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FactoryTalk View Site Edition SCADA

Rockwell's plant SCADA: applications and clients, displays and navigation, Logix tag references, global objects, FactoryTalk Alarms and Events, TrendPro, data logging and databases, RecipePro+, security and e-signatures, VBA, ViewPoint, backup and migration.

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Free to learn. Verifiable certificate £19 when you pass the final exam (optional, VAT included).

Level
Intermediate
Modules
11
Video
16 hours
Price
Free

Outcome

What you will be able to do

Create SE applications and clients, build displays and navigation, reference Logix controllers through FactoryTalk Linx and OPC UA, build global objects and pop-ups, configure FactoryTalk Alarms and Events, trend with TrendPro, log data to SQL and InfluxDB, use RecipePro+, security and e-signatures, script with VBA and .NET, and manage applications with Application Manager, backups, ViewPoint and migration.

  • Create local, network station and network distributed applications and clients
  • Build displays, objects, animation and navigation menus
  • Reference Logix controllers via Linx and OPC UA; use direct, client and extended tags
  • Build global objects and parameterised pop-ups
  • Configure FactoryTalk Alarms and Events, tag-based alarms and e-mail
  • Trend with TrendPro, XY plots and Historian; log to SQL and InfluxDB
  • Use RecipePro+, FactoryTalk Security and e-signatures; script with VBA and .NET
  • Back up, restore, migrate and deploy with Application Manager, ViewPoint and redundancy

Software

FactoryTalk View Studio (SE) is paid: it runs 7 days without activation, then in two-hour demo sessions. FactoryTalk Linx comes with it; Logix Emulate is paid, with a Logix Echo trial on request

Hardware

None. Logix Emulate provides tags.

Syllabus

11 modules

Each module has video lessons, notes and a short quiz. The final exam closes the course.

  1. 1Installation, Applications and Clients5 lessons
  2. 2Displays, Objects and Navigation9 lessonsLab
  3. 3Controllers, Tags and Communications7 lessonsLab
  4. 4Global Objects and Pop-ups5 lessons
  5. 5Alarms: FactoryTalk Alarms and Events9 lessonsLab
  6. 6Trends and History8 lessonsLab
  7. 7Data Logging and Databases8 lessons
  8. 8Recipes, Security and e-Signatures8 lessons
  9. 9Scripting and Advanced Objects8 lessons
  10. 10Application Manager, Backup, Migration and Deployment21 lessons
  11. 11Final Assessment1 lesson

How it works

How this course works

  1. Watch the video lessonsOne module at a time, at your own pace.
  2. Take the module quizA short quiz at the end of each module shows what stuck.
  3. Keep your notesWrite in My notes beside each module and ask the trainer if you are stuck.
  4. Practise in the labOptionalTry a task from the module in the EDWartens Lab, in your browser.
  5. Sit the final examPass it once you have been through the modules.
  6. Certificate, if you want oneOptionalPaid, and only after you pass. Anyone can check it online.

EDWartens Lab

Practise this in the EDWartens Lab

Run a tank and pump process in the Lab, read the trends and check alarms the way an operator screen would show them.

Works alongside FactoryTalk View Site Edition SCADA. The Lab is process control practice in your browser: no install, no hardware, free to use. Sign in as a learner and it opens with your account.

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Process control: Tune a real process loop.

Levels to try with this course

Optional. Skip it whenever you like: it never blocks your progress or your certificate.

Why practise in a lab

Technical work is judged on what you can do: wiring, commissioning, finding a fault. Doing a task yourself teaches more than watching it a second time, and a lab lets you try it safely before you meet real equipment. It does not replace working on real hardware.

  • Practise safely, so a mistake costs nothing.
  • The lab checks your work like a site test, so you know when it is right.
  • Free, in your browser, with nothing to install.

Certificate

An optional certificate when you pass

Learning is free. Pass the final exam and you can have a certificate for £19, including VAT, with a number employers can check online. It records that you completed a free online course; it is not a regulated qualification or a CPD certificate.

  • Your name, the course, its study time and your final exam score
  • A unique certificate number and a QR code to its verification page
  • Issued by Wartens Ltd; add it to your LinkedIn profile in one click
  • Pay now or after you pass: it is issued the moment you pass the final

How the certificate works

Sample certificate for FactoryTalk View Site Edition SCADA

Credits

Who made the lessons

The video lessons belong to their creators. EDWartens wrote the study plan, notes, quizzes and the final exam.

Questions

About this course

SE or ME?
Machine Edition runs on PanelView terminals; Site Edition is the PC-based supervisory system. The free HMI course covers ME; this course is SE.
Do I need a ControlLogix?
No. Logix Emulate or a simulated controller provides tags for every exercise.
Are the lessons official?
Most are Rockwell Automation's own videos, complemented by two independent creators; all are credited below.
Is the course really free?
Yes. Every module, practice task and assessment. You create an account so your progress is saved and the assessments can be marked. The certificate is the only paid item, and only if you want it.
What certificate do I get, and is it a Rockwell qualification?
An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you pass the final assessment, with a verification code anyone can check. It is not a Rockwell Automation credential and is never described as one.
Who made the video lessons?
The creators named in the Credits block at the foot of this page, on their own YouTube channels. EDWartens did not make the videos and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
How long does the course take?
Plan on about 16 hours in all, including the video lessons, notes and practice tasks. It is self-paced, so you work through the eleven modules at your own speed.

The Professional Module is five live days of Siemens PLC, HMI and SCADA with an instructor, then a resume session and a CPD certificate.

See the Professional Module