Wonderware InTouch SCADA
Build a working plant screen, tags, animation, alarms, trends and a live PLC link, on the SCADA still running on most Indian plant floors.
No payment. No card. Just an email address.
What you will be able to do
Create an InTouch application from scratch: build a tag database, draw and animate a plant mimic, wire up operator input, raise and acknowledge alarms, log and trend process values, script behaviour, and connect the whole thing to a PLC.
- Build an InTouch tag database that will not fall over at 500 tags
- Draw a plant mimic and animate it from live process values
- Take safe operator input without letting a typo reach the plant
- Configure alarms that an operator will act on rather than silence
- Log and trend process data, and read a trend to find a problem
- Script behaviour that the animation wizards cannot express
- Connect InTouch to a PLC and diagnose the link when it drops
- Hand over an application someone else can maintain
A shareable EDWartens certificate
Finish every module and pass the final assessment, and you can buy a certificate for ₹700. It carries a unique verification code on a public page anyone can check, so it stands up when a recruiter looks it up.
- Add it to your LinkedIn profile in one click
- Link it from a CV or portfolio, the URL is permanent
- Publicly verifiable by code, not a PDF anyone can edit
- Issued by EDWartens India, the training centre itself
The course itself stays free whether or not you ever buy one.
Stuck? Ask a practising engineer
A free course usually means a comment section and hope. This one does not. Every module has an Ask-your-trainer panel that reaches the same engineers who teach our paid programme: people who commission panels for a living, not moderators.
- Questions answered in the context of the module you are on
- The same engineers who teach the AEP programme
- Career tools, CV help and public job listings included
- Your progress and notes stay in your account for good
Who it is for
Beginner. Some PLC familiarity helps but is not assumed: module 1 covers what a SCADA talks to.
Software you need
AVEVA/Wonderware InTouch (trial)
Hardware you need
None, the PLC link is done against a simulator
Syllabus
11 modules, in order, at whatever pace suits you. Each ends with a practice task that builds on the last.
- 1What SCADA Is, and Where It Sits1 vid17m
- 2Installing InTouch and Finding Your Way Around4 vid22m
- 3The Tag Database4 vid42m
- 4Drawing the Plant — Graphics and Navigation2 vid18m
- 5Making It Move — Animation Links10 vid1h 30m
- 6Colour as Information3 vid22m
- 7Operator Input3 vid29m
- 8Alarms and Trends2 vid7h 3m
- 9Scripts, Recipes and Reports7 vid1h 20m
- 10Connecting a PLC, and the Capstone4 vid8h 21m
- 11Final Assessment1 vid6h 55m
Common questions
Which InTouch version does the course use?
AVEVA InTouch HMI, the product still widely known by its old name, Wonderware. The lessons were recorded on a recent version, and the things the course teaches, tags, animation links, alarm groups, historical logging and scripting, work the same way across the versions you will meet on an Indian plant floor.
How do I get InTouch, and what happens when the trial ends?
AVEVA publishes a free trial through its own site; you register with an email address and download it. When the trial expires you are not stuck: an installed copy still runs in demo mode, which gives you unlimited tags and windows in sessions of about two hours. You restart WindowViewer and carry on. It is not suitable for a real plant, but it is fine for finishing this course and for practising afterwards.
Do I need a PLC to do the exercises?
No. The connectivity module works against a simulator, so you can build the tag database, drive the animation from live values and watch the link drop and recover, all on one machine.
What kind of computer do I need?
A 64-bit Windows machine with 8 GB of RAM and a few tens of gigabytes free, plus administrator rights to install. InTouch is Windows-only; a Windows virtual machine works if you give it enough memory.
Should I do the PLC course first?
It helps but it is not required. Module 1 covers what a SCADA actually talks to, so you can start here. Most people find the two together make more sense than either alone, and both are free, so there is nothing to lose by doing the Siemens course alongside this one.
Why teach Wonderware rather than a newer SCADA?
Because it is what is running. InTouch sits on a very large number of Indian plant floors, and the person maintaining it is often the person who gets hired. Newer platforms are worth learning next; this is the one most likely to appear in a job advert you can actually answer today.
Is the course really free?
Yes. All eleven modules, every practice task and every 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 and carrying a number anyone can verify on our site. It is not an AVEVA or Wonderware credential and we will never describe it as one. Those come from AVEVA and no third party can award them.
About the video lessons. Every lesson streams from its creator's own YouTube channel, and EDWartens neither hosts nor sells that footage. Lessons are credited to Instrumentation Tools, who 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. The course is free to read without an account, and free to take with one.