Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and SCADA System

Start Date End Date Venue Fees (US $)
02 Aug 2026 Riyadh, KSA $ 3,900 Register
30 Aug 2026 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia $ 4,500 Register
13 Dec 2026 Doha, Qatar $ 4,500 Register

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and SCADA System

Introduction

This course is designed to benefit you with practical up-to-date information on the application of PLC's and SCADA to the automation and process control of plants and factories. It is suitable for people who have little or no exposure to PLC and SCADA but expect to become involved in so me or all aspects of PLC installation and SCADA Programming. It aims to give practical advice from experts in the field, to assist you to correctly plan, program, and install a PLC with a shorter learning curve and more confidence.

Objectives

    PLC/SCADA systems are still both widely misunderstood and widely misapplied. This course, Fundamentals of PLC and SCADA Systems, is designed to provide engineers and technicians with the basic theoretical and practical understanding of PLC and SCADA systems and how this can be applied to optimize their systems in terms of safety, flexibility and costs.

Training Methodology

This is an interactive course. There will be open question and answer sessions, regular group exercises and activities, videos, case studies, and presentations on best practice. Participants will have the opportunity to share with the facilitator and other participants on what works well and not so well for them, as well as work on issues from their own organizations. The online course is conducted online using MS-Teams/ClickMeeting.

Who Should Attend?

Professionals involved in designing, selecting, sizing, specifying, installing, testing, operating, and maintaining process instrumentation and control systems.

  • Automation Engineers
  • Chemical Engineers
  • Consulting Engineers
  • Design Engineers
  • Electrical Engineers
  • Electricians
  • Installation and Maintenance Technicians
  • Instrument and Process Control Engineers and Technicians
  • Instrument Fitters
  • Maintenance Engineers
  • Mechanical Engineers and Technicians
  • Operations Engineers
  • Process Engineers
  • Process Operators
  • Production Managers
  • Project Managers
  • System Integrators

Course Outline

Basic components of PLC

  • Fundamentals principles
  • CPU
  • Memory
  • I/O section and addressing
  • Digital I/O modules
  • Analog I/O modules

PLC programming

  • Ladder logic instructions
  • Basic arithmetic instructions
  • Matrix logic
  • File or block manipulation
  • Jump, skips, and subroutines
  • PLC instruction sets
  • Memory organization
  • Input/output addressing
  • Duplicate coils
  • Timers

Installation Practices

  • Interference or noise reduction
  • Cable spacing and routing
  • Earthing and grounding
  • Safety circuits
  • Control room requirements and layout

Code quality and maintenance

  • Program maintenance
  • Change procedures
  • Defect detection
  • Quality measurement and demonstration

Advanced programming

  • Matrix logic
  • Multiplexing
  • Coding/decoding

Analog control

  • Analog inputs
  • Signal filtering
  • Analog control

Fault tolerance

  • Improving system availability
  • Hot standby systems
  • Cold standby

Serial Data Communications

  • RS-232/485 Standards
  • Modbus Protocol
  • Local Area Networks
  • Ethernet
  • Token Bus

Safety related systems

  • Safety lifecycle
  • Systematic failures/rates
  • Voting systems
  • Software reliability
  • Field equipment

Upgrading Strategies

Simulation and testing

  • Factory acceptance testing (FAT)
  • Transport and reassembly
  • Simulation packages
  • Physical test panels
  • I/O emulation systems

Problem Isolation and Testing

SCADA Hardware

  • Field level Instrumentation and control
  • Marshalling terminals and RTUs
  • Communication System
  • Master Stations

SCADA Software

  • Communications protocol
  • Data objects
  • Interchangeability
  • Proprietary systems

Accreditation

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