LAS VEGAS — Fisher Technical Services has scheduled classes covering the company’s Navigator system this fall. They will take place at the company’s headquarters here. The classes include Basic Automation Programming and Equipment (Aug. 22-25); Advanced Navigator Programming (Sept. 21-23); and Navigator Axis I/O (Nov. 7-10).
Basic Automation Programming and Equipment (Aug. 22-25), limited to eight students, includes:
· Basic Navigator system structure and setup
· Cue and sequence programming tools and techniques
· Operator interface configuration and programming
· Axis device setup and configuration
· Rules and conditional system response programming
· Hands-on winch control and programming
· Hands-on emergency stop system setup and configuration
· Hands-on console setup and use
· Introduction to advanced topics, including 3D visualization and motion programming
Advanced Navigator Programming (Sept. 21-23), limited to six students, focuses on cue programming and Rules, taking an in-depth look at the complex cue structures required to run an advanced automated production. The class will evaluate the structure of the cues and the design of Players and Rules used to program and operate large multi-axis productions. Along with situational cueing exercises, students will also operate and program cues for a 3D demo theater and be required to complete a cueing session with simulated fault situations and stage management-style cue calls.
The course includes:
· Multiple players and run cue elements
· Player structuring and go/ stop protocol
· Cues and Rules
· Show timers and time elements
· Complex logic using if/else conditions
· Blocks and libraries
· Grouping and fault conditioning with master/ slave subs
· Consoles and assign sub features
The Navigator Axis I/O course (Nov. 7-10), limited to six students, is designed as a start-to-finish course in the setup and control of any axis or device under Navigator using standard industrial PAC/PLC hardware. As many venues and market sectors prefer to utilize industrial hardware wherever possible, this class was designed to address the skills needed by programmers, installers, and automation specialists in the application of these devices under Navigator.
The class will teach students how to wire, configure and operate industrial components and controllers to create a working industrial axis device that retains all of the power and flexibility of the Navigator Automation System. All end users of Navigator that control or integrate industrial controller-based equipment or other equipment that is not native to the Navigator System will benefit greatly from this class. The basic Navigator class, or approved equivalent experience, is a prerequisite.
Course Coverage includes:
· Fundamentals of I/O, digital and analog inputs and outputs
· I/O control – using Navigator to directly control and cue industrial I/O devices
· Review of different types of Navigator I/O
· Understanding the Axis I/O driver and configuration tools
· Practical exercises in building axis devices
· Programming cues and Rules
· Basic axis setup and PID configuration
For more information, go to www.fishertechnical.com.
