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Honeywell Experion PKS DCS: Engineering and Maintenance

The Honeywell DCS as a plant engineer meets it: C300 controllers and I/O, assets and control modules, simulation and forcing, HMI and trends, redundant servers, controller activation and replacement, networks and Experion HS.

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

Level
Intermediate
Modules
8
Video
10 hours
Price
Free

Outcome

What you will be able to do

Describe Experion PKS hardware and check its health, insert and activate C300 controllers and I/O, create assets and control modules and modify logic, simulate and force I/O safely, modify HMI, trends and alarm priorities, maintain redundant servers with synchronisation, restarts, replication fixes, archiving and backups, recover and replace controllers, and configure networks and Experion HS.

  • Describe Experion PKS hardware, C300 and Series C I/O, and check health
  • Create assets and control modules, modify logic and build first-out detection
  • Simulate from a chart, force inputs safely and reconfigure channels by SOP
  • Modify HMI displays, trends and alarm priorities
  • Maintain redundant servers: sync, restarts, replication, archiving, backups
  • Activate, recover and replace C300 controllers and run the CEE
  • Configure switches for SCADA and set up Experion HS channels and points

Software

Experion PKS and Experion HS (licensed; lessons recorded on live engineering stations)

Hardware

None. Follow by watching and re-drawing.

Syllabus

8 modules

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

  1. 1Experion PKS, the C300 and I/O2 lessons
  2. 2Assets, Control Modules and Logic6 lessons
  3. 3Simulation, Forcing and I/O Reconfiguration3 lessons
  4. 4HMI, Trends and Alarms3 lessonsLab
  5. 5Servers: Redundancy, Sync, Restarts, Replication, Archiving, Backup5 lessons
  6. 6Controllers: Activation, Failure, Replacement, CEE3 lessons
  7. 7Networks and Experion HS5 lessons
  8. 8Final 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 Honeywell Experion PKS DCS: Engineering and Maintenance. 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 Honeywell Experion PKS DCS: Engineering and Maintenance

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

Is this a programming course or a maintenance course?
Mostly engineering and maintenance procedures as performed on a live plant, plus control module building and logic changes; it is the work a site Experion engineer does.
Can I practise without Experion?
Experion is licensed; follow the procedures closely and re-write them as your own SOPs. The free PID and Instrumentation courses cover the control theory with simulators.
Why only two source channels?
Several other Honeywell playlists were in Hindi or could not be verified as English, and were left out.
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 Honeywell qualification?
An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you pass the final assessment, with a verification code anyone can check. It is not a Honeywell 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 10 hours in all, including the video lessons, notes and practice tasks. It is self-paced, so you work through the eight 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