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ControlNet and RSNetWorx Configuration and Troubleshooting

Private Delivery Only
  • Course Number: CCP173
  • Type: Instructor-led
  • Technology: Network and Cybersecurity Courses
  • Category: Maintain Troubleshoot
  • Duration: 3 days
Instructor-led Course Catalog

Course Purpose

This course provides you with the skills necessary to efficiently design and configure a ControlNet network. You will gain these skills from the ground up, practicing each step in the design and configure process from choosing the correct cable to configuring the connections that will transmit data from ControlLogix® (Logix5000™) controllers and other devices across that cable.

This course also provides you with the skills needed to safely and efficiently return a malfunctioning network to normal operation, including:

  • Implementing a logical process for troubleshooting ControlNet and RSNetWorx™ components
  • Identifying problems with communications cards, cabling, and other network hardware
  • Applying best practices and network troubleshooting tools

You will practice each step in the network troubleshooting process from verifying the media system to correcting connection configuration errors.

After completing this course, you will have designed a ControlNet and RSNetWorx media system that will serve as the backbone of your networkand will have configured ControlNet and RSNetWorx-capable hardware to behave as a deterministic and repeatable control network. You will also havehands-on experience troubleshooting a ControlNet and RSNetWorx networkthat can immediately be applied to your job responsibilities.

Objectives

After completing this course, students should be able to perform the following tasks:

  • Design and troubleshoot a ControlNet media system
  • Go online to a ControlNet network
  • Enter scheduled ControlNet I/O data connections for Logix5000 controllers
  • Enter ControlNet messages for Logix5000 controllers
  • Isolate faulty ControlNet and RSNetWorx media using signal measurement equipment
  • Isolate ControlNet and RSNetWorx network malfunctions using LEDs and mnemonic displays
  • Identify a ControlNet and RSNetWorx network malfunction using RSLinx software
  • Troubleshoot a ControlNet and RSNetWorx network using RSNetWorx for ControlNet software

Who Should Attend

Individuals who are:

  • Responsible for designing/configuring a new ControlNet & RSNetWorx network
  • Managing/modifying an existing ControlNet & RSNetWorx network

Prerequisites

To successfully complete this course, the following prerequisites are required:

  • An ability to perform basic Microsoft Windows tasks
  • Experience with Windows-based programming software (Studio 5000® software) is desirable, but not essential

Student Materials

To enhance and facilitate the students’ learning experiences, the following materials are provided as part of the course package:

  • Student Manual – Includes the key concepts, definitions, and examples presented in the course and includes thehands-on exercises
  • ControlNet and RSNetWorx Procedures Guide – Contains clear and concise step-by-step procedures for performing thetasks addressed in class, as well as other tasks associated withthe configuration and management of a ControlNet networkusing a variety of software tools
  • ControlNet and RSNetWorx Troubleshooting Guide – Contains easy-to-use flowcharts and graphics to helpstudents complete the troubleshooting tasks presented inclass. The guide covers troubleshooting ControlNet devicesusing hardware status indicators, software diagnostics,and signal measurement equipment and also covers mosttroubleshooting situations in the plant environment
  • ControlNet Coax Tool Kit

Hands-on Practice

Hands-on practice is an integral part of learning and this course offers extensive hands-on opportunities. Using network software and a workstation containing real and simulated hardware components, students will practice isolating network malfunctions, reading diagnostics, and correcting configuration errors. This experience can then be directly applied to the students’ ControlNet applications.

Provided Tools

Students attending this course will receive hands-on practice terminating coaxial cable. To practice these skills and perform them effectively on the job, each student will receive a ControlNet Coax Cable Tool Kit as part of the Student Package. Each kit contains the following tools:

  • Cable strip tool
  • Crimp tool
  • Utility knife
  • Wire cutters
  • Calibration/flare tool
  • Terminators and connectors

Course Agenda

Day 1

  • Designing and Troubleshooting a ControlNet Media System
  • Going Online to a ControlNet Network
  • Entering Scheduled ControlNet I/O Data Connections for Logix5000 Controllers

Day 2

  • Entering ControlNet Messages for Logix5000 Controllers
  • Getting Started with Troubleshooting a ControlNet and RSNetWorx Network
  • Isolating Faulty ControlNet and RSNetWorx Media Using Signal Measurement Equipment 
  • Isolating ControlNet and RSNetWorx Network Malfunctions
  • Isolating ControlNet and RSNetWorx Network Malfunctions Using LEDs and Mnemonic Displays

Day 3

  • Identifying a ControlNet and RSNetWorx Network Malfunction Using RSLinx Software
  • Troubleshooting a ControlNet and RSNetWorx Network Using RSNetWorx for ControlNet Software
  • Troubleshooting a Scheduled ControlNet and RSNetWorx Data Connection for Logix5000 Controllers

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