Overview

Become an elite Certified PROFIBUS DP/PA Network Engineer. Learn the skills to design, install, commission, and troubleshoot both PROFIBUS DP and PA networks. This course illustrates practical installation issues. We go right down to the protocol/packet level, and include detailed information on the bus parameters.

This course meets and exceeds all the requirements of PI’s Certified PROFIBUS DP/PA Network Engineers course and the certified PROFIBUS Installers course. The course ends with a written and practical test. Successful students will be certified by PROFIBUS and PROFINET International as a Certified PROFIBUS Installer and a Certified PROFIBUS Network Engineer.

Course content

  • Introduction to PROFIBUS
  • Overview of PROFIBUS Components
  • Basic definitions
  • Different physical layers

  • PROFIBUS Design
  • Basics of DP/PA design

  • PROFIBUS Advanced design
  • What else to consider
  • Proxy, gateways, and repeaters

  • Installation best practice
  • How to approach the installation
  • Grounding and wiring
  • learn about best practices

  • Setting up a PROFIBUS Master
  • Process for setting up master
  • Difference between masters

  • Configuring a PA device
  • Profile standard
  • Overview of configuration software

  • PROFIBUS Theory
  • OSI 7-layer model
  • Startup cycle
  • Command structure
  • Bus parameters

  • Applying the theory

  • PROFIBUS Device Diagnostics
  • Diagnostics via cyclic/acyclic
  • Recommended procedures

  • Troubleshooting common problems

Hands-on exercises

  • Wiring
  • Network design lab
  • Setting up a master
  • Configuring an instrument
  • What a good network looks like
  • How common errors look like on DP
  • How common errors look like on PA
  • Startup sequence
  • Device Diagnostics
  • Troubleshooting

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course. However, it is highly recommended that the student has been introduced to PROFIBUS before.

Class day information

  • Attendees must bring a laptop or tablet which can read a USB drive.
  • You will receive a support USB drive with an electronic version of the materials plus key PI documents.
  • Participants will also receive PROFIBUS Certification upon successful completion of the examination.
  • You will also receive a copy of ‘Catching the process fieldbus – An introduction to PROFIBUS and PROFINET’ co-written by the instructor James Powell
  • Class size is limited to a maximum of 8 people  (2 students per training rack).

Course duration

The certified PROFIBUS network engineer training course is delivered over five days.

Each day requires 7.5 hours of instruction which includes two 15 minute breaks and one 30 minute lunch break.

Cost and Registration

The Certified PROFIBUS Network Engineer training course is $4,695 CDN per person. For pricing in other currencies please contact us.

Click here to see the latest training schedule or contact us to arrange a training date.

This course can be delivered in person, on-site, or online.

Click here to download the detailed course description.

To register for this course or for other inquiries please email us at:  admin@jcomautomation.ca

Your instructor

James Powell, P.Eng., is the principal engineer and owner of JCOM Automation Inc. He has written many articles and two books: HART Communication Protocol – a practical guide, and Catching the process fieldbus – An introduction to PROFIBUS and PROFINET.

James is a certified PROFIBUS DP, PA, and PROFINET network engineer, PROFIBUS System Design Engineer. He has over 20 years of experience with PROFIBUS, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, Modbus, and HART installations.