Human Machine Interface Training
The College of Aeronautics and Engineering is offering Human Machine Interface training to students enrolled in academic programs as well as industry representatives. Experienced professors conduct all training at Kent State and are committed to providing the best learning experience.
Note: This course has a prerequisite of the Programmable Logic Controller Training or equivalent. If someone does not have the PLC training and is interested in the HMI training, they should contact the instructor.
Details
Instructor: Darwin Boyd, Ph.D.
Course Dates: August 11 - August 12, 2025 8:00a.m. - 4:30p.m.
Cost: $995
Location: Room AEB 029 Aeronautics and Engineering Building (AEB), (formally Aeronautics and Technology Building-ATB), Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Accommodations
Lunch options provided each day. A parking pass for the C-Science parking lot next to the Aeronautics and Engineering Building will be emailed to you before the course begins.
For those not within commuting distance, rooms are available at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center.
Contact
Dr. Boyd: dboyd@kent.edu 330-672-3607
Lifelong Learning: lifelonglearning@kent.edu 330-672-3100
Laboratory Resources
Our Advanced Mechatronics Laboratory is equipped with power supplies, analog and digital IO modules, Tektronix digital oscilloscopes, function generators, Allen-Bradley programmable logic controllers with Logix 5581E processors, Allen-Bradley MicroLogix control systems, Allen-Bradley PanelView Plus 700 HMIs, Allen-Bradley Power Flex 527 VFD motor controllers, IO boxes (light boxes that represent machinery input/output) and Omni 2000 analog/digital trainers.
Computers are equipped with Studio 5000 software.
Course: Human Machine Interface Training (16 hours)
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