CODAC Core System hands-on workshop
Along with the CODAC Core System product, the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ CODAC team also provides hands-on workshops where participants can learn how to build their own I&C system using the Core System toolkit and real hardware (PLCs, fast controllers, digital and analogue I/O boards, ...). CODAC workshops are among the most seasoned trainings on the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ technology; they have been running since 2011 without interruption. The workshops are four-day training sessions with both presentations and exercises. The agenda typically looks like this:
- Day 0: ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ work site visit / Training setup (Exercise 0)
- Day 1: CODAC Core System overview / EPICS introduction / Development workflow / ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Self-Description Data tools (SDD)
- Day 2: EPICS database / COTS (industrial) controller integration / State Machines (FSM) and State Notation Language (SNL)
- Day 3: Slow controllers (PLC) / ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ PLC development tools (UCL / CGT) / Fast controllers / ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Nominal Device Support (NDS)
- Day 4: Control System Studio (CSS) / Software delivery and quality assurance / Software configuration control (SVN)
Since 2026 completely new exercises on slow and fast controllers are being offered - developed with the experience from the production systems actually used at ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ.
It is very important to choose your training time wisely with regard to your plant system development progress, so that you can get maximum knowledge of the latest CODAC software and hardware at the right time of your development. Our recommendation is to sign up for a training session by the time your I&C design is advanced enough to proceed with implementation. If you are just looking for a general idea of what the CODAC Core System is, we recommend that you look through the training presentations (intranet site).
Control system engineers from the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization, China, EU, Russia and the United States attending the CODAC Training hybrid session in March 2025.
The scheduled workshops are:
- Hands-On Workshop 29 September - 02 October 2026, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization, France (remote participation is possible)
In order to request participation in the training, please send the following information to @email:
- Your full name, email address and affiliation
- The ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ plant system and / or ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Procurement Arrangement you are working on or planning to work on
- Names of your ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ contact persons, if you have any (e.g., ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Organization Technical Responsible Officer)
- Indication of areas of particular interest in the workshop (PLCs, fast controllers, digitizers, real-time control, HMI, ...)
- Whether you will attend in person or remotely
Upon confirmation of your booking you will be duly informed. We will also arrange creation of the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ accounts where necessary.
Unless otherwise noted, the training sessions are organized at the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Headquarters in Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France. We encourage participation in person. Participation is free of charge. In the case you need visa formalities to enter France, please contact us at least two months in advance.
Arrangement of travel, visas and accommodation in France is left to the responsibility of the participant. Please do not hesitate to liaise with your ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ contact person in advance for visa formalities and local information. We advise you to arrive one day before the workshop and stay in Aix-en-Provence, which has good transport connectivity with international routes and with the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ site (see Visiting ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ). More information on site logistics will be provided with the registration.