Any person involved in installing or operating an NES based Smart Grid solution. This course is mandatory for new Echelon partners, and highly recommended for new employees of existing partners.
801 – NES Jump Start
The Echelon Networked Energy Services (NES) platform is a complex system of hardware and software components which work in concert to provide a robust system for managing and reading Smart Meters and other Smart Grid devices. In order to successfully deploy an NES solution and manage and operate it under real-world conditions, it is necessary to understand the system’s architecture and the interactions between its different parts. The NES Jump Start Training provides you with this information and allows you to gain a first-hand understanding of all involved elements through extensive lectures and hands-on Lab exercises employing standard NES components like Echelon OSGP-compatible Smart Meters, Data concentrators and different other hardware and software tools used in the setup and management of an NES system.
Multi-course Discount: Get 15% off the list price if you attend two courses at the same location during the same week.
Multi-student Discount: Get 15% off the list price if two or more employees from the same company attend the same course, on the same date, at the same location.
Registration must occur at the same time and for the same training location. Courses will be invoiced together. Training discounts cannot be combined or applied to other special pricing.
- Laptop PC running Windows XP/Vista/7, with installation rights
- General familiarity with Windows based PCs
Course Objectives
During this course you will gain an understanding of the NES architecture, including System Software, DCs, Meters and Powerline communication basics. This process includes the following practical tasks:
- connect and power up Meters and DCs
- use the NES Provisioning Tool and an Optical Probe to initially configure Meters and DCs
- install NES System Software
- use the NES Diagnostics Tool for interfacing with your System Software installation
- add DCs and Meters to your system
- send commands to and reconfigure your DCs and Meters using System Software
At the end of this course you will receive Course materials containing all Lecture presentations, NES system and Tool documentation, software installation packages and a Certificate of Completion.
Lecture and Hands-on Labs
Throughout this course you'll participate in extensive lectures, hands-on laboratory work, exercises, and group discussions.