Introduction

This comprehensive training program is designed to provide participants with the essential knowledge and hands-on skills required to operate, troubleshoot, and engineer using the SPPA-T3000 Distributed Control System (DCS). The course focuses on the system’s architecture, diagnostic functions, engineering displays, and tools essential for ensuring optimal plant performance. Participants will explore the full functionality of SPPA-T3000 including dynamic logic tracing, redundancy handling, periphery management, signal engineering, HMI utilities, and practical troubleshooting using a simulated process environment. The program integrates real-world case-based learning to strengthen participants' abilities in analyzing faults, reading logic, and applying system tools for efficient control room operations.

Target Audience

• DCS Operators and Engineers

• Instrumentation & Control Engineers

• Electrical and Automation Technicians

• Process and System Engineers

• Maintenance Engineers working on SPPA-T3000 systems

• Engineering Supervisors and Technical Support Staff

Objectives

By the end of the program, participants will be able to:

• Understand the complete architecture and core functions of SPPA-T3000

• Operate and navigate plant displays, faceplates, trends, and alarm systems

• Interpret and trace signal paths, identify faults using logic diagrams and diagnostic tools

• Perform engineering functions including signal configuration, periphery setup, and runtime container usage

• Describe and use key elements of HMI utilities and controller tools for fault tracing

• Read function diagrams clearly and differentiate between control symbols

• Apply structured methods for identifying, isolating, and resolving system disturbances

• Execute practical exercises using simulated environments for real-time application

Training Outlines

Day 1:

System Introduction and Architecture

• Introduction to the SPPA-T3000 Control System

• Overview of Hardware & Software Architecture

• Servers, Bus Systems, and Redundancy Concepts

• Network Architecture and Communication Methods

• Runtime Containers and Peripheral Structures

Day 2:

Diagnostics and Signal Management

• Dynamized Function Diagrams and Signal Tracing

• Signal Forcing, Inheritance, and Identifiers

• Diagnostic Tools for Operational Insights

• Fault Detection and Symbol Interpretation

• Using Logic for Fault Finding and Analysis

Day 3:

HMI Operation and Display Navigation

• Operating Plant Displays and Navigation Techniques

• Faceplates, Set-points, and System Trends

• Alarms: Types, Configuration, and Handling

• XY Diagrams for Real-Time Monitoring

• Hands-on Navigation in Simulated Plant Environments

Day 4:

Engineering and Control Functions

• Engineering Environment Overview

• Creating and Editing Function Diagrams

• Configuring Plant Displays and Automation Elements

• Binary and Analog Signal Engineering

• 2oo3 Logic and Redundancy in Safety Loops

Day 5:

Practical Applications and Troubleshooting

• Hands-on Exercises with Process Simulation

• Fault Simulation Scenarios and Troubleshooting

• Reading Logic Clearly: Symbols and Structures

• HMI Utilities for Controllers, Set-points, and Trends

• Final Review, Q&A, and Practical Demonstration