Certified PROFIBUS Installer + PROFIBUS Troubleshooting & Maintenance + Certified PROFIBUS Engineer (Combined 4-Day Course)

Who should attend the course? 

This combined 4-day course is designed for anyone working with PROFIBUS at a technical level, including designers, commissioning engineers, maintenance technicians, installers, and automation specialists. 

It provides a complete progression from the essential principles of PROFIBUS to the advanced skills required to analyse, commission, and fault-find PROFIBUS networks using professional diagnostic tools. 

The course provides: 

• A comprehensive understanding of PROFIBUS DP network operation—from fundamentals to advanced behaviour.
• Best practices for installation, commissioning, health-checking, troubleshooting, and live fault-finding. 
• Practical experience using PROFIBUS analyzers, oscilloscopes, and class-2 masters. 
• The full prerequisites and examinations for internationally accredited qualifications as Certified PROFIBUS Engineer. 

Prerequisites:

No prior PROFIBUS qualifications are required. The Installer and Troubleshooting & Maintenance modules are covered in the first two days and fully prepare attendees for the advanced Engineer content delivered on the final days.

What will I learn on the course? 

Days 1–2: Installer + Troubleshooting & Maintenance

• Basic PROFIBUS DP technology, station types, addressing, configuration and start-up 
• EMC, interference pickup, cable routing and earthing, earth potential issues and their avoidance 
• Transmission-line reflections, correct termination, network layout limitations 
• Wiring practice, modern cable and connector systems, and common installation pitfalls 
• Use of repeaters, couplers, link modules, and fibre-optic segments 
• Maintenance and commissioning considerations 
• Installation testing and use of PROFIBUS test tools 
• Network configuration and GSD file handling 
• Use of PROFIBUS analyzers for audits and qualification checks 
• Practical hands-on troubleshooting with analyzers

Days 3–4: Certified PROFIBUS Engineer

• Detailed PROFIBUS DP network operation and telegram structure
• Capture and interpretation of PROFIBUS telegrams using a high-speed analyzer
• Diagnosis and localisation of physical and logical faults
• Identification of failed devices, wiring and layout faults, configuration errors
• Use of the oscilloscope to identify EMI and reflection-related issues
• Use and benefits of a class-2 master
• Performing a complete network health check
• Practical examples of live network faults and their resolution 

Course details 

• Training method: Presentation and hands-on workshops
• Duration: 4 days, including practical and theory exams for certifications
• Prerequisites: None