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Section Table of Contents (TOC)

Process Automation Basic Collection ......................................................................................................2-6
1049 Introduction to Automation Systems .................................................................................................... 2-7
1051 Understanding P&IDs and Control Strategies ..................................................................................... 2-8
1159 Measuring Process Variables .............................................................................................................. 2-9
1160 Instrumentation for Measuring Process Variables ............................................................................. 2-10
Control Engineering Foundation Collection ...........................................................................................2-11
1230 Control Systems: Basic Hardware ..................................................................................................... 2-12
1231 Control Systems: FCP280 and FDC280 ............................................................................................ 2-13
1147 Understanding Foxboro System Architecture .................................................................................... 2-14
1059 Foxboro Control Software Overview .................................................................................................. 2-15
1069 Configuring Sequence Controls ......................................................................................................... 2-16
1137 Configuring Discrete Control Loops ................................................................................................... 2-17
1141 Processing Field Signals .................................................................................................................... 2-18
1142 Configuring Ratio Control Loops ........................................................................................................ 2-19
1143 Configuring Complex Loops ............................................................................................................... 2-20
1148 Configuring Feedback Control Loops ................................................................................................ 2-21
1149 Configuring Split-Range Control Loops ............................................................................................. 2-22
1150 Configuring Cascade Control Loops .................................................................................................. 2-23
1151 Understanding the Basics of Control Configuration ........................................................................... 2-24
1152 Configuring Hardware Components................................................................................................... 2-25
1153 Configuring Control Objects ............................................................................................................... 2-26
1154 Deploying and Verifying Control Objects ........................................................................................... 2-27
1155 Generating Bulk Data for Control Objects ......................................................................................... 2-28
Control HMI Foundation Collection ........................................................................................................2-29
1252 Identifying the Fundamentals of Control HMI .................................................................................... 2-30
1253 Exploring the Features of Control HMI............................................................................................... 2-31
1254 Configuring Managed Control HMI Applications ................................................................................ 2-32
1255 Scripting, Alarming, and Maintenance Procedures in Control HMI ................................................... 2-33
Networking Foundation Collection .........................................................................................................2-34
1239 OSI Model for Ethernet Networks ...................................................................................................... 2-35
1240 Ethernet in Data Link and Physical Layers ........................................................................................ 2-36
1241 Control Network Implementation........................................................................................................ 2-37
1242 Communication Protocols and Security Configuration ...................................................................... 2-38
1243 Switch Architecture and Configuration ............................................................................................... 2-39
1205 Getting Started with Foxboro Control Networks ................................................................................ 2-40
1206 Configuring, Securing, and Troubleshooting Switches ...................................................................... 2-41
1225 NetSight Suite Console for Foxboro DCS Network Analysis ............................................................. 2-42
1232 Control Systems: Control Network Interface ...................................................................................... 2-43

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Safety Engineering Foundation Collection .............................................................................................2-44

1079 Safety System Basics ........................................................................................................................ 2-45
1234 Safety Systems: Tricon CX Controller ............................................................................................... 2-46
1235 Safety Systems: Tricon Controller ..................................................................................................... 2-47
1236 Safety Systems: Trident Controller .................................................................................................... 2-48
1237 Safety Systems: Tri-GP Controller ..................................................................................................... 2-49
1199 Tricon System Overview .................................................................................................................... 2-50
1200 Tricon System Installation .................................................................................................................. 2-51
1201 Setting Up Tricon Systems for Monitoring ......................................................................................... 2-52
1265 Getting Started with TriStation 1131 Software ................................................................................... 2-53
1266 Creating Tricon CX Projects in TriStation 1131 Software .................................................................. 2-54
1267 Developing and Testing TriStation 1131 Applications ....................................................................... 2-55
1268 Configuring and Downloading TriStation 1131 Applications .............................................................. 2-56
1269 Retrieving Sequence of Events Data from Tricon CX Controllers ..................................................... 2-57
1197 Using Cause and Effect Matrix in Safety Applications ....................................................................... 2-58
1270 Migrating Previous Projects to TriStation 1131 .................................................................................. 2-59
Process Automation Essential Collection ..............................................................................................2-60
1173 Integrating Field Devices Using FDC280 ........................................................................................... 2-61
1158 Integrating Field Devices Using FDSI ................................................................................................ 2-62
1233 Control Systems: Fieldbus Modules .................................................................................................. 2-63
1136 Configuring Process Alarms .............................................................................................................. 2-64
1073 Introduction to I/A Series System Manager ....................................................................................... 2-65
1145 Configuring Historian Client ............................................................................................................... 2-66
1146 Monitoring Historian and Managing Security ..................................................................................... 2-67
1076 Understanding the Basics of SCADA Systems for Process Control.................................................. 2-68
1307 Features and Hardware Components of SCD6000 ........................................................................... 2-69
1308 Configuring SCD6000 in a SCADA Network ..................................................................................... 2-70
1309 Configuring Communication, Data Logging, and User Access in SCD6000 ..................................... 2-71
1129 Common Safety: Integration of Control and Safety Systems ............................................................ 2-72
Process Automation Security Essential Collection ................................................................................2-73
1246 Cybersecurity for Plant Infrastructure ................................................................................................ 2-74
1247 Cybersecurity for Distributed Control Systems .................................................................................. 2-75
1248 Cybersecurity for Industrial Safety Systems ...................................................................................... 2-76
1249 Endpoint Protection Using McAfee Products ..................................................................................... 2-77
1250 Data Backup and Recovery in Industrial Computers ......................................................................... 2-78
Safety Engineering Essential Collection ................................................................................................2-79
1257 Fundamentals of Process Safety Advisor On Premise (PSA OP) ..................................................... 2-80
1318 Installing and Licensing PSA OP ....................................................................................................... 2-81
1258 Configuring Components in SIF Manager ......................................................................................... 2-82
1259 Configuring Compounds and SIFs in SIF Manager ........................................................................... 2-83

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1261 Monitoring SIFs Using the Operation Group ...................................................................................... 2-84

1262 Monitoring Trips and Bypass Events ................................................................................................. 2-85
1263 Tracking Aggregate SIF Performance ............................................................................................... 2-86
1319 Configuring IPLs in IPL Manager ....................................................................................................... 2-87
1321 Monitoring IPLs and IPL Events Using the Operation Group ............................................................ 2-88
1264 Routine Maintenance Activities for PSA OP ...................................................................................... 2-89
Virtualization Essential Collection ..........................................................................................................2-90
1210 Getting Started with Virtualization ...................................................................................................... 2-91
1211 Site Planning for Virtualized Control Systems ................................................................................... 2-92
1212 Configuring V91 Server Virtualization Hosts ...................................................................................... 2-93
1213 Creating Virtual Networks and Machines for Control Systems .......................................................... 2-94
1214 Configuring and Connecting Thin Clients .......................................................................................... 2-95
1215 Configuring Centralized Virtualization Management.......................................................................... 2-96
1216 Backing Up and Configuring Failover in Virtualized Control Systems ............................................... 2-97
1217 Adding Endpoint Protection to Virtualized Control Systems .............................................................. 2-98
1219 Configuring Thin Clients ..................................................................................................................... 2-99
1220 Troubleshooting Thin Clients ........................................................................................................... 2-100
1224 Configuring Virtualization in Server 2016 ........................................................................................ 2-101
Control Engineering Professional Collection........................................................................................2-102
1207 Getting Started with EcoStruxure Hybrid DCS ................................................................................ 2-103
1208 Activating and Securing EcoStruxure Hybrid DCS .......................................................................... 2-104
1209 Building and Deploying Systems in EcoStruxure Hybrid DCS ........................................................ 2-105
1140 EcoStruxure Modicon Builder .......................................................................................................... 2-106
1300 System Advisor for Process Control Architecture ............................................................................ 2-107
1301 Navigating Key Features of System Advisor for Process Control ................................................... 2-108
1302 Identifying System Information Using System Advisor for Process Control .................................... 2-109
1303 System Management with System Advisor for Process Control ..................................................... 2-110
1304 Generating Reports in System Advisor for Process Control ............................................................ 2-111
1305 Maintaining Data Within System Advisor for Process Control ......................................................... 2-112
1172 Troubleshooting Foxboro DCS Control Processor .......................................................................... 2-113
1202 Troubleshooting Foxboro DCS Using Scripts .................................................................................. 2-114
1157 Monitoring Control System Performance ......................................................................................... 2-115
5111 Configuring the PIDA Control Block ................................................................................................. 2-116
5112 Configuring the FBTUNE Feedback Tuner Block ............................................................................ 2-117
1292 Analyze Plant Performance Using Control Advisor ......................................................................... 2-118
Safety Engineering Professional Collection .........................................................................................2-119
1175 Testing Safety Applications Using Triconex Safety Validator .......................................................... 2-120
1203 Testing Safety Functionality Using Triconex Safety Validator Tieback ........................................... 2-121
1192 Troubleshooting Triconex Safety Systems ...................................................................................... 2-122
1314 Configure System Advisor Components to Collect TriStation 1131 Data........................................ 2-123

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1315 Manage TriStation 1131 I/Os Using System Advisor....................................................................... 2-124

1316 Track Configuration Changes Using System Advisor ...................................................................... 2-125
1317 Perform Advanced Tasks in System Advisor: SQL Queries and System Maintenance .................. 2-126
Legacy Courses....................................................................................................................................2-127

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Process Automation Basic Collection

Process Automation Basic Collection

This section is organized to show individual e-learning courses in the Process Automation
Basic Collection. Other available e-learning collections are listed below as hyperlinks for
quickly navigating to a section.

Available E-Learning Collections

Basic Foundation Essential Professional
• Process • Control • Process • Control
Automation Engineering Automation Engineering

• Control HMI • Process • Safety

Automation Engineering
Security
• Networking • Safety
Engineering
• Safety
Engineering • Virtualization

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1049 Introduction to Automation Systems

This course provides essential knowledge on the basic concepts of automation systems. The
course also covers the fundamental concepts of a Distributed Control System (DCS), a
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) system, and a Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition (SCADA) system
This course is also useful for process automation professionals looking to refresh their
knowledge of automation fundamentals.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Identify different types of control loops.
• Define automatic control systems.
• Explain the different industrial process control
systems.
• Identify common components of industrial
process control systems.
• Differentiate between the following industrial
process control systems:
− DCS
− PLC
− SCADA

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Automation systems and control processes
• DCSs

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Process
E-learning Automation Basic

2 hours

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Process Automation Basic Collection

1051 Understanding P&IDs and Control Strategies

Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) describe the requirements that Schneider
Electric receives from customers. These requirements detail the physical sequence of
equipment and control logic in a process automation plant. Engineers interpret these
requirements and build control loops accordingly.
This foundational course helps you interpret process symbols in P&IDs and identify
frequently used control strategies, such as feedback, cascade, ratio, and split-range loops.
This course is also useful for process automation professionals looking to refresh their
knowledge of automation fundamentals.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Read P&IDs effectively.
• Interpret client databases before
converting them to control loops.
• Explain key features and various
applications of frequently used control
strategies.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of process control basics

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Process
E-learning Automation Basic
• Maintenance Engineers and
Technicians
2 hours

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1159 Measuring Process Variables

Industrial processes involve physical characteristics that can change or vary constantly.
These variables form a significant part of process control. Measuring process variables
involves quantifying the analog or digital signal of a physical characteristic, resulting in the
assignment of a value for a variable in the control process.
In this course, you learn about common process variables, such as temperature, pressure,
level, and flow. You also learn how control systems measure process variables and factors
that affect the measurement of these variables.
This course is also useful for process automation professionals looking to refresh their
knowledge of automation fundamentals.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Identify industrial process
variables and their physical
characteristics.
• Recognize factors that affect the
measurement of process
variables.

Prerequisites
None

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Process
E-learning Automation Basic
• Maintenance Engineers and
Technicians
• Plant Managers and Operators 1 hour, 15
minutes

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1160 Instrumentation for Measuring Process Variables

Instrumentation refers to the devices used to measure values of variables in a process and to
send these measurements to another device or control processor. In this course, you learn
about commonly used instrumentation for measuring variables and sending this information
through analog or digital signals in industrial control applications. You also learn about
equipment for translating a control signal into a physical control action.
This course is also useful for process automation professionals looking to refresh their
knowledge of automation fundamentals.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Identify key instrumentation for measuring
the temperature, pressure, level, and flow
variables of a control process.
• Describe key equipment for conditioning and
controlling process variables.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of process variables

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Process
E-learning Automation Basic
• Maintenance Engineers and
Technicians
• Plant Managers and Operators 1 hour, 15
minutes

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Control Engineering Foundation Collection

Control Engineering Foundation Collection

This section is organized to show individual e-learning courses in the Control Engineering
Foundation Collection. Other available e-learning collections are listed below as hyperlinks
for quickly navigating to a section.

Available E-Learning Collections

Basic Foundation Essential Professional
• Process • Control • Process • Control
Automation Engineering Automation Engineering
• Control HMI • Process • Safety
Automation Engineering
Security
• Networking • Safety
Engineering
• Safety
Engineering • Virtualization

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Control Engineering Foundation Collection

1230 Control Systems: Basic Hardware

Foxboro™ Distributed Control System (DCS) is an enterprise system that controls and
New manages all industrial plant activities. Foxboro DCS enables plant engineers to develop,
deploy, and manage control configuration and achieve plant automation through efficient
tools, process displays, and data storage mechanisms. Proper selection, installation, and
maintenance of hardware components for Foxboro DCS are fundamental activities for
ensuring fault-tolerant process automation.
This course provides essential knowledge on the basic hardware components you use in
Foxboro DCS, including servers, workstations, annunciator keyboards, Ethernet switches,
enclosures, baseplates, termination assemblies, and Fieldbus Communication Modules
(FCMs).

Learning Objectives
During this course, you acquire knowledge to:
• Choose hardware components that meet
the project requirements for a control
system.
• Install these hardware components in the
control system.
• Perform maintenance activities on each
hardware component.

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Foxboro DCS

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• Maintenance Engineers and
Foundation
Technicians
1 hour, 45
minutes

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1231 Control Systems: FCP280 and FDC280

Foxboro™ Distributed Control System (DCS) includes several types of controllers, including
New Field Control Processor 280 (FCP280) and Field Device Controller 280 (FDC280).
• FCP280 is an optionally fault-tolerant station that performs regulatory, logic, timing, and
sequential control, together with connected Fieldbus Modules (FBMs). FCP280 also
performs data acquisition, alarm detection, and notification.
• FDC280 is a distributed, optionally fault-tolerant, field-mounted controller that performs
process control and alarming functions according to a user-defined control strategy.
FDC280 provides direct field device integration without the need for additional FBMs.
This course provides essential knowledge on the basic hardware components of FCP280,
FDC280, and their baseplates. Additionally, the course covers the similarities and differences
between the steps for installing, diagnosing, and maintaining FCP280 and FDC280 in their
control networks.

Learning Objectives
During this course, you acquire knowledge to:
• Identify the features and functionality of
FCP280 and FDC280.
• Install and maintain FCP280 in a control
network.
• Install and maintain FDC280 in a control
network.
• Identify faults that inhibit normal fault-tolerant
operations in FCP280 and FDC280.

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Foxboro DCSs

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• Maintenance Engineers and
Foundation
Technicians
1 hour, 15
minutes

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1147 Understanding Foxboro System Architecture

This course provides essential knowledge on the basics of Foxboro™ Distributed Control
System (DCS) architecture, including the relationship between hardware and software
components. Specifically, this course addresses how different functions in these components
automate and control an industrial process.
Foxboro DCS integrates all processes, applications, and field devices in a control system.
The architecture in Foxboro DCS helps you manage information and control field devices
through a variety of tools.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Explain the hardware
components of Foxboro DCS.
• Recognize the way that data
flows from one hardware
component to another.
• Define the topologies in
Foxboro DCS Control Network.
• Explain the different software
components of Foxboro DCS.
• Identify the various tools that
support Foxboro DCS.
• List the high-level steps to install
Foxboro DCS software components.

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of process automation and Foxboro DCSs

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• Maintenance Engineers and
Foundation
Technicians
• Plant Managers and Operators 3 hours, 10
minutes

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1059 Foxboro Control Software Overview

This foundational course provides an overview of Foxboro™ Control Software (FCS), a
powerful and integrated engineering suite of tools that enhance both engineering productivity
and quality.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Describe the fundamentals and salient
features of FCS.
• Identify the role of FCS in process
control.
• List the functionality of FCS
components, including:
− Historian
− System Manager
− Security
− Alarming

Prerequisites
Completion of courses in the Process Automation Basics Collection or equivalent knowledge

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• Plant Operators
Foundation
2 hours

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Control Engineering Foundation Collection

1069 Configuring Sequence Controls

This course provides essential knowledge on the configuration of sequence control blocks in
Foxboro™ Distributed Control Systems (DCS). Topics include the features and functions of
sequence control blocks, block interaction in a sequence control process, and block
programming using High Level Batch Language (HLBL) syntax. Knowledge of sequence
control blocks enables plant personnel to configure sequence control in plant processes
easily and efficiently.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Explain the features and functions of
sequence control blocks.
• Manage the states and interactions of
sequence control blocks in a
sequence control process.
• Identify the different sections used in
sequence control blocks.
• Program sequence control logic using
HLBL syntax.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Programming using Structured Text
• ArchestrA™ Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• Maintenance Engineers
Foundation
• Plant Operators
1 hour, 30
minutes

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1137 Configuring Discrete Control Loops

This course introduces you to a variety of control blocks in Foxboro™ Distributed Control
System (DCS) Control Core Services for processing discrete information to and from digital
field devices. Using Foxboro DCS Control Editors, you develop a control loop by selecting
input and output blocks, blocks representing devices, and blocks that perform advanced
functions. You connect and configure these blocks in control strategies within control
compounds. After deployment to a running control processor, you monitor the behavior of the
control loop through displays or faceplates in Foxboro Control HMI.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Recognize the components of a
discrete control loop.
• Distinguish the functions and
operations of different blocks for
discrete control.
• Identify logic, Boolean, and timer
functions in LOGIC and CALCA
blocks.
• Create and configure a discrete
control loop using Control Editors.
• Display the behavior of a
discrete control loop using Control HMI.

Prerequisites
None

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• Maintenance Engineers and
Foundation
Technicians
• Plant Managers and Operators 2 hours

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1141 Processing Field Signals

This course provides essential knowledge on continuous control loops and their configuration
for processing signals from field devices. Topics include the process flow for signal
conditioning and the configuration of AIN and AOUT blocks for processing field signals.
Knowledge of different types of continuous control loops and field signal processing enables
you to implement control processes that comply with plant requirements.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Explain how continuous control loops
enable signal processing in
Foxboro™ systems.
• Configure an AIN block to process input
signals in a plant process.
• Develop an AOUT block to condition
signals and relay processed output.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Distributed Control Systems (DCSs) and control loops
• ArchestrA™ Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• Maintenance Engineers
Foundation
• Plant Operators
1 hour

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Control Engineering Foundation Collection

1142 Configuring Ratio Control Loops

This course provides essential knowledge on the operation of a ratio control loop and the
configuration of a ratio control loop in Foxboro™ Distributed Control System (DCS) Control
Editors. Ratio control is a continuous control mechanism that monitors and controls the
blending of a controlled flow variable, in proportion to an uncontrolled flow variable, to create
an output. To control and maintain the ratio of these flow variables, you require a ratio control
loop.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Explain the purpose and operation of a
ratio control loop in process automation.
• Identify key parameters of the RATIO
block in Control Editors.
• Configure a ratio control loop in Control
Editors and validate the operation of the
loop in Foxboro Control HMI.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of Distributed Control Systems (DCSs) and ArchestrA™ Integrated
Development Environment (IDE)
• Completion of 1149 Configuring Split-Range Control Loops

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• Maintenance Engineers
Foundation
• Plant Operators
1 hour

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1143 Configuring Complex Loops

This course provides essential knowledge on the operation and configuration of a complex
loop in a control process in Foxboro™ Distributed Control System (DCS) Control Editors. A
complex loop includes multiple continuous control loops designed to execute a plant process.
By configuring a complex loop, you can ensure continuous operations during process upsets
or abnormal conditions.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Explain the components required for
configuring a complex loop.
• Build a complex loop in
Control Editors based on
project requirements.
• Validate the execution of the complex
loop in Foxboro Control HMI.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of Distributed Control
Systems (DCSs) and ArchestrA™
Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
• Completion of 1142 Configuring Ratio Control Loops

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• Maintenance Engineers
Foundation
• Plant Operators
1 hour, 30
minutes

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Control Engineering Foundation Collection

1148 Configuring Feedback Control Loops

This course focuses on configuring a feedback control loop using Foxboro™ Distributed
Control System (DCS) Control Editors. Feedback control is a common and powerful control
methodology for designing a control system. Feedback control loops use system output to re-
adjust system performance to achieve the expected output response.
This course provides basic knowledge on the concept of feedback control, Proportional
Integral Derivative (PID) block parameters in a feedback control loop, and configuration of a
feedback control loop.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Explain the use and operation of a feedback control loop in process automation.
• Configure a PID block in a feedback control loop.
• Build and validate a feedback control loop using Control Editors.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Process control
• Control Editors
• Microsoft® Office tools

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• Maintenance Engineers and
Foundation
Technicians
• Plant Managers and Operators 1 hour, 12
minutes

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1149 Configuring Split-Range Control Loops

This course focuses on configuring a split-range control loop using Foxboro™ Distributed
Control System (DCS) Control Editors. Split-range control is one of the most commonly used
techniques to control a single process variable using two manipulated variables.
This course provides basic knowledge on the concept of split-range control, block
parameters in a split-range control loop, and configuration of a split-range control loop.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Explain the purpose and operation of a split-range control loop in process automation.
• Configure a Characterizer (CHARC) block in a split-range control loop.
• Build a split-range control loop using Control Editors.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Process control
• Control Editors
• Microsoft® Office tools

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• Maintenance Engineers and
Foundation
Technicians
• Plant Managers and Operators 1 hour, 6
minutes

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1150 Configuring Cascade Control Loops

This course focuses on configuring a cascade control loop using Foxboro™ Distributed
Control System (DCS) Control Editors. Cascade control enables proactive and corrective
system responses to a system fault, instead of reactive responses to negative impact from
the fault. To create cascade control loops, you use specific blocks to control the process.
This course provides basic knowledge on the concept of cascade control, Proportional
Integral Derivative (PID) block parameters in a cascade control loop, and configuration of a
cascade control loop.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Explain the use and operation of a cascade control loop in process automation.
• Configure Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) blocks in a cascade control loop.
• Build and validate a cascade control loop using Foxboro DCS Control Editors.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Process control
• Control Editors
• Microsoft® Office tools

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• Maintenance Engineers and
Foundation
Technicians
• Plant Managers and Operators 1 hour

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Control Engineering Foundation Collection

1151 Understanding the Basics of Control

Configuration
This course provides essential knowledge on the basic concepts of Foxboro™ Distributed
Control System (DCS) configuration tools, including Foxboro DCS Control Editors.
Specifically, this course focuses on using Control Editors to create and configure process
control logic.
Course topics cover creating toolsets and templates, importing and exporting control objects,
and backing up and restoring a Galaxy.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Describe basic concepts of configuring
process control logic.
• Explain features and benefits of Control
Editors.
• Create toolsets and templates in Control
Editors.
• Import and export control objects to and
from a Galaxy.
• Back up and restore a Galaxy using
System Manager Console.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Process control
• Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• Maintenance Engineers and
Foundation
Technicians
• Plant Managers and Operators 1 hour, 24
minutes

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Control Engineering Foundation Collection

1152 Configuring Hardware Components

This course provides essential knowledge on configuring hardware equipment in a plant,
which involves translating physical equipment information into logical representation. In this
course, using Foxboro™ Distributed Control System (DCS) Control Editors, you create and
configure hardware components, such as Control Processors (CPs), Fieldbus Modules
(FBMs), workstations, and switches, into logical groups of equipment units that model plant
areas. You also validate and save the hardware configuration.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Create equipment units.
• Create and configure CPs, switches, workstations, and FBMs.
• Validate, commit, and reconcile hardware configuration.
• Deploy hardware equipment to a running system.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Process control loops
• Basic control configuration

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• Maintenance Engineers and
Foundation
Technicians
• Plant Managers and Operators 1 hour, 12
minutes

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Control Engineering Foundation Collection

1153 Configuring Control Objects

Creating and configuring control objects is referred to as the process of converting customer
requirements into logical functions that the Control Processor (CP) executes.
In this course, you learn how to create and configure different control objects, such as
compounds, strategies, and blocks, using Foxboro™ Distributed Control System (DCS)
Control Editors. You also learn how the CP executes control objects and the sequence of
execution the CP follows.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Create and configure compounds.
• Create block templates.
• Identify the basic process cycle of a CP.
• Build and configure strategies.
• Explain strategy declaration management.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Process control loops
• Basic control configuration

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• Maintenance Engineers and
Foundation
Technicians
• Plant Managers and Operators 1 hour, 30
minutes

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1154 Deploying and Verifying Control Objects

Control object deployment involves the methodical copying of all configurations to the
physical CP. These configurations include compounds, strategies, and blocks.
In this course, you use Foxboro™ Distributed Control System (DCS) Control Editors to
deploy the control objects for execution by the CP. You also learn how to validate control
object configurations using Live Data and Object Viewer in Control Editors.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Deploy, undeploy, and redeploy
control objects.
• Display real-time values using Live
Data mode.
• Verify control objects using Object
Viewer.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Process control loops
• Basic control configuration
• Configuration of hardware components and control objects

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• Maintenance Engineers and
Foundation
Technicians
• Plant Managers and Operators 1 hour

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Control Engineering Foundation Collection

1155 Generating Bulk Data for Control Objects

Using the bulk data feature of Foxboro™ Distributed Control System (DCS) Control Editors is
like creating multiple copies of the control strategy for identical process loops. This time-
saving feature conveniently helps you recreate the control strategy.
In this course, you learn how to generate the bulk data of control applications from stored
templates or external project data.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Create bulk data objects.
• Import and export bulk control data.
• Generate bulk data of control
objects.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Process control loops
• Basic control configuration
• Configuration of hardware
components and control objects

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• Maintenance Engineers and
Foundation
Technicians
• Plant Managers and Operators 1 hour, 24
minutes

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Control HMI Foundation Collection

Control HMI Foundation Collection

This section is organized to show individual e-learning courses in the Control HMI
Foundation Collection. Other available e-learning collections are listed below as hyperlinks
for quickly navigating to a section.

Available E-Learning Collections

Basic Foundation Essential Professional
• Process • Control • Process • Control
Automation Engineering Automation Engineering
• Control HMI • Process • Safety
Automation Engineering
Security
• Networking • Safety
Engineering
• Safety
Engineering • Virtualization

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Control HMI Foundation Collection

1252 Identifying the Fundamentals of Control HMI

A Human Machine Interface (HMI) enables you to configure and manage industrial
processes. Foxboro™ Control HMI is a powerful tool for building HMIs for process control
activities. You can use Control HMI to build HMIs for Foxboro Distributed Control System
(DCS), Triconex™ Safety System, or any other process automation system.
This course provides fundamental knowledge on Control HMI, including the benefits of using
Control HMI, licenses for building Control HMI applications, Control HMI application types,
and the workflow for building graphics in Control HMI applications.

Learning Objectives
After completing this curriculum, you can:
• Explain Control HMI and its
benefits.
• Describe the functions of System
Platform in Control HMI.
• Identify required licenses for
building Control HMI applications.
• List the types of Control HMI
application.
• Describe the workflow for building
graphics in Control HMI applications.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of Foxboro Distributed Control Systems (DCSs)
• Experience in Foxboro DCS Control Core Services and Control Software

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning HMI Foundation

35 minutes

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Control HMI Foundation Collection

1253 Exploring the Features of Control HMI

You use a Human Machine Interface (HMI) to manage control processes. Foxboro™ Control
HMI is a multi-featured tool that includes high-quality graphics, customizable symbols and
libraries, multi-monitor configuration, alarms and trends, and scripts. These features enhance
your operational efficiency.
This course provides fundamental knowledge on the standard features of Control HMI.

Learning Objectives
After completing this curriculum, you can:
• Identify the standard features for
graphics development in Control HMI.
• Describe alarms, trends, and scripts in
Control HMI.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of Foxboro Distributed
Control Systems (DCSs)
• Completion of 1252 Identifying the
Fundamentals of Control HMI

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning HMI Foundation

40 minutes

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Control HMI Foundation Collection

1254 Configuring Managed Control HMI Applications

Foxboro™ Control HMI enables you to develop Managed Human Machine Interface (HMI)
applications. For Distributed Control Systems (DCSs), you configure Managed applications.
To configure Managed applications, Control HMI provides you with ArchestrA™ Graphic
symbols and libraries. When configuring a Managed application, you can adopt best
practices and ensure better HMI performance.
This course provides essential knowledge on the configuration of Managed Control HMI
applications.

Learning Objectives
After completing this curriculum, you can:
• Explain standard components and libraries
in Control HMI.
• Create ArchestrA symbols in Control HMI.
• Develop overlays for symbols in Control
HMI.
• Create a process display window and view
the window in runtime.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of Foxboro Distributed Control
Systems (DCSs)
• Completion of 1253 Exploring the Features of Control HMI

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning HMI Foundation

1 hour, 25
minutes

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1255 Scripting, Alarming, and Maintenance Procedures

in Control HMI
A Control HMI application can include scripted functions for executing tasks, such as opening
a window or triggering an animation. In addition, Control HMI applications include alarms to
alert plant personnel during abnormal situations. Deployed Control HMI applications require
routine evaluation and maintenance.
This course provides fundamental knowledge on standard procedures and best practices for
scripting, alarming, and maintaining Control HMI applications.

Learning Objectives
After completing this curriculum, you can:
• Implement scripting in Control HMI.
• Summarize best practices to execute scripts
in Control HMI.
• Configure alarm monitoring and storing in
Control HMI.
• Describe the purpose of generating
Graphics Performance Index (GPI) and
Object Manager (OM) reports.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of Foxboro Distributed Control Systems (DCSs)
• Completion of 1254 Configuring Managed Control HMI Applications

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning HMI Foundation

1 hour

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Networking Foundation Collection

Networking Foundation Collection

This section is organized to show individual e-learning courses in the Networking Foundation
Collection. Other available e-learning collections are listed below as hyperlinks for quickly
navigating to a section.

Available E-Learning Collections

Basic Foundation Essential Professional
• Process • Control • Process • Control
Automation Engineering Automation Engineering
• Control HMI • Process • Safety
Automation Engineering
Security
• Networking • Safety
Engineering
• Safety
• Virtualization
Engineering

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Networking Foundation Collection

1239 OSI Model for Ethernet Networks

This course introduces the seven layers of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model
for Ethernet networks. The OSI model enables different types of network hardware and
software to communicate with each other. The OSI model helps you to think about networks
in chunks or layers, which you can easily identify and manage.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Explain the basics of networking.
• Describe the function of each layer in the OSI
model.
• Explain how Ethernet encapsulates and
transmits data through the seven layers.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Control systems
• Automation systems

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Networking
E-learning Foundation
• Maintenance Engineers and
Technicians
30 minutes

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Networking Foundation Collection

1240 Ethernet in Data Link and Physical Layers

This course introduces two layers of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model. The
Data Link layer and the Physical layer are important to understand when using Ethernet
networks.
• The Data Link layer creates Ethernet frames and prepares data for transmission.
• The Physical layer represents the actual transmission medium and physical connection
between network devices.
Additionally, this course focuses on cable types, network topologies, and their uses.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Recognize requirements for
network addresses.
• Explain different transmission
modes.
• Describe common types of
network cables.
• Distinguish between half-duplex
and full-duplex Ethernet.
• Identify different network
topologies.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Control systems
• Automation systems
• The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model or completion of 1239 OSI Model for
Ethernet Networks

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Networking
E-learning Foundation
• Maintenance Engineers and
Technicians
1 hour

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1241 Control Network Implementation

This course introduces network connectivity and explains how to implement an Ethernet
network.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Explain the functions of various
network connectivity devices,
such as hubs, switches, routers,
and gateways.
• Create an Ethernet network.
− Identify network requirements.
− Connect the network.
− Configure addresses for
network devices.
• Test and troubleshoot the
network for operation.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Control systems
• Automation systems
• The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model or completion of 1239 OSI Model for
Ethernet Networks

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Networking
E-learning Foundation
• Maintenance Engineers and
Technicians
1 hour

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1242 Communication Protocols and Security

Configuration
This course provides essential knowledge on the communication protocols within two layers
of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model: the Transport layer and the Application
layer. The course also introduces different techniques to help secure networks and limit
unauthorized access or digital threats to operating networks.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Explain common
communication protocols of
the Transport layer.
• Identify common industrial
communication protocols.
• Manage overall network
operation using Simple
Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
• Explain the operation of web page, data transfer, and time management protocols.
• Configure and view communication protocols for a Programmable Automation Controller
(PAC).
• Secure networks using firewalls and other security techniques.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Control systems
• Automation systems
• The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model or completion of 1239 OSI Model for
Ethernet Networks

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Networking
E-learning Foundation
• Maintenance Engineers and
Technicians
1 hour, 30
minutes

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1243 Switch Architecture and Configuration

This course identifies routing resilience methods. The course also addresses many
underlying network management issues.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Manage network availability and
configure systems for resiliency.
• Manage traffic with service
prioritization and virtual LANs.
• Configure network settings for a
ConneXium switch.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Control systems
• Automation systems
• The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model or completion of 1239 OSI Model for
Ethernet Networks

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Networking
E-learning Foundation
• Maintenance Engineers and
Technicians
1 hour

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Networking Foundation Collection

1205 Getting Started with Foxboro Control Networks

This course provides essential knowledge on Foxboro™ Control Networks.
Foxboro Control Network is a switched, fast Ethernet network that enables communication
between field devices, I/O modules, Control Processors (CPs), workstations, and servers.
This advanced network provides redundant data paths and enables standard and security-
enhanced features.
The course familiarizes you with the fundamental concepts of Foxboro Control Networks,
including topologies, supported Ethernet switches, and loop management algorithms.
Additionally, this course also covers leveraging these concepts to design Control Networks.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Describe the process of building Foxboro
Control Networks.
• Design Control Networks.
• Integrate X-Series and legacy switches into
Control Networks.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Ethernet network concepts
• Hardware architecture and components in Foxboro Distributed Control Systems (DCSs)
• System Manager
• System Definition configuration

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Networking
E-learning Foundation
• Maintenance Engineers and
Technicians
1 hour

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1206 Configuring, Securing, and Troubleshooting

Switches
This course provides essential knowledge on configuring, securing, and troubleshooting
switches in Foxboro™ Control Networks.
Switch Configuration Application Software™ (SCAS) is a dedicated tool for configuring
Ethernet switches in Foxboro Control Networks. Specifically, SCAS enables you to configure
communications, deploy loop management algorithms, and disable unused ports to help
avoid potential security breaches to Foxboro Control Networks. After configuring these
settings, you generate a configuration file that you download to the switch.
This course helps you configure and deploy switch configuration files using SCAS.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Configure and secure network switches.
• Deploy and validate switch configuration.
• Monitor and troubleshoot Foxboro
Control Networks using SCAS.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Ethernet network concepts
• Hardware architecture and components in Foxboro Distributed Control Systems (DCSs)
• System Manager
• System Definition configuration

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Networking
E-learning Foundation
• Maintenance Engineers and
Technicians
1 hour

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Networking Foundation Collection

1225 NetSight Suite Console for Foxboro DCS Network

Analysis
NetSight® Suite Console is a dedicated network tool for monitoring the operational status of
switches in plant networks and maintaining network uptime. Features in NetSight Suite
Console, such as Discover, Topology Manager, FlexViews, Device Manager, and Alarms
and Events, assist you with network monitoring activities.
This course guides you through the fundamentals of NetSight Suite Console and the
effective use of features for monitoring plant networks and analyzing network behavior.
Practice exercises reinforce application knowledge acquired in this course.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Explain the features of NetSight Suite
Console.
• Summarize the installation procedure for
NetSight Suite Console.
• Monitor and diagnose a network using
Topology Manager and FlexViews.
• View alarm, event, and trap details for
network devices.
• Enable alarm notifications for available
network traps using Alarm Manager.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Networking
• Network topologies
• Network analysis
• Switch configuration

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Networking
E-learning Foundation
• Maintenance Engineers and
Technicians
2 hours, 30
minutes

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1232 Control Systems: Control Network Interface

Foxboro™ Distributed Control System (DCS) is a self-contained hardware and software
New solution for process control systems. Foxboro DCS includes Control Network Interface (CNI),
which facilitates Ethernet communication between two Foxboro DCSs over a customer-
supplied connection. CNI enables communication between various control processors across
the industrial plant.
This course provides essential knowledge on the basic hardware components of CNI and the
CNI baseplate. The course also covers how to install, diagnose, and maintain CNI in a
control network.

Learning Objectives
During this course, you acquire knowledge to:
• Identify the features and functionality of CNI.
• Install and configure CNI.
• Diagnose and maintain CNI.

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Foxboro DCSs

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Networking
E-learning Foundation
• Maintenance Engineers and
Technicians
1 hour

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Safety Engineering Foundation Collection

Safety Engineering Foundation Collection

This section is organized to show individual e-learning courses in the Safety Engineering
Foundation Collection. Other available e-learning collections are listed below as hyperlinks
for quickly navigating to a section.

Available E-Learning Collections

Basic Foundation Essential Professional
• Process • Control • Process • Control
Automation Engineering Automation Engineering
• Control HMI • Process • Safety
Automation Engineering
Security
• Networking • Safety
Engineering
• Safety
Engineering • Virtualization

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Safety Engineering Foundation Collection

1079 Safety System Basics

This foundational course provides general awareness of safety technology for process
automation industrial plants. This course elaborates on safety concepts, safety measures,
and global safety standards established to minimize and manage potential risks to
acceptable levels. The course describes the protection layers implemented in a plant setup,
the three main stages of the safety project life cycle, and the importance of Functional Safety
Management (FSM) certification.
This course is also useful for process automation personnel looking to refresh their
knowledge of process safety fundamentals.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Explain the importance of safety and the
causes of incidents.
• Distinguish between the prevention and
mitigation layers.
• Describe the basic concepts of functional
safety standards.
• Explain the purpose of Safety Integrity
Levels (SILs) and the different methods to
determine a SIL.
• Outline the safety project life cycle.
• Define Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and the different methods associated with PHA.
• Discuss the Safety Requirements Specification (SRS) for a Safety Instrumented System
(SIS).
• Identify the procedures for Management of Change (MOC).
• State the importance of FSM certification.

Prerequisites
None

Audience Available As
• Maintenance Engineers and Part of Safety
Technicians E-learning Engineering
Foundation
• Safety Engineers
1 hour

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Safety Engineering Foundation Collection

1234 Safety Systems: Tricon CX Controller

Tricon™ CX controllers are designed for safety and critical control applications in the Oil and
New Gas, Power, Refining, Chemicals, Pharmaceutical, and Biotech industries. As a safety and
security certified system, the Tricon CX controller helps ensure operational integrity and
provide protection against both inherent risks and external threats, such as cyberattacks. The
Tricon CX controller uses Triple Modular Redundant (TMR) architecture, which integrates
three isolated, parallel control systems and extensive diagnostics into one system. Tricon CX
controllers offer the best of Tricon and Trident™ Safety Integrity Level 3 (SIL 3) systems with
safer, more reliable, and uninterrupted operations; increased plant uptimes; and reduced
downtime costs.
This course provides essential knowledge on the hardware components of the Tricon CX
controller, including Main Processor (MP), I/O, and communication components.

Learning Objectives
During this course, you acquire knowledge to:
• Select Tricon CX hardware components
that meet the project requirements for the
safety system.
• Install Tricon CX hardware components in
the safety system.
• Diagnose indicators for each Tricon CX
hardware component.
• Replace Tricon CX hardware components
as required.

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Foxboro™ Distributed Control Systems (DCSs)

Audience Available As
• Maintenance Engineers and Part of Safety
Technicians E-learning Engineering
Foundation
• Safety Engineers
1 hour, 44
minutes

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1235 Safety Systems: Tricon Controller

The Tricon™ controller is designed for use in safety applications requiring Safety Integrity
New Level (SIL) 1, 2, or 3. These high-integrity controllers provide fault tolerance using Triple-
Modular Redundant (TMR) architecture, which integrates three isolated, parallel control
systems and extensive diagnostics into one system. Tricon controllers enable repair without
process interruption and help reduce unexpected production outages and downtime.
This course provides essential knowledge on the hardware components of the Tricon
controller, including Main Processor (MP), I/O, and communication components.

Learning Objectives
During this course, you acquire knowledge to:
• Select Tricon hardware components that
meet the project requirements for the
safety system.
• Install Tricon hardware components in the
safety system.
• Diagnose indicators for each hardware
component.
• Replace Tricon hardware components as
required.

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of safety Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)

Audience Available As
• Maintenance Engineers and Part of Safety
Technicians E-learning Engineering
Foundation
• Safety Engineers
2 hours, 10
minutes

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Safety Engineering Foundation Collection

1236 Safety Systems: Trident Controller

Certified by TÜV Rheinland, the Trident™ controller is recommended for use in safety
New applications up to Safety Integrity Level 3 (SIL 3). The Trident controller helps secure the
plant environment and reduce unexpected production outages and downtime. Based on
Triple Module Redundant (TMR) architecture, the Trident controller includes hardware
components that address the requirements of safety and critical control applications, such as
Emergency Safety Shutdown (ESD) systems, Burner Management systems, Fire and Gas
systems, and High Integrity Pressure and Protection Systems (HIPPS).
This course provides essential knowledge on Trident controller hardware components,
including the Main Processor (MP), communication, and I/O modules. The course also
covers the diagnosis, proof testing, and replacement of each hardware component.

Learning Objectives
During this course, you acquire knowledge to:
• Select Trident hardware components that
meet the project requirements for the
safety system.
• Install Trident hardware components in
the safety system.
• Diagnose indicators for each hardware
component.
• Replace Trident hardware components as
required

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of safety Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)

Audience Available As
• Maintenance Engineers and Part of Safety
Technicians E-learning Engineering
Foundation
• Safety Engineers
2 hours, 14
minutes

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1237 Safety Systems: Tri-GP Controller

The Triconex™ General Purpose (Tri-GP™) controller is a programmable logic and process
New
controller that provides a high level of system fault tolerance. This controller supports Safety
Integrity Level 2 (SIL 2) applications and is based on Triple Module Redundant (TMR)
architecture. Due to its scalability, the Tri-GP controller provides safety for small stand-alone
and large distributed applications.
This course provides essential knowledge on the hardware components of the Tri-GP
controller, including Main Processor (MP), I/O, and communication components.

Learning Objectives
During this course, you acquire knowledge to:
• Select Tri-GP hardware components that
meet the project requirements for the
safety system.
• Install Tri-GP hardware components in
the safety system.
• Diagnose fault and alarm indicators for
each hardware component.
• Replace Tri-GP hardware components as
required.

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of safety Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)

Audience Available As
• Maintenance Engineers and Part of Safety
Technicians E-learning Engineering
Foundation
• Safety Engineers
2 hours, 15
minutes

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Safety Engineering Foundation Collection

1199 Tricon System Overview

This course introduces Tricon™ and Tricon™ CX systems that are designed for use with
New
Emergency ShutDown (ESD) and other critical applications that require Safety Integrity Level
(SIL) 1, 2, or 3, as defined in the IEC 61508 standard on Functional Safety.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Explain Triple Modular Redundant (TMR) architecture.
• Describe the features and functions of Tricon and Tricon
CX controllers.
• Identify the hardware components of Tricon and Tricon
CX controllers.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge:
− Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
− Distributed Control Systems (DCSs)
• Familiarity with safety concepts

Audience Available As
• Maintenance Engineers and Part of Safety
Technicians E-learning Engineering
Foundation
• Safety Engineers
1 hour

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1200 Tricon System Installation

Installing a Tricon™ system properly helps ensure that the system operates efficiently. This
New course helps you install a Tricon system that includes: a main chassis, an expansion chassis,
and a Remote Expansion Chassis (RXM) to extend the system to a remote location.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Install I/O and power modules.
• Connect the main chassis to the expansion panel.
• Install the communication module.
• Connect the controller to the termination panel.
• Connect the power module.
• Ground the Tricon system.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge:
− Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
− Distributed Control Systems (DCSs)
• Familiarity with safety concepts

Audience Available As
• Maintenance Engineers and Part of Safety
Technicians E-learning Engineering
Foundation
• Safety Engineers
1 hour and
15 minutes

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Safety Engineering Foundation Collection

1201 Setting Up Tricon Systems for Monitoring

This course helps you monitor the status of a Tricon™ system using Triconex™ Enhanced
New Diagnostic Monitor.
Enhanced Diagnostic Monitor enables you to collect system events that provide real-time
information on faults in the Tricon system. You can also collect the history of system errors.
You can view and analyze these events to locate the system fault. You can also send these
events as a log file to Schneider Electric Global Customer Support for assistance in
troubleshooting.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Identify the workflow of Enhanced
Diagnostic Monitor.
• Monitor a Tricon system using Enhanced
Diagnostic Monitor.
• Collect and view system events to analyze
Tricon system performance.
• Export an event log file for further
troubleshooting.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge:
− Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
− Distributed Control Systems (DCSs)
• Familiarity with safety concepts

Audience Available As
• Maintenance Engineers and Part of Safety
Technicians E-learning Engineering
Foundation
• Safety Engineers
50 minutes

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1265 Getting Started with TriStation 1131 Software

This course provides essential knowledge on preparing the project input documents required
for developing safety logic for Tricon™ CX controllers using TriStation™ 1131 Developer’s
Workbench software. Additionally, this course presents the supported programming methods
that you can use to build safety-related applications in TriStation 1131 software.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Identify the project cycle.
• Prepare project input documents.
• Identify the programming methods that
TriStation 1131 software supports.
• Install TriStation 1131 software.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Process safety applications, such as
Emergency Shutdown Systems and Fire and Gas Systems
• Triconex™ controllers – Tricon, Trident™, or Triconex General Purpose
(Tri-GP™)

Audience Available As
• Safety Engineers Part of Safety
E-learning Engineering
Foundation
30 minutes

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1266 Creating Tricon CX Projects in TriStation 1131

Software
This course provides essential knowledge on creating Tricon™ CX projects and configuring
settings for the controller, memory allocation, and safety application security in TriStation™
1131 Developer's Workbench software.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Create Tricon CX projects.
• Configure the Tricon CX controller and
corresponding functional settings.
• Allocate the memory of Tricon CX
controllers.
• Configure the security settings of Tricon CX
projects.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Process safety applications, such as Emergency Shutdown Systems and Fire and Gas
Systems
• Triconex™ controllers – Tricon, Trident™, or Triconex General Purpose
(Tri-GP™)

Audience Available As
• Safety Engineers Part of Safety
E-learning Engineering
Foundation
35 minutes

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1267 Developing and Testing TriStation 1131

Applications
This course provides essential knowledge on developing safety applications using
TriStation™ 1131 Developer’s Workbench software. In this course, you download
applications to Triconex™ Emulator, which simulates Tricon™ CX controllers for testing.
Using Triconex Safety Validator and Triconex Report Generator, you can create test cases
for TriStation 1131 applications and generate reports.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Create and test safety logic.
• Create custom functions.
• Set up project options.
• Generate reports using Triconex Report
Generator.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Process safety applications, such as Emergency Shutdown Systems and Fire and Gas
Systems
• Triconex™ controllers – Tricon, Trident™, or Triconex General Purpose
(Tri-GP™)

Audience Available As
• Safety Engineers Part of Safety
E-learning Engineering
Foundation
1 hour, 50
minutes

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1268 Configuring and Downloading TriStation 1131

Applications
This course provides knowledge on completing the safety project cycle. To complete the
safety project cycle, you create and add custom libraries to applications using TriStation™
1131 Developer’s Workbench software. Next, you add tagnames to TriStation 1131
applications. Finally, you download TriStation 1131 applications to Tricon™ CX controllers.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Create and add custom libraries to
TriStation 1131 applications.
• Import tagnames to TriStation 1131
applications.
• Download TriStation 1131
applications to Tricon CX
controllers.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Process safety applications, such as Emergency Shutdown Systems and Fire and Gas
Systems
• Triconex™ controllers – Tricon, Trident™, or Triconex General Purpose
(Tri-GP™)

Audience Available As
• Safety Engineers Part of Safety
E-learning Engineering
Foundation
2 hours

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1269 Retrieving Sequence of Events Data from Tricon

CX Controllers
This course provides essential knowledge on using Triconex™ Sequence of Events (SOE)
Recorder to analyze shutdowns and define strategies that help improve plant safety. In this
course, you install and configure SOE Recorder to retrieve data from TriStation™ 1131
Developer’s Workbench software applications.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Identify key steps for collecting event
data.
• Configure SOE blocks in TriStation
1131 software.
• Install SOE Recorder.
• Configure SOE Recorder.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Process safety applications, such as Emergency Shutdown Systems and Fire and Gas
Systems
• Triconex™ controllers – Tricon, Trident™, or Triconex General Purpose
(Tri-GP™)

Audience Available As
• Safety Engineers Part of Safety
E-learning Engineering
Foundation
1 hour

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1197 Using Cause and Effect Matrix in Safety

Applications
In addition to supporting the standard programming languages Ladder Diagram (LD),
Function Block Diagram (FBD), and Structured Text (ST), TriStation™ 1131 Developer’s
Workbench software provides a special editor for the Cause and Effect Matrix (CEM)
programming language. Throughout process automation, CEM programming helps define
Emergency Shutdown (ESD) strategies in systems, such as Fire and Gas (F&G) systems.
This course introduces CEM programming.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Identify the basics of CEM
programming.
• Recall best practices before
implementing CEM logic.
• Manage the CEM document, in
conjunction with other input
documents.
• Convert CEM programming into an
FBD.
• Perform a functionality test using the
CEM document.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
• Knowledge of Distributed Control Systems (DCSs)
• Familiarity with safety concepts

Audience Available As
• Maintenance Engineers and Part of Safety
Technicians E-learning Engineering
Foundation
• Safety Engineers
30 minutes

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1270 Migrating Previous Projects to TriStation 1131

This course provides essential knowledge on upgrading legacy safety applications using
TriStation™ Migration Utility, which is automatically installed with V5.x TriStation 1131
Developer’s Workbench software. Using this utility, you can migrate TriStation 1131 projects,
libraries, and Tieback simulations.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Migrate TriStation 1131 applications
from version 4.x to 5.x using
TriStation Migration Utility.
• Verify successful migration of
TriStation 1131 applications.
• Troubleshoot migration issues.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Process safety applications, such as Emergency Shutdown (ESD) Systems and Fire and
Gas Systems
• Triconex™ controllers – Tricon™, Trident™, or Triconex General Purpose (Tri-GP™)

Audience Available As
• Safety Engineers Part of Safety
E-learning Engineering
Foundation
45 minutes

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Process Automation Essential Collection

Process Automation Essential Collection

This section is organized to show individual e-learning courses in the Process Automation
Essential Collection. Other available e-learning collections are listed below as hyperlinks for
quickly navigating to a section.

Available E-Learning Collections

Basic Foundation Essential Professional
• Process • Control • Process • Control
Automation Engineering Automation Engineering

• Control HMI • Process • Safety

Automation Engineering
Security
• Networking • Safety Engineering
• Safety • Virtualization
Engineering

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1173 Integrating Field Devices Using FDC280

Field Device Controller (FDC) 280 is an optionally redundant controller module with the
primary purpose of device integration, including interfacing with field devices.
This course provides essential knowledge on installing FDC280 hardware and connecting
devices in the physical network. Specifically, this course covers: configuring FDC280 and
field devices in ArchestrA™ Integrated Development Environment (IDE); enabling
communication between FDC280 and field devices; and monitoring and troubleshooting
FDC280.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Install FDC280 in Foxboro™ Control
Network.
• Configure FDC280 to integrate with third-
party field devices.
• Monitor FDC280 performance.
• Troubleshoot FDC280.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of:
− Hardware and software installation and configuration of Foxboro DCS
− System Manager
− Ethernet networks
• Minimum of 6 months of process control experience

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Process
E-learning Automation
• Maintenance Engineers
Essential
1 hour, 10
minutes

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1158 Integrating Field Devices Using FDSI

This course provides essential knowledge on how to use Field Device System Integrators
(FDSIs) to integrate Schneider Electric or third-party Modbus field devices into Foxboro™
Distributed Control System (DCS). Course topics address the required hardware for
integration, such as FBM230, FBM231, FBM232, and FBM233. Topics also include software
configuration using Foxboro DCS Control Editors, System Manager, and FDSI Configurator.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Explain the process of integrating third-party field devices
into Foxboro DCS using FDSI.
• Identify the features and functions of FBM230, FBM231,
FBM232, and FBM233.
• Differentiate between communication protocols,
such as Modbus, TSAA, and OPC.
• Configure FDSI to communicate with a Modbus field device.
• Recognize the differences between FDSI and FDC280.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Foxboro DCS architecture
• Foxboro DCS Control Editors
• System Manager

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Process
E-learning Automation
• Maintenance Engineers and
Essential
Technicians
• Plant Managers and Operators 1 hour, 40
minutes

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1233 Control Systems: Fieldbus Modules

Fieldbus Modules (FBMs) provide an interface between the Foxboro™ control station and a
New variety of field devices, including valves, flow meters, and positioners. FBMs process I/O
signals from field devices, convert these signals to Foxboro format, and send the processed
data to the Foxboro control station. You can use different types of FBMs to communicate
with analog, discrete, pulse, and Highway Addressable Remote Transducer (HART®) I/O
signals.
This course provides essential knowledge on different types of FBMs, including HART FBMs,
Analog FBMs, Discrete FBMs, FOUNDATION™ FBMs, and Intelligent Marshalling FBMs.
The course covers the importance, functionality, installation, and Light Emitting Diode (LED)
diagnosis of each FBM.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Explain the importance of FBMs.
• Select FBMs that meet project
requirements for the control system.
• Choose the correct Termination Assembly
(TA) for each FBM.
• Install HART FBMs.
• Diagnose the operational status of FBMs
using LED indicators.

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Foxboro Distributed Control Systems (DCSs)

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Process
E-learning Automation
• Maintenance Engineers and
Essential
Technicians
2 hours, 8
minutes

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1136 Configuring Process Alarms

This course focuses on configuring process alarms to help Operators quickly detect
abnormal conditions and effectively take corrective action. Operator actions help prevent
personal injury and plant downtime.
Using Foxboro™ Distributed Control System (DCS) Control Editors, Engineers configure
block and compound alarm parameters that notify Operators of any abnormal condition.
This course covers PID block configuration and best practices for using common alarm
blocks, including RIN, PATALM, BLNALM, and REALM.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Identify phases of the alarm management
lifecycle according to the IEC 62682 standard.
• Configure compound and block alarm
parameters using Control Editors.
• Distinguish between the different methods of
acknowledging process alarms.
• Acknowledge process alarms using the Alarm
Panel in Control HMI.
• Follow best practices in process alarm
configuration when using common alarm
blocks.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of configuring control objects in Foxboro DCSs

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Process
E-learning Automation
• Maintenance Engineers and
Essential
Technicians
• Plant Operators 2 hours, 30
minutes

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1073 Introduction to I/A Series System Manager

This essential course introduces System Manager, a distributed application for monitoring
the health and performance of all components in an I/A Series™ system and managing
network operations. System Manager helps monitor various types of devices, analyze
communication throughout the control network, and configure alarms.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• State the function of System
Manager.
• Describe in detail the main
components of System Manager: the
service and the client.
• List features of System Manager.
• Explain configuration settings.
• Interact with the System Manager
user interface.
• Perform specific activities to:
− Determine how to locate a failed device.
− Inhibit device alarming.
− Set the system time and date.

Prerequisites
• Six months of experience working with plant instrumentation and controls
• Completion of courses in the Process Automation Basic Collection and Control
Engineering Foundation Collection, or equivalent knowledge

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Process
E-learning Automation
• Maintenance Engineers and
Essential
Technicians
2 hours, 30
minutes

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1145 Configuring Historian Client

This course focuses on configuring the Historian Client application to view historized data.
Configuring this application is the last step in setting up Historian to collect data from
Foxboro™ Distributed Control System (DCS). This course introduces different tools available
in Historian Client for viewing and analyzing data to help optimize plant operations and
improve plant performance.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Decide when to use Historian Client.
• Identify the uses of different applications
available in Historian Client.
• Configure a trend in Historian Client to
view historized data.
• Create a query in Historian Client to
retrieve data from the Historian database.
• Configure the Historian Client Workbook
to view historized data.
• Configure the Historian
Client Report to view historized data.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Historian configuration
• Foxboro DCS Control Editors
• Microsoft® Office tools

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Process
E-learning Automation
• Maintenance Engineers and
Essential
Technicians
• Plant Managers and Operators 2 hours

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1146 Monitoring Historian and Managing Security

This course covers how to monitor Historian performance and modify configuration
information when needed. Specifically, the course covers how to export and modify a
configuration information file and import the file back into the system. To help avoid
unauthorized modification of configuration information, the course also covers how to
manage Historian security. Topics within the course include managing security with
Microsoft® SQL Server Management Studio, retrieving data from previous versions with
History blocks, and backing up historical records.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Monitor Historian.
• Export and import configuration
information.
• Manage Historian security.
• Create and restore a Historian
database backup.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Historian configuration
• Historian Client
• Foxboro DCS Control Editors
• Microsoft® Office tools

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Process
E-learning Automation
• Maintenance Engineers and
Essential
Technicians
• Plant Managers and Operators 2 hours, 30
minutes

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1076 Understanding the Basics of SCADA Systems for

Process Control
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems gather real-time data on
process variables from remote locations, analyze the data, and monitor and control
equipment. This course provides essential knowledge on the fundamental concepts of
SCADA and the related hardware and software required for implementing a SCADA system.
The course also covers hardware components used in SCADA systems, namely,
EcoStruxure™ Foxboro™ SCADA Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) Station and SCADAPack
RTU Station.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Identify the purpose of SCADA systems in
process control operations.
• List the functions, features, and
components of a SCADA system.
• Describe the software components required
for configuring a SCADA system.
• Explain the hardware components to
implement a SCADA system.

Prerequisites
None

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Process
E-learning Automation
• Maintenance Engineers
Essential
• System Design Engineers
1 hour

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1307 Features and Hardware Components of SCD6000

Foxboro™ Station Computing Device 6000 (SCD6000) is a Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) that
New helps enable efficient and reliable implementation of Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition (SCADA) systems. SCADA systems gather real-time data on process variables
from remote locations, analyze the data, and monitor and control equipment.
This course details the features, functions, benefits, and deployment architecture of
SCD6000. In addition to the inclusion of high-level information on the system components
(hardware and software) of SCD6000, this course covers hardware components in detail.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• List the features and benefits of
Foxboro SCD6000.
• Describe SCD6000 system
components and architecture.
• Identify SCD6000 hardware
components.

Prerequisites
• Ability to configure SCADA systems
• Knowledge of RTU configuration

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Process
E-learning Automation
• Maintenance Engineers
Essential
• System Design Engineers
55 minutes

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1308 Configuring SCD6000 in a SCADA Network

Foxboro™ Station Computing Device 6000 (SCD6000) is a Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) that
New helps enable efficient and reliable implementation of Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition (SCADA) systems.
This course helps you configure SCD6000 using EcoStruxure™ Foxboro SCADA RTU
Station, monitor SCD6000 using Foxboro SCADA Remote Terminal Viewer (RTV), and
develop Intrinsic Database Function (IDF) calculations and State And Logic Language
(SALL) programs for implementation in SCD6000. This course also details the various
communication protocols supported by SCD6000 and the configuration of these protocols in
SCD6000.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Configure SCD6000 using Foxboro RTU
Station.
• Import an existing configuration file into
SCD6000.
• Explain the backup and restoration of the
SCD6000 configuration database.
• Monitor the health of SCD6000 RTUs using
RTV.
• Identify the communication protocols supported by SCD6000.
• Configure SCD6000 as a Master or Slave device.
• Develop the IDF calculation.
• Develop a SALL program for executing the order of instructions in SCD6000.

Prerequisites
• Ability to configure SCADA systems
• Knowledge of RTU configuration

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Process
E-learning Automation
• Maintenance Engineers
Essential
• System Design Engineers
1 hour, 55
minutes

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1309 Configuring Communication, Data Logging, and

User Access in SCD6000
Foxboro™ Station Computing Device 6000 (SCD6000) is a Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) that
New helps enable efficient and reliable implementation of Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition (SCADA) systems.
This course helps you configure SCD6000 for monitoring device status, running diagnostics,
establishing network communications, enabling peer-to-peer communications, and securing
devices through the management of user access.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Configure Diagnostic Server, Diagnostic Router, and
Terminal Server functionality in SCD6000.
• Configure the Analog Logger to view system status
and the Event Logger to record events.
• Identify the features of the OptoNet configuration.
• Configure SCD6000 in an OptoNet network to
support peer-to-peer communication between SCDs
in a SCADA network.
• Manage user access to RTUs using the
EcoStruxure™ Foxboro SCADA Connect Secure
application.
• Configure Secure Authentication (SA) v2 and v5 for
DNP3 Slave devices.

Prerequisites
• Ability to configure SCADA systems
• Knowledge of RTU configuration

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Process
E-learning Automation
• Maintenance Engineers
Essential
• System Design Engineers
1 hour, 10
minutes

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1129 Common Safety: Integration of Control and Safety

Systems
This course covers the safety offerings from Schneider Electric. Specifically, this course
provides essential knowledge on: safety system concepts, such as Safety Instrumented
System (SIS) and Safety Instrumented Function (SIF); safety standards, such as
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61508 and 61511; and features and benefits
of Common Safety technology.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Outline the fundamental concepts
of a safety system.
• Explain the requirements for
complying with safety standards.
• Summarize the features and
benefits of Common Safety
technology.

Prerequisites
• Experience in implementing
Distributed Control Systems
(DCSs) and safety systems
• Knowledge of configuring Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and Programmable
Automation Controllers (PACs)
• Completion of 1079 Safety System Basics

Audience Available As
• Maintenance Technicians Part of Process
E-learning Automation
• Safety Engineers
Essential
• System Design Engineers
30 minutes

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Process Automation Security Essential Collection

Process Automation Security Essential Collection

This section is organized to show individual e-learning courses in the Process Automation
Security Essential Collection. Other available e-learning collections are listed below as
hyperlinks for quickly navigating to a section.

Available E-Learning Collections

Basic Foundation Essential Professional
• Process • Control • Process • Control
Automation Engineering Automation Engineering
• Control HMI • Process • Safety
Automation Engineering
Security

• Networking • Safety
Engineering
• Safety • Virtualization
Engineering

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1246 Cybersecurity for Plant Infrastructure

This course provides essential knowledge on the implementation of cybersecurity for plant
infrastructure, which includes control rooms, field equipment, workstations, servers,
Operating Systems (OSs), network switches, and domain setup.
Topics in this course include physical access restrictions, device and OS hardening, switch
configuration, and the implementation of enterprise architecture. In addition, the course
includes practice exercises on configuring the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), remote
desktop services, and switch security.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Implement basic BIOS security for
workstations and servers.
• Configure OS-based security.
• Secure industrial Ethernet switches by
specifying passwords and disabling
unused ports.
• Describe the features of secured
architecture.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Computer hardware
• OS fundamentals
• Switch configuration
• Computer networking

Audience Available As
• System Engineers Part of Process
E-learning Automation
• System Technicians
Security Essential
1 hour, 5
minutes

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1247 Cybersecurity for Distributed Control Systems

This course provides essential knowledge on the implementation of cybersecurity for
Foxboro™ Distributed Control Systems (DCSs). Topics include cybersecurity configuration
using Microsoft® Active Directory® Services, Primary Domain Controller (PDC) failure and
downtime management, and security settings for control engineering and visualization tools.
In addition, the course includes descriptive demonstrations and practice exercises on
creating user accounts, transferring Flexible Single Master Operation (FSMO) roles, seizing
FSMO roles, and securing Foxboro Control HMI projects.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Customize Active Directory group policies
and manage user accounts to help protect
the plant network.
• Manage PDC downtime and restore failed
PDC to help ensure continuous
cybersecurity.
• Configure security settings in engineering
and visualization tools.

Prerequisites
• Experience with DCSs
• Knowledge of computer networking concepts

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Process
E-learning Automation
• System Engineers
Security Essential
• System Technicians
1 hour, 30
minutes

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1248 Cybersecurity for Industrial Safety Systems

This course provides essential knowledge on the implementation of cybersecurity for
industrial safety systems. Topics include security for Safety Instrumented Systems (SISs),
physical security measures, Triconex™ Tofino™ firewall configuration, and project-level
security. In addition, the course includes practice exercises on configuring the Tofino firewall
and user access control settings in TriStation™ 1131 Developer’s Workbench software.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Configure cybersecurity for industrial
safety systems.
• Manage user access controls in
TriStation™ 1131 software projects.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of industrial safety systems
• Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts

Audience Available As
• System Engineers Part of Process
E-learning Automation
• System Technicians
Security Essential
1 hour

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1249 Endpoint Protection Using McAfee Products

This course provides essential knowledge on the implementation of host and network-based
security features using McAfee® products. Topics include Endpoint Security (ENS),
application and device control, security policy management, and troubleshooting techniques
for McAfee products. In addition, the course consists of detailed demonstrations on the
configuration of Self-Managed and Managed solutions, application control, the Help Desk,
and device access.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Identify products in the McAfee suite.
• Manage security policies for
endpoints.
• Perform maintenance and
troubleshooting of McAfee products.

Prerequisites
• Familiarity with cybersecurity
concepts
• Knowledge of computer networking

Audience Available As
• System Engineers Part of Process
E-learning Automation
• System Technicians
Security Essential
1 hour, 30
minutes

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1250 Data Backup and Recovery in Industrial

Computers
This course provides essential knowledge on data backup and recovery in industrial
computers. Topics include the features of Symantec™ System Recovery 2013 and Veritas™
System Recovery 16 software and backup and restoration procedures in workstations and
servers. In addition, the course includes best practices for data backup and a realistic
practice exercise.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Identify the features of Symantec System
Recovery 2013 and Veritas System Recovery
16 software.
• Back up and restore workstations and
servers using Veritas System Recovery 16
software.

Prerequisites
• Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts
• Knowledge of operating systems and
computer networking

Audience Available As
• System Engineers Part of Process
E-learning Automation
• System Technicians
Security Essential
30 minutes

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Safety Engineering Essential Collection

Safety Engineering Essential Collection

This section is organized to show individual e-learning courses in the Safety Engineering
Essential Collection. Other available e-learning collections are listed below as hyperlinks for
quickly navigating to a section.

Available E-Learning Collections

Basic Foundation Essential Professional
• Process • Control • Process • Control
Automation Engineering Automation Engineering
• Control HMI • Process • Safety
Automation Engineering
Security
• Networking • Safety
Engineering

• Safety • Virtualization
Engineering

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1257 Fundamentals of Process Safety Advisor On

Premise (PSA OP)
EcoStruxure™ Process Safety Advisor On Premise (PSA OP) enables you to monitor the
New status and performance of the Safety Instrumented Functions (SIFs), trips, and Independent
Protection Layers (IPLs) implemented in an industrial plant. This course provides detailed
information, including features and benefits, about PSA OP profiles, namely SIF Manager,
Trip Analyzer, and IPL Manager.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Explain the features and benefits of the
different PSA OP profiles.
• Identify the components of PSA OP.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of:
− Process safety applications, such as
Emergency Shutdown Systems (ESDs)
and Fire and Gas (F&G) systems
− Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), such as Tricon™, Trident™, and Triconex™
General Purpose (Tri-GP™)
− Testing safety applications using Triconex Emulator
− Historian
• Experience in creating TriStation 1131 safety applications

Audience Available As
• Safety Engineers Part of Safety
E-learning Engineering
Essential
35 minutes

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1318 Installing and Licensing PSA OP

EcoStruxure™ Process Safety Advisor On Premise (PSA OP) enables you to monitor the
New status and performance of the Safety Instrumented Functions (SIFs), trips, and Independent
Protection Layers (IPLs) implemented in an industrial plant. This course covers the
deployment architecture of PSA OP, the installation and licensing of PSA OP software, and
post-installation steps, such as generating security certificates and configuring user access
permissions for PSA OP. Additionally, the course explains PSA OP User Interface (UI)
elements and key processes that help assess the health of PSA OP.
The course includes demonstrations and practices to help you perform these PSA OP tasks.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Identify the deployment architecture of PSA OP.
• Install and license Triconex Collector and PSA OP
software.
• Update the Process Monitor Configuration file.
• Generate security certificates.
• Configure data source and global parameters.
• Configure user roles and assign user access permissions for PSA OP.
• List the processes and services that help monitor the health of PSA OP.
• Identify the User Interface (UI) elements of PSA OP Console.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of:
− Process safety applications, such as Emergency Shutdown Systems (ESDs) and Fire
and Gas (F&G) systems
− Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), such as Tricon™, Trident™, and Triconex™
General Purpose (Tri-GP™)
− Testing safety applications using Triconex Emulator
− Historian
• Experience in creating TriStation 1131 safety applications

Audience Available As
• Safety Engineers Part of Safety
E-learning Engineering
Essential
1 hour, 20
minutes

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1258 Configuring Components in SIF Manager

Using the SIF Manager profile within EcoStruxure™ Process Safety Advisor On Premise
New (PSA OP), you can monitor the status and performance of Safety Instrumented Functions
(SIFs). This course includes detailed demonstrations, practices, and job aids to help you
effectively configure and deploy essential components, including sensors, logic solvers, and
final elements using SIF Manager.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Create and configure essential components,
including sensors, logic solvers, and final
elements.
• Deploy the configured components to monitor
using SIF Manager.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of:
− Process safety applications, such as
Emergency Shutdown Systems (ESDs) and Fire and Gas (F&G) systems
− Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), such as Tricon™, Trident™, and Triconex™
General Purpose (Tri-GP™)
− Testing safety applications using Triconex Emulator
− Historian
• Experience in creating TriStation 1131 safety applications

Audience Available As
• Safety Engineers Part of Safety
E-learning Engineering
Essential
1 hour, 5
minutes

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1259 Configuring Compounds and SIFs in SIF Manager

Using the SIF Manager profile within EcoStruxure™ Process Safety Advisor On Premise
New (PSA OP), you can monitor the status and performance of Safety Instrumented Functions
(SIFs). This course includes detailed demonstrations, practices, and job aids to help you
effectively configure and deploy essential compounds and SIFs using SIF Manager.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Create and configure compounds and SIFs.
• Deploy the configured compounds and SIFs.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of:
− Process safety applications, such as
Emergency Shutdown Systems (ESDs) and
Fire and Gas (F&G) systems
− Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), such as Tricon™, Trident™, and Triconex™
General Purpose (Tri-GP™)
− Testing safety applications using Triconex Emulator
− Historian
• Experience in creating TriStation 1131 safety applications

Audience Available As
• Safety Engineers Part of Safety
E-learning Engineering
Essential
1 hour

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1261 Monitoring SIFs Using the Operation Group

Using the SIF Manager profile within EcoStruxure™ Process Safety Advisor On Premise
New (PSA OP), you can monitor the status and performance of Safety Instrumented Functions
(SIFs). This course includes detailed practices and job aids to help you effectively monitor
the operational status and performance of components, compounds, and SIFs using SIF
Manager.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can view
the operational status of components,
compounds, and SIFs using options in the
Operation group.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of:
− Process safety applications, such as
Emergency Shutdown Systems
(ESDs) and Fire and Gas (F&G)
systems
− Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), such as Tricon™, Trident™, and Triconex™
General Purpose (Tri-GP™)
− Testing safety applications using Triconex Emulator
− Historian
• Experience in creating TriStation 1131 safety applications

Audience Available As
• Safety Engineers Part of Safety
E-learning Engineering
Essential
45 minutes

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1262 Monitoring Trips and Bypass Events

Using the SIF Manager and Trip Analyzer profiles within EcoStruxure™ Process Safety
New Advisor On Premise (PSA OP), you can monitor the status and performance of Safety
Instrumented Functions (SIFs) and trips. This course includes detailed practices and job aids
to help you effectively monitor trips, bypass events, and fault events.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Monitor trips using SIF Manager.
• Monitor bypass events and fault events
using SIF Manager.
• View and respond to component test
history.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of:
− Process safety applications, such as
Emergency Shutdown Systems
(ESDs) and Fire and Gas (F&G)
systems
− Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), such as Tricon™, Trident™, and Triconex™
General Purpose (Tri-GP™)
− Testing safety applications using Triconex Emulator
− Historian
• Experience in creating TriStation 1131 safety applications

Audience Available As
• Safety Engineers Part of Safety
E-learning Engineering
Essential
50 minutes

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1263 Tracking Aggregate SIF Performance

Using the SIF Manager profile within EcoStruxure™ Process Safety Advisor On Premise
New (PSA OP), you can monitor the status and performance of Safety Instrumented Functions
(SIFs). This course describes the various dashboards and a dedicated panel in SIF Manager
to help you gain insight into the aggregate performance of the components, compounds, and
SIFs that are implemented in the plant.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• View SIF performance using Key
Performance Indicator (KPI) dashboards in
SIF Manager.
• View real-time trending of tags using the
Trend tool.
• View the critical statistics of SIFs and trips
using the Statistics panel.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of:
− Process safety applications, such as Emergency Shutdown Systems (ESDs) and Fire
and Gas (F&G) systems
− Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), such as Tricon™, Trident™, and Triconex™
General Purpose (Tri-GP™)
− Testing safety applications using Triconex Emulator
− Historian
• Experience in creating TriStation 1131 safety applications

Audience Available As
• Safety Engineers Part of Safety
E-learning Engineering
Essential
45 minutes

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1319 Configuring IPLs in IPL Manager

Using the IPL Manager profile within EcoStruxure™ Process Safety Advisor On Premise
New (PSA OP), you can monitor the status and performance of Independent Protection Layers
(IPLs). This course includes detailed demonstrations, practices, and job aids to help you
effectively create, configure, and deploy essential IPLs, including Basic Process Control
Systems (BPCSs), alarms, and mechanical devices.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Create and configure essential IPLs,
including BPCSs, alarms, and mechanical
devices.
• Deploy the configured IPLs to monitor using
IPL Manager.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of:
− Process safety applications, such as
Emergency Shutdown Systems (ESDs)
and Fire and Gas (F&G) systems
− Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), such as Tricon™, Trident™, and Triconex™
General Purpose (Tri-GP™)
− Testing safety applications using Triconex Emulator
− Historian
• Experience in creating TriStation 1131 safety applications

Audience Available As
• Safety Engineers Part of Safety
E-learning Engineering
Essential
40 minutes

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1321 Monitoring IPLs and IPL Events Using the

Operation Group
Using the IPL Manager profile within EcoStruxure™ Process Safety Advisor On Premise
New (PSA OP), you can monitor the status and performance of Independent Protection Layers
(IPLs). This course includes detailed practices and job aids to help you effectively monitor
the operational status and performance of IPLs and IPL Events using IPL Manager.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can view the
operational status of IPLs and IPL events using
options in the Operation group.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of:
− Process safety applications, such as
Emergency Shutdown Systems (ESDs)
and Fire and Gas (F&G) systems
− Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs),
such as Tricon™, Trident™, and
Triconex™ General Purpose (Tri-GP™)
− Testing safety applications using Triconex Emulator
− Historian
• Experience in creating TriStation 1131 safety applications

Audience Available As
• Safety Engineers Part of Safety
E-learning Engineering
Essential
30 minutes

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1264 Routine Maintenance Activities for PSA OP

EcoStruxure™ Process Safety Advisor On Premise (PSA OP) enables you to monitor the
New status and performance of Safety Instrumented Functions (SIFs), trips, and Independent
Protection Layers (IPLs). This course includes detailed demonstrations, practices, and job
aids to help you effectively perform key maintenance activities in PSA OP.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Bulk import and export the PSA OP configuration
files.
• Upgrade the PSA OP software.
• Explain the backup and restoration of the PSA
OP database.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of:
− Process safety applications, such as Emergency Shutdown Systems (ESDs) and Fire
and Gas (F&G) systems
− Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), such as Tricon™, Trident™, and Triconex™
General Purpose (Tri-GP™)
− Testing safety applications using Triconex Emulator
− Historian
• Experience in creating TriStation 1131 safety applications

Audience Available As
• Safety Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
Essential
45 minutes

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Virtualization Essential Collection

Virtualization Essential Collection

This section is organized to show individual e-learning courses in the Virtualization Essential
Collection. Other available e-learning collections are listed below as hyperlinks for quickly
navigating to a section.

Available E-Learning Collections

Basic Foundation Essential Professional
• Process • Control • Process • Control
Automation Engineering Automation Engineering
• Control HMI • Process • Safety
Automation Engineering
Security
• Networking • Safety
Engineering
• Safety • Virtualization
Engineering

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1210 Getting Started with Virtualization

Virtualization technology enables you to consolidate multiple workstations into a single
server. This consolidation through virtualization reduces the cost of hardware in comparison
to a non-virtualized Foxboro™ Distributed Control System (DCS).
This course presents the benefits of virtualization, the components of virtualized control
systems, and the workflow for establishing and maintaining virtualized control systems.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Explain virtualization and available solutions for
system challenges.
• Describe the main components of virtualized
control systems.
• Identify the workflow for establishing and
maintaining virtualized control systems.

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Foxboro DCS
architecture

Audience Available As
• System Engineers Part of
E-learning Virtualization
• System Technicians
Essential
45 minutes

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1211 Site Planning for Virtualized Control Systems

Virtualization technology enables you to consolidate multiple workstations into a single
server. This consolidation through virtualization reduces the cost of hardware in comparison
to a non-virtualized Foxboro™ Distributed Control System (DCS). To build a virtualized
control system, first you gather system requirements and perform site-planning activities.
This course describes the requirements to consider before configuring a control system. To
help you design virtualized control systems, this course introduces sizing guidelines for
different Virtual Machines (VMs).

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Identify site-planning requirements
and guidelines for virtualized control
systems.
• Explain guidelines for virtualized
control systems.

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Foxboro DCS
architecture

Audience Available As
• System Engineers Part of
E-learning Virtualization
• System Technicians
Essential
35 minutes

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1212 Configuring V91 Server Virtualization Hosts

Virtualization technology enables consolidation of multiple servers into a single server,
known as a V91 server virtualization host. You can easily install and maintain this server to
require fewer plant resources.
The course describes the hardware specifications of a V91 server. This course also
describes how to set up the physical V91 server and activate the Microsoft® Windows
Server® 2012 R2 Standard operating system on V91 servers.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Install V91 servers in the virtualized control
system.
• Set up the V91 server operating
system to host Virtual Machines (VMs).

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of:
• Components of a virtualized control system
• Ethernet networks
• Foxboro DCS architecture
• Windows Server installation

Audience Available As
• System Engineers Part of
E-learning Virtualization
• System Technicians
Essential
45 minutes

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1213 Creating Virtual Networks and Machines for

Control Systems
A virtualized Foxboro™ Distributed Control System (DCS) requires two networks: a control
network and an Auxiliary Communications Network (ACN). Control networks help manage
control data between controllers and workstations while Foxboro DCS ACN helps manage
non-control network data.
This course describes how to construct the underlaying network infrastructure of virtualized
control systems. The course also describes how to create Virtual Machines (VMs), install
Foxboro Control Core Services on these VMs, and connect the VMs through the configured
virtual network. All activities leverage software demonstrations and simulations to provide a
realistic project experience.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Connect VMs to control and non-
control networks.
• Secure VMs.
• Set up and configure VMs on the
V91 server virtualization host.

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of:
• Components of a virtualized control
system
• Ethernet networks
• Foxboro DCS architecture
• V91 server virtualization host configuration

Audience Available As
• System Engineers Part of
E-learning Virtualization
• System Technicians
Essential
1 hour, 15
minutes

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1214 Configuring and Connecting Thin Clients

After creating and configuring Foxboro™ Distributed Control System (DCS) Auxiliary Control
Network (ACN), you set up the connection between system users and the server to enable
the use of Foxboro Control Core Services. In a virtualized control system, the thin client
functions as a workstation for enabling system users to connect to a remote server through a
remote desktop connection.
The course presents the steps to configure and connect thin clients to virtualized control
systems using Remote Desktop Services (RDS). All activities leverage software
demonstrations and simulations to provide a realistic project experience.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Configure Microsoft® Windows-based, Hewlett-Packard® thin
client connections to function as an Operator workstation.
• Configure thin client connections with an RDP host to enable
logins to Foxboro DCS.

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of:
• Components of a virtualized control system
• Ethernet networks
• Foxboro DCS architecture
• V91 server virtualization host configuration
• Configuration of Virtual Machines (VMs)

Audience Available As
• System Engineers Part of
E-learning Virtualization
• System Technicians
Essential
25 minutes

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1215 Configuring Centralized Virtualization

Management
You can enable redundancy during the implementation of a virtualized Foxboro™ Distributed
Control System (DCS). Redundant systems require the configuration of Centralized
Virtualization Management (CVM) to back up and replicate identical system data in case of
failures.
This course presents the benefits of CVM, system architecture to apply CVM functionality,
and the setup and configuration of Virtualization Host Network (VHN). The course also
includes steps for setting up primary and secondary domain controllers for CVM. All activities
leverage software demonstrations and simulations to provide a realistic project experience.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Enable redundancy for a virtualized
control system.
• Configure VHN to connect redundant V91
servers.
• Manage and monitor multiple V91 servers
from a single location.

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of:
• Components of a virtualized control system
• Ethernet networks
• Foxboro DCS architecture
• V91 server virtualization host configuration
• Configuration of Virtual Machines (VMs)

Audience Available As
• System Engineers Part of
E-learning Virtualization
• System Technicians
Essential
45 minutes

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1216 Backing Up and Configuring Failover in

Virtualized Control Systems
During the implementation of a virtualized Foxboro™ Distributed Control System (DCS),
failures and abnormal termination within the virtualized control system can potentially corrupt
configured Virtual Machines (VMs) and configuration settings of the V91 server virtualization
host. You can avoid loss of VMs and V91 server configurations by backing up VMs and V91
server configurations and configuring failover.
This course presents the steps for backing up the virtual control system, configuring failover
between V91 servers, and testing failover functionality after configuration. All activities
leverage software demonstrations and simulations to provide a realistic project experience.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Back up configured VMs and V91
server configurations.
• Minimize recovery time by
automatically replicating VMs from
one V91 server to another.
• Perform planned maintenance for
V91 servers with zero downtime by
configuring live migration.

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of:
• Components of a virtualized control system
• Ethernet networks
• Foxboro DCS architecture
• V91 server virtualization host configuration
• Configuration of Virtual Machines (VMs)

Audience Available As
• System Engineers Part of
E-learning Virtualization
• System Technicians
Essential
1 hour, 20
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1217 Adding Endpoint Protection to Virtualized Control

Systems
During the implementation of a virtualized Foxboro™ Distributed Control System (DCS), you
may require further protection for the control system. Endpoint protection helps you provide
additional security against malware threats and preserve the confidentiality of data.
This course guides you on the use of McAfee® ePolicy Orchestrator© (ePO™) to deploy
endpoint protection to virtualized control systems. This software helps you monitor and
manage McAfee Management for Optimized Virtual Environment (MOVE) AntiVirus software.
The course also describes installing McAfee MOVE AntiVirus on a V91 server virtualization
host.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Set up and configure McAfee security
products for endpoint protection
deployment.
• Update McAfee products continuously
in the control system.

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of:
• Components of a virtualized control
system
• Concepts of cybersecurity

Audience Available As
• System Engineers Part of
E-learning Virtualization
• System Technicians
Essential
45 minutes

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1219 Configuring Thin Clients

This course provides advanced knowledge on configuring thin clients as Operator
workstations in virtualized and non-virtualized Foxboro™ Distributed Control Systems
(DCSs). Using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connections, thin clients enable Operators to
access process monitoring applications, such as FoxView™ displays and Foxboro Control
HMI.
This course helps you configure thin client connections with RDP hosts, set up thin client
connection failover, and enable Annunciator Keyboard communications with thin clients.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Configure and test thin client
connections with RDP hosts, including
single and redundant connections.
• Enable USB Annunciator Keyboard
communications with thin clients.

Prerequisites
Familiarity with:
• Ethernet network concepts
• Virtual Auxiliary Communications
Network (ACN) configuration
• USB Annunciator Keyboard configuration

Audience Available As
• System Engineers Part of
E-learning Virtualization
• System Technicians
Essential
45 minutes

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1220 Troubleshooting Thin Clients

This course provides essential knowledge on maintaining thin clients in virtualized and non-
virtualized Foxboro™ Distributed Control Systems (DCSs). After creating the system, you
optimize the performance of thin clients connected to the system to ensure maximum uptime.
This course presents best practices for maintaining single and redundant thin-client
connections and maintaining communications between thin clients and Annunciator
Keyboards.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Maintain Annunciator Keyboard
communications with thin clients.
• Optimize the performance of Foxboro
HMI displays with thin clients.

Prerequisites
Familiarity with:
• Ethernet network concepts
• Virtual Auxiliary Communications
Network (ACN) configuration
• USB Annunciator Keyboard configuration
• Thin-client configuration

Audience Available As
• System Engineers Part of
E-learning Virtualization
• System Technicians
Essential
25 minutes

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1224 Configuring Virtualization in Server 2016

This course covers the configuration of Centralized Virtualization Management (CVM) in
Microsoft® Windows® Server® 2016 Operating System (OS).
The course provides a job aid on the differences in the OS setup for Server 2012 and Server
2016. Additionally, the course provides detailed demonstrations and practice exercises on:
setting up Local Group Policies (LGPOs) and McAfee™ Endpoint Security (ENS); configuring
Primary Domain Controller (PDC) and Secondary Domain Controller (SDC) settings; and
adding the server system to the domain.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Differentiate OS setup for CVM in
Server 2012 and Server 2016.
• Configure security policies and settings
for PDC, SDC, and Active Directory in
Server 2016.

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of:
• Components of a virtualized control
system
• Cybersecurity concept

Audience Available As
• System Engineers Part of
E-learning Virtualization
• System Technicians
Essential
30 minutes

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Control Engineering Professional Collection

Control Engineering Professional Collection

This section is organized to show individual e-learning courses in the Control Engineering
Professional Collection. Other available e-learning collections are listed below as hyperlinks
for quickly navigating to a section.

Available E-Learning Collections

Basic Foundation Essential Professional
• Process • Control • Process • Control
Automation Engineering Automation Engineering

• Control HMI • Process • Safety

Automation Engineering
Security
• Networking • Safety
Engineering
• Safety • Virtualization
Engineering

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1207 Getting Started with EcoStruxure Hybrid DCS

This course provides essential knowledge on EcoStruxure™ Hybrid Distributed Control
System (DCS).
Building complex control systems requires the coordinated efforts of multiple team members.
EcoStruxure Hybrid DCS integrates control and supervision configurations with field devices
into a single software environment.
The course provides essential product knowledge of EcoStruxure Hybrid DCS, highlighting
software and hardware components. Additionally, the course includes project scenarios in
which EcoStruxure Hybrid DCS represents the most cost-effective solution.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Describe the architecture of EcoStruxure Hybrid
DCS, including software and hardware
components.
• Determine when to use EcoStruxure Hybrid
DCS.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Process control concepts
• EcoStruxure Control Expert (formerly Unity Pro™ software) and Citect® Supervisory
Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
• Ethernet networking concepts
• Modicon™ Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• Maintenance Engineers
Professional
• Plant Operators
30 minutes

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1208 Activating and Securing EcoStruxure Hybrid DCS

This course provides essential knowledge on activating and securing EcoStruxure™ Hybrid
Distributed Control System (DCS).
Building complex control systems requires the coordinated efforts of multiple team members.
EcoStruxure Hybrid DCS integrates control and supervision configurations with field devices
into a single software environment.
The course covers the different licenses required for activation and the steps to secure
EcoStruxure Hybrid DCS using certificates and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) settings.
Additionally, software demonstrations and simulations provide hands-on practice for applying
knowledge acquired throughout the course.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Set up and activate EcoStruxure Hybrid
DCS software.
• Configure security settings for EcoStruxure
Hybrid DCS.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Process control concepts
• EcoStruxure Control Expert (formerly Unity
Pro™ software) and Citect® Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
• Ethernet networking concepts
• Modicon™ Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• Maintenance Engineers
Professional
• Plant Operators
45 minutes

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1209 Building and Deploying Systems in EcoStruxure

Hybrid DCS
This course provides essential knowledge on building and deploying control systems in
EcoStruxure™ Hybrid Distributed Control System (DCS).
EcoStruxure Hybrid DCS is integrated software that provides the tools to build, deploy, and
test a complete control system. This control system includes hardware topology, control and
supervision projects, and related system components. Using Explorers in EcoStruxure Hybrid
DCS, you can build and configure all these system components.
The course provides essential knowledge on the function of each Explorer and includes the
steps for building, deploying, and testing the complete control system. Additionally, software
demonstrations and simulations provide hands-on practice for applying knowledge acquired
throughout the course.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Configure control systems in EcoStruxure
Hybrid DCS, including hardware configuration,
process modeling, and system integration.
• Build, deploy, test, and troubleshoot control
systems in EcoStruxure Hybrid DCS.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Process control concepts
• EcoStruxure Control Expert (formerly Unity Pro™ software) and Citect® Supervisory
Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
• Ethernet networking concepts
• Modicon™ Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• Maintenance Engineers
Professional
• Plant Operators
1 hour, 30
minutes

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1140 EcoStruxure Modicon Builder

This course provides essential knowledge on EcoStruxure™ Modicon™ Builder, a presales
tool for obtaining technical information about products, minimizing dependencies on Subject
Matter Experts (SMEs), and generating customer quotations based on project requirements.
Course topics include an overview of tool features, project creation, configuration of plant
architecture, creation of a Bill of Material (BOM), quotation generation, project reporting, and
profile management.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Describe the capabilities of EcoStruxure
Modicon Builder.
• Specify required details to create a project.
• Configure plant architecture.
• Edit a generated plant configuration using
the Graphical view tab.
• Update a Bill of Material (BOM) and
generate a quote.
• Generate a project report.
• Manage device, software, and control
network profiles to accelerate the quotation process.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of EcoStruxure Control Expert (formerly Unity Pro™ software)

Audience Available As
• System Design Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
Professional
2 hours

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1300 System Advisor for Process Control Architecture

EcoStruxure™ System Advisor for Process Control software helps you document system
New information, track system changes, monitor system health, perform integrity checks, manage
I/O modules, and create advanced queries for Foxboro™ Distributed Control System (DCS)
projects.
This course guides you through the main features of System Advisor for Process Control.
The course also presents network architecture and helps you identify network components.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Explain the features of System
Advisor.
• Explore the different architecture
configurations for a System Advisor
network.
• Identify the main components of
different network configurations.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of:
− Basic concepts of Ethernet networks
− Foxboro DCS architecture
• Understanding of:
− Foxboro control configuration and hardware configuration
− Content from 2001V8 Configuration Essentials or 5001 Control Software Configuration

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• Technicians
Professional
45 minutes

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1301 Navigating Key Features of System Advisor for

Process Control
EcoStruxure™ System Advisor for Process Control software helps you document system
New information, track system changes, monitor system health, perform integrity checks, manage
I/O modules, and create advanced queries for Foxboro™ Distributed Control System (DCS)
projects.
This course details the block and tag-related features of System Advisor for Process Control
for viewing basic information about Foxboro DCS in one location.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Access and navigate the System Advisor
interface.
• Explore basic functions and block features
of System Advisor.
• View and track tag-related information in
System Advisor.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of:
− Basic concepts of Ethernet networks
− Foxboro DCS architecture
• Understanding of:
− Foxboro control configuration and hardware configuration
− Content from 2001V8 Configuration Essentials or 5001 Control Software Configuration

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• Technicians
Professional
50 minutes

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1302 Identifying System Information Using System

Advisor for Process Control
EcoStruxure™ System Advisor for Process Control software helps you document system
New information, track system changes, monitor system health, perform integrity checks, manage
I/O modules, and create advanced queries for Foxboro™ Distributed Control System (DCS)
projects.
This course details function-related features that help you manage I/O channels in Foxboro
DCS and reserve I/O spares. The course covers some advanced function-related features of
System Advisor for Process Control, including FBM Manager, Mapping Tool, and Comments.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Demonstrate the FBM Manager feature.
• View block mapping in the entire I/O
organization using the Mapping Tool feature.
• Explore the Comments feature.
• Explore the System Messages and Counters
feature.
• View complete information about selected
controllers using the Controller Status feature.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of:
− Basic concepts of Ethernet networks
− Foxboro DCS architecture
• Understanding of:
− Foxboro control configuration and hardware configuration
− Content from 2001V8 Configuration Essentials or 5001 Control Software Configuration

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• Technicians
Professional
45 minutes

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1303 System Management with System Advisor for

Process Control
EcoStruxure™ System Advisor for Process Control software helps you document system
New information, track system changes, monitor system health, perform integrity checks, manage
I/O modules, and create advanced queries for Foxboro™ Distributed Control System (DCS)
projects.
This course details the System Advisor for Process Control features for viewing system
management information about Foxboro DCS. Specifically, the course covers features for
performing changes to the Foxboro DCS configuration in bulk, managing configuration
changes, and monitoring system events.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• View the results from system
configuration checks using the Integrity
Checks and Displays features.
• Implement a group of changes
simultaneously to the Foxboro DCS
configuration using Historians and Bulk
Configuration features.
• Manage system changes using
Management of Change (MOC).
• View system events recorded by
System Advisor using the Sequence of Events (SOE) Messages feature.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of:
− Basic concepts of Ethernet networks
− Foxboro DCS architecture
• Understanding of:
− Foxboro control configuration and hardware configuration
− Content from 2001V8 Configuration Essentials or 5001 Control Software Configuration

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• Technicians
Professional
65 minutes

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1304 Generating Reports in System Advisor for

Process Control
EcoStruxure™ System Advisor for Process Control software helps you document system
New information, track system changes, monitor system health, perform integrity checks, manage
I/O modules, and create advanced queries for Foxboro™ Distributed Control System (DCS)
projects.
This course helps you create custom reports using the system management features of
System Advisor for Process Control. These reports enable you to address system status and
enhance system performance and engineering efficiency.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Query and view required system information
using the Advanced Queries feature.
• Filter and view alarm-related information using
the Alarm Statistics feature.
• Track and view changes to the Foxboro DCS
configuration using the Change Tracking and
Operator Action Journal (OAJ) Messages
features.
• Calculate and view the performance of various
components in a Foxboro DCS network using the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Configurator feature.
• Combine multiple reports into a single custom report using the Custom Report feature.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of:
− Basic concepts of Ethernet networks
− Foxboro DCS architecture
• Understanding of:
− Foxboro control configuration and hardware configuration
− Content from 2001V8 Configuration Essentials or 5001 Control Software Configuration

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• Technicians
Professional
90 minutes

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1305 Maintaining Data Within System Advisor for

Process Control
EcoStruxure™ System Advisor for Process Control software helps you document and track
New system changes, manage I/O modules, and create advanced queries for Foxboro™
Distributed Control System (DCS) projects.
This course outlines maintenance activities that you perform on System Advisor for Process
Control. The course guides you through performing timely maintenance of the MySQL
database and System Advisor data in the MySQL database to help prevent unexpected
application downtime.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Explain the General Configuration and
Add-on features of System Advisor.
• Manage the MySQL database and
System Advisor data.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of:
− Basic concepts of Ethernet networks
− Foxboro DCS architecture
• Understanding of:
− Foxboro control configuration and hardware configuration
− Content from 2001V8 Configuration Essentials or 5001 Control Software Configuration

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• Technicians
Professional
55 minutes

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1172 Troubleshooting Foxboro DCS Control Processor

Schneider Electric provides different tools to help you monitor and troubleshoot Foxboro™
Distributed Control System (DCS).
This course conveys comprehensive knowledge to help newly hired personnel monitor and
troubleshoot Foxboro DCS during project commissioning or system maintenance. The
course explains commonly used tools for troubleshooting Foxboro DCS Control Processor
(CP).

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Monitor Foxboro DCS using System
Manager.
• Diagnose CP status using Fault Tolerant
History Script (FTHS).
• Extract CP Memory Dump.
• Capture network data using Wireshark®
network protocol analyzer.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Foxboro DCS architecture
• System Manager
• Ethernet networks

Audience Available As
• Maintenance Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• Plant Operations Managers
Professional
45 minutes

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1202 Troubleshooting Foxboro DCS Using Scripts

Schneider Electric provides different tools to help you monitor and troubleshoot Foxboro™
Distributed Control System (DCS).
This course conveys comprehensive knowledge to help newly hired personnel monitor and
troubleshoot Foxboro DCS during project commissioning or system maintenance. The
course introduces four scripts and when to use each script to solve system challenges.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can
troubleshoot Foxboro DCS using the following
scripts:
• Database synchronization
• Save all and load all
• dbvu
• ICC Print

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Foxboro DCS architecture
• System Manager
• Ethernet networks

Audience Available As
• Maintenance Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• Plant Operations Managers
Professional
45 minutes

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1157 Monitoring Control System Performance

This course provides essential knowledge on key functions in System Manager for
monitoring a Foxboro system. Topics include the features and functions of System Manager;
interaction between System Manager components; user interface navigation; and routine
procedures, such as installation, configuration, equipment maintenance, and troubleshooting,
using System Manager.
Knowledge of System Manager helps plant personnel effectively ensure the health and
performance of the entire control system and manage network operations.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• List the features, functions, and
benefits of System Manager.
• Describe how different components in
System Manager work together.
• Install System Manager software and
identify major user interface elements.
• Perform the appropriate maintenance
activity on different types of
equipment.
• View and acknowledge system alarms
using System Manager.
• Locate and troubleshoot a failed
device using System Manager.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of:
• Foxboro DCS architecture
• Foxboro Control HMI

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• Maintenance Engineers and
Professional
Technicians
• Plant Operators 2 hours

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5111 Configuring the PIDA Control Block

4 videos This course helps you acquire a sound foundation of the features and functionality of the
PIDA block. The PIDA block implements continuous PID or dead-time feedback and additive
or multiplicative feedforward control of an analog loop, providing more advanced features
than the PID and PIDX blocks. Principal inputs of the PIDA block―setpoint and
measurement―compute the block's output, referred to as the manipulated variable, based
on user-set or adaptively tuned values. These values include tuning parameters, proportional
band, integral time, derivative time, delay time, and setpoint relative gain (SPLLAG).
Additionally, pre-tuning can adjust the measurement filter time constant factor (KD) to adapt
the deviation alarm delay (DEVTIM).

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Process a control block.
• Link and condition PIDA input and output signals.
• Configure PIDA control modes and tuning
parameters.
• Configure PIDA auto and manual modes,
initialization, and back-calculations.
• Configure PIDA alarms, including condition types,
actions, message groups, priorities, alarm indicators, and status.
• Suspend, inhibit, and enable PIDA alarms.
• Secure write access and PIDA operation HMI screens for viewing the PIDA block.
• Use PIDA block and PID functions with control inputs, setpoint clamping, and impact of
setpoint changes.
• Perform advanced control functions, such as non-linear control, cascade control,
feedforward control, and batch operations, using the PIDA block.

Prerequisites
• High school Calculus
• 2101 Foxboro Continuous Control, 5101 Control Software Continuous Control, or 5101FV
Control Software Continuous Control with FoxView

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• System Administrators
Professional
3 hours, 55
minutes

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5112 Configuring the FBTUNE Feedback Tuner Block

5 videos This course helps you acquire a sound foundation of the features and functionality of the
FBTUNE block. The FBTUNE block helps you adaptively tune gain schedules for
proportional band (PBAND), integral time (INT), derivative time (DERIV), dead time (DTIME),
and relative gain on the setpoint (SPLLAG) of PIDA and DPIDA blocks. The FBTUNE block
also helps you set deviation alarm delay (DEVTIM) and filter time constant (FILTER) to
prevent high-frequency instability in the PITAU and PIDTAU deadtime controller modes.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Describe basic concepts of controller tuning.
• Explain the functions of the FBTUNE block.
• Compare auto-tuning and self-tuning.
• Configure the connection between an FBTUNE
block and a PIDA block.
• Identify parameters and parameter options for
configuring the FBTUNE block.
• Set boundaries on the FBTUNE block.
• Configure the Pre-Tune function in the FBTUNE block.
• Operate the FBTUNE block using the detail display.
• Indicate appropriate scenarios for using the FBTUNE block.
• Maximize performance of FBTUNE through the proper setting of key block parameters.

Prerequisites
• 5111 Configuring the PIDA Control Block

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
• System Administrators
Professional
55 minutes

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1292 Analyze Plant Performance Using Control Advisor

The EcoStruxure™ Control Advisor software application continuously monitors and assesses
New plant performance for inefficiencies. Control Advisor gathers control loop data from the plant,
identifies potential issues with control loops, prioritizes the most defective loops, and
diagnoses root causes of these defects. Additionally, Control Advisor recommends new
tuning parameters to deliver optimal loop performance.
This course provides essential knowledge on monitoring and analyzing plant performance
effectively using Plant Performance Dashboard of Control Advisor. Practice exercises and
demos reinforce application knowledge acquired through this course.

Learning Objectives
After completing this curriculum, you can:
• Monitor plant data using Plant
Performance Dashboard.
• Create performance reports for a plant.
• Analyze root causes of plant
performance issues.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of
• Foxboro™ Distributed Control Systems
(DCSs)
• Control loop configuration

Audience Available As
• Control Engineers Part of Control
E-learning Engineering
Professional
40 minutes

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Safety Engineering Professional Collection

This section is organized to show individual e-learning courses in the Safety Engineering
Professional Collection. Other available e-learning collections are listed below as hyperlinks
for quickly navigating to a section.

Available E-Learning Collections

Basic Foundation Essential Professional
• Process • Control • Process • Control
Automation Engineering Automation Engineering
• Control HMI • Process • Safety
Automation Engineering
Security
• Networking • Safety •
Engineering
• Safety • Virtualization •
Engineering

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1175 Testing Safety Applications Using Triconex Safety

Validator
Triconex™ Safety Validator enables the creation and execution of tests that help verify
TriStation™ 1131 safety applications through customizable and easy-to-develop Test Cases.
This course conveys knowledge on the workflow for testing safety applications in Triconex
Safety Validator and includes software simulation to allow you to practice the safety
validation process from start to end.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Identify the process of testing TriStation 1131
safety applications.
• Extract configuration data from a TriStation
1131 Project File using Triconex Report
Generator.
• Create Test Suites, Test Cases, and Test
Steps using Triconex Safety Validator.
• Execute Tests on Triconex Emulator using
Triconex Safety Validator.
• Generate Test Procedure and Results documents
using Triconex Safety Validator.

Prerequisites
Familiarity with:
• Process safety applications, such as Emergency Shutdown systems and Fire and Gas
systems
• Triconex controllers: Tricon™, Tricon-CX, Trident™, or Tri-GP™
• Creation of TriStation 1131 safety applications

Audience Available As
• Safety Engineers Part of Safety
E-learning Engineering
Professional
1 hour

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1203 Testing Safety Functionality Using Triconex

Safety Validator Tieback
The Triconex™ Safety Validator TieBack application enables you to test the functionality of
safety applications in response to simulated field device failures through the creation of
tiebacks.
This course provides essential knowledge on the features and functions of the TieBack
application. The course also provides information on the workflow for creating tiebacks to test
the functionality of the safety application.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Explain the features and functions of the TieBack
application.
• Summarize the process for creating tiebacks in a
project.
• Create and attach a simulation file to a test project in
Triconex Report Generator.
• Map tagnames in the Unit Under Test (UUT) file to
tagnames in the tieback simulation file.
• Connect the safety logic to Emulators and run simulations.
• View tieback results in the TieBack application and in TriStation™ 1131 Developer’s
Workbench software.
• Explain how to run tiebacks in Triconex Safety Validator.

Prerequisites
Familiarity with:
• Process safety systems; for example, Emergency Shutdown and Fire and Gas
• Triconex controllers: Tricon™, Tricon CX, Trident™, and Tri-GP™
• Creation of TriStation 1131 safety applications
• Triconex Safety Validator and Triconex Report Generator

Audience Available As
• Safety Engineers Part of Safety
E-learning Engineering
Professional
1 hour, 15
minutes

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1192 Troubleshooting Triconex Safety Systems

Triconex™ Safety System provides diagnostic tools to record data and diagnose errors during
project commissioning or system maintenance.
This course covers troubleshooting Triconex hardware using Triconex Enhanced Diagnostic
Monitor and the DiagRead utility. The course also covers troubleshooting the industrial
process using Triconex Sequence of Events (SOE) Recorder.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Troubleshoot Triconex hardware using Enhanced
Diagnostic Monitor.
• Generate and interpret the firmware version report and the
events log.
• Set up and extract the DiagRead file to troubleshoot
Triconex hardware.
• Collect and analyze data using SOE Recorder.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of:
− Triconex system fundamentals and installation
− Triconex controllers: Tricon™, Tricon CX, and Trident™ and Tri-GP™
− Ethernet networks
• Working experience creating TriStation™ 1131 safety applications

Audience Available As
• Maintenance Engineers Part of Safety
E-learning Engineering
• Safety Engineers
Professional
2 hours

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1314 Configure System Advisor Components to Collect

TriStation 1131 Data
This course provides essential knowledge on collecting data from TriStation™ 1131
New Developer’s Workbench software. Data collection includes setting up the server for
EcoStruxure™ System Advisor for Process Safety and selecting, printing, and importing
TriStation 1131 project files into the MySQL database of System Advisor for Process Safety.
For data collection, System Advisor contains three tools for documenting and tracking
changes in TriStation 1131 project files: Server Configuration Tool, Monitoring Tool, and
Import Tool. System Advisor also includes Client Tool, which supports other System Advisor
features, such as managing comments and user privileges.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Configure System Advisor
components to collect TriStation 1131
data.
• Search for data within System
Advisor.
• Add and manage comments to
System Advisor data.
• Manage user access to System
Advisor.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of:
− Process safety applications, such as Emergency Shutdown Systems and Fire and
Gas Systems
− Triconex controllers: Tricon™, Tricon CX, and Trident™ and Tri-GP™
• Working experience creating TriStation™ 1131 safety applications

Audience Available As
• Maintenance Engineers Part of Safety
E-learning Engineering
• Safety Engineers
Professional
1 hour

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1315 Manage TriStation 1131 I/Os Using System

Advisor
EcoStruxure™ System Advisor for Process Safety provides you with the tools to manage the
New I/Os of TriStation™ 1131 Developer’s Workbench software. This course provides essential
knowledge on how to use System Advisor to map the plant hierarchy for easy location of I/Os
and effective management of I/O spares within the system.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Configure plant hierarchy within
System Advisor.
• Manage I/O spares using System
Advisor.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of:
− Process safety applications,
such as Emergency Shutdown
Systems and Fire and Gas
Systems
− Triconex controllers: Tricon™,
Tricon CX, and Trident™ and
Tri-GP™
• Working experience creating TriStation™ 1131 safety applications

Audience Available As
• Maintenance Engineers Part of Safety
E-learning Engineering
• Safety Engineers
Professional
40 minutes

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1316 Track Configuration Changes Using System

Advisor
Tracking changes is the main feature of EcoStruxure™ System Advisor for Process Safety.
New This feature helps you document modifications to TriStation™ 1131 Developer’s Workbench
software. This course explains how to track changes in different areas of TriStation 1131.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Track changes to TriStation 1131 logic.
• Audit TriStation 1131 changes using
Audit Manager.
• Track changes to Controller
Workspace.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of:
− Process safety applications, such as
Emergency Shutdown Systems and Fire and Gas Systems
− Triconex controllers: Tricon™, Tricon CX, and Trident™ and Tri-GP™
• Working experience creating TriStation™ 1131 safety applications

Audience Available As
• Maintenance Engineers Part of Safety
E-learning Engineering
• Safety Engineers
Professional
1 hour

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1317 Perform Advanced Tasks in System Advisor: SQL

Queries and System Maintenance
This course provides essential knowledge on writing SQL search queries and generating
New reports using EcoStruxure™ System Advisor for Process Safety. The course also explains
best practices for performing routine maintenance on System Advisor.

Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you can:
• Build advanced
queries and generate
reports using System
Advisor.
• Maintain the System
Advisor database.

Prerequisites
• Knowledge of:
− Process safety
applications, such
as Emergency Shutdown Systems and Fire and Gas Systems
− Triconex controllers: Tricon™, Tricon CX, and Trident™ and Tri-GP™
• Working experience creating TriStation™ 1131 safety applications

Audience Available As
• Maintenance Engineers Part of Safety
E-learning Engineering
• Safety Engineers
Professional
50 minutes

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Legacy Courses

Legacy Courses

Inquire about
legacy courses
available on
demand.

Courses in this section are available for on-demand purchase and listed numerically in the
following table. Contact your local Service Sales representative for more information.

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Course Title and Scope

1053 Introduction to Foxboro I/A Series DCS Architecture 3 hours,

30 minutes
This foundational course identifies the architecture, components, and
functions of a Distributed Control System (DCS) to help you install and
maintain Foxboro™ system effectively.

1054 Introduction to Foxboro Control Software DCS Architecture 1 hour,

45 minutes
This foundational course illustrates the integration of Foxboro™
Distributed Control System (DCS) hardware components with Control
Software to form an enterprise control system platform. You use the
ArchestrA™ Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to configure
Foxboro DCS.

1056 (Part 1) and 1061 (Part 2) Continuous Control Concepts Using 6 hours,
IACC 40 minutes
This two-part foundational course introduces the basic concepts of
continuous control. The course also covers the use of I/A Series™
Configuration Component (IACC) blocks in simple control applications.
Part 2 builds upon Part 1 by providing practice with the CHARC,
ACCUM, and OUTSEL control blocks.
This course is also useful for engineers who are working at or supporting
sites with legacy Foxboro™ I/A Series control systems.

1057 (Part 1) and 1062 (Part 2) Continuous Control Concepts Using 6 hours,
FCS 40 minutes
This two-part foundational course introduces the basic concepts of
continuous control. The course also covers the use of Foxboro™ Control
Software (FCS) blocks in simple control applications. Part 2 builds upon
Part 1 by providing practice with the CHARC, ACCUM, and OUTSEL
control blocks.
This course is also useful for process automation professionals looking
to refresh their knowledge of control engineering fundamentals.

1060 FCS Configuration Tools 10 hours

This foundational course helps you become proficient at using
Foxboro™ Control Software (FCS) Configuration Tools. FCS
Configuration Tools enable the configuration of applications and control
objects. FCS Configuration Tools provide a consistent graphic
environment and a common method for design implementation.

1063 FoxDraw – Designing and Building an HMI 7 hours,

This foundational course explains how to use FoxDraw™ software to 30 minutes
create and configure displays that represent a plant or process area.
This course also introduces the procedure for configuring I/A Series™
environments tailored to your control system and users of this system.

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Course Title and Scope

1064 Design and Build HMIs Using InFusion View (Control Edition) 10 hours
Tools
This foundational course details how to use the HMI construction tool
and other visual tools in the InFusion™ View CE suite. This course
includes the procedure for designing various types of windows and
process graphic displays for a plant process that operates with I/A Series
process control logic.

1066 Control Loop Configuration Using IACC 6 hours,

30 minutes
This foundational course covers discrete input, discrete output, LOGIC,
and CALC blocks for configuring an I/A Series™ system. Leveraging
relevant examples, this course also helps you understand how to
configure feedback and cascade loops with control blocks using I/A
Series Control Configurator (IACC) functionality.
This course is also useful for engineers who are working at or supporting
sites with legacy Foxboro™ I/A Series control systems.

1067 Control Loop Configuration Using FCS 6 hours,

30 minutes
This foundational course covers discrete input, discrete output, LOGIC,
and CALC blocks for configuring an I/A Series™ system. Leveraging
relevant examples, this course also helps you understand how to
configure feedback and cascade loops with I/A Series control blocks
using Foxboro™ Control Software tools.
This course is also useful for process automation professionals looking
to refresh their knowledge of control engineering fundamentals.

1068 Configuring Sequence Controls Using IACC 3 hours

Sequence control strategies help you perform normal and exception
control functions during a process operation. This foundational course
explains how to configure Sequence (SEQ) control blocks using I/A
Series™ Configuration Component (IACC) functionality. SEQ blocks
enable you to implement sequential, time-based, and event-oriented
batch control applications. In this course, you use High-Level Batch
Language (HLBL) or a Sequential Function Chart (SFC) graphical
configuration to program various SEQ blocks, including: Monitor (MON),
Timer (TIM), Independent (IND), Dependent (DEP), and Exception
(EXC).
This course is useful for engineers who are working at or supporting sites
with legacy Foxboro™ I/A Series control systems.

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1070 I/A Series System – Field Device Integration 3 hours

This essential course explains how to integrate field devices with an I/A
Series™ system. Device integration is the process of connecting all
devices in a plant to the I/A Series system to enable efficient
management and control. When devices are correctly integrated, you
can control hardware in all supervisory, plant performance, and
production management activities. A variety of integration options are
available to help you effectively track processes, maximize control, and
ensure optimum output.

1071 Alarm Configuration Using IACC 4 hours

This essential course introduces alarm configuration using I/A Series™
Configuration Component (IACC) functionality. Alarm configuration is an
essential plant activity for notifying plant personnel of deviations or
abnormal conditions in a process. This course also introduces the Alarm
Manager and other alarm displays for acknowledging and clearing
alarms.
This course is also useful for engineers who are working at or supporting
sites with legacy Foxboro™ I/A Series control systems.

1072 Alarm Configuration Using FCS 4 hours

This essential course introduces alarm configuration using Foxboro™
Control Software (FCS). Alarm configuration is an essential plant activity
for notifying plant personnel of deviations or abnormal conditions in a
process. This course also introduces the Alarm Manager and other alarm
displays for acknowledging and clearing alarms.

1074 AIM* -- Designing and Building a Historian Database 5 hours,

35 minutes
AIM*Historian™ enables you to collect and analyse data generated in a
plant. The key objective of this course is to help you design and build an
AIM*Historian database.

1075 Configuring Wonderware Historian (Foundation Edition) 6 hours,

20 minutes
This essential course introduces you to Wonderware™ Historian, a high-
performance process historization tool capable of storing significant
volumes of data generated from industrial facilities.

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1081 TriStation 1131 Application 6 hours,

50 minutes
This foundational course covers the use of the TriStation™ 1131
application with the Tricon™ controller. The application helps you detect
unsafe conditions and take early corrective actions to minimize potential
failures or accidents.
Specifically, in this course, you develop, configure, and download the
TriStation 1131 application for the Tricon controller. You create safety
logic using the Cause and Effect Matrix (CEM). You retrieve events from
the Tricon controller by configuring the Sequence of Events (SOE)
Recorder

1127 Maximizing Productivity Using Unity Pro 30 minutes

This course provides time-saving techniques to maximize productivity in
Unity Pro™ software.

1132 Cabinet Engineering Basics 1 hour,

36 minutes
This foundational course helps you design cabinets for distributed control
systems and emergency shut-down systems. Because these cabinets
contain electrical wiring and electronic equipment, careful design is
required to prevent electrical shock to equipment users and to protect
cabinet contents from environmental exposure.
The course covers the different types of cabinets, including K and G
Series cabinets, cabling and mounting, protective grounding and power
distribution, operating environments, and the cabinet engineering
workflow.

1133 Cabinet Design 2 hours,

5 minutes
This course focuses on designing cabinets, the first phase in the three-
phase cabinet engineering process. Specifically, this course covers
creating documents, drawings, and test procedures for project hardware.
These materials form the basic design, including cabinet layouts, of the
automation system. Course 1134 Cabinet Integration and Testing
focuses on the other two phases of the cabinet engineering process:
integrating cabinets and testing cabinets.

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1134 Cabinet Integration and Testing 2 hours

This course focuses on the second and third phases of the cabinet
engineering process: integrating cabinets and testing cabinets. Course
1133 Cabinet Design focuses on the first phase: designing cabinets.
• In the integration phase, Technicians use design documents to
integrate cabinet components properly. Engineers refer to these
documents to help ensure proper integration.
• In the testing phase, Engineers use Factory Acceptance Testing
(FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) documents to perform
validation activities. These activities ensure cabinet construction and
transportation do not lead to faulty performance on site.
The course includes pictures of actual cabinets from typical projects and
a template for creating punch lists and performing visual inspections.

1144 Configuring Historian in a Foxboro System 2 hours,

15 minutes
This course provides essential knowledge on the basic concepts of
Wonderware® Historian, including an architectural overview and details
on functional operation. Additionally, the course covers installing,
licensing, and configuring Wonderware Historian to collect data from
Foxboro™ Distributed Control System (DCS). Lastly, the course covers
the activities of starting, stopping, and restarting Wonderware Historian.

1176 Feedback and Cascade Control Solutions Using IACC 3 hours

This course provides knowledge and practice on configuring feedback
and cascade control loops using IACC. Feedback and cascade control
loops are common and powerful control solutions for designing a control
system. Feedback control uses system output to re-adjust system
performance to achieve the expected output response, while cascade
control enables proactive and corrective system responses to a system
fault, instead of reactive responses.

1177 Feedback and Cascade Control Solutions Using FCS 3 hours

This course provides knowledge and practice on configuring feedback
and cascade control loops using FCS. Feedback and cascade control
loops are common and powerful control solutions for designing a control
system. Feedback control uses system output to re-adjust system
performance to achieve the expected output response, while cascade
control enables proactive and corrective system responses to a system
fault, instead of reactive responses.

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1183 Discrete Control Solutions Using FCS 3 hours,

30 minutes
This course introduces you to a variety of control blocks in Foxboro™
Control Software (FCS) for processing discrete information to and from
digital field devices. Using FCS, you develop a control loop by selecting
input and output blocks, blocks that represent devices, and blocks that
perform advanced functions. You connect and configure these blocks in
control strategies within control compounds and deploy the compounds
to the control processor for execution.

1184 Discrete Control Solutions Using IACC 3 hours,

30 minutes
This course introduces you to a variety of control blocks in I/A Series™
Configuration Component (IACC) for processing discrete information to
and from digital field devices. Using IACC, you develop a control loop by
selecting input and output blocks, blocks that represent devices, and
blocks that perform advanced functions. You connect and configure
these blocks in control strategies within control compounds and deploy
the compounds to the control processor for execution.

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