Profibus Association to conduct new Control System Design course

Andy Verwer is to deliver a new training course, Profibus Control System Design, in Sydney on 30 May. It is the first time this course is being offered publically in Australia.

Verwer will be in Australia to conduct a series of Profibus training courses for the PAA in May 2011. His tour will now culminate in Sydney with a one-day Control System Design course to be held at the Profibus International Competence Centre at Smithfield, Sydney.

“Our Association offers a range of training courses addressing specific Profibus issues and functionality. The Control System Design course is the missing link in our current training program and its addition now completes the Profibus learning process,” explains John Immelman, chairman of the PAA.

“This new course provides practical instruction on how the knowledge gained through the Certified Installer and Engineering courses can be successfully integrated into control system design,” adds Immelman.

The course is relevant to control system project engineers or IT professionals who have obtained Certified Profibus qualifications and currently have responsibility for control system design.

The Control System Design course will take a holistic approach to buses like AS-i Bus or I/O Bus Link or DeviceNet and how they integrate into the Profibus architecture. These buses are commonly used in manufacturing or process plants to connect discrete components such as relays, switches, actuators and proxies to the control system, and need to operate together with an analog bus like Profibus PA.

There has been an extremely rapid and increasing acceptance of Profibus in all industry applications. Feedback from businesses and individuals providing support and troubleshooting indicate that problems encountered can often be traced back to the original system design.

For instance, what is the optimum configuration of these communication architectures to derive maximum benefit? How is redundancy managed? What about security breaches through the internet? What are the design considerations for hazardous areas?

Also, what configuration and troubleshooting tools are available? How does one use FTD/DTM and EDD technologies for seamless integration? How should PIDs be depicted to offer greatest ease of use and understanding?

Andy Verwer will lead attendees through these critical issues in the Control System Design course at the PICC in Sydney. These advanced topics are not covered holistically in the other Profibus training courses.

For more information on the Control System Design course in June 2011 visit profibusaustralia.com.au or profibuscentre.com.au to obtain an information leaflet.