Professional Certificate of Competency in Modern SCADA Communication Systems including DNP3 & IEC60870

 

 

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: 

• The fundamentals of SCADA systems
• SCADA protocols and how they should be structured and applied
• "Best practice" decisions on the best and most cost effective use of SCADA open protocols for your company
• The best current practice for data communications for SCADA systems, including LAN and WAN based systems
• The DNP3 protocol
• The DNP3 protocol to your next SCADA project
• DNP3 interoperability issues
• The "nuts and bolts" about selecting DNP3 based systems
• Troubleshooting simple problems with the DNP3 protocol
• The fundamentals of IEC 60870-5 protocols
• How IEC 61850 is structured

 

OVERVIEW

This course covers the essential elements of SCADA systems with particular emphasis on the DNP3 protocol, with an overview of the IEC 60870.5 and IEC 61850 protocols as well as new developments in this area.

The course commences with a review of the fundamentals of SCADA systems hardware, software and the communications systems that connect the outstations to the SCADA Master control station. The R S-232 and RS-485 interface standards are reviewed, along with MODBUS, Ethernet and TCP/IP protocols. The application of both Local Area and Wide Area networks for SCADA system communications is also covered. A detailed explanation of the DNP3 protocol is given, where the features, message structure, practical benefits and applications are discussed. The course is intended to be product independent but examples will be taken from existing products to ensure that all aspects of the DNP3 protocols are covered.

Examples are given of the configuration issues for DNP3 operation over both low speed serial (eg Radio links) and high speed LAN and WAN networks. An overview of the IEC 60870.5 and IEC 61850 protocols and their areas of application is given as well as new developments in this area. The application of Fieldbus protocols in SCADA systems is also covered. This course provides you with the tools to design your next SCADA system more effectively using DNP3 to draw on the latest technologies.

 

COURSE TOPICS

1. Preview of DNP3
2. Fundamentals of SCADA Systems
3. Preview of DNP3
4. Fundamentals of Distributed Network Protocol (DNP3)
5. Advanced Considerations of DNP
6. Configuration of DNP O ver Serial Links
7. Review of Ethernet and TCP/ IP Protocols
8. Wide Area SCADA Networks
9. Overview of IEC 60870-5 Protocols
10. Differences between DNP3 and IEC 60870 Protocols
11. Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs)
12. IEC 61850 Protocol OverviewFieldbus and SCADA Communications Systems 

NB: The course description of all EIT "Certificate" courses has been changed to "Professional Certificate of Competency". Some course brochures are not yet updated. The actual certificate received by successful students will include the new title.