Course Description
This course is primarily for people performing diagnostics on fieldbus devices. Hands-on usage of National Instruments diagnostic tools will demonstrate diagnostic techniques and course concepts. This course expands upon the material presented in the FOUNDATION Fieldbus Overview course. By the end of this course, participants should gain an understanding of National Instruments fieldbus tools that allows them to perform troubleshooting effectively in the field.

Course Outline

• Detailed concepts and applications of the terminology related to FF technology
• Default and configured values
• Basic communication mechanisms and related concepts using various troubleshooting tools
• Installation and Usage of the following tools:
  • Communication Manager
  • Dialog
  • Configurator
  • Bus Monitor
• Issues related to various control strategies, loop configurations, and device types used in target segments
• Interaction of device descriptions and capabilities files
• Hands-on training with actual fieldbus instruments
• Independent troubleshooting in the field

Background and Prerequisites
The course assumes completion of the FOUNDATION Fieldbus Overview course. Review of the Fieldbus Inc. Fieldbus Primer would help prepare and provide background for some of the concepts covered. A National Instruments Configurator is required for this course. Please contact FI for special course related packages.

Why Fieldbus Inc.

• Trainers are FOUNDATION fieldbus experts (minimum 10 years of Fieldbus experience)
• Small Class size (limited to 6 students)
• Trainers have field experience and process control backgrounds

Course Length: 1 day

Course Cost: $875.00 per student (course materials and lunch included)

Location: FI Training Center in Austin, Texas

Schedule
25 March 2009