15-04-2024 - 19-04-2024	4200	Dubai

Course Description:

This course, Industrial Communication and ASCADA System is designed to provide engineers and technicians with the basic theoretical and practical understanding of SCADA systems together with an overview of modern digital communication standards and networks – starting at the basic RS232 standard right through to Modbus over TCP/IP and how this can be applied to optimize their systems in terms of safety, flexibility and costs. The workshop also discusses modern radio links, ranging from application through to troubleshooting, and the use and selection of wireless link devices.

Course Objectives:

On successful completion of this workshop delegates will be able to:

Recognize the different components of a SCADA system
Appreciate the basic principles of data communications
Evaluate the requirements for PLC-to-SCADA communications
Understand the importance of the ISO OSI model
Appreciate the use of wireless communications in the industrial environment
Recognize the various wireless communication standards
Apply radio telecommunications in a practical manner and make use of troubleshooting techniques
Understand the concept of Modbus/Serial and Modbus/TCP
Apply Modbus in a practical manner and make use of troubleshooting techniques
Understand modern SCADA applications and deployments

Who Should Attend?

Professionals involved in designing, installing, testing, operating and maintaining process instrumentation and control systems

Automation Engineers
Chemical Engineers
Consulting Engineers
Design Engineers
Electrical Engineers
Electricians
Instrument and Process Control Engineers and Technicians
Maintenance Engineers
Mechanical Engineers and Technicians
Operations Engineers
Process Engineers

Course Outline:

Day1

Introduction to SCADA systems

Overview
Modern Instrumentation and Control Systems
“Smart” Instrumentation

Basic communication principles

Overview
Transmission Modes
Digital systems
ASCII Code
Description of UART
Standards

Numbering systems

Binary numbering
Hexadecimal

SCADA systems

Hardware and software architecture
Functionality and alarm handling
Marshalling terminals and RTUs
Basic communication system
Application development
Engineering

Remote Terminal Units (RTUs)

Introduction
RTU environmental enclosures
Control processor and memory (CPU)
Digital processing

Day 2

Communications media

Cabling
Fibre optics

Serial Data Communications

RS-232/485 Standards

ISO OSI model

Error detection

Checksum
CRC

HART Protocol

Modbus Protocol

Day 3

SCADA Instrumentation

Overview
Block Diagram
Sensors
Electronics
Power considerations
HMI
Installation, Maintenance, Troubleshooting
Transmitter
SCADA channels: wired & wireless
Examples

Day 4

SCADA System Architecture

Control Room
Supervisory control
PLC
DCS
Fieldbus: Profibus, Foundation Fieldbus
Sensors & Actuators
Communication Links and channels
HMI
Alarms
PLC – SCADA communications

Telemetry: Wireless Links

Elements of a Radio Link
The radio spectrum and frequency allocation
IEEE Wireless standards
Examples of devices
Implementation
Miscellaneous Considerations

Day5

Products

Siemens WinCC and SIMATIC

Applications

Chemical plant
Oil & Gas
Waste Water Treatment
Boiler automation

Demonstrations

Intelligent irrigation system
Intelligent industrial security system

The Future

Industrial Internet (II)
SCADA and the Internet of Things (IoT)
IP Protocol Version 6: Ipv6

Course Methodology:

A variety of methodologies will be used during the course that includes:

· (30%) Based on Case Studies

· (30%) Techniques

· (30%) Role Play

· (10%) Concepts

· Pre-test and Post-test

· Variety of Learning Methods

· Lectures

· Case Studies and Self Questionaires

· Group Work

· Discussion

· Presentation

Course Certificate:

International Center for Training & Development (ICTD) will award an internationally recognized certificate(s) for each delegate on completion of training.

Course Fees:

To be advised as per course locations. This rate includes participant’s manual, Hand-Outs, buffet lunch, coffee/tea on arrival, morning & afternoon of each day.