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Human Machine Interface Training: Studio 5000 View Designer Basics
A new offering at Kent State requested by many of the programmable logic controller training participants.
Instructor: Darwin Boyd, Ph.D.
Date: August 11-12, 2025
Cost: $995/person.
Location: Room 029 Aeronautics and Engineering Building, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Prerequisite: Studio 5000 Programmable Logic Controller Training or equivalent (contact instructor Dr. Boyd dboyd@kent.edu if you have questions)
Lunch options provided each day. A parking pass next to the Aeronautics and Engineering Building will be provided before the start of the course.
Contact Dr. Boyd dboyd@kent.edu 330-672-3607 or Lifelong Learning lifelonglearning@kent.edu 330-672-3100
Our Advanced Mechatronics Laboratory is equipped with Allen-Bradley ControlLogix (Logix 5581E) processors, Allen-Bradley PanelView 5310, 10 inch graphics terminals, and Studio 5000 version 36 or later.
Course Objective: To enable participants to create, configure, and manage HMI applications for PanelView 5310 terminals using Studio 5000 View Designer.
Target Audience: Engineers, technicians, and programmers involved in developing and maintaining machine-level HMI systems.
Course Modules:
- Introduction to PanelView 5310 graphic terminals and View Designer
- Creating and Managing Projects
- HMI Communications
- Designing Graphics Displays
- Implementing User Interaction
- Alarm and Message Handling
- Security
- Project Deployment and Runtime
Course Delivery
Registered participants will be provided with online material up to two weeks prior to the training. In-person, hands-on 16-hour training will consist of lecture materials and laboratory exercises. In addition to lab exercises, a pre-test and post-test are used to measure mastery of objectives. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive a Human Machine Interfaces Studio 5000 View Designer Basics certificate of completion.
- Online materials followed by two days in-person training
Lecture material and laboratory handouts provided in .pdf format