This is one of the fastest growing employment areas in the CSRA!
Provides a 40-hr course introducing you to the field of instrumentation and the needs processes that define the field. Major topics covered will be:
- Safety, hand tools, calibrators
- Instrumentation Air Supply Systems/Identification Symbols
- Pressure Measurement
- Flow Measurement and Flow Instruments
- Level Measurement
This 32-hour course covers temperature insruments and measurements, analytical measurements, and control, control loops, and loop tuning. Also presented:
- Overview of temperature measurement
- Thermowells – selection and use
- Temperature transmitters and switches
- Thermocouple vs resistance temperature detector (RTD)
- Overview of analytical measurements
- Types of probes
- Transmitters (pneumatic, electronic, and smart)
- Overview of control function considerations
- Control modes (on-off, modulating, PID control)
- Control types (feedback, cascade, ratio, feedforward)
- Controller tuning (automatic, manual)
- Open loop/closed loop
- Description of process
- Description of PID units
- Ziegler Nichols and Lambda tuning techniques
- Calculate initial PID settings
- Tune loops
Discover the final control elements and gain an understanding of PLC and DCS Systems, using analog and microprocessor-based controllers in this 32-hr course. Additionally, you will explore:
- Valve positioners overview
- Actuators and their functions
- Valves-sizing, types and differences
- VFD overview
- Process & Instrumentation Diagrams (P & IDs)
- Control system definition, logic diagrams
- Relays and ladder logic
- Communication and DCS basics
- Programming of PLCs using Boolean instructions
- Control system architecture
- PLC program documentation
- Engineering contractor scope of work, packaged equipment scope of work
- Single loop controllers
- Signal isolators and noisy signals
- Math and equations in single loop controllers
- Scaling different signals for process
Gain an understanding of valve positioners, controlsystem prints and documentation, heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), and an introduction to Bus Systems, Industrial Process Control Systems, and Networking in this 32-hr course. Also presented:
- Characteristics of valve positioners
- Pneumatic positioners
- Electric positioners
- Digital smart positioners
- Reading and interpreting electrical schematic and wiring diagrams
- Drawing electrical schematics and wiring diagrams
- P & ID – piping and instrumentation diagrams
- Loop sheets – field and control room
- Instrument list
- Typical pneumatic heating, ventilation and cooling control systems
- Typical electrical heating, ventilating, and cooling systems
- Operation of typical pneumatic and electronic controllers used for HVAC
- Foundation fieldbus
- Profibus PA and DP device net
- Creating function blocks, structured texts, and sequential function charts
- Linking different systems, HMI designs and programming
- History behind communications
- Ethernet
- Modbus
- Cable testing (cat 5, cat 6, fiber optic)
- Cable building (cat 5, cat 6, fiber optic)
- Common practices for different cables
- Older systems communication
PLC Control Fundamentals
Provides an introduction to the principles of opeartion and practical applications of PLC input and output devices used to control motors, solenoids, relays, and other devices controlled by the PLC. General principles of motor control - DC, single phase, and three phase. Presents the following:
- Magnetic motor starters
- Push-button control, relays, contactors & magnetic starters
- Ladder diagram
- Timing relays, counters
- Pressure switches, float switches, limit switches
- Two wire control, three wire control multiple push-button stations
- Jog control, hand-off automatic control, drum switch
- Basic sequence control
- Reduced voltage starters
- Introduction to PLC technology & introduction to VFDs
Advanced PLC
Learn training with operator smart devices, encoders, busses, and status files using Rockwell software (RS Logix 5 and RS Logix 500). This course reviews the more popular bus communication technologies and how they interface with the PLC. Presents the following:
- Review of PLC III topics
- Operator smart devices
- Status files
- Introduction to encoders
- Busses used with PLCs
- Introduction to HMI and GUI
- Troubleshooting using the PLC
ControlLogix
Learn the ControlLogix platform and explroe practical hands on applications. Content includes tags, tasks, SFC, structured text, and function block programming. This module includes a comparison of RSLogix software (RS Logix 5, RS Logix 500, and RS Logix 5000).
- ControlLogix overview and hardware
- Compare/contrast RSLogix5000 to 500 and 5
- Module configuration, communicate with I/O
- Tag structures
- Program SFC and program structured text
- Program ladder logic and function block diagram
- Communicate with other devices
- Motion- Servos
- Troubleshooting using the PLC
Each course is 40 hours and offered in a Hybrid format.
Intermediate
Builds on knowledge gained and provides additional theory and practical hands-on application int he PLC lab using RS Logix 5 and RS Logix 500. Present the following:
- Math functions in PLC programming
- Data manipulation and messaging
- Addressing formats
- Sequencers
- Introduction to PID technology
- Interrupt Instructions
- Troubleshooting using the PLC
Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers
Presents programming ladder logic using timers, counters, retentive timers and master control control resets. Provides knowledge to install, program, and tourbleshoot PLC systems. Hands-on earning resutls in an understanding of the process for pgoramming with Allen Bradley Software (RX Logix 5 and RS Logix 500). Presents the following:
- Introduction to types of PLCs and PLC components
- Introduction to Boolean Algebra and numbering systems
- Developing a working knowledge with AB software
- Practical operation of the software and programming
- Inputs, outputs – XIC, XIO, latch, unlatch, OTE
- RSLogix software and ladder logic
- Introduction to SFCs (Sequence Function Charts)
- Addressing I/O, data files, and documentation
- B and N files
- Timers: retentive, non-retentive, types & bits
- Counters – type, bits and reset
- One shot
- Troubleshooting with PLCs and PLC Safety
Contact Us
Corporate and Community Education
ccetraining@augustatech.edu
(706) 771-4199