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Citect SCADA and AVEVA Plant SCADA
The SCADA behind Indian water, power and mining plants: install, project structure, device communication, variables, equipment, graphics, buttons and animation, genies and super genies, alarms, events, menus and Cicode.
- 11 modules
- 5h 59m of video
- Beginner
- English
- ₹0, free
₹0Free for good
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Overview
About Citect SCADA and AVEVA Plant SCADA
The SCADA behind Indian water, power and mining plants: install, project structure, device communication, variables, equipment, graphics, buttons and animation, genies and super genies, alarms, events, menus and Cicode.
Citect SCADA and AVEVA Plant SCADA is a free, self-paced online course from EDWartens for engineering students, ITI and diploma holders, and working engineers in automation and control. It has 11 modules and 5h 59m of video lessons by Control System Guru, Tahon Automation, Stable Automation, with written notes and worked problems, a practical project with a document pack and a 15-question final assessment (pass mark 60%). Learning is free with an account; an optional certificate with a public verification code is issued when you pass. Last updated 27 September 2026.
Who it is for: Engineering students, ITI and diploma holders, and working engineers in automation and control
This course includes
- 5h 59m of video lessons
- 11 modules with written notes and diagrams
- One final assessment: 15 questions, pass mark 60%
- Ask-an-engineer support from practising engineers
- Lifetime access, the course does not expire
- Optional verifiable certificate when you finish
- Step 1 of 3
Learn the 11 modules
5h 59m of video lessons, written notes and a practice task per module, at your own pace.
- Step 2 of 3
Pass the final assessment
15 questions drawn from every module, pass mark 60%, 3 attempts.
- Step 3 of 3
Take the certificate, if you want it
Optional, paid once, only if you choose it. The course stays free either way.
See the certificate and its price
A look inside
From the lessons
Install and First Project
by Control System Guru
Project Structure and Page Templates
by Control System Guru
Devices and Communication
by Control System Guru
Variables
by Tahon Automation
Equipment Modelling
by Tahon Automation
Graphics Pages and Symbols
by Tahon Automation
Lesson frames belong to the creators named in the Credits and are shown from YouTube.
What you learn
What you will be able to do
Install Plant SCADA and create a project, understand clusters, servers and templates, connect Modbus and OPC devices, generate and import variables, model equipment, design pages with symbols, buttons and animation, build genies and super genies, configure alarms, schedule events, customise menus and write basic Cicode.
- Install Plant SCADA, create, back up and restore projects
- Explain clusters and the I/O, alarm, trend and report servers and build page templates
- Connect Modbus TCP, Modbus serial, OPC DA and a Modicon M340
- Generate and import variables and model equipment types and hierarchy
- Design pages with symbols, numeric entry, soft keys, buttons and animations
- Build genies, super genies and popups linked to equipment
- Configure digital, analog, equipment and advanced alarms
- Schedule events, customise menus, write and debug Cicode, push data to Excel
Syllabus
Course content, module by module
In order, at whatever pace suits you. Each module ends with a practice task that builds on the last.
- Modules
- 11
- Video lessons
- 52
- Of video
- 5h 59m
- Final questions
- 15
- 01
Install and First Project
3 lessons · 16m - 02
Project Structure and Page Templates
4 lessons · 53m - 03
Devices and Communication
6 lessons · 51m - 04
Variables
3 lessons · 7m - 05
Equipment Modelling
2 lessons · 35m - 06
Graphics Pages and Symbols
4 lessons · 18m - 07
Buttons and Animation
10 lessons · 51m - 08
Genies, Super Genies and Popups
9 lessons · 1h 36m Final assessment · 15 questions, pass mark 60%
Project
The course project
Optional practice that ends in the kind of job the course prepares you for, with the documents that go with it.
About 18 hours
Sugar mill boiler house on AVEVA Plant SCADA: redundant servers, equipment-based tags, genies and rationalised alarms
Replace two OEM boiler HMIs with one redundant AVEVA Plant SCADA system: a cluster with primary and standby I/O, alarm, trend and report servers, equipment-based variable tags from two Modicon M340 PLCs and a turbine governor over Modbus TCP, boiler pages built from genies and super-genie popups, alarm categories from a rationalised list, Process Analyst trends and a Cicode shift report. You deliver the project backup, your own tag list and alarm list, and a FAT that proves redundancy. The sample pack shows what an integrator hands a mill.
Sample document pack, 10 documents, filled in for the scenario
- URSUser Requirements: Boiler House Supervisory System
- Network architectureNetwork Architecture: Boiler Control Room, Servers and PLC Links
- IP planIP Address Plan and Device List
- Tag listVariable Tag List, Equipment Hierarchy and Naming Convention
- Alarm philosophyAlarm Philosophy: Boiler House
- Alarm listAlarm List: Boilers 1 and 2, Header and Turbine Interface
- HMI specHMI Hierarchy and Page Specification: Project KSL_BoilerHouse
- SDSSoftware Design Specification: Cluster, Equipment Model, Genies, Alarms, Trends and Cicode
- FATFactory Acceptance Test Record: Boiler House Supervisory System
- O&M manualOperation and Maintenance Manual: Boiler House SCADA (Operation and Restore sections)
Read inside the course and download as a workbook. The project is optional practice, marked when you submit it; the certificate needs only the modules and the final assessment.
Tools
Software, hardware and lessons
Software
AVEVA Plant SCADA (formerly Citect SCADA), trial/demo mode
Hardware
None. Modbus and OPC simulators provide data.
Who it is for
Beginner to intermediate. PLC basics assumed.
Video lessons by
- Control System Guru
- Tahon Automation
- Stable Automation
Independent creators, credited in full under Credits.
Software you need
What to download, where from, what it costs and how to install it. Every link goes to the maker's own site, never a mirror.
Required
- 01Licensed, via AVEVA or a distributor
AVEVA Plant SCADA (formerly Citect SCADA)
AVEVA
- Runs on
- Windows (check the vendor system requirements)
- Account
- Access to the AVEVA customer support portal, or an AVEVA distributor
There is no public download. Installers come from the AVEVA customer support portal or a distributor. Once installed, Plant SCADA runs without a licence in demo mode: 15 minutes with real I/O, or 10 hours with at most one dynamic real I/O point (memory and disk I/O).
Steps
- 1.Ask your employer, college or a local AVEVA distributor for access to Plant SCADA.
- 2.Install it from the media they provide.
- 3.Start it without a hardware key to run in demo mode.
- 4.Use memory and disk I/O tags so the 10-hour demo mode applies.
- Writing to more than one tag through DDE, CTAPI or ODBC switches the demo to the 15-minute mode.
AVEVA product pageaveva.comLegitimate free routes
- AVEVA InTouch HMI trial: AVEVA's own free trial download, open to anyone who registers.
- Ignition (trial mode): Free SCADA platform that runs in 2-hour sessions with unlimited restarts.
- FUXA: Free, open-source web SCADA and HMI.
Checked against each maker's own page on 27 September 2026. Trial lengths and editions change; the maker's page is the final word.
What you walk away with
Your certificate for Citect SCADA and AVEVA Plant SCADA
Finish the course, pass the final, and this is the document with your name on it.
Verifiable by anyone
Adds to LinkedIn in one click
QR code on the certificate
Names what you can do
A permanent link
Earned, not attended
Learning is free. The certificate is optional.
Add it now and pay only when you have finished the course, or come back for it later. One-off, US$23.99, with a receipt.
Issued by Wartens Ltd (England and Wales, company no. 15262249) through the EDWartens training portal, as a Certificate of Completion for this self-paced course. Sold in India by Wartens Automation Private Limited. It is not a vendor certification, a university award or a CPD-accredited activity, and it does not certify competence on live equipment. Delivered electronically; see the refund policy.
FAQ
Common questions
Citect or Plant SCADA?
Same product: Citect SCADA was renamed AVEVA Plant SCADA in 2021. The lessons cover both names and the 2023 release.
Is there a free version?
AVEVA offers a trial; the software also runs in a demo mode with limits sufficient for every exercise.
Some source lessons are members-only. Are they included?
No. One series was entirely members-only and was left out; the remaining series are public.
Is the Citect SCADA and AVEVA Plant SCADA course really free?
Yes. Every module, practice task and assessment. You create an account so your progress is saved and the assessments can be marked. The certificate is the only paid item, and only if you want it.
What certificate do I get, and is it an AVEVA qualification?
An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you pass the final assessment, with a verification code anyone can check. It is not an AVEVA credential and is never described as one.
Who made the video lessons in the Citect SCADA and AVEVA Plant SCADA course?
The creators named in the Credits block at the foot of this page, on their own YouTube channels. EDWartens did not make the videos and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
How long does the Citect SCADA and AVEVA Plant SCADA course take?
Plan on about 12 hours in all, including the video lessons, notes and practice tasks. It is self-paced, so you work through the eleven modules at your own speed.
Is the Citect SCADA and AVEVA Plant SCADA course free in India, and what does the certificate cost?
Yes. Learning costs ₹0 in India: every module, the written notes, the practice tasks and the final assessment, with no card and no trial period. The only paid item is the optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, ₹499 including GST for this beginner course, paid in rupees through Razorpay, and only if you want it after passing the final assessment.
Is there classroom SCADA training in India as well?
Yes. EDWartens India runs the Automation Engineer Program (AEP), a classroom programme at its Electronic City centre in Bangalore. The Automation Engineer Program (AEP) teaches PLC, SCADA and HMI work together, in person at our Electronic City centre. This free course is separate and fully online; it is a good way to try the subject before deciding on classroom training. Details are at edwartens.co.in/plc-scada-training-bangalore, and the programme itself at edwartens.co.in/courses/aep.
All course factsHide course facts
- Price
- ₹0, free for good. No trial, no card. Comparable classroom training of this length costs about ₹3,499.
- Who it is for
- Engineering students, ITI and diploma holders, and working engineers in automation and control
- Format
- 11 self-paced modules, 5h 59m of video, written notes, a practice task per module and one final assessment.
- Level
- Beginner. Beginner to intermediate. PLC basics assumed.
- Brand
- AVEVA
- Software
- AVEVA Plant SCADA (formerly Citect SCADA), trial/demo mode
- Hardware
- None. Modbus and OPC simulators provide data.
- Certificate
- Optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, ₹499 inclusive of GST for learners in India, verifiable by code. Not a vendor credential.
- Video lessons by
- Control System Guru, Tahon Automation, Stable Automation (independent creators, credited below)
- Language
- English
- Last updated
- 27 September 2026
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Credits
Who made the video lessons
The video lessons in this course were created by the people below, not by EDWartens. Every lesson streams from its creator's own YouTube channel; EDWartens neither hosts nor sells that footage, and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens and do not endorse this course. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
- Control System Guruthe AVEVA Plant SCADA beginner tutorials
- Tahon Automationthe Citect SCADA training series
- Stable Automationthe Citect getting-started, communication and Cicode tutorials
If you are one of these creators and would like a lesson removed or credited differently, write to info@wartens.com.