covers recent developments as well as the latest application of SCADA, PLC technologies and fundamentals. It is aimed at those who want to be updated on the latest developments in SCADA and PLC systems and wish to gain a solid appreciation of the fundamentals of their design, installation and troubleshooting. It is designed to benefit you with up-to-date information on the application of PLC and SCADA systems to the automation and process control industries.

By the end of this course delegates will learn about:

• Fundamentals of SCADA systems & essentials of SCADA software configuration
• Tricks and tips in installation of SCADA systems
• Essentials of data communications
• Use of Industrial Ethernet in SCADA systems
• OPC and SCADA systems & SCADA network security issues
• How to troubleshoot SCADA systems
• Specifying PLC hardware and installation criteria
• Describe PLC software structure
• How to write medium level PLC programs (using ladderlogic)
• Troubleshooting a typical PLC system & specifying PLC systems

Electrical engineers, engineering managers, instrumentation and control engineers, instrumentation technicians, process control engineers, process control operators, consulting engineers, design engineers, DCS personnel, shift electricians, trades staff working with or near PLCs

This interactive Training will be highly interactive, with opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas and will include:
• Lectures
• Workshop & Work Presentation
• Case Studies and Exercise
• Videos and General Discussions

Introduction

• Introduction and brief history of PLCs, Alternative control systems – where do PLCs fit in?
• Why PLCs have become so widely accepted, Lingering concerns about PLCs

Fundamentals of PLC Hardware

• Block diagram of a typical PLC, PLC processor module – memory organization
• Input and output section – module types, Power supplies

Background to SCADA

• Fundamentals and definition of terms
• Comparison of SCADA, DCS, PLC and smart instruments
• Typical SCADA installations

SCADA System Hardware

• Comparison of SCADA, DCS, PLC and smart instruments
• Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) structure, Analog and digital input/output modules
• Application programs, PLCs used as RTUs, Master site structure
• Communications architectures, Point-to-point and point-to-multipoint systems
• System reliability and availability, Configuration of a master station

Fundamentals of PLC Software

• Methods of representing logic – Boolean, algebra, instruction code and graphical presentation
• Fundamental ladder logic instruction set
• Comparison of different manufacturers, memory and data representation and instruction code

Using Ladder Logic for Simple Digital Functions

• The basic rules, Comparison of relay ladder diagrams
• The concept of the 'scan' and how to apply it
• Infinite fan-out, Contact 'normal' states, Positive and negative logic
• Basic Boolean functions, The usefulness of DeMorgan's law

Using Registers

• Number systems, timers, types of register data, counters, bit shift and rotate, table functions and register (matrix) logic functions

SCADA Systems Software

• Components of a SCADA system, Software – design of SCADA packages
• Configuration of SCADA systems, Building the user interface
• Connecting to PLCs and other hardware, SCADA system design

Good Programming Habits

• Keeping track of addresses and data used
• Looking ahead – how will programs be maintained?
• Practical methods to improve quality, Organisation of code
• Documentation, Simplifying changes

Good Installation Practice

• Location of hardware, Good wiring practice
• Cable spacing, power distribution and wire numbering
• Reducing noise and interference, Screening and shielding

Advanced Control with PLCs

PID Control

Safety Programmable Systems

Data Communications and Networking

Industrial Communications Protocols

Introduction to IEC 61131-3

SCADA Network Security

Local Area Networks (LANs)

Accreditation:

A RECTUS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.