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