Whether you're a professional with years of experience in instrumentation and process control, a recent engineering or technical graduate with limited experience, a university student, a student at a specialized institute, or simply an enthusiast who, for whatever reason, has never been able to pursue a professional career in automation, you can find help here. Among other things, we can discuss and answer questions such as:

• How to efficiently size instrumentation for specific applications?
• How to design SCADA systems?
• How to program, configure, and start up control equipment such as PLCs?
• How to design and implement DCSs (Distributed Control Systems)?
• How to size, configure, and commission motion control equipment (mainly variable frequency drives)?
• How to learn the basic principles of instrumentation and control from a practical approach?
• How to implement and size industrial networks (HART, PROFIBUS, FOUNDATION FIELDBUS, DEVICENET, ETHERNET, etc.)?
• Where can I find a variety of documentation and examples regarding how to use equipment from various manufacturers?
• How to apply control strategies to processes, starting from a simple PID controller and progressing to combinations like Feedforward and married control?
• How to tune control loops efficiently?
• How to apply control to specific equipment in industry (steam boilers, ovens, mixers, etc.)?

Did I forget something? Of course I did! There are many more things we can discuss here. It's just a matter of... Tell us.

Hello, I'm Jose Carlos, director and webmaster of InstrumentacionyControl.NET.

I am 27 years old (as of August 26, 2012), I was born in Peru, and I currently live in Lima. I don't have a family of my own yet, but I have Sandra, my lovely girlfriend, with whom I hope to spend the rest of my life.

I am an Electronics Engineer, currently working for a multinational company Invensys (Wonderware, Foxboro, Triconex, etc.) In the area of Industrial Automation Engineering and Projects, I have worked primarily on various projects providing instrumentation (selection, sizing, installation, and commissioning) of diverse types, mainly in the mining, oil, and gas industries. I have also worked on several projects developing control systems, including control loop programming, tuning, sequential logic, ladder logic, sizing, implementation, and commissioning, primarily with distributed control systems.

In my free time, I dedicate myself to electronic development projects such as satellite location systems, telemetry, and remote control. I'm fascinated by this field, which, combined with web programming languages (PHP, ASP, Java), databases (MySQL, etc.), and all the technology of the internet, makes this whole branch an exciting and endless world!.

When I once tried to search for information online (I was still a novice) and tried to get someone to help me clear up my doubts, it was quite a challenge. disappointment. The sites I found were very good in terms of information (at least regarding equipment configuration), but they lacked any user interaction and were mostly limited to forums where responses often took days or months. Another drawback is that I didn't find that... COEXISTENCE Between the theory, which at least I was taught at university, and the practical applications, it seemed that almost none of that theory was applied; I mostly just had to configure equipment according to manuals and make things work. The typical problem between the THEORY and the PRACTICE.

In addition, the sites in English On the contrary, it seemed that one could find more than just simple information, and the whole issue of user interaction is much more developed, hand in hand with the social networks.

At the end of January 2009, I took the decision and I began to develop InstrumentationandControl.NET as a project that would have the aim, Firstly, to meet those needs that I didn't find at the time. It would also allow me to improve and become a better professional, and eventually become a specialist and consultant, since to help people you must know, and in each consultation I...«would force»"to investigate the specific topic (kind of crazy, right?). Another thing is that it would allow me to write about things that aren't very well explained with information from the internet, and I would give it the right focus."PRACTICAL to all that THEORY that I was once taught. The portal would be a site for everyone, with users asking questions, downloading information, answering questions, discussing, and forming a community from diverse countries.

The last goal on the list was to be able to create material in the future. didactic For a specific topic, very easy to understand and completely satisfying for the learner at the lowest price (obviously we all have a family and need some feedback). Whoever says that Money is not important because it's simply not saying the TRUE, But I'm not saying I want to become a millionaire with the website, but YEAH To find a balance that allows me to continue supporting all community users with free content and advice, and also, for those who are much more demanding, a PRODUCTHigh quality at the lowest cost. A cost sufficient to cover the investment and the hours invested, no more, no less.

At the end of August 2009, I launched InstrumentationandControl.NET Hoping that I can achieve the goals I set in the order mentioned. Since that day, I generally dedicate about 60 hours a month to it, not counting the many hours I lose sleep and time away from my loved ones. My main motivation is my users and my desire to keep learning more every day.

I apologize if I disappear from the website, Facebook, Twitter, or email for days or weeks. When this happens, it's because I'm finishing a project and need to give it top priority.

I believe in values such as:

• Transparency
• Authenticity
• Honesty
• Curiosity and a desire to learn
• Actions, beyond reading, as the only way to consolidate knowledge
• Hard work
• The commitment, the efforts extended over time

Nobody makes us specialists overnight, I NO I consider myself one of them, although many people on the site call me that. I still have a long way to go, many years to learn, and when that day comes, perhaps I won't dare to proclaim myself with any title either.

On the portal you'll find a lot of information on various topics, many downloadable documents, many public articles, courses, etc. I know what you're asking. DID YOU WRITE THEM?. Yes and no. More than 70% of the content is not my own work and comes from internet compilations, articles by authors who have given me permission to display their work on our portal, as well as from companies and other sources. I'm clarifying this because I don't like that create things that are not.

And perhaps the biggest confusion is the authorship of AUTOMATION COURSE IN VIDEOS that I give to my subscribers. Who often think I am I the one who teaches the course, and although I am clearly technically capable of doing something similar, I am not the AUTHOR And as I always mention on the portal, it's from D. José Ignacio Armesto Quiroga from the University of Vigo who gave me permission to publish his classes.

Having said that, I can now close this article with a clear conscience.

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