Data Sheet

2025 Ovation™ Training Information

Emerson’s experienced educational services team is committed to enhancing the skills of your workforce, whether they are new hires or part of your existing
team, by helping them adapt to new technology. We offer a full range of training options for every aspect of our portfolio. Our blended training approach of
traditional classrooms, virtual classes, webinars, and on-site courses help users get the most from their Ovation™ automation technology. By focusing on vital
troubleshooting and support techniques, our courses emphasize practical skills that are essential to optimize performance.

Ovation course information, including the 2024 schedule, is available in the training section of the Ovation Users’ Group website:

Prerequisites
Course
Course Title Audience and Course Description Duration Required /
Code
Recommended
Operator
Offered in virtual classroom, this course will enable new operators to learn the
Ovation Ovation applications folder including network architecture, graphics, point information,
OV10V trending, alarm summary, point review, system viewer and signal diagrams. 2 Days No Prerequisite
Operator

OV11 provides an understanding on how to use Ovation applications to troubleshoot.

The focus will be using the applications of the alarm package, point information and
control logic; trending, point review and system viewer. These necessary software
Troubleshooting tools are available without the use of Ovation Studio. Students will explore a device’s
OV11 Using Ovation alarm through point information and/or control schemes as well as understand a 5 Days No Prerequisite
Applications controller’s fault diagnostics using system status and system viewer. This course is
taught with the support of Ovation workstations and controllers.

This course is a high-level overview providing a basic comprehension on how to

interpret and understand control using the signal diagram Ovation application. Topics
of the course involve the signal diagram application, discrete and analog logic,
Understanding exploring algorithms, tracking, and macros. OV20 is intended for staff that needs to
OV20 Live Ovation interact with control but not design it. 2 Days No Prerequisite
Control

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Prerequisites
Course
Course Title Audience and Course Description Duration Required /
Code
Recommended
“Core” Ovation (Technicians & Engineers)
This five-day course reviews the major components in the Ovation system
(controllers, network switches, operator station and engineer station). The student is
Starting with taught on how to use Ovation tools to configure I/O modules and to modify and create
OV100 5 Days No Prerequisite
Data Acquisition digital and analog point records.

Provides proficiency in reading Ovation functional control and tuning controls

Building & schemes to improve performance as well as building/implementing new control
schemes. The course also discusses how to create effective control using algorithms. Prerequisite Required:
OV200 Maintaining 5 Days
OV100
Ovation Control
*Occasionally offered as a four-day course with extended hours.
Covers building Ovation system graphic diagrams and using the Ovation Graphics
Building Ovation Prerequisite Required:
OV210 Builder. Course topics include layout and implementation of static and dynamic 5 Days
Graphics OV100, OV200
objects, linking to control and creating perspective-type diagrams.
OV300 provides the skills and methods to troubleshoot and repair faults in the data
acquisition and control functions of the Ovation system. Requires students to isolate
faults anywhere in the signal path, from the field terminations to the I/O modules, Prerequisite Required:
Ovation
OV300 through the controller, across the network and into the graphic display. Students will 5 Days OV100, OV200,
Troubleshooting
evaluate single and multiple-problem scenarios. OV210-or-OV215
*Occasionally offered as a four-day course with extended hours.

ACCELERATED CORE
2-week Overview Course (Technicians & Engineers)
This 10-day course was developed to help students whose primary responsibility
includes making changes to Ovation by learning to primarily modify the existing
database, control, graphics, and troubleshooting. Course topics are drawn from four
different Ovation one-week courses: OV100 (database), OV200 (control), OV210
(graphics) and OV300 (troubleshooting). The topics covered include Ovation
Ovation System application functions, Developer Studio architecture, point modification, modifying
OV215 10 Days No Prerequisite
Fundamentals control sheets, modifying graphics, troubleshooting the controller and backing-up
HMI(s). This course is not intended to replace the four one-week courses
directed toward personnel who have the need for the detailed knowledge
provided in the one-week courses.

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Prerequisites
Course
Course Title Audience and Course Description Duration Required /
Code
Recommended
DCS Administration (Technicians & Engineers)
This course is intended for those who maintain the integrity of the Ovation DCS.
Students who attend this class will learn all the configuration parameters of the
Ovation Developer Studio tree (ex. quality configuration, alarm configuration, point
review configuration, right click menu configuration), as well as all right click functions
Ovation System (ex. control functions, search, engineer, backup/restore). Backups will be discussed Prerequisite Required:
OV230 5 Days
Administration in detail, and the student will perform a database restore. OV100

*Occasionally offered as a four-day course with extended hours.

This course covers the cycle of alarm management, including the alarm philosophy,
the design and implementation of alarms, the maintenance and suppression, and the
Ovation Alarm assessment of alarms on the Ovation system. OV12 also discusses the theory and
OV12 Management purpose of alarm management and uses hands-on exercises to implement different 2 Days No Prerequisite
Techniques management techniques using Developer Studio and the Ovation applications.

Provides knowledge to setup and configure the Ovation process historian to retrieve
real-time and historical data. Students will create, schedule, and generate various
Ovation Process types of reports, including periodic, event-driven, and on-demand. The course Prerequisite Required:
OV245 5 Days
Historian (OPH) includes basic troubleshooting skills to help students analyze and resolve problem OV100
conditions.

This course will teach students to configure and retrieve historical data using Ovation
process historian and Crystal Reports. Students will learn how to use the OPH Report
Ovation Process Manager to define alarm, SOE, point and operator event reports. Students will also
Prerequisite Required:
OV246 Historian (OPH) learn how to configure demanded reports, triggered reports, and timed reports in the 3 Days
OV100
Report Building OPH Report Manager. Additionally, this course teaches how to use Crystal Reports to
create new report formats for use in the OPH Report Manager.

This course is designed to give students a detailed understanding of the EDS. Upon
completion of the course, students will be able to configure an EDS Server to collect
Enterprise Data points data from existing Ovation systems. An EDS client will be properly configured,
OV248 and the applications that make up the EDS Terminal will be covered extensively. This 3 Days No Prerequisite
Solution (EDS)
course is designed for anyone using and managing the EDS.

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Prerequisites
Course
Course Title Audience and Course Description Duration Required /
Code
Recommended
This course provides an understanding of general networking concepts, as well as
Ovation-specific network configurations for Fast Ethernet systems. OV320 teaches
Ovation Network hands-on knowledge of switch and router configuration for use in Ovation systems.
OV320 5 Days No Prerequisite
Administration This course is intended for Ovation network administrators, system administrators,
and those upgrading their Ovation Certification Program.

Ovation Hardware (Technicians & Engineers)

This course is designed for personnel whose primary interest and/or job assignment
includes maintaining the Ovation hardware. Select topics from several courses are
incorporated and expanded upon, including the replacement, and set up of an
Ovation Controllers, installing new I/O thermocouple/RTD modules, and configuring Prerequisite Required:
Ovation points. Several power supply configurations will be discussed. Students will install a OV100
OV216 Hardware HART 4-20 mA analog input I/O module and transmitter as well as install and 5 Days
Overview configure an Ovation remote node controller with fiber connections. Hands-on Recommended:
exercises will require building control sheets and linking digital input and relay output OV200
modules.

*Occasionally offered as a four-day course with extended hours.

This 2-day HART & AMS course will introduce the student to configuring HART
devices in Ovation and using AMS Device Manager to initially populate the AMS
HART & AMS Prerequisite Required:
OV270 database with Ovation HART I/O and perform basic device access and configuration 2 Days
with Ovation OV100
steps. A student seeking advanced skills within AMS Device Manager training should
attend the AMS Device Manager – 7020 course.
This course reviews the major components of an Ovation wireless system (wireless
Ovation Offered
transmitters, gateways and the components of the SmartPack™). It also teaches how Please contact for Prerequisite Required:
OV355 Applications with upon
to utilize the available configuration tools to set up an Ovation wireless interface and tuition pricing OV100
Wireless request
add transmitters to an existing network.

Bus Technologies (Technicians & Engineers)

This course provides students with a thorough knowledge of Fieldbus applications as
applied to an Ovation system. Ovation Fieldbus module, segment design, device Prerequisite Required:
commissioning, Foundation Fieldbus algorithms and basic troubling shooting are OV100, OV200
Ovation covered. Students will be provided with hands on experience implementing Fieldbus
OV340 Applications with architecture. This course is intended for technicians who install and maintain Ovation 3 Days
Fieldbus Fieldbus devices. Recommended:
OV275

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Prerequisites
Course
Course Title Audience and Course Description Duration Price Required /
Code
Recommended
OV345 provides students with a detailed knowledge of DeviceNet applications as
applied to an Ovation system. Ovation DeviceNet module, segment design, device
Ovation
commissioning, point mapping and basic trouble shooting are covered in this two-day Prerequisite Required:
OV345 Applications with 2 Days
class. Students will be provided with hands-on experience implementing DeviceNet OV100
DeviceNet
architecture. This course is intended for technicians who install and maintain Ovation
DeviceNet devices.
Intended for technicians who install and maintain Ovation Profibus devices, this
course provides students with a full knowledge of Profibus applications as applied to
Ovation an Ovation system. Ovation Profibus module, segment design, device Prerequisite Required:
OV350 Applications with commissioning, point mapping and basic troubling shooting are covered. Students will 2 Days
OV100
Profibus be provided with hands-on experience implementing Profibus architecture.

Ovation 3rd Party Interfaces (Technicians & Engineers)

Teaches the basic components of an Ovation SCADA system. Items covered include
Ovation SCADA SCADA servers, remote terminal units, scan blocks, lines, ports, configuration, Recommended:
OV280 protocol analyzers and more. 3 Days
System OV100, OV210

This course teaches the attending students how to create specialized I/O links to non-
Serial Link Ovation field devices using the serial link module. The course covers configuring and Prerequisite Required:
OV295 3 Days
Controller loading link controller modules, memory mapping and the Ovation system addressing OV100, OV200
requirements.
This course will enable the student to configure, network and troubleshoot Ethernet
link controllers (ELC) and third party I/O points. Topics covered include configuration
Third-Party I/O of the ELC in Developer Studio, using the ELC configuration tool, simplex and
and Ethernet redundant ELC’s, networking, communication protocols, editing XML files, graphics, Prerequisite Required:
OV296 4 Days
Link Controllers troubleshooting and building third-party I/O points. Students will configure the ELC to OV100
(ELC) communicate to RTU’s via both Ethernet and serial.

This course provides the user with proficiency in updating the Ovation interface after
a change has been made to the ABB Bailey Infi90. Students will learn the basic
mechanics of using the Ovation OPC client and OPC90 server (Rovisys) applications. Please
Ovation Expert The course includes layout and implementation of the hardware and software contact for Please contact for Recommended:
OV265
Transition required for the migration. Simple methods for troubleshooting faults will also be tuition tuition pricing OV100
discussed. pricing

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Prerequisites
Course
Course Title Audience and Course Description Duration Required /
Code
Recommended
Security (Technicians & Engineers)
Guides students in the proper planning and installation of security. Students will
discuss and understand Ovation security concerns and apply appropriate safeguards.
Ovation Security This course covers the installation and configuration of Ovation security using
OV360 5 Days No Prerequisite
Administration Ovation Security Manager. Students will also configure Ovation-compatible Windows
server domain controllers and cover modification of Windows group policies and
security auditing settings.
The Power and Water Cybersecurity Suite (PWCS) consists of a suite of security
modules to assist Ovation customers in reducing the cost of complying with the
NERC CIP standards and providing enhanced control system protection. The security
Power and modules’ functions include Patch Management, Application Control, Device Control,
Water Antivirus, Rogue System Detection and Vulnerability Assessment through the central
OV365 5 Days No Prerequisite
Cybersecurity Cybersecurity Dashboard. Additional modules include Security Incident & Event
Suite (Trellix) Management, System Backup & Recovery, Configuration Management and Network
Intrusion Detection. This course will discuss the configuration, implementation and
administration of all these PWCS modules.
*Occasionally offered as a four-day course with extended hours.
Advanced (Technicians & Engineers)
This course is designed for engineers and technicians that have used Ovation
Advanced Prerequisite Required:
Developer Studio on a consistent basis since troubleshooting is part of their primary
OV302 Database / 5 Days OV100, OV200,
role. Topics covered include controller failures, networking, algorithm troubleshooting,
Troubleshooting OV300
Ovation services, NTP problems, HART, 3rd party and remote I/O issues.
The OV305 course is designed to provide the end-user with advanced skills and
Advanced Prerequisite Required:
methods in Ovation troubleshooting with emphasis on the OCR1100 controller, ELC
OV305 Ovation 5 Days OV100, OV215,
and database. Additionally, systemic troubleshooting on the topics of network,
Diagnostics OV300
security, group policy, multi-network and HMI’s is also discussed.
Uses application programs and advanced programming techniques, including the use
Advanced of memory segments combined with pointer manipulation, to enhance advanced
Prerequisite Required:
OV310 Ovation graphic programming skills. It also teaches how to Build several graphics utilizing 5 Days
OV210
Graphics pointers and memory segments. Students will learn how to assess problematic
graphics and solve them with available tools.
OV330 continues with the implementation of Ovation control algorithms as presented
Advanced in the prerequisite, OV200. This course adds discussion into algorithm tracking, PID
Prerequisite Required:
OV330 Control parameters, a review of Zeigler Nichols tuning, Feed Forward and Cascaded control 5 Days
OV200
Techniques schemes. Time functions as well as discussions regarding the Sootblower, Ideal Gas
Law and Balancer are also presented.
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Prerequisites
Course
Course Title Audience and Course Description Duration Required /
Code
Recommended
Process Application (Technicians & Engineers)
The course describes the capabilities and limitations of a performance advisor, the
hardware and software requirements to implement it, and provides hands-on
exercises to install, use and backup the performance advisor and the information that
is created. After the attendees have loaded the performance advisor on a workstation
Performance Recommended:
OV315 and have been provided the knowledge of how to create a workspace, a project and a 5 Days
Advisor OV200
functional block diagram hands-on exercises will include building feed-water heater
performance calculations, building steam turbine performance calculations, and
building condenser calculations. Data agents, and communication on a local and
enterprise systems, are also described.
Prerequisite Required:
OV370 explores the Ovation steam turbine control system functions, including OV100, OV200
Ovation Turbine
OV370 operation, graphics, and control logic. The course includes calibration and 5 Days
Control System
troubleshooting exercises on speed detector and valve positioner modules. Recommended:
OV375
This course enables the student to better understand the relationship between the
DCS and Ovation DCS and the turbine mechanical system. Control logic and Ovation graphics
Turbine will be reviewed to enhance the student’s familiarity with this equipment. Classroom Please contact for
OV371 On-site No Prerequisite
Mechanical discussion will entail the following: normal functionality, setup, calibration, testing, tuition pricing
System maintenance, and troubleshooting. Course content is primarily by lecture with minimal
hands-on equipment when attended at the Pittsburgh training facility.
This course is designed to identify the major hydraulic components, pumps,
accumulators and other electro-hydraulic control elements of a steam turbine.
Steam Turbine
Students will demonstrate knowledge on hydraulic logic valves, as related to Please contact for
OV375 Mechanic On-site No Prerequisite
directional, proportional and servo valves and trace components using hydraulic tuition pricing
Hydraulics
diagrams and drawings. Students will also demonstrate knowledge on types of oil
used, acceptable temperatures, cleanliness and how to fill the tank.
This course focuses on Ovation Excitation. The course is intended for engineers and
I&C technicians that interface and maintain an Ovation excitation system and
includes a review of the history and fundamentals of excitation, types of excitation
Ovation and the concepts of SCR bridges. The course discusses excitation and its elemental Please contact for
OV377 Excitation components, maintenance and troubleshooting, data retrieval and analysis. There are 3 Days No Prerequisite
tuition pricing
Systems no mandatory prerequisites as this course does not require knowledge of Ovation
DCS. Course content is primarily by lecture with minimal hands-on equipment.

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Prerequisites
Course
Course Title Audience and Course Description Duration Required /
Code
Recommended
This five-day course reviews standard control logic used in Ovation systems for a
typical, coal-fired, drum-type boiler as well as examining typical analog and digital
Ovation Boiler Prerequisite Required:
OV380 logic building blocks and how they combine to create a functional unit. It also explores 5 Days
Control OV100, OV200
theory concerning the air, water, steam and fuel systems, along with the modes and
operation of coordinated control.

Certification (Technicians & Engineers)

Offered as a stand-alone web-based exam or implemented with a pre-testing review
at the Training Center, the OV400 measures the student’s proficiency in areas related
to database building, control implementation, graphics, and troubleshooting on a
system-wide basis. Earning Ovation certification acknowledges the competency of Prerequisite Required:
Ovation (Base) the individual on Ovation product lines and enhances their abilities in addressing, OV100, OV200,
OV400 assessing, and repairing problematic situations within the Ovation system. In both 5 Days
Certification OV210, OV300-or-
offerings, a multi-point examination is administered, and participants are required to OV215, and OV216
achieve a grade score of 80% or greater to successfully gain certification.

Offered as a stand-alone web-based exam or implemented with a pre-testing review

at the Training Center, the OV420 measures the student’s proficiency in areas that
address the overall Ovation system configuration while maintaining the integrity of the Prerequisite Required:
system software. It assesses the students understanding of networking concepts and Ovation (Base)
Ovation (Admin) that of switch and router configurations. Achieving admin certification acknowledges Certification
OV420 the competency of the individual in maintaining the integrity of the Ovation system 5 Days
Certification Achievement and
concerning user access and capabilities. In both offerings, a multi-point examination OV230, OV320,
is administered, and participants are required to achieve a grade score of 80% or OV245
greater to successfully gain certification.

This certification course measures the student’s proficiency in applying security

packages as well as managing, enhancing, and update the cybersecurity of the
Prerequisite Required:
Ovation Control System. Achieving the Security Certification acknowledges the
Ovation (Base)
competency of the individual who has demonstrated an understanding and ability in Certification
Ovation (Admin) maintaining services such as Patch Management, and Malware Prevention. A Achievement,
OV430 multipoint exam is administered, and participants are required to achieve a score of 5 Days
Certification Administrator
80% or greater to successfully gain verification.
Certification
Achievement, and
** Offered upon request. OV360, OV365

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Prerequisites
Course
Course Title Audience and Course Description Duration Required /
Code
Recommended
Ovation Green

This course will provide new operators with an understanding of the major functions
Ovation Green within the Ovation Green SCADA software including overview dashboards, alarm
OVG001 SCADA monitoring and historical alarm review, historical production and downtime analysis 2 Days No Prerequisite
Operator data, viewing saved reports, and creating customized workspaces for individual
preferences.

This course will provide system administrators and engineers with the knowledge
Ovation Green necessary to maintain their Ovation Green SCADA system. Topics covered in this
OVG002 SCADA course include system configurations and requirements; license management; 3 Days No Prerequisite
Administrator creating sites, plants, and units; creating and modifying users, groups, permissions,
and roles; scheduling tasks and services; and creating reports, trends, and alarms.

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