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Industrial networks
Industrial Communication: Serial, Fieldbus, Ethernet, Modbus, PROFINET and OPC UA
- Intermediate
- 23 h
- 18 modules
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Free industrial networking courses with certificate
Industrial communication, free and complete: RS-485, Modbus RTU and TCP, PROFIBUS, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, OPC UA and MQTT, with notes, quizzes and an optional verifiable certificate.
Why learn it
Why Industrial networks
Modern plant is networked: PLCs, drives, HMIs and instruments all talk over fieldbus and Ethernet. Understanding PROFINET, Modbus and OPC UA is part of everyday commissioning work.
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Questions
Industrial networks: common questions
Do I need hardware?
No. Simulators and free tools (Modbus simulators, OPC UA servers, MQTT brokers) cover every exercise.
Which protocols are covered?
PROFINET, PROFIBUS, Modbus RTU and TCP, EtherNet/IP, OPC UA and MQTT, with the IT basics of IP addressing and subnets that every PLC connection needs.