1 Course Introduction

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 Housekeeping

• Fire Exits • Cell Phones

• Toilets • Smoking Area(s)

• Breaks/Lunch • Water Bubbler

– Breaks in the AM and PM sessions • Location of the Cafeteria
– Break for lunch • Special Needs?

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 Course Materials

Participant Job Aids

Guide Action Plan

Demos

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Hello Activity
• Each team is assigned a flip chart with a
topic:
– Team 1 – Experience Level
– Team 2 – Current Projects
– Team 3 – Course Expectations
• Each team interviews other team members
on the assigned topic.
• Time: 30 min.

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 Course Objectives

• Describe the functions of the I/A Series hardware components

• Describe the basic software components of the Foxboro Control
Systems (FCS)
• Apply AIN, PID, and AOUT blocks to a simple feedback control loop
• Use Faceplate Windows to interact with blocks and compounds in a
Control Processor
• Build a simple loop using the Foxboro I/A Series Configuration Tools
and download it to a CP
• Demonstrate building a simple display

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 Course Objectives (Continued)

• List the basic software trending components in the Foxboro Control

Systems (FCS) and describe how to use them
• Describe the data flow involved in process alarm handling
• Demonstrate the procedures required to build a simple network
configuration and define the components, their interconnections, and
the installed software
• Describe System Manager and the Station block components

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