Certified Automation Professional® (CAP®) Exam Review Course (EC00) reviews the knowledge and skills areas included on the CAP examination. The intent is to prepare an automation professional who meets the exam criteria to take the exam. The content is based on the job analysis domains, tasks, knowledge areas, and skill areas developed as the basis for the CAP certification exam. Learn more about ISA's CAP certification.
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Classroom (EC00)Length: 3 days |
Virtual Classroom (EC00V)Length: 3 days |
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Learning Objectives
- Define the scope and format of the CAP exam
- Compare process variable measurements and control valve selections
- Discuss how the various types of control technologies are used in industrial automation, including process control from basic to advanced control, discrete, batch, motor and motion control
- Identify the range of digital communications used in automation and how these are used in system integration
- Explain when safety instrumented systems (SISs) are needed and how they are specified
- Recognize the importance of electrical issues that relate to grounding and noise
- Apply the critical areas of automation opportunity identification and project justification
- Interpret the best practice methodology for automation project execution
Topics Covered
- CAP Basics
- Process Instrumentation
- Analytical Instrumentation
- Continuous Control
- Control Valves and Analog Communications
- Control System Documentation and Control Equipment
- Basic, Discrete Sequencing and Manufacturing Control/Discrete and Sequencing Control
- Motor and Drive Control
- Motion Control
- Advanced Control
- Batch Control
- Alarm Management and Reliability, Safety and Electrical
- Process Safety and Safety Instrumented Systems
- Electrical Installations and Electrical Safety
- Digital Communications
- Industrial Networks
- MES Integration and Network Security
- Operator Interface and Data Management
- Deployment and Operation
- Troubleshooting and Maintenance
- Work Structure
Exercises
CAP exam-style practice questionsResource Included
Certified Automation Professional Study Guide, Second Edition
Recommended Reading
A Guide to the Automation Body of Knowledge, 3rd Edition, edited by: Nicholas P. Sands, PE, CAP, ISA Fellow, and Ian Verhappen, P Eng, CAP, ISA Fellow