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ALSPA Control System Advanced (Programming, Maintenance and Troubleshooting)

Overview

ALSPA Controller Programming, Maintenance and Troubleshooting  Course has been designed to familiarize Electricians, Technicians and Maintenance Engineers with little or no experience of ALSPA Control System to the different aspects associated with the operation, Programming, Maintenance, Troubleshooting, diagnostic, firmware update, new Modbus connections, modifications and so on of ALSPA  controllers and the programming software. In addition, this course familiarizes participants with the architecture of ALSPA control system and components & supervisory functions of ALSPA HMI, which enables them to control and monitor the plant process. This course provides an overview of the ALSPA control system hardware and CONTROCAD engineering tool. This course will also enable the participant to do the application programming and the HMI modification as well as diagnostic of ALSPA control system using various tools e.g. ALSPA Maintenance Server.

Moreover, the course familiarizes participants with redundant operation of MFC3000 controllers. Participants will learn about installation of new MFC3000 controller, ASLPA HMI and CONTROCAD tools. Acronis backup image procedure will also be discussed. They will learn how to do online modification in application code of a running MFC3000 controller. Limitation of online modification and its consequences will also be discussed. They will learn about MFC3000 firmware. Participants will learn basic concept of Profibus. Profibus system configuration and Profibus advanced troubleshooting using ProfiTrace tool will also be discussed.

There will be an introduction to safety integrated concepts as well. The delegate will set up communication between CPUs based on Industrial Ethernet. The participant will learn to diagnose and clear simple hardware faults and software errors. Thus they will be capable of reducing downtimes in their plant.

Course Objective:

Upon completion of this course, the participants shall be able to:

  • Overview and significant performance characteristics of the ALSPA Controller system.

  • Recognize and understand the concepts, terminology and operation of ALSPA Controller system.

  • Understand Profibus basic concept.

  • Perform simple commissioning of ALSPA system components.

  • Perform MFC3000 HW/SW modification and installation

  • Understand MFC3000 redundant operation

  • Perform new online MFC3000 installation

  • Perform new CONTROCAD engineering station and new ALSP HMI station installation.

  • Perform online application code modification

  • Perform Loading/ upgrade the Firmware Network set up.

  • Perform LSPA CONTROCAD ES and HMI installation.

  • Troubleshooting faults with ProfiTrace

  • Understand Device Faults detection operation

  • Understand the Meaning of the Conf/HW/Prog/Par etc.

  • Starting the Application , Loading ALSPA maintenance diagnostic.

  • Understand the capabilities of CONTROCAD engineering tool

  • Create/modify application program

  • Create/modify HMI screens and parameters

  • Start/stop/download the MFC3000 controller

  • Understand basic MFC3000 diagnostic and maintenance

  • Perform Profibus equipment configuration and Profibus advanced troubleshooting using ProfiTrace tool

  • Recognize and understand the hardware associated with ALSPA Controller system.

  • Recognize and understand what the system LED’s indicate.

  • Open and understand the project structure of the ALSPA Controller system program and to have the confidence to implement minor changes to the program.

  • Locate and replace faulty modules by understanding and using the cpu diagnostics within the controller when an error is present and to be able to reset the fault using the software.

  • Configure CPU - CPU communication via Industrial Ethernet

  • Insight to functional safety

  • Build and control your archives.

  • Learn to make the Right Decision in Every Situation

Who Should Attend:

  • System engineers or technicians who program, configure, add to or change the controller configuration

  • Maintenance engineers or technicians who add new control loops or troubleshoot existing loops

  • Others, whose job functions include performing these tasks

  • Electrical Maintenance staff as well as Instrumentation & Controls

  • Operations and Supervisors crew

Course Methodology:

  • The BK Management Team believes that learning is not only about acquiring technical skills, it is also about learning behaviors & Competencies that are desirable for work in plant operation & maintenance, critical dimensions. Our holistic teaching develops our delegates' personal effectiveness to function both as individuals and as team players.

  • The course delivery & modes of instruction will incorporate Hands-on Practical Sessions using equipment, State-of-the-Art Simulators (as required), Drawings, Case Studies, Videos, Exercises, Theory, Practical skills, and Q&A sessions.

  • To enhance learning outcomes, theory sessions will comprise classroom-based lectures that will be interspersed with interactive discussions, scenario-based, case-study, group exercises, video clips, PowerPoint slides, learners' Guide, and the application of various tools, which will be provided to help the delegates and participants of the learning objectives. With the successful implementation of the learnt skills, they are bound to enhance Individual & Organizational growth.

  • For online / Interactive Virtual sessions, the Delegate should have a stable & good Internet connection on their Laptop.

Course Outline

Module 1:

CONTROCAD PROGRAMMING & MFC3000 CONFIGURATION

  • Lib, Hard, Fct, HMI and View tabs in CONTROCAD

  • Different component of the library

  • Creation of training project, site network, unit network, EPL network, etc., HMI C30/C10 and CENTRALOG station

  • Configuration parameters of MFC3000

MFC3000 OPERATION

  • Configuration of function tree, function and KKS structure

  • Editing workspace, different code generation modes

  • Diagram and POU, execution order

  • CONTROCAD programming

  • Code generation and store Cell

  • Starting and stopping the controller

Module 2:

MFC3000 REDUNDANT OPERATION & SETUP

  • Hardware set-up for MFC3000 redundant operation

  • Firmware upgrade

  • IP address set-up (primary and secondary controllers)

  • New CONTROCAD engineering station and ALSPA HMI station installation

MFC3000 ONLINE MODIFICATION

  • Online modification of MFC3000 and its limitations

  • Impact of hardware modification and software with respect to online modification

  • Controller faults detection in redundant MFC3000 operation

  • Initiating automatic switchover of controllers due to faults (e.g. EPL network fault)

Module 3:

PROFIBUS FUNDAMENTTALS AND CONFIGURATION

  • PROFIBUS DP/PA fundamentals

  • PROFIBUS architecture and main components

  • GSD files and PROFIBUS installation guideline

  • PROFIBUS network and devices addressing

  • PROFIBUS master configuration in CCAD using Sycon

  • PROFIBUS configuration within CONTROCAD

Module 4:

PROFIBUS COMMISSIONING AND TROUBLESHOOTING

  • PROFIBUS commissioning and trouble Shooting

  • PROFIBUS diagnostic using ALSPA maintenance server

  • Trouble shooting of PROFIBUS faults with ProfiTrace

ALSPA maintenance server

  • diagnostic

  • Diagnostic using HMI

Module 5:

DEPP2000 CONFIGURATION & RECORDING

  • DEPP 2000 Introduction

  • DEPP2000 viewer installation and recorder configuration

  • Start/Stop DEPP 2000 recorder

  • Exporting a record for offline analysis

  • Online trend viewer on DEPP2000

  • Site visit

  • Open discussion & feedback

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