Overview

Learn the skills to quickly find, analyze, and solve HART network problems. This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills you need for cabling, shielding, and grounding the cables in HART, Wireless HART and HART-IP installations. You will also be able to effectively use both SIMATIC PDM and PACTware to connect to all of your HART instruments.

Course content

  • HART Physical layers
  • HART commands
  • EDD/DD and DTM’s
  • PACTware and SIMATIC PDM
  • Asset management
  • Serial HART
  • HART-IP
  • WirelessHART
  • Statuses
  • Network design and setup
  • Wiring
  • Troubleshooting

Hands-on exercises

  • PACTware and HART modem
  • Decoding HART commands
  • SIMATIC PDM and HART modem
  • Generic DTM and EDD and HCF library
  • HART Server with SIMATIC PDM

Training equipment

  • HART Modem (Thorsis Technologies)
  • HART Gateway (Thorsis Technologies)
  • Mdbus
  • HART protocol analyzer
  • PACTware
  • SIMATIC PDM
  • Siemens and Vega Instrumentsequipment. Class size is limited to a maximum of 4 people for the instructor-led online version.

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.
  • Attendees will receive a certificate of attendance
  • Attendees will receive a copy of ‘HART Communication Protocol – A practical guide’ written by the instructor James Powell
  • Class size is limited to a maximum of 8 people for the in-person version to ensure maximum exposure to the training equipment. Class size is limited to a maximum of 4 people for the instructor-led online version.

Course duration

This training course requires 7.5 hours of instruction.

The day includes two 15 minute breaks and one 30 minute lunch break.

Cost and Registration

This course is $1,495 CDN per person. For pricing in other currencies please contact us.

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This course can be delivered in person, on-site, or online. For on-demand a minimum of 3 students are required for online training.

Click here to download the detailed course description.

To register for the HART, SIMATIC PDM, PACTware Maintenance 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.