An internationally accredited course covering PROFIBUS network installation and technology and PROFIBUS troubleshooting and maintenance.
Who should attend the course?
This combined 2-day course is ideal for anyone working with PROFIBUS at a technical level, including designers, commissioning engineers, maintenance technicians, and installers. It provides a comprehensive foundation in both the essential principles of PROFIBUS and the practical skills needed to troubleshoot and maintain PROFIBUS networks.
The course provides:
- A strong understanding of PROFIBUS DP and PA network operation.
- The best practices for commissioning, health-checking, and troubleshooting of PROFIBUS networks.
- The required prequisite for advanced PROFIBUS training, such as the Certified PROFIBUS System Designer or Certified PROFIBUS Engineer.
No prior PROFIBUS qualifications are required, as the Certified PROFIBUS Installer module is included on the first day of this combined course.
On successful completion of the exam you will receive an internationally accredited qualification as a PROFIBUS Installer from the PI organization.
What will I learn on the course?
- Basic PROFIBUS DP and PA network technology, station types, and addressing, network configuration and start-up
- Interference pickup (EMC), cable routing and earthing considerations, earth potential problems and their avoidance
- Causes, effects, and avoidance of transmission-line reflections and the importance of correct line termination
- Network and segment size and layout limitations and the effect of transmission rate
- Common wiring and layout pitfalls, modern cable and connector systems
- Considerations for network maintenance and commissioning
- Correct use of repeaters, couplers, link modules, and fibre-optic segments
- Wiring and installation testing, and the use of PROFIBUS test tools
- Network configuration and the use of GSD files
- The use of PROFIBUS analyzers / monitoring tools to audit a network
- The practical use of a PROFIBUS analyzer
- Qualification criteria for PROFIBUS networks
Course details
Training method: Presentation and hands-on workshops.
Duration: 2 days, including practical and theory exams.
Prerequisites: None.
Information
Date:
17 Nov 2025 at 09:00 GMT+1
- 18 Nov 2026 at 17:00 GMT+1
Location:
1930 Zaventem,
Belgium
Address:
Bintz Technics NV, Brixtonlaan 23
