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News Release from: The Profibus Group | Subject: Maintenance Technician Course
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 20 September 2005
Profibus Maintenance Technician Course
A new one-day course provides an intermediate level of training covering faultfinding and maintenance techniques for application on "operational" Profibus systems
The Profibus Competence Centre at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) has introduced a new one-day course that provides an intermediate level of training covering faultfinding and maintenance techniques for application on "operational" Profibus systems Designed as an add-on to the Certified Profibus Installer Course (CPIC), The Profibus Maintenance Technician Course (PMTC) covers the practical techniques of faultfinding on "operational" Profibus networks
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 11 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Students on the course will learn how to interpret standard and extended diagnostic messages that are part of the standardised Profibus protocol.
These diagnostics can help to quickly find a wide range of operational faults on working systems.
Techniques taught include the use of a modern Profibus analyser and Class-II master (engineering tool) to diagnose network faults, device faults and I/O problems.
Students also learn how to use a soft digital storage oscilloscope in conjunction with these tools to diagnose and accurately locate cable, connection and device faults.
While the Maintenance Course teaches how to find and locate faults in working Profibus systems, the technician must already have a good understanding of the types of faults that can occur and their causes.
The one-day Certified Profibus Installer Course - also offered at MMU - provides the basic grounding which is essential to understanding these more advanced techniques.
Hence, the new course is offered either standalone at GBP375 to students that have already passed the Certified Profibus Installer Course, or as the second day of a combined Certified Profibus Installer and Maintenance course costing GBP695 for the two days.
Dates are for the two courses are 12 and 13 Oct, 5 and 6 Dec 2005 and 13 and 14 Mar 2006.
The courses are bookable through The Profibus Group.
People interested in booking places on the course should email via the Profibus web site.
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