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Course Code: AUTM 500

INDUSTRIAL NETWORKS AND SYSTEM INTEGRATION

This course is designed to give trainees an in-depth of industrial networks and system integration. It includes practical demonstrations with live PLCs, HMIs, Drives and other field devices.

Course Objectives

  • Have a deep understanding of leading fieldbus systems such as Modbus, PROFIBUS, PROFINET, Ethernet/IP and DeviceNet.
  • Integrate PLCs and HMIs from different manufactures in a control system.
  • Configure and write programs for communication between PLCs from the same manufacturer and different manufacturers.
  • Configure OPC Clients and Servers to interface with PLCs.

Course Content

INTRODUCTION TO FIELD BUS SYSTEMS

    • Modbus, Profibus, ControlNet, DeviceNet, Interbus etc.

MODBUS

    • Introduction to MODBUS TCP and RTU.
    • Physical Layer
    • Register Structure
    • Function Codes
    • Master, Slave, Client and Server device Concepts
    • Configuration of a MODBUS TCP and RTU device. (VFD, Soft starters, PLCs)
    • Reading and Writing Data from a generic Modbus Device
    • Controlling an AC Drive with MODBUS RTU/TCP
    • Connecting an HMI/SCADA system to a PLC with Modbus.
    • Communication between PLCs using MODBUS TCP and RTU

SIEMENS FIELDBUS SYSTEMS: PROFINET and PROFIBUS

    • Introduction to PROFINET and PROFIBUS DP
    • Understanding the Master/Slave and Client/Server Concept
    • Controlling AC Drives with PROFIBUS DP
    • Communication between PLCs and remote IOs using PROFIBUS
    • Communication between Siemens PLCs (S7 300 to S7 300,S7-300 to S7 1200) using S7 Communication (PUT and GET,BSEND and BRECV) using PROFINET
    • C0mmunication between Siemens PLCs using PROFIBUS DP.
    • Communication Between Siemens PLCs using Open User Communication (TSEND,T_RECV,TCON,TDISCON)
    • Communication between PLCS using PROFINET- IO Controller and IO-device for remote communication
    • Configuration of S7 300 Communication Processor
    • Communication between Siemens and Third Party PLCs (Allen Bradley and Schneider)
    • Connecting Siemens PLCs to OPC Server Applications

ALLEN BRADLEY FIELDBUS SYSTEMS: ETHERNET/IP, DEVICENET, MODBUS

    • Introduction to Common Industrial Protocol(CIP): DeviceNet, ControlNet, Ethernet/IP
    • Understanding the Master/Slave and Client/Server Concept
    • Controlling AC Drives with Modbus RTU
    • Communication between Allen Bradley PLCs (CompactLogix to CompactLogix) using Produced and Consumed Tags
    • Communication Between CompactLogix PLCs using MSG instructions
    • Communication between Micrologix and CompactLogix PLCs
    • Communication between Allen Bradley and Third Party PLCs (Siemens and Schneider)
    • Connecting Allen Bradley PLCs to smartphones, Tablets and other Web-enabled devices for remote monitoring.
    • Connecting Allen Bradley PLCs to OPC Server Applications

SYSTEM INTEGRATION

    • Communication between PLCs from different manufacturers
    • Connecting HMIs to third party PLCs
    • Introduction to OPC Servers
    • OPC Server Configuration to connect PLCs from different manufacturers
    • Connecting OPC Clients(SCADA) to an OPC Server
    • Configuring an OPC UA Server
    • Connecting OPC UA Server to an OPC UA Client

REMOTE MONITORING

  • Configuration of Webservers for PLCs
  • Connecting Siemens PLCs to smartphones, Tablets and other Web-enabled devices for remote monitoring
  • Connecting Mobile Apps to a PLC using OPC-UA over the internet

Softwares

Basic Automation Softwares

Requirements

Basic Knowledge of PLC programming and Configuration