2.  Course Title

Distributed Control Systems (D.C.S.)
4.  Course duration

This is a 5 day course

5.  Number maximum of 12 participants can be accepted for this course

6.  Participant Profile (Who should attend)
The Distributed Control Systems course is intended for engineers and technicians requiring knowledge of automation and distributed control.  A section on troubleshooting methods is also included. Personnel in operations will also find this an invaluable course.

The delegate attending this DCS course should have a good command of general English in order to gain maximum benefit from the course.

7.  Course Venue

The programme will be conducted at the client's training facilities

 
8.  Reports

Individual reports will be prepared for each delegate and will be forwarded to the concerned company and will include:

- Initial Assessment
- Detailed Assessment
- Expected Achievement
- Final Evaluation

9.  Programme Topics Covered

The main topics covered are:

Advanced Studies in Distributed Control Systems 
The elements of a DCS
The ISO/OSI model

Sections used by a DCS (i.e. 3 layer model)
Foundation Fieldbus
The HART protocol

The Ethernet

Describe the digital control loop
Describe other protocols such as Modbus and Profibus

Relate Modbus and Profibus to the Foundation Fieldbus

Distributed control system architecture

Direct digital control (DDC)

The computer/PLC architecture 

Foundation Fieldbus Architecture

Describe the differences between a CSC systems and a DDC system
Describe a data highway based system

DescribeDescribe polling and other methods of gaining access to the bus
Digital error checking techniques
 Describe the physical layer, RS 232-C, RS 422 and fibre optic communications 
 

The classroom training is enhanced by the use of role-play, personal computer systems (CBT) where available and related exercises. 

In order to achieve the above, the programme is divided up into 3 modules comprising the following: