Overview of Programmable Logic Controllers

Programmable Logic Controllers ● Parts of a PLC ● Principles of Operation ● Modifying the Operation ●   PLC versus Computers ● PLC Size and Application ● PLC Hardware Components

Overview of SCADA Systems

SCADA Systems   ● Remote Terminal Units ●   PLCs used as RTUs ● The Master Station ●   Communication Architectures   ● Communication Philosophies   ●   Basic Standards: RS-232 and RS-485   ● SCADA Protocols ●   The Open Systems Interconnection Model

Overview of PLC Programming

Processor Memory Organization ● Program Scan ●   PLC Programming Languages   ● Relay-Type Instructions ●   Instruction Addressing ● Branch Instructions ●   Internal Relay Instructions   ● Programming EXAMINE IF CLOSED and EXAMINE IF OPEN Instructions ● Entering the Ladder Diagram ●   Modes of Operation

PLC Digital Bit Functions and Applications

Introduction ● Bit Patterns in a Register ●   Changing a Register Bit Status   ● Shift Register Functions ●   Shift Register Applications

Advanced Control with PLCs

The Concept of Reusable Logic ● Examples, and Alarm Handling   ●   Functions ● Blocks

PLC Sequencer Functions

Introduction ● Electromechanical Sequencing ●   The Basic PLC Sequencer Function   ● A Basic PLC Sequencer Application with Timing ● Other PLC Sequencer Functions

PID Control

The Importance of Timing and Scan Time ●   When PID is not always Appropriate,   ● PID applications

Practical Session

Programming Examples ● Practical Programs Implementation

Analog PLC Operation

Introduction ● Types of PLC Analog Modules and Systems ● PLC Analog Signal Processing ●   BCD or Multibit Data Processing

Practical Session

Programming Examples ●  Practical Programs Implementation

Open SCADA Protocols

Interoperability and Open Standards ● Development of Standards ● Interoperability and Open Standard ●   System Topology ● Background and Development

Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs)

Definitions ● Functions

Ethernet & TCP/IP Networks

IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD (‘Ethernet’) ●   Physical Layer ● Signaling Methods ●   Medium Access Control ● Frame Transmission   ●   Frame Reception ● Collisions   ● MAC Frame Format ● Difference between 802.3 and Ethernet ● Reducing Collisions ●   Ethernet Design Rules ● TCP/IP

Fieldbus & SCADA Communications Systems

Introduction ● Profibus   ● Foundation Fieldbus

Practical Session

Introducing Print Out for Actual SCADA Systems Design & Displays

Wrap-UP & General Discussion