This course section includes several modules on industrial networks, digital field protocols, manufacturing operations management, database management, and historian software. Each module covers specific learning objectives, such as understanding the principles behind different protocols, network component configuration, and manufacturing execution systems. The modules also aim to teach the advantages of database management systems and the need for data security, as well as the purpose of historian software and available solutions.
This module aims to give you a clear understanding of the principles behind industrial networks and network configuration.
The learning objectives of this module are that you will be able to explain:
This module aims to give you a clear understanding of the principles behind industrial digital field protocols and the implementation of these communication protocols between field equipment, digital controllers, and various software suites.
The learning objectives of this module are that you will be able to explain:
This module aims to give you a clear understanding of the principles behind industrial digital field protocols used to link process control and plant automation modules.
The learning objectives of this module are that you will be able to explain:
This module aims to introduce you to the concepts behind Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) and how it relates to other concepts such as digital thread, digital twin, and Manufacturing Execution Systems.
The learning objectives of this module are that you will be able to define or describe:
This module aims to introduce you to Manufacturing Execution Systems and how decisions are made regarding which systems should be governed by the control domain (i.e. Production and Operations) or the enterprise domain (i.e. Business).
The learning objectives of this module are that you will be able to explain:
This module aims to give you an overview of the concepts relating to databases and database management.
The learning objectives of this module are that you will be able to explain:
This module aims to give you a clear understanding of the purpose of historian software as well as examples of what historian software vendors offer.
The learning objectives of this module are that you will be able to explain: