Design, structure and maintain the D/3® Continuous Control Databases and Operator Console displays in order to monitor and control a process using the Windows CDCM.
Design, structure and maintain all alarm databases on the D/3® including the ADI table, Continuous Control, Alarm Suppression and Dynamic Alarm Management Database.
Design advanced Smart Graphical Objects (SGOs), implement complex Graphical Interactive Screen Management Objects (GISMOs), design High Performance HMI SGOs, and use advanced features of the editor to create TotalVision® Graphics. Students will be able to define, modify and troubleshoot the TotalVision® system configuration.
D/3® Hardware Maintenance with NovaTech Automation® 8000 I/O
Training
Learn basic operation of PCM 4100/4200 hardware and 8000 I/O devices. Diagnose system malfunctions and make repairs such as hardware setup and fuse and board replacement.
Schedule and execute campaigns and batches based on predefined master recipes. Students will be able to monitor the progress of batches using both FlexBatch® and D/3® displays.
Use the Production Display software component to execute batches based on predefined master recipes. Students will be able to use the configuration management software to create and modify new master recipes.
Define the elements of a FlexBatch® database, and link them to the D/3® Control System. Students will be able to write phases and define operation classes. Student will be able to build a working FlexBatch® database from a blank database, using the configuration management component of FlexBatch®.
Train students on how to specify OrionLX+, OrionLX, OrionLXm, OrionMX, and Orion I/O hardware and firmware configurations and to create Orion configurations for typical RTU and communication processor applications, using NovaTech Communications Director (NCD) software. Review Orion web-based online operations to transfer files and diagnose Orion operation and communications. Review Orion physical connections and hardware modules.
Enable users of the Orion5/Orion5r to quickly come up to speed on use of the new Orion Automation Platform by highlighting and focusing training on the hardware and software differences.
Distributed Discrete I/O (DDIO) and Combination I/O (DCIO) Module
Training
Learn how to configure the Distributed Discrete I/O (DDIO) module and the Combination I/O (DCIO) module in simple and advanced applications. Learn how to make power, I/O, and communication connections to the DDIO/DCIO.
Learn how to configure the Bitronics 878 High Density I/O (HDIO) system in simple and advanced applications. Learn how to make power, I/O, and communication connections to the 878.
Orion DA Master Design, Operation and Maintenance (Full Course)
Training
Train engineers to configure and simulate automatic feeder isolation and restoration schemes using the DA Master option on the Orion Automation Platform.
Orion WEBserver / SVG Graphics Design and Application
Training
Learn how to develop customized Scalable Vector Graphic (SVG) HMI screens and serve them out from Orion to a standard browser, using WEBserver and the Inkscape graphics development package. Also learn how to set up the preconfigured Orion web pages for archived Sequence of Events (SOE) and Alarm Annunciation.
Orion Math and Logic (.bas) Design and Application (plus LogicPak)
Training
Learn how to develop customized math and logic in the Orion Automation Platform using the optional “Math and Logic” (.bas) software module #83 Note this course is different than the course on “Advanced Math and Logic” (.lua) which is option code #99. Learn how to diagnose problems using Logic Simulator and other printing and logging tools.
Orion Advanced Math and Logic (.lua) Design and Application (plus LogicPak)
Training
Learn how to develop customized math and logic in the Orion Automation Platform using the optional “Advanced Math and Logic” (.lua) software module #99. Note this course is different than the course on “Math and Logic” (.bas) which is option code #83. Learn how to diagnose problems using Logic Simulator and other printing and logging tools.
Orion Protocols for SEL® Relay Integration Design and Application
Training
Learn how to retrieve real-time SCADA data and non-operational data from SEL® relays using the suite of SEL® protocols available in the Orion Automation Platform. Learn how to configure Orion to emulate the SEL20xx Communication Processor. Learn how to retrieve and display Event data from SEL® relays.
Orion IEC 61131-3 Math and Logic Design and Application
Training
Enable an Orion user to program logic constructs using the NCD Configuration tool and programming environment using IEC 61131-3 languages supported with the Orion. Hands-on utilization of Orion, DDIO/DCIO, Logic Simulators, and NCD will be employed during the class exercises using online and offline simulation and debugging tools.
Review the latest cyber security guidelines for critical utility infrastructure (including NERC CIP), review threats to the Utility infrastructure, review current approaches to making IT infrastructures secure and train the utility engineer on how to configure the security features in the Orion.
Orion Alarm-Archive-Retentive Configuration and Application (AAR)
Training
Learn how to archive data in Orion memory, setup the Orion SQL database, create web pages to serve out 1mS Sequence of Events Tables, create web pages to serve out Alarm Annunciation Tables and create and transfer .csv files containing archived data.
Bitronics® M871 can meet all of the Disturbance Monitoring and Reporting Requirements for NERC including Sequence of Event (SOE), Fault Recording, and Dynamic Disturbance Recording (DDR). This course will review the latest PRC-002 requirements and detail how the Bitronics product can be configured to meet requirements.
DNP3.0 Protocol and Application including Serial Communications Basics
Training
Learn how the DNP3.0 protocol is structured and applied in electrical substations between IEDs, and between substations and control centers. Also learn the basics of serial and Ethernet communications in substations.
Train the utility professional on the theory, application and troubleshooting of Ethernet and associated application layer payloads transported within utility substations and between substations and control / engineering centers. The achievement of commissioning goals, through use of available tool sets, is the foundational objective of this course.
All our symposiums have been suspended due to COVID-19. Please keep checking back for updates as they become available. We now offer free bi-weekly Power Hours covering applications, best practices, and tips&tricks for Orion and Bitronics products. Please check here for upcoming Power Hours.