DCS495: EMERSON DeltaV Training Course

Duration: 5 Days Classroom or 40 hours Online

Audience: Process Control Engineers, Process Engineers, Research Engineers, Laboratory Personnel, Instrument Engineers and Supervisors, and DCS / PLC technicians.

Prerequisites: PLC475 (PLC Hardware, Programming and Design), and/or practical experience on any DCS or PLC, and on instrumentation basic.

Course Description and Objectives: This process control training course is designed to cover all basics and typical other functions of Emerson DeltaV DCS. All basic typical functions necessary to create a complete DCS control logic using function blocks and DeltaV Graphics will be explained and demonstrated.

Trainees will learn how to integrate the control logics with the operator interface graphics, and vice a versa. This will provide an in-depth understanding of a cohesive system. Along with the above, trainees would be able to diagnose and troubleshoot the system using alarms, trends, and event logs.

The course will also give the trainees an insight into DeltaV commissioning and understand the handover from projects to operations.

At the end of the course, attendees will be able to:

• Program logic based on functional narratives.
• Configure and setup basic and advanced process control logic.
• Design and configure graphics.
• Understand functionalities: statics and dynamic objects, alarms configurations, trends and events.
• Prepare the system for handover to operations.
• Perform functional tests and commission the DCS system.

Introduction to System Architecture

• Basic Structure of DeltaV DCS
• Overview of System Hardware and Software
• Understanding Workstation Types
• Overview of Software Application Components
• Overview of Hardware Components

Logic Configuration

• Controller and I/O Configuration
• Database Operation: i.e. I/Os, Configuration of Area and Assigning Modules
• New Program Design (Logic Development Via Function Block Diagram)
• Explanation of Various Function Blocks
• PID Function Blocks
• Configuration and Testing of the Back-End Control Modules
• Input Logic Documents and Deliverables
• Explanation of Database Library, Module Template, and Class base Modules
• Understanding of Soft IO Configuration by Various Communication Protocols

Graphic Displays Design

• Explanation of Run and Configure Mode
• Understanding the Graphics Components
• Input Graphics Documents & Deliverables
• Configuration and Testing of Graphics with Back-End Logic Modules

Alarms, Trends, Events and Faceplates

• Configuration of Alarm, Trends and Faceplates
• Configuring of Tags for Events Monitoring, and History Collection

Commissioning and Handover

• Understanding the Principles of DCS Commissioning
• Understanding of Handover from Project to Operations

Maintenance and Administration

• Understanding of Flexlock, Login Details, and License Details
• Workstation Configuration