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Edition covered

Training section index — n/a — routing page; governing editions are recorded on the child pages

Content status

Reviewed

Coverage

Training hub landing page; module list and learning order only.

Last reviewed

August 2026

Primary reference

The official published standard — required for final decisions

Confirm the governing edition, jurisdiction, and project-specific requirements before applying anything on this page.

Fundamentals

Fundamentals

Foundational modules across electrical theory, control theory, and motor and drive systems. Each sub-group is independently navigable and the modules are short, outcome-focused, and cross-linked into design, implementation, and verification references.

Scope: Prerequisite concepts before doing design work or field engineering. For applied workflows see Design, Implementation, and Verification.

Sub-groups

Electrical Fundamentals

Electrical quantities, Kirchhoff's laws, series/parallel circuits, equivalent-circuit methods, passive components, diodes and transistors, conductor ampacity, IEC earthing systems.

Control Systems

Control theory overview, PID foundation/intuition/industrial, control loop architectures, machine state model, interlocks and permissives, multi-axis coordination, async faults in distributed systems, servo tuning, vibration and resonance, deterministic vs non-deterministic control.

Motors and Drives

AC vs DC motors, induction motor basics, DC motor basics, BLDC/EV/drone motors, motor nameplates/slip/torque, motor control methods, motor-VFD equations, motor family comparison, VFD fundamentals, servo drive fundamentals, servo feedback/inertia, VFD/servo architecture, motor efficiency and losses.

PLC Software

IEC 61131-3 languages (LD/FBD/ST/SFC/IL), program structure and POUs, state-machine design, and safety application patterns.

Related Sections

• Design — apply fundamentals to architecture, motor selection, and design workflows
• Implementation — commissioning templates and scenario references that use these concepts during build and install
• Verification — lifecycle stages, risk assessment, and safety architecture that build on safety-relevant fundamentals
• Tools — glossary, crosswalks, RAG browser

Trust Boundary — Engineering Judgment Required

This site is an independent educational reference for industrial automation standards. It paraphrases and organizes guidance in original language; it is not a substitute for the official published standards, professional engineering judgment, or legal review, and content has not been independently verified against current published editions.

Items marked Review pending await technical review against the identified edition. Items marked Planned have no reviewed source material behind them. Do not rely on this site for compliance determinations, safety-critical design decisions, or legal interpretation.