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PLC, DCS and SCADA Systems
Industrial control system architecture and operation. Covers PLC and DCS hardware and scan cycles, programming languages, HMI and alarm management, SCADA and telemetry for distributed assets, industrial networks, and cyber security and change control for operational technology.
Taught by Icompetent Solutions
- Modules
- 7
- Lessons
- 31
- Duration
- 6h 14m
- Level
- Intermediate
- Quizzes
- 7 graded
- Enrolled
- 109
Course content
7 modules · 31 lessons · 6h 14m
How PLC, DCS and SCADA systems fit together on a real site, the documents that describe them, the lifecycle they follow, and how the control system relates to the safety system.
- The Automation Hierarchy: Where Each System SitsPreview11 min
- Reading the Control System Document Set12 min
- The Control System Lifecycle and Who Owns Each Stage11 min
- Basic Process Control and Safety Instrumented Systems12 min
- Module quiz: Industrial Control Systems in Context9 questions · pass 70%
Topics covered
PLC
DCS
SCADA
Alarm Management
OT Cyber Security
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