STone Tool - basic course – Event Agenda 

Join us for our introductory STone Tool training course, designed for engineers and developers who want to build a solid foundation in Carel’s STone development environment. This hands-on session walks you through the complete application lifecycle—from initial strategy design to testing, debugging, and deployment—equipping you with the practical skills needed to develop reliable, optimised control applications.

Course Agenda

• Application Project Life Cycle

Gain an end-to-end understanding of how STone applications are structured, developed, and deployed. We will explore project organisation, workflow best practices, and how each development phase fits into the bigger picture.

• Strategy Editor

Learn how to configure the core of your application using the Strategy Editor. Topics include:

– Parameters and control strategies

– Function blocks and logic design

– Enabling and managing device operation

– Working with communication protocols

– Alarm configuration and management

– Using the built-in Datalogger

– Units of measurement (UoM) management and conversions

• User Interface Editor

Discover how to create intuitive, functional screens for your controller. You’ll learn how to build a new UI page from scratch and understand the tools available for creating user-friendly interfaces.

• Debugging Tools

Understand how to troubleshoot your application using STone’s debugging features. We’ll cover live monitoring, variable inspection, and techniques for identifying and resolving common development issues.

• Implementing a Test Plan with “Automatic Tests”

Learn how to validate your project using STone’s Automatic Tests. We will walk through designing, running, and analysing automated test plans to ensure application performance and reliability.

• Library Management

Explore how to use, create, and edit libraries to improve development efficiency and maintain consistent design standards across multiple projects.

• Controller Firmware Update

Step-by-step guidance on safely updating controller firmware to ensure compatibility, stability, and access to the latest system features.

• Introduction to Development Guidelines

An overview of recommended best practices for developing clean, maintainable, and scalable applications within STone.