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June 9, 2025 - June 13, 2025
12:00 am - 11:55 pm
Venue: Johnson City DoubleTree
Address:
Description:
Disclaimer: Please do not book travel arrangements until the class has been confirmed. After registering, you will receive an email acknowledging receipt of your registration. Separately, you will receive confirmation the class will occur, no later than 4 weeks prior to its start.
Our certification classes are intense, hands-on courses which will show you where and how to find and use technology-related information. You need to learn how the underlying technology works from the application to the frame level and pass both a practical and written exam to become certified. You will receive 26 PDH hours and two Certificates (PROFINET Engineer + Installer) from PROFINET International (PI) for completing the course.
Class Syllabus:
Ethernet Basics
- Introduction to Ethernet, TCP, UDP, IT protocols
Network Installation and Infrastructure
- Topologies and network design *
- Building and testing an Industrial Ethernet cable *
- Installation guidelines and best practices
- Laying cables
- Grounding
- Power system
- Network load calculation and rules *
- Commissioning checklist
PROFINET Device Integration
- Conformance Classes
- Implementation Methods
- PROFINET Device Certification
PROFINET GSDML *
- Device description files
- Vendor and Device ID
- GSD module & submodule identification
- File structure and parameters
- GSD Check
PROFINET Configuration and Application
- PROFINET Device names – rules and assignment
- I/O Device update rates and data hold timer
- PROFINET Controller configuration *
- PROFINET protocol – startup, cyclic & acyclic data exchange *
- Diagnostics *, troubleshooting
- Records *, alarms *, error codes *
Wireshark Capture and Analysis
- Ethernet capture guide (port mirror, TAPs, capture tools)
- Ethernet monitor, setup *
- PROFNET Startup Sequence *, Alarms *, Records *, troubleshooting *
Profinet Commander *
- IO Controller
- Name assignment
- Factory reset
- Identification and Maintenance
- Data record objects
Additional Topics
- Simple Device Replacement *
- Fast Start Up, Shared Device, I-Device
- Time-critical applications (IRT/TSN)
- OPC UA, IO-Link
- Redundancy
- Network Security
- Application profiles overview
- PROFIsafe, PROFIenergy, PROFIdrive
Extending PROFINET into Process Automation
- PA Profile 4.02 – Motivation and Features
- Diagnosis and status
- Device replacement strategies
Ethernet Advanced Physical Layer (APL)
- • Ethernet-APL fundamentals, 2-wire communication
- • Topologies, switches, trunk & spur concept
- • Network design considerations (Network load, quality, energy)
- • Migration from PROFIBUS
Ethernet-APL Configuration and Application
- Wiring of APL Switch and Instrument *
- APL Device Configuration *
- Troubleshooting tools *
Introduction to Hazardous Areas
- Zones and Divisions, Protection Classes
- Validation of intrinsic safety
- Example calculation for Ethernet-APL application
- Tools for measurements in hazardous areas
* denotes a section which also includes a hands-on lab
