Industrial Networking

• » Introduction to Industrial networking

  • º Introduction to Industrial networking

  • º Basic network knowledge, supported by demonstrations and practical assignments;

  • º Data communication and networking used in plants

  • º Serial connections: RS232/RS422/RS485

  • º Sensor and Control-level Networks

  • º Introduction to network equipment, Routing, Switching

• » Introduction to commonly used networking protocols – Fieldbus, Profibus, Modbus, Ethernet, Control Net, HART Communication

  • º OSI model

  • º Available networks (Master/Slave, Client/Server and producer/Consumer)

  • º Communication relations (Point to Point, Multicast and Broadcast)

  • º Transmission media (Cables, Wireless)

  • º Network Standards

• » Practical Sessions on Modbus and Profibus protocols

  • º Transmission medium

  • º Physical characteristics and installation details

  • º Data link functions

  • º Addressing

  • º Master Slave Mode

  • º Remote I/O System

  • º Sharing / Accessing Data on network

• » Troubleshooting

  • º Common symptoms, problems and solutions

  • º How to quickly identify likely causes

  • º Communications issues

  • º Grounding/shielding/noise