FOUNDATION Fieldbus Engineering Training
Course Description
This course consists of lectures, demonstrations, laboratory exercises, and question and answer sessions designed to educate the learner in the configuration of a FOUNDATION Fieldbus System.
Duration
3 Days
Objectives/Outcomes
Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to exhibit the ability to:
- Recognize FOUNDATION Fieldbus basic concepts
- Identify and define the function of each system component
- Identify and interact with the Fieldbus Builder and Device Panel
- Work with System View to create new FOUNDATION Fieldbus projects
- Design FOUNDATION Fieldbus Segments
- Implement Feedback Control Instruments using FOUNDATION Fieldbus Function Blocks
- Configure Parameters of FOUNDATION Fieldbus Function Blocks
Intended Audience
All Plant personnel whom are responsible for the installation, configuration and/or maintenance of a FOUNDATION Fieldbus System.
Course Prerequisites
- CS3000 or CENTUM VP Engineering
Technical Requirements
- Basic file/folder manipulation in a Windows environment and basic networking skills
- Basic CS 3000 or CENTUM VP operation
- Knowledge in plant instrumentation
Materials
Each learner will be provided with the appropriate course workbook.
Requirements to Be Awarded Certification
- Submit completed course Registration Form
- Fulfill financial obligations
- Fulfill the 90% attendance requirement by signing-in each day of facilitated course
- Fulfill the 70% or above overall scoring requirement on labs and projects
Evaluation Methods
- Laboratory exercises
- Question and answer sessions
Course Syllabus
Day 1
- Definition of FOUNDATION Fieldbus Technology
- Definition of User Layer – User Applications (Resource Block, Transducer Block and Function Block)
- Fieldbus Management (System and Device Management)
- Description of DD and CFF Files
- FOUNDATION Fieldbus Topologies
- FOUNDATION Fieldbus Segment Design
- FOUNDATION Fieldbus Application Design (Control Functionality, Macrocycle, Number of Functions Blocks per Segment)
- Exercises
Day 2
- FOUNDATION Fieldbus Field Device Configuration (Parameters in the Blocks)
- Engineering and Configuration of FOUNDATION Fieldbus in CS 3000/CENTUM VP (System View, Control Drawing Builder, Fieldbus Builder, Device Registration, and Device Panel. and Device Replacement)
- Engineering and Configuration of FOUNDATION Fieldbus in CS 3000/CENTUM VP (Device Replacement)
- Exercises
Day 3
- FOUNDATION Fieldbus Trouble Shooting and Maintenance Tools
- Use of Device Panel for Checkup, Trouble Shooting and Field Device Replacement
- Use of Relcom FBT-6 for Checkup and Trouble Shooting
- Use of Digital Oscilloscope for Checkup and Trouble Shooting
- Use of 375 Handheld for checkup and Trouble Shooting
- Exercises
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