I’ll learn central control DCS programming on my own in a few months; posting this now to ask for predictions
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I graduated from a second-tier university with average grades; my English is not good, and my skills in C language are also average. After graduation, I worked in equipment maintenance for one year. I have had little exposure to central control DCS systems; I have seen PLC control systems, and worked with Siemens PLC+WinCC control systems in a company, as well as with the control system of a small company. During my free time, I spent half a year learning the MCGS configuration software from Kunlun Tongtai. Operating this software is not difficult, but programming scripts is a bit challenging – it doesn’t seem to be modular in nature. It was then that I began to learn about central control DCS systems. By chance, I learned that a company was implementing a central control DCS system, so I resigned. I have now switched to work at this company in Zhejiang, and it has been three months; I am still responsible for instrument maintenance. While working, I am also learning*. There are no major issues with the hardware side (this system doesn’t have many hardware components, and it doesn’t involve complex modules). I’m starting to learn programming in software now (although it’s not necessary to go too deep for instrument maintenance, it’s never a bad thing to learn it). I have an idea: I don’t want to keep doing maintenance work; one day I’d like to switch to working in design. Seek experts' predictions. I need some expert advice. I seek the guidance of those who are more experienced.
Changed careers to become a designer. One needs to learn various standards related to *
Hehe, designing isn’t just about being good at programming; one first needs to be familiar with various standards and also have practical design experience – it’s not easy at all. The DCS configuration for control systems is relatively easy to understand, but to handle sequential control or complex control systems, knowledge of C language is necessary as it is used frequently.
If I can get involved in DCS configuration, I believe it will take at most 3 to 6 months. If participation in the configuration is not possible, it will take longer; starting from the point when you can directly work with this DCS, it will take about a year.
We’re not just in contact; we’re working at close range. The engineer who was hired to work with me left, and now I’m the only one left. When I outsource the work to engineering teams, they can only handle wiring – they don’t even understand the diagrams. I had no choice but to come by myself. Small businesses are quite sad. At that time, there were some issues with the cabinets and the blueprints; they didn’t match. Later, someone from the control room came and dealt with it. I was told that it was possible to use it on one’s own before they carried out their adjustments.
Study seriously* and you can get the basics in three days
Learn Yokogawa or Honeywell products; it’s easier to get started with those
It seems that it’s possible to get the basics down in three days. Half a month should be enough to become familiar with the drills.
The predictions upstairs aren’t suitable for someone as unintelligent as me, and I’m learning while working. Please have Brother Octopus appear.