ayman metwally
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Hi all
Iam currently preparing for teaching a "Practical SCADA course", actually I already sent the course outline to the client
All i need is your openions and suggesstions.
Well, I thought that i have to be sure that my trainees have an enough data and knowledge to be able to understand what I will teach them about "SCADA".
So i devided the course into 3 modules:
First module: For the fundamentals of Automatic Control and a quick revesion about instrumentation.
Seconed module: For teaching PLC staff (programming, wiring, networking ..)
Third module: (This is the target module) For teaching how to build a SCADA system.
Actually, in my projects I used to use Visual basic 6 and some active x controls and OPC servers to build SCADA systems, But Iam realizing clearly that Using "Packages" is the "DEFAULT" in building SCADA systems.
So I should not face the world and teach my trainees the "non-DEFAULT" method of building SCADA systems. I choosed "Intouch" as it is the most famous Package for many people. (but here in PLCs.net iam seeing a lot of CITEC fans!)
You will be amazed if you know nuumber of hours of the course, First module will be 30 hours, Seconed one will be 50 hours and the third one will be 80 hours. (I know it is too much)
On the other hand, i want the course to be "Practical course".
(( Are you still reading ?? that is great, we are almost there!! ))
So in the first module the trainees will build -by thier hands- a number of real automatic control circuits (they will use Contactors, Timers, breakers, switches ,Motors..)
And also the seconed module will include practical PLC applications and they will program it -by their hands- (I'll build a training Panel based on Automation direct PLC and I/O simulators)
The third module will include data communication from the basics and ending with building complete SCADA applications that will be connected to the PLC panel so they can see that they really built -by their hands- a SCADA system, and i will be sure to produce practical examples from the real world.
They will build SCADA applications that provide all the features that each SCADA system must provide (Communication with PLCs, Process Visualization, Trending, Alarming, Historical trending/alarming and so on)
Well, you may now asking you your self: So what?
Answer: as I said before: I want you suggestions and notes about this as most of you are experinced people in training and projects and I am only 24 years old ( Many of you spent more than 24 years in industry .. Did you got what i mean?)
So i will be so glad to hear your comments.
Thanks in advance for replies and comments.
Iam currently preparing for teaching a "Practical SCADA course", actually I already sent the course outline to the client
All i need is your openions and suggesstions.
Well, I thought that i have to be sure that my trainees have an enough data and knowledge to be able to understand what I will teach them about "SCADA".
So i devided the course into 3 modules:
First module: For the fundamentals of Automatic Control and a quick revesion about instrumentation.
Seconed module: For teaching PLC staff (programming, wiring, networking ..)
Third module: (This is the target module) For teaching how to build a SCADA system.
Actually, in my projects I used to use Visual basic 6 and some active x controls and OPC servers to build SCADA systems, But Iam realizing clearly that Using "Packages" is the "DEFAULT" in building SCADA systems.
So I should not face the world and teach my trainees the "non-DEFAULT" method of building SCADA systems. I choosed "Intouch" as it is the most famous Package for many people. (but here in PLCs.net iam seeing a lot of CITEC fans!)
You will be amazed if you know nuumber of hours of the course, First module will be 30 hours, Seconed one will be 50 hours and the third one will be 80 hours. (I know it is too much)
On the other hand, i want the course to be "Practical course".
(( Are you still reading ?? that is great, we are almost there!! ))
So in the first module the trainees will build -by thier hands- a number of real automatic control circuits (they will use Contactors, Timers, breakers, switches ,Motors..)
And also the seconed module will include practical PLC applications and they will program it -by their hands- (I'll build a training Panel based on Automation direct PLC and I/O simulators)
The third module will include data communication from the basics and ending with building complete SCADA applications that will be connected to the PLC panel so they can see that they really built -by their hands- a SCADA system, and i will be sure to produce practical examples from the real world.
They will build SCADA applications that provide all the features that each SCADA system must provide (Communication with PLCs, Process Visualization, Trending, Alarming, Historical trending/alarming and so on)
Well, you may now asking you your self: So what?
Answer: as I said before: I want you suggestions and notes about this as most of you are experinced people in training and projects and I am only 24 years old ( Many of you spent more than 24 years in industry .. Did you got what i mean?)
So i will be so glad to hear your comments.
Thanks in advance for replies and comments.