course | Distributed Control System (DCS) Application, Operation & Troubleshooting
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ICC-1045 | Distributed Control System (DCS) Application, Operation & Troubleshooting
Course Sector : Instrumentation & Controls
| Duration | Date from | Date to | Course Venue | Course fees | Book a course |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Days | 21/09/2026 | 25/09/2026 | Dubai | $4,250 | Book now |
| 5 Days | 14/12/2026 | 18/12/2026 | Abu Dhabi | $4,250 | Book now |
| 5 Days | 15/03/2027 | 19/03/2027 | Dubai | $4,250 | Book now |
| 5 Days | 28/06/2027 | 02/07/2027 | Madrid | $4,950 | Book now |
Course Introduction
The Distributed Control System (DCS) Training Course is designed for engineers, technicians, and industrial professionals who want to master process automation and control systems. DCS technology is widely used in industries such as oil & gas, power generation, chemical, and manufacturing for monitoring and controlling complex processes.
This course covers essential topics including DCS architecture, system configuration, process control, and instrumentation integration, enabling participants to understand how distributed systems operate to maintain stability and efficiency. Learners will explore key components such as controllers, input/output modules, communication networks, and operator interfaces.
Participants will also gain practical knowledge in troubleshooting, system calibration, performance monitoring, and process optimization, which are critical for ensuring safe and reliable operations. The training emphasizes hands-on scenarios and real-world applications to help professionals develop problem-solving skills for industrial automation challenges.
Additionally, the course addresses alarm management, safety interlocks, control strategies, and regulatory compliance, allowing organizations to maintain operational excellence while reducing downtime and risk. Participants will understand how DCS contributes to enhanced process control, productivity, and operational efficiency.
This program is ideal for control engineers, instrumentation engineers, process engineers, and industrial automation professionals who want to implement and manage distributed control systems effectively in modern industrial environments
Course objective
- Participants will be able to understand the principles of maintenance and troubleshooting of (DCS) hardware and software, diagnose (DCS) component status, and also manage and respond to process interface, including Operation and Monitoring.
- To be able to program to develop a monitoring interface system.
- Engineering programming including Function Block and Human Machine Interface, access operator interface display, to manipulate various control modules, operating system trending, manage and respond to process alarm/event, monitor process performance, view real-time and historical trend data, diagnose (DCS) component status, etc.
Course audience
- Control & Instrumentation Engineer
- Controls Technologist
- Instrumentation Technician / Systems Control Tech
- Senior Control & Instrumentation Engineer
- Maintaining Equipment Engineer
- Facilities I&E / Controls Engineer
- Offshore Instrumentation Engineer
Course Outline | 01 Day One
Module (01) Review of Classic Computer Control with Analog System:
- Supervisory set point control
- Direct Digital Control
- Computer /Manual & Computer /Manual /Automatic Station
- Pulse count/pulse Duration computer I/Q
Module (02) Evolution to DCS:
- DCS versus SCADA and PLC System
- The microprocessor and networking technologies
- Evolution to DCS (continued)
Course Outline | 02 Day Two
Module (03) Basic DCS Architecture:
- Levels of communication
- Controllers, I/Q
- Operator consoles (HMI)
- Security (redundancy, single loop integrity, etc
- Error checking and reporting
Module (04) Network technologies:
- Polling, Token Ring
- Exception Reporting
Course Outline | 03 Day Three
Module (05) Controllers:
- Basic Control
- Basic Control Theory
- Types of DCS controllers
- Single / Dual loop
- Multi loop
- Redundancy Schemes
- CPU, Memory, Function Code libraries
- Multi-tasking, scanning priorities, rates
- I/Q Data bus control
- Peer-to-peer communication
- Communication with HMI
- Control Algorithms, function codes
- Tag Driven vs. Address Driven systems
- Configuration Tools
- Controllers Maintenance
- Controllers Troubleshooting & Repair
Module (06) Process Control Units:
- I/Q Backplanes
- Communication Modules
- Network Redundancy
- I/Q Types
- I/Q Redundancy
- Intrinsic Safety
- Active & passive barriers
- Other techniques
Course Outline | 04 Day Four
Module (07) Operator Interface (HMI):
- Process Display
- Graphic Displays
- Faceplate Displays
- Trend Displays
- Alarm Displays
- Historical Displays
- Operator Keyboards
- Layout, functionality
- Pointing devices
- Touchscreen
- Mouse, Trackball
Module (08) Operator Interface Architecture:
- Graphical configuration
- Historical Database
- Trending system (Real-time, historical)
- Scanning, polling, and exception reports
- Open system (Upper network connection)
Course Outline | 05 Day Five
Module (09) Interfacing to the DCS:
- Computer Interface
- Data throughput rates
- Communication standards
- Drivers
- PLC Interfaces
- Drivers
- OPC Standard
- Types of data
- Batch controller interfacing
- Recipes
- Batch languages
- Partitioning between computer and controller (recipe storage)
- Power system integrity
- Configuration retention
- Initialization, synchronization of the system after a loss of power
Module (10) System Diagnostics:
- Error message
- Problem isolation
- Error message
- Problem isolation
BOOST’s Professional Attendance Certificate “BPAC”
BPAC is always given to the delegates after completing the training course,and depends on their attendance of the program at a rate of no less than 80%,besides their active participation and engagement during the program sessions.
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