Certified PROFIBUS Network Engineer
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, goes right down to the protocol/packet level, and includes 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
- Installation best practice
- Setting up a PROFIBUS Master
- Setting up master
- Difference between masters
- Setting up 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
- Setting up an instrument
- What a good network looks like
- What common errors look like on DP
- What 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.
- Attendees will receive a support USB drive with an electronic version of the materials plus key PI documents.
- PROFIBUS Certification upon successful completion of the examination.
- Attendees 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:
This 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:
This course is $4,050 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.
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To register for this course or for other inquiries please email us at: admin@jcomautomation.ca
James Powell, P.Eng.
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 and has over 20 years of experience with PROFIBUS, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, Modbus, and HART installations.