This 3-day course is designed for participants to understand the Foundation Fieldbus technology and to learn how to perform Foundation Fieldbus engineering/ maintenance using Yokogawa Centum DCS and asset management system.

·         For instrument technicians and engineers involved in the engineering  and maintenance of the Foundation Fieldbus  system

·         Participants must be familiar with Yokogawa Centum DCS operation and engineering  

Participants will be able to…

·         Understand the benefits of Foundation Fieldbus

·         Explain the Foundation Fieldbus communication model

·         Understand how the Foundation Fieldbus system is integrated into Yokogawa Centum DCS

·         Explain how interoperability works in Foundation Fieldbus

·         State the hardware configuration of Foundation Fieldbus system

·         Perform engineering and maintenance work on Foundation Fieldbus devices using Yokogawa Centum DCS

·         Yokogawa Centum DCS

·         Yokogawa Plant Resource Manager 

·         Yokogawa Field Control Station

·         Foundation Fieldbus devices

·         Fieldbus accessories

You will learn…..

Day 1

·         Introduction to Foundation Fieldbus

·         Network Structure and Address Scheme Definition

·         Appreciate Device Description and Capabilities files

·         Centum Engineering Builder Functions

·         Laboratory work: Project Creation, FCS configuration, Node Creation, Fieldbus card creation and Fieldbus Communication Card generation

Day 2

·         Overview to Fieldbus Builder

·         Laboratory work: Configuration of each Segment, Configuration of each FF device, Download to ALF111 card  (Foundation Fieldbus Comm. Card), Upload and Download of Fieldbus Information, and Display device information

Day 3

·         Introduction to Plant Resource Manager

·         Device Registration

·         Device Navigation

·         Trouble-shooting

·         Laboratory work: Plant Resource Manager Basic Operation Exercises and Simulation.