DCS
Yokogawa CENTUM VP DCS
Learn how a Yokogawa CENTUM VP DCS is built: function blocks, ST16 and LC64 logic, SEBOL, PID and a water-treatment project.
Yokogawa CENTUM VP DCS is a free, self-paced online course from EDWartens for engineering students, apprentices, technicians and working engineers in process control. It has 14 modules and takes about 30.1 hours, with written notes, a practice task per module, a practical project and a final assessment of 15 questions (pass mark 60%). Learning costs nothing and needs only a free account. The optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, verifiable by code, is a one-off US$28.99 for you; it is not a vendor credential. Updated 1 November 2026.
- Free
- Intermediate
- 30.1 hours
- Self-paced
- Certificate optional
- Lab practice in your browser
No card, no trial. The course is free for good. Certificate US$28.99, optional.
- Who it is for
- Engineering students, apprentices, technicians and working engineers in process control
- Jobs
- Roles that use this skill: SCADA engineer, HMI developer, control room technologist and systems integrator. No course guarantees a job.
- Tools
- CENTUM VP (licensed; lessons use the engineering-station test function). Hardware: none. Follow by watching and re-drawing.
- Updated
After this course you can
By the end you will be able to:
- Explain Yokogawa DCS architecture and create CENTUM VP projects
- Build logic with ST16, LC64 and SEBOL
- Configure and tune PID with cascade and split-range
- Build MC-2E valve and pump logic
- Complete a water-treatment project with annunciators and HMI
Who it is for, and what you need first
Who it is for
Engineering students, apprentices, technicians and working engineers in process control.
Level: Intermediate. Intermediate. Instrumentation and control basics assumed.
What you need
Software: CENTUM VP (licensed; lessons use the engineering-station test function).
Hardware: None. Follow by watching and re-drawing.. What to download, and how.
How this course works
Watch the lessons
Short video lessons, one module at a time, at your own pace.
Read the notes
Open the Reading tab for the written notes and diagrams of the module.
Practise in the 3D labOptional
Try the module in the free 3D lab, in your browser.
Check yourself
Answer the questions to see what stuck before you move on.
Final assessment
Pass the final once you have been through the modules.
Certificate, if you want oneOptional
Optional, with a page anyone can use to verify it.
What you learn
14 modules in order, at your own pace. 30.1 hours of video lessons, with written notes and a practice task in each module.
- 1Yokogawa DCS and CENTUM VP Architecture35m
- 2First Project and AND Logic27m
- 3ST16 Decision Matrix and Your First HMI55m
- 4PVI Blocks, Engineering Units and Function Blocks, with lab practice: 41m
- 5Graphic and Software Templates; Project, FCS and HIS Options1h 27m
- 6PBS5C, LC64 Timers and Mode Control1h 42m
- 7SEBOL Language, SFC Blocks and Signals1h 45m
- 8LC64 One-shots, Timers and SFCSW1h 17m
Show the other 6 modules
- 9PID Control, with lab practice: 2h 8m
- 10MC-2E Valve and Pump Logic, with lab practice: 1h 55m
- 11Project: Water Treatment Plant2h 21m
- 12Advanced Control and SEBOL Applications3h 32m
- 13Maintenance, HIS and Backups1h 33m
- 14Final Assessment
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 use the CENTUM VP engineering station's test function, recorded for you.
Show what to download (1 tool)
Optional
Useful, not needed to finish the course.
- 01Licensed systems only
CENTUM VP
Yokogawa
- Runs on
- Windows (supplied as part of the licensed system)
- Account
- Access through an employer, a university or Yokogawa training
Yokogawa does not offer a public download or trial of CENTUM VP. Learners get access through an employer's system, a training centre, or Yokogawa's own paid courses, which include an online CENTUM VP virtual operator trainer.
Steps
- 1.Ask your employer or college whether they have CENTUM VP or a training system.
- 2.Look at Yokogawa's online courses, such as the CENTUM VP overview and the cloud-based virtual operator trainer.
- 3.Meanwhile, practise control logic and HMI skills with free tools such as CODESYS or Ignition.
Yokogawa product pageyokogawa.comLegitimate free routes
- Yokogawa online courses: Yokogawa's own online courses, including the CENTUM VP Cloud Based Virtual Operator Trainer.
- Ignition (trial mode): Free SCADA platform to practise supervisory control and HMI design.
- CODESYS Development System: Free tool to practise function block 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.
Practise in the 3D lab
Practise the instrument and loop work behind a DCS: check a 4 to 20 mA loop, set alarm limits, tune a PID loop and stroke-test a control valve.
- Loop checkProcess lab, about 35 minOpen in the lab (opens in a new tab): Loop check
- Tune the level loopProcess lab, about 45 minOpen in the lab (opens in a new tab): Tune the level loop
- Flow loop and control valveProcess lab, about 45 minOpen in the lab (opens in a new tab): Flow loop and control valve
- Alarm rationalisationProcess lab, about 50 minOpen in the lab (opens in a new tab): Alarm rationalisation
Optional. Skip it whenever you like: it never blocks your progress or your certificate.
Course project, about 20 hours
Fertiliser-plant utilities on CENTUM VP: a new FCS, FIO I/O, PID and MC-2E drawings, alarm rationalisation and a redundancy FAT
Design and prove, on paper or in the test function, the control of a fertiliser plant's utilities on a new CENTUM VP controller. You deliver the narrative, I/O list, drawings, alarm list, windows and FAT record, then compare them with a sample pack.
- 10documents in the pack
- 7steps to follow
- 6things to hand in
- 20 hof work, at your pace
- Network architectureSystem and Network Architecture: Utility Section Extension to CENTUM VP Domain 1
- HDSHardware Design Specification: FCS0103, FIO Module Allocation and Loading
- Control narrativeControl Narrative: Utility Section (Cooling Water, Instrument Air, Steam Header)
- SDSSoftware Design Specification: Control Drawing and Function Block Typicals
- I/O listI/O List: Utility Section, FCS0103 FIO Nodes NU1 to NU3
- Alarm philosophyAlarm Philosophy: KAN Samsun Site (applied to the utility section)
The project is optional practice. The certificate needs only the modules and the final assessment.
After the course, your next step
Show what you can do, then keep going in the same field.
A certificate you can verify
Finish the modules and pass the final assessment (15 questions, pass mark 60%) and you can add a certificate with a public verification page. One-off, US$28.99 for you. It is not a vendor credential.
Want a free certificate? Do the matching Free internship: 4 weeks, nothing to buy, with a free certificate of completion.
SCADA and HMI
Eight short weeks of tags, screens, alarms and trends: notes, diagrams, a few videos and practice in LADX Mini and free web SCADA tools. Finish weeks 1 to 4 and the final, then claim a free Internship Completion Certificate with your real dates and study hours, and a QR code anyone can scan to verify it. Training, not employment.
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Roles that use this skill
- SCADA engineer
- HMI developer
- Control room technologist
- Systems integrator
These are the kinds of roles where the skill is used. We make no promise of a job or an interview.
Plain notes
- Free: the whole course, the notes, the practice tasks, the final assessment and support from practising engineers.
- Paid, and optional: the course certificate, and the Engineer-verified internship (the Free internship costs nothing).
- No job promise: the course teaches a skill. It does not place you in a job.
- Lessons by: Taskcoaz, PLC Tutor, Davide Maggi, DCSBOYS, Instrumentation Tools. Independent creators; the lessons stream from their own channels. EDWartens wrote the study plan, notes, practice tasks and assessments.
Taskcoaz · PLC Tutor · Davide Maggi · DCSBOYS · Instrumentation Tools. If you are one of these creators and want a lesson removed or credited differently, write to info@edwartens.com.
Practise what you learn in the free 3D lab
Technical work is judged on what you can do: wiring, commissioning, finding a fault. Doing a task yourself teaches more than watching it a second time, and a lab lets you try it safely before you meet real equipment. It does not replace working on real hardware.
- Practise safely, so a mistake costs nothing.
- The lab checks your work like a site test, so you know when it is right.
- Free, in your browser, with nothing to install.
Why learn with EDWartens
What you get with this course, and what comes after it.
- Free from the first lesson to the final assessment.
- Practice in a free 3D lab in your browser, with nothing to install.
- Video lessons with written notes and a project.
- An optional certificate that anyone can verify online.
- Free internships to keep practising afterwards.
Common questions
Can I practise without CENTUM VP?
CENTUM VP is licensed, so the course is built to be followed closely and re-drawn; the free PID and Instrumentation courses provide simulators for the control theory. Plants with Yokogawa usually give engineers test-function access during induction.
Is ProSafe-RS covered?
The basics: what it is, its relationship to CENTUM VP, offline download and a compressor protection example. It is not a full safety course.
Which lessons were left out?
Two unreachable videos and one members-only lesson; their topics are covered by other lessons.
Is the Yokogawa CENTUM VP DCS 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 Yokogawa qualification?
An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you pass the final assessment, with a verification code anyone can check. It is not a Yokogawa credential and is never described as one.
Who made the video lessons in the Yokogawa CENTUM VP DCS 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 Yokogawa CENTUM VP DCS course take?
Plan on about 30 hours in all, including the video lessons, notes and practice tasks. It is self-paced, so you work through the fourteen modules at your own speed.
Do I have to use the lab?
No. The lab is optional practice. You can skip it whenever you like, and it never blocks your progress, the final assessment or your certificate.
Is the lab free?
Yes. Every lab level for this course opens in your browser, free, with nothing to install.
What topics does the Yokogawa CENTUM VP DCS course cover, module by module?
The Yokogawa CENTUM VP DCS course has 14 modules. It opens with "Yokogawa DCS and CENTUM VP Architecture", goes through "First Project and AND Logic", "PBS5C, LC64 Timers and Mode Control", "PID Control" and "Maintenance, HIS and Backups" and ends with "Final Assessment". The full list with minutes is under "What you learn" on this page.
What can I do after the Yokogawa CENTUM VP DCS course?
After the Yokogawa CENTUM VP DCS course: Draw the CENTUM VP architecture: FCS, HIS, ENG, Vnet/IP, cabinets; Create a project and build AND, ST16 and LC64 logic, tested in the test function; Configure PVI, PBS5C, templates and project/FCS/HIS options. These are the practical outcomes the course is written around, and the final assessment of 15 questions checks them.
What software and hardware do I need for the Yokogawa CENTUM VP DCS course, and does it cost anything?
For the Yokogawa CENTUM VP DCS course, software: CENTUM VP (licensed; lessons use the engineering-station test function). Hardware: none. Follow by watching and re-drawing. The course itself is free.
Is the Yokogawa CENTUM VP DCS course suitable for me, and what level is it?
Yokogawa CENTUM VP DCS is rated intermediate. Intermediate. Instrumentation and control basics assumed. It is written for engineering students, apprentices, technicians and working engineers in process control, and takes about 30.1 hours at your own pace.
Which jobs use the skills from the Yokogawa CENTUM VP DCS course?
Skills from the Yokogawa CENTUM VP DCS course (for example: draw the CENTUM VP architecture: FCS, HIS, ENG, Vnet/IP, cabinets) are used in roles such as SCADA engineer, HMI developer, control room technologist and systems integrator, and in control systems engineer work. The course gives you practical evidence of the skill; it does not promise a job, and employers decide on experience and interview.
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