PROFINET Training – PROFINET Troubleshooting and Maintenance

Learn the skills to quickly find, analyze, and isolate PROFINET network problems.

This course meets all the requirements of the Certified PROFINET Network Engineering course and the Certified PROFINET Installers course. The course ends with a written and practical test. Successful students of this PROFINET training will be certified by PROFIBUS and PROFINET International as a Certified PROFINET Network Engineer and a Certified PROFINET Installer.

This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to run the communication cables, wire the connectors, test the cables, and setup basic equipment. You will also learn how to minimize the impact of EMC on the network. Get hands-on experience with the latest PROFINET troubleshooting tools including; Wireshark, Netilities, and the permanent network monitor Atlas.

Upon completion of this PROFINET training, the student shall be able to:

• Add devices to an existing PROFINET network
• Understand how the network functions
• Install and setup a PROFINET network
• Troubleshoot common and uncommon problems

Course Outline:

• Introduction to Industrial Ethernet
• OSI 7-layer model
• Ethernet Protocols
• Hub, switches, routers and firewalls
• Basic Network design
• Security
• Physical layer and installation
• Device model and Profiles
• Setting up a PROFINET project
• Diagnostic model
• Fault finding strategies
• Measurement tools (Wireshark)

Hands on Exercises

• IP addresses and ping
• Wiring lab
• Setting up a switch
• Configuring a PROFINET network
• Diagnostics lab
• Using Wireshark and other troubleshooting tools

Training Equipment

• IO-Controller is CODESYS software running on a Raspberry PI. This is using IEC 61131-3 standard programming which makes it perfect for teaching general concepts without getting confused with proprietary software
• IO-Devices include Helmholz TB-20 IO rack, Wago IO rack, Helmholz 4 port managed switch – Permanent monitoring system is Atlas by Anybus Diagnostics (formerly Procentec).
• IO-Supervisor/Monitor is Netilities by Anybus Diagnostics (formerly Procentec). – Protocol Analyzer is Wireshark
• Ethernet cable tester

Class Day Information:

• Students will receive course notes and writing materials and a certificate. The certificates will depend on passing the final test
• Students will receive a digital copy of ‘Catching the process Fieldbus – An introduction to PROFIBUS and PROFINET’ co-written by the instructor James Powell
• Class size is limited to a maximum of 8 students (2 students per training rack).

Course Duration

This course is two days long. Each day includes 7.5 hours of instruction which includes two 15-minute breaks and one 30-minute lunch break.

Class Dates:

• September 7-8 . Location: Online (reserve a spot for September 7-8 )
• On-site classes are available upon request

Course Cost:

• $2,295 per person, plus applicable taxes.

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