An internationally accredited course covering PROFINET network installation and technology and PROFINET troubleshooting and maintenance.
Who should attend the course?
This combined 2-day course is ideal for anyone working with PROFINET at a technical level, including designers, commissioning engineers, maintenance technicians, and installers. It provides a comprehensive foundation in both the fundamental principles of PROFINET networks and the practical skills needed to troubleshoot and maintain operational PROFINET networks.
The course provides:
- Essential knowledge of PROFINET and Industrial Ethernet technology, even to individuals with no prior experience.
- The best practices for commissioning, health-checking, and troubleshooting of PROFINET networks.
- The required prequisite for advanced PROFINET training, such as the Certified PROFINET Engineer.
No prior PROFINET qualifications are required, as the Certified PROFINET 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 PROFINET Installer from the PI organization.
What will I learn on the course?
- The techniques required to allow Ethernet to work in industrial environments
- Interference pickup (EMC), cable routing and earthing considerations, earth potential problems and their avoidance
- PROFINET conformance classes
- Wiring and installation testing
- The importance of GSDML files and PROFINET Device names
- Common wiring and layout pitfalls, modern cable and connector systems
- Considerations for network maintenance and commissioning
- Network configuration and the use of GSDML files
- Set up of network devices
- Qualification criteria for PROFINET networks
- The use of conformance Class B switches and their importance to the ongoing support of a PROFINET Network
- The use of PROFINET monitoring tools to audit a network
Course details
Training method: Presentation and hands-on workshops.
Duration: 2 days, including practical and theory exams.
Prerequisites: None.
Information
Date:
08 Dec 2025 at 09:00 GMT+1
- 09 Dec 2025 at 17:00 GMT+1
Location:
Halmstad,
Sweden
