First Technology Transfer

Standard and Advanced Technical Training, Consultancy and Mentoring

Fieldbus Systems and Data Communications

Duration: 5 Days

Intended Audience

This course is for engineers who needed a comprehensive overview of digital communications protocols and systems in industrial environments

Synopsis

This course is concerned with the design of digital communications with industrial plant environments. Starting from the basic principles of data communications and the iso-osi model it covers the more widely used industrial communications protocols. It also considers important aspects of communications protocols such as reliability, fault tolerance and real time support. At the physical layer it covers radio, coax, twisted pair and fibre optic communications media. The protocols covered include :

  • RS232 and RS485
  • Ethernet
  • TCP/IP and applications using TCP/IP
  • IEC 61158 and Fieldbus standards – Foundation fieldbus, CAN, EtherCAT, Modbus, Profibus, AS-Interface
  • HART protocol
  • Ethernet Powerlink
  • Industrial Internet of Things

Course Outline

  • Modern Instrumentation and Control Systems
  • “Smart” sensors and “Smart” instrumentation
  • Introduction to data communications via RS232, RS422 and RS485
  • ISO-OSI 7 layer model
  • Wired communications media
    • Cabling
    • Shielding
    • Grounding
    • Fibre Optics
  • Error detection vs. Error Correction
    • Checksums
    • Cyclic redundancyv
    • Error correcting codes
  • LAN (Local Area Network) Standards
    • Physical and Logical Topologies
    • LAN protocols
    • CSMA/CD (Ethernet)
    • Token Ring
    • Token Bus
  • SCADA and PLCs – an overview
  • Modbus
    • Principles and concepts
    • Frame format
    • Function coding
    • Exception reports and troubleshooting
  • HART
    • FSK
    • Cabling and configuration
    • Wireless HART
    • Commands
  • Actuator Sensor Interface
    • Physical layer
    • Modulation mechanisms
    • Components
      Meter bus
    • Analysis according to the ISO-OSI model
    • Secondary addressing and selection
    • Vendor applications
  • CAN Bus and Device Net
    • Frame format
    • Arbitration
    • Fragmentation
    • Error reporting
    • Device net – Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) over CAN
  • Profibus
    • Field Message Specification – FMS
    • Profibus Decentralised Peripherals – DP
    • Profibus Process Automation – PA
  • Foundation Fieldbus
    • Publisher / subscriber model
    • Physical layer
    • Frame layer
    • Link active scheduler
    • Function blocks
    • Foundation fieldbus , Profibus and HART protocols compared
  • Ethernet
    • Ethernet frame and its origins
    • Ethernet Media Access Control (MAC)
    • Ethernet II and Ethernet 802.3
    • SNAP – Subnet Access Protocol
    • Repeaters and switches
    • Collision free domains
    • Gigabit and 10 Gigabit per second ethernet
    • Ethernet over optical fiber
  • IP
    • IPv4 and IPv6
    • ARP and ICMP
    • Routers and routing
  • Transport Layer Protocols
    • TCP and UDP
    • Ports, Sockets and Multiplexing
    • Modbus over TCP
  • Deterministic Ethernet
    • Ethercat
    • Powerlink
  • Industrial Wireless
  • Industrial BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)