SMART Instrument Communication

Course Syllabus

• Introduction
  • Measurement System.
  • Transmission Signals.
• Pneumatic Transmission Systems
  • Measurement System.
  • Transmission Signals.
• Electronic Transmission Systems
  • Electronic Transmitter (Force Balance).
  • Detector Armature (LVDT).
  • Smart Transmitters.
  • Transmission Signal Converters (I to P and P to I).
  • Electronic Display Devices.
  • Transmission Medium Comparisons.
• Current and Voltage Transmission
  • Conditioning Resistor.
  • Live Zero and Two Wire System.
  • Potentiometer.
  • Linearity, Conformity and Noise.
• Transmission Lines
  • The Basic Line Concept.
  • RC Circuit Operation.
  • Transient Response Waveforms.
• Electrical Transmission Wiring and Noise
  • Noise Sources and how to suppress them.
  • Signal/Noise Ratio.
  • Common Mode Rejection.
• Data Communication
  • Communication Principles and Modes.
  • Asynchronous Systems.
  • Synchronous Systems.
  • Data Coding.
  • Transmission Speed.
  • Balanced and Unbalanced Transmission.
  • Interface Standards.
  • Multiplexing.
  • Fibre Optic Transmission.

Dates available on request.

Course Content