Certified PROFINET Engineer

Who should attend the course?

The course is suitable for anyone who is working at a technical level in automation and control systems. Because this is an intensive course, we require attendees to be qualified up to Certified PROFINET Installer standard and have attended the PROFINET Troubleshooting & Maintenance Course. 

However, don't worry if you are not qualified to this level: we always run both courses immediately before the engineer course so you can take all three in the same week.

On successful completion of the exam you will receive an internationally accredited qualification as a PROFINET Engineer from the PI organization.

• Basics of Ethernet, IEEE802.3, the ISO/OSI model, TCP, UDP, IP, ARP, Ping, and the Ethernet frameNetwork Addressing: MAC Address, IP Address, and subnet mask and subnetting
• Network Infrastructure - switches, hubs, routers, gateways, and firewalls
• Switch features for industrial automation applications and PI conformance classes
• How to monitor Ethernet traffic with switch port mirroring or a network tap
• Device names and name setting
• Network topologies
• Network diagnostics using SNMP, DCP, DHCP, and LLDP tools for network management
• PROFINET IO Device types, certification requirements, Application Relations (ARs) and Communication Relations (CRs)
• Real Time (RT) communications, timing parameters and cycle times
• Communication optimisation
• Practical fault-finding sessions
• And much more

Course details

Training method: Presentation and hands-on workshops.

Duration: 2 days, including practical and theory exams.

Prerequisites:  PROFINET Installer certificate, PROFINET Troubleshooting & Maintenance Course.