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Honeywell Experion PKS DCS: Engineering and Maintenance
The Honeywell DCS as a plant engineer meets it: C300 controllers and I/O, assets and control modules, simulation and forcing, HMI and trends, redundant servers, controller activation and replacement, networks and Experion HS.
- 8 modules
- 4h 48m of video
- Intermediate
- English
- ₹0, free
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Overview
About Honeywell Experion PKS DCS: Engineering and Maintenance
The Honeywell DCS as a plant engineer meets it: C300 controllers and I/O, assets and control modules, simulation and forcing, HMI and trends, redundant servers, controller activation and replacement, networks and Experion HS.
Honeywell Experion PKS DCS: Engineering and Maintenance is a free, self-paced online course from EDWartens for engineering students, ITI and diploma holders, and working engineers in process control. It has 8 modules and 4h 48m of video lessons by AUTOMATION TOOLS, Hoang Phuc Nguyen, Chendur Kumar _ Instrument Info and others, 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 process control
This course includes
- 4h 48m of video lessons
- 8 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 8 modules
4h 48m 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
Experion PKS, the C300 and I/O
by AUTOMATION TOOLS
Assets, Control Modules and Logic
by AUTOMATION TOOLS
Simulation, Forcing and I/O Reconfiguration
by Hoang Phuc Nguyen
HMI, Trends and Alarms
by AUTOMATION TOOLS
Servers: Redundancy, Sync, Restarts, Replication, Archiving, Backup
by AUTOMATION TOOLS
Controllers: Activation, Failure, Replacement, CEE
by instrumentation A. R. Learn
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
Describe Experion PKS hardware and check its health, insert and activate C300 controllers and I/O, create assets and control modules and modify logic, simulate and force I/O safely, modify HMI, trends and alarm priorities, maintain redundant servers with synchronisation, restarts, replication fixes, archiving and backups, recover and replace controllers, and configure networks and Experion HS.
- Describe Experion PKS hardware, C300 and Series C I/O, and check health
- Create assets and control modules, modify logic and build first-out detection
- Simulate from a chart, force inputs safely and reconfigure channels by SOP
- Modify HMI displays, trends and alarm priorities
- Maintain redundant servers: sync, restarts, replication, archiving, backups
- Activate, recover and replace C300 controllers and run the CEE
- Configure switches for SCADA and set up Experion HS channels and points
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
- 8
- Video lessons
- 28
- Of video
- 4h 48m
- Final questions
- 15
- 01
Experion PKS, the C300 and I/O
2 lessons · 22m - 02
Assets, Control Modules and Logic
6 lessons · 1h 27m - 03
Simulation, Forcing and I/O Reconfiguration
3 lessons · 33m - 04
HMI, Trends and Alarms
3 lessons · 34m - 05
Servers: Redundancy, Sync, Restarts, Replication, Archiving, Backup
5 lessons · 54m - 06
Controllers: Activation, Failure, Replacement, CEE
3 lessons · 13m - 07
Networks and Experion HS
5 lessons · 46m - 08
Final Assessment
1 lesson · 32m 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 20 hours
Crude-unit fired heater on Experion PKS: C300 strategies, pass balancing, Series C I/O, alarm rationalisation and a redundancy FAT
Design, configure, test and document the Experion PKS control of a four-pass crude charge heater at a Rotterdam refinery: redundant C300 controllers on FTE, Series C I/O, Control Builder strategies for the coil-outlet cascade, pass balancing, combustion air and draft, HMIWeb displays, and a rationalised alarm list, with the burner management system kept where it belongs, in a separate SIS. You deliver the configuration in Experion's own terms, your own I/O list, alarm list and FAT record. The sample pack shows what a Honeywell integrator hands a refinery.
Sample document pack, 10 documents, filled in for the scenario
- Network architectureSystem and Network Architecture: CDU Experion PKS, H-101 Phase
- HDSHardware Design Specification: C300, Series C I/O Allocation and Loading
- Control narrativeControl Narrative: Crude Charge Heater H-101
- SDSSoftware Design Specification: Control Module Typicals and Naming
- I/O listI/O List: H-101, Series C I/O Links 1 and 2
- Alarm philosophyAlarm Philosophy: YPR Rotterdam Site (applied to H-101)
- Alarm listMaster Alarm Database: H-101
- Cause & effectCause and Effect Matrix: H-101 DCS Overrides and Trip Response, with the BMS Trips for Reference
- HMI specDisplay Hierarchy and Screen Specification: HMIWeb, H-101
- FATFactory Acceptance Test Record: H-101 Experion PKS System
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
Experion PKS and Experion HS (licensed; lessons recorded on live engineering stations)
Hardware
None. Follow by watching and re-drawing.
Who it is for
Intermediate. Instrumentation and control basics assumed.
Video lessons by
- AUTOMATION TOOLS
- Hoang Phuc Nguyen
- Chendur Kumar _ Instrument Info
- instrumentation A. R. Learn
- Sepinggan Maint
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.
Nothing to install to finish the course
The lessons are recorded on live Experion engineering stations.
Optional
Useful, not needed to finish the course.
- 01Licensed systems only
Experion PKS
Honeywell
- Runs on
- Windows (supplied as part of the licensed system)
- Account
- Access through an employer, a university or Honeywell Academy
Honeywell does not offer a public download or trial of Experion PKS or Experion HS. Learners get access through an employer's system or through Honeywell Academy courses and certification, which are paid.
Steps
- 1.Ask your employer or college whether they have Experion or a training system.
- 2.Look at Honeywell Academy's self-paced, virtual and in-person Experion PKS courses.
- 3.Meanwhile, practise control logic and HMI skills with free tools such as CODESYS or Ignition.
Honeywell product pageprocess.honeywell.comLegitimate free routes
- Honeywell Academy training: Honeywell's own Experion PKS courses and certification programme.
- Ignition (trial mode): Free SCADA platform to practise supervisory control and HMI design.
- CODESYS Development System: Free tool to practise control logic used in DCS work.
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 Honeywell Experion PKS DCS: Engineering and Maintenance
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$28.99, 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
Is this a programming course or a maintenance course?
Mostly engineering and maintenance procedures as performed on a live plant, plus control module building and logic changes; it is the work a site Experion engineer does.
Can I practise without Experion?
Experion is licensed; follow the procedures closely and re-write them as your own SOPs. The free PID and Instrumentation courses cover the control theory with simulators.
Why only two source channels?
Several other Honeywell playlists were in Hindi or could not be verified as English, and were left out.
Is the Honeywell Experion PKS DCS: Engineering and Maintenance 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 a Honeywell qualification?
An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you pass the final assessment, with a verification code anyone can check. It is not a Honeywell credential and is never described as one.
Who made the video lessons in the Honeywell Experion PKS DCS: Engineering and Maintenance 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 Honeywell Experion PKS DCS: Engineering and Maintenance course take?
Plan on about 10 hours in all, including the video lessons, notes and practice tasks. It is self-paced, so you work through the eight modules at your own speed.
Is the Honeywell Experion PKS DCS: Engineering and Maintenance 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, ₹599 including GST for this intermediate course, paid in rupees through Razorpay, and only if you want it after passing the final assessment.
Is there classroom DCS training in India as well?
As concepts, within a wider programme. EDWartens India runs the Automation Engineer Program (AEP), a classroom programme at its Electronic City centre in Bangalore. The classroom Automation Engineer Program (AEP) covers DCS concepts alongside PLC and SCADA, taught 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/dcs-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 ₹2,999.
- Who it is for
- Engineering students, ITI and diploma holders, and working engineers in process control
- Format
- 8 self-paced modules, 4h 48m of video, written notes, a practice task per module and one final assessment.
- Level
- Intermediate. Intermediate. Instrumentation and control basics assumed.
- Brand
- Vendor-neutral
- Software
- Experion PKS and Experion HS (licensed; lessons recorded on live engineering stations)
- Hardware
- None. Follow by watching and re-drawing.
- Certificate
- Optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, ₹599 inclusive of GST for learners in India, verifiable by code. Not a vendor credential.
- Video lessons by
- AUTOMATION TOOLS, Hoang Phuc Nguyen, Chendur Kumar _ Instrument Info, instrumentation A. R. Learn, Sepinggan Maint (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.
- AUTOMATION TOOLSthe Honeywell Experion PKS engineering and maintenance procedures
- Hoang Phuc Nguyenthe Experion PKS and Experion HS tutorials
- Chendur Kumar _ Instrument Infothe C300 system cabinet walkthrough and the Control Builder lesson
- instrumentation A. R. Learnthe overview of how the C300 controller works
- Sepinggan Maintthe C300 checkpoint restore demonstration
If you are one of these creators and would like a lesson removed or credited differently, write to info@wartens.com.