Lesson 2: Radio, Cellular, Serial, Ethernet, Protocols, and Communication Engineering

Radio, microwave, cellular, fiber, satellite, Ethernet, and WAN connectivity options
Serial interfaces, modems, antennas, grounding, shielding, surge protection, and cabling
Modbus, DNP3 concepts, IEC protocol concepts, OPC UA, PROFINET, and gateways
Polling, report-by-exception, retries, timeouts, synchronization, and bandwidth management
Link tests, diagnostics, communication quality, remote support, and field troubleshooting

Create or review a practical configuration for radio, microwave, cellular, fiber, satellite, ethernet, and wan connectivity options.
Build and test an exercise involving serial interfaces, modems, antennas, grounding, shielding, surge protection, and cabling and modbus, dnp3 concepts, iec protocol concepts, opc ua, profinet, and gateways.
Use diagnostics or evidence to validate link tests, diagnostics, communication quality, remote support, and field troubleshooting.

Explain radio, microwave, cellular, fiber, satellite, ethernet, and wan connectivity options.
Apply serial interfaces, modems, antennas, grounding, shielding, surge protection, and cabling and modbus, dnp3 concepts, iec protocol concepts, opc ua, profinet, and gateways.
Validate and troubleshoot link tests, diagnostics, communication quality, remote support, and field troubleshooting.

Lesson Overview