Introduction
The Certified PROFIBUS Installer is an essential course for electrical engineers and technicians requiring skills in the installation and testing of complete PROFIBUS networks.

This course provides theoretical and practical training in PROFIBUS network technology using a hands-on approach. In most projects certification is a requirement for companies who are engaged in fieldbus installation. Certified PROFIBUS Installers are the first step to achieving reliable and trouble-free networks.

The Certified Installer course takes 2 days (including the exam). After passing the exam, the participant gets the title \'Certified Installer\' and will be officially registered.

Topics

PROFIBUS technology • Masters and slaves • Token passing • Baudrates • Addressing • DP and PA RS 485 and PROFIBUS DP • Technology of RS 485 • Cable specifications • Topology (trunks/spurs) • DB9 and M12 connectors • Termination • Repeaters and Hubs MBP and PROFIBUS PA • Technology of MBP • DP/PA couplers and links • Cable specifications • Topology (trunks/spurs) • Termination Test- and measurement tools • Handheld tools • Oscilloscopes • Busmonitors

Transmission technology • Impedance • Delay times • Attenuation • Skin effect • Reflections Grounding and shielding • External influences on the cable • IEC 61000-5-2 • Grounding between cabinets Assembly guidelines • High voltage cables • Ferrules • Static electricity (ESD) Practical exercises • Assembling cable • Testing cable with a BT200 • Bus statistics with ProfiTrace • Signal analysis with ProfiTrace

The participants will work with first class tools to do their practical exercises; ProfiTrace, BT200 and striptool. With these tools the participants will learn how to install and test a PROFIBUS installation.