions
- Matrix logic
- File or block manipulation
- Jump, skips and subroutines
PLC instruction sets
- Memory organization
- Input/output addressing
- Duplicate coils
- Timers
Installation Practices
- Interference or noise reduction
- Cable spacing and routing
- Earthing and grounding
- Safety circuits
- Control room requirements and layout
Code quality and maintenance
- Program maintenance
- Change procedures
- Defect detection
- Quality measurement and demonstration
Advanced programming
- Matrix logic
- Multiplexing
- Coding/decoding
Power generation
- Designing and sizing an electrical system
- Generator system operation
- Power factor correction
- Power distribution
Analog control
- Analog inputs
- Signal filtering
- Analog control
Fault tolerance
- Improving system availability
- Hot standby systems
- Cold standby
Safety related systems
- Safety lifecycle
- Systematic failures/rates
- Voting systems
- Software reliability
- Field equipment
Upgrading Strategies
- Factory acceptance testing (FAT)
- Transport and reassembly
- Simulation packages
- Physical test panels
- I/O emulation systems
Problem Isolation and Testing
SCADA Hardware
- Field level Instrumentation and control
- Marshalling terminals and RTUs
- Communication System
- Master Stations
SCADA Software
- Communications protocol
- Data objects
- Interchangeability
- Proprietary systems
Grounding and bonding
- System grounding
- Ignition sources
- Bonding techniques