This five days course offers a broad perspective of Smart Field Devices, including transmitters and valve -positioners. The emphasis is on more reliable information gathering, decreased maintenance time, ease-of-use, and multi-tasking capabilities. You will cover use in conventional systems, and enhancements / improvements when combined with digital control networks.

Upon successful completion of this course, the delegates will be able to:

• Differentiate between analog and digital instruments
• Understand how digital signal sampling works in digital instruments
• Identify the strengths and weaknesses of digital instruments
• Explain the basics of serial digital communications
• Understand the effects of using digital instruments in closed loop control
• Configure and calibrate Smart/digital Field Devices
• Configure intelligent control valves
• Understanding digital multivariable transmitter

This course is intended for all Instrumentation  and  Control  Engineers & Technicians, Communication Engineers, Operation  Engineers,  Process  and Utility  Supervisors, Technical  Management,  and  Technical  Supervisory  personnel involved in Configuring and Testing Smart Field Devices.

PRE TEST

Introduction

Analog vs. Digital Instruments:

·         Analog Limitations

·         Calibration of Analog vs. Digital Instruments, and

·         Flexibility of Digital Instruments

Digital Signal Sampling:

·         Sampled Signal Characteristics,

·         Output of A/D Converter

·         Slow Sampling

Strength and Weaknesses of Digital Instruments:

·         Effect on Performance

·         Multiple Measurement

·         Programming for Field Level Control,

·         Future Development

Intelligent Control Valves:

·         Digital Positioners

·         Diagnostic Tools

·         Adding PID Controllers to Control Valves

Serial Digital Communications:

·         Parallel to Serial Converter

·         Modem

Proprietary Bus Systems:

·         Overview of Bus Systems

·         Need for Open Bus System

Intelligent Multivariable Transmitters:

·         How they work

·         How they can transmit multiple variables

Post test

A variety of methodologies will be used during the course that includes:

·         (30%) Based on Case Studies

·         (30%) Techniques 

·         (30%) Role Play

·         (10%) Concepts

·         Pre-test and Post-test

·         Variety of Learning Methods

·         Lectures

·         Case Studies and Self Questionaires

·         Group Work

·         Discussion

·         Presentation

This rate includes participant’s manual, Hand-Outs, buffet lunch, coffee/tea on arrival, morning & afternoon of each day.

Daily Course Timings:

    08:00 - 08:20       Morning Coffee / Tea

    08:20 - 10:00       First Session

    10:00 - 10:20       Coffee / Tea / Snacks

    10:20 - 12:20       Second Session

    12:20 - 13:30       Lunch Break & Prayer Break

    13:30 - 15:00       Last Session