PLC & SCADA for Automation & Process Control

Audience

This course provides an overview of all significant aspects and considerations of PLC and SCADA for those who have little or no exposure to PLC and SCADA but expect to become involved in some or all aspects of PLC and SCADA. Further, the course will be of value to those who already have the basic skills but need to refresh and update their basic knowledge.

Purpose

This course is designed to benefit you with practical up-to-date information on the application of PLC’s and SCADA to the automation and process control of plants and factories. It is suitable for people who have little or no exposure to PLC and SCADA but expect to become involved in some or all aspects of PLC and SCADA installation and Programming.

While the course is ideal for people who are new to PLC and SCADA, it will be of value to those who already have the basic skills, but need to refresh and update their basic knowledge. It aims to give practical advice from experts in the field, to assist you to correctly plan, program and install a PLC with a shorter learning curve and more confidence.

A selection of real world case studies is used to illustrate the key concepts with examples of real world working PLC and SCADA systems in process, utilities and manufacturing industries. The course will be an excellent opportunity to network with your peers as well as gain significant new information and techniques.

This course will cover most popular PLC’s used in the industry, such as Quantum, Allen Bradley, Siemens, Bristol, Emersons, Omron and Telemechanique Shneider Modicon with extended case studies for Allen Bradley and Siemens.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the course, you will learn how to:

• Apply a comprehensive knowledge on Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and employ SCADA programming in process control
• Analyze the system parts & power supplies of a PLC hardware including the block diagram of a typical PLC, PLC processor module & memory organization
• Discover the underlying principles of a PLC software including the programming devices, number systems, memory components, data structures, operating modes and limitations
• Discuss the PLC systems design, installation and maintenance and review the documentation & troubleshooting techniques used in the system
• Practice PLC programming using Allen Bradley and Siemens Simulators
• Apply the concepts & common elements of IEC 1131-3 including its programming languages, instruction list, function block diagram an sequential function chart
• Employ the principles of data communications & Object Linking and Embedding in Process Control (OPC) and be able to recognize their importance in PLC & SCADA systems
• Implement the concept of Operator Interfaces (OIU) and describe the operator interface programming such as its configuration, graphical languages, good & bad parts
• Determine the concept, terminology & components of SCADA system and increase in-depth knowledge on SCADA software
• Implement the complete procedures & requirements in SCADA programming and be able to practice how to create & configure a SCADA system using the various utilities, process control, commands & system components