COURSE OVERVIEW

 

This practical and highly-interactive course includes various practical sessions and exercises. Theory learnt will be applied using our state-of-the-art simulators. 

This course is designed to provide delegates with a detailed and up-to-date overview of Advancement in RTU Communication & Automation Systems. It covers the purpose of RTUs, the key differences of RTU and PLC and the common industries using RTUs; the RTU hardware architecture, RTU communication protocol and advances in communication media; the common vulnerabilities in RTU system; the importance of data encryption, authentication and access control and cybersecurity standards; the modbus RTU & TCP/IP, DNP3 protocol and IEC protocols in RTUs; and the basics of MQTT protocol, publishing/subscribing model in RTU system and integrating MQTT with industrial IoT platforms. 

 

Further, the course will also discuss the role of protocol converters and gateway configurations; the SCADA system integration and PLC and RTU interfacing; the remote monitoring and control covering real-time data acquisition, web-based RTU monitoring, cloud integration with RTUs and fault detection and diagnostics; the edge computing concepts and the benefits of edge analytics; the redundancy and reliability in RTU systems; the role of RTUs in data collection and basic principles of predictive maintenance; and integrating RTU data with analytics platforms and dashboard and reporting tools. 

 

During the interactive course, participants will learn the artificial intelligence in automation systems, RTUs in smart grids and wireless sensor networks (WSN); reducing the RTU energy consumption, optimizing communication processes and design eco-friendly RTUs; the project management in RTU system deployment covering RTU system implementation, budgeting and resource allocation, risk management in RTU project and evaluating project success; the future trends in RTU communication comprising of advancements in IIoT for RTUs, integration of blockchain in RTU system, role of quantum communication in automation and predictions for RTU evolution; the preventive maintenance best practices, diagnosing communication failures, updating RTU firmware and software and remote troubleshooting techniques; and the system requirements, selecting hardware and protocols, design scalability and redundancy and building a cybersecurity strategy.