This 10-day course teaches engineering of the Extended Automation System 800xA with AC 800M controllers. It is an instructor-led course with classroom discussions and hands-on lab exercises, approximately 50% of which focus on labs. Students will learn about the 800xA architecture and components, creating and configuring projects, programming applications using IEC 61131-3 languages, graphic displays, alarms and events, and more. The course is intended for application engineers, programmers and system integrators with basic control systems and Windows knowledge.
1. T315 System 800xA with AC 800M
Engineering
Course Description
Course Duration
The duration is 10 days.
Course Type
This is an instructor led course with interactive
classroom discussions and associated lab exercises.
Approximately 50% of the course is hands-on lab
activities.
Course Goal
The goal of this course is to learn the engineering
of the Extended Automation System 800xA with
AC 800M controllers.
Student Profile
This training is targeted to application engineers,
programmers and system integrators.
Prerequisites and Recommendations
Students shall know the fundamentals of working
with Control Systems and have basic knowledge of
Windows XP.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students will be
able to:
Explain the System 800xA architecture and the
function of the different components
Navigate in the system and create new objects /
aspects
Create a new project and plan the structure of
application programs
Configure the AC 800M hardware and
corresponding I/Os
Design and configure application programs by
using a variety of IEC 61131-3 languages
Setup the OPC connectivity to AC800M
Develop project specific libraries
Configure graphic displays, faceplates and
graphic elements
Manage and configure alarm and events
Configure historical data and trends
Configure workplaces and user accounts
Backup / restore System 800xA data
Use the Function Designer and Signal objects
Use bulk data handling with templates
Main Topics
System 800xA architecture
Engineering Workplace
Project and application structures
AC 800M Hardware
Applications with FBD and ST
Control Modules
Sequential Function Charts (SFC)
OPC connectivity
Alarm and Events
Historian and Trends
Graphic Displays
Faceplates and Graphic Elements
Operator Workplace
Function Designer
Backup / restore
2. T315 System 800xA with AC 800M
Engineering
Course Outline
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5
Course overview
System 800xA
architecture
Engineering
Workplace
Project framework
AC 800M
hardware
Libraries
Variables and
Data types
Function Block
Diagram
Structured Tex
Task assignment
and Memory
User defined
Function Block
types
Control Modules
Sequential
Function Charts
(SFC)
Communication
between
applications
OPC connectivtiy
Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10
Graphic displays
Graphic elements
Faceplates
Faceplates (cont.)
Alarm and Events
Historical data
collection
Trend displays
Operator
Workplace
Workshop
Engineering
Security
Backup and
restore
Function Designer
Miscellaneous
Bulk data handling
(optional)