O-CON33404

Course Description                   

Foundation Fieldbus (FFB) is an open source digital standard for field devices that uses digital communication in place of traditional analog communication. This course will introduce you to FFB as it pertains to a Mark VIe control system. You will learn how FFB devices are field wired back to a Mark VIe control panel and how the devices communicate their data to application code within ToolboxST. Examples using some of the most commonly used FFB devices on a GE turbine will be reviewed. Throughout the course, you will be introduced to hardware configurations, linking hardware to software, and basic troubleshooting from within ToolboxST. Virtual HMI’s will be used allowing trainees to navigate FFB configurations within ToolboxST.

Duration                                  3 days

Target Audience                      

• Instrumentation & Controls
• Operations
• Supervisors

General Prerequisites              

• Ability to understand and speak English
• Basic turbine operations experience
• Computer literacy
• Familiarity with the Mark Vie Control System and ControlST or be taking this training module as part of a Mark Vie training program

Course Prerequisites              N/A

Class Size                             Maximum number of students: 4

Learning Objectives                  

• Describe Foundation Fieldbus (FFB)
• Advantages of FFB
• Components used in a Mark VIe FFB configured system
• Methods of communication that occur to a FFB device from the Mark VIe
• Purpose of Resource, Transducer, and Function Blocks within ToolboxST
• Link Master, Link Active Scheduler and how communication is controlled on the H1 link
• Linking Device, Segment and FFB Device as well as understand their respective properties 
• Condition of an FFB Device using the tree view symbols within ToolboxST
• Properties of and configuration of the Link Master and Link Active Scheduler
• Properties of Resource, Transducer, and Function Blocks
• Add and configure a FFB Linking Device (PFFA)
• Attach and configure an H1 segment.
• Import a Device Definition(DD) file
• Add and configure a FFB Device
• Commission a FFB Device
• Add an FFB Task to a ToolboxST program
• Add an FFB software function block and attach it to a hardware function block
• Relationship between the FFB software tasks, blocks, and FFB hardware
• Trace a software variable to the applicable FFB device hardware block
• Trace a FFB device hardware block parameter to where it is used in software
• Troubleshoot basic device faults
• Power Conditioner diagnostic module to perform basic FFB troubleshooting

Course Content                         

INTRODUCTION

• Instructor background
•  Participant background
• Course schedule

LESSON 1 – SYSTEM & PROCESS OVERVIEW

• FFB Advantages
• FFB Network
• Power Module
• F809F Plus Diagnostics Module
• Device Coupler
• Devices
• Process Communications
• Resource Block
• Function Block
• Transducer Block
• Communication and Control

LESSON 2 – HARDWARE PROPERTIES & PARAMETERS (within ToolboxST)

• Network Topology
• Device Status
• Pack Properties
• Segment Properties
• Block Parameters
• Scaling

LESSON 3 – PACK & DEVICE COMMISSIONING (within ToolboxST)

• Adding a Linking Device
• Attach a Segment
• Add a Device
• Import Device Definition file

LESSON 4 – SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION & TRACING (within ToolboxST)

• Tasks and Blocks
• Tracing Software IO
• Tracing Hardware IO
• Troubleshooting