SNAP Essentials
CE GOLD SNAP ESSENTIALS
There are many different skill sets in the life of a field technician — engineering, IT infrastructure, technical support, and computer programming, to name a few. This video training tutorial will educate field technicians and engineers on the basic use of Snap.
The Gold Snap Essentials course has been developed for Carrier Field Office field technicians/engineers who are new to the Carrier i-Vu® Tools hardware and software.duration | cost | format | course prerequisites |
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10 hours | $250 | Online | Silver Certification |

There are many different skill sets in the life of a field technician — engineering, IT infrastructure, technical support, and computer programming, to name a few. This video training tutorial will educate field technicians and engineers on the basic use of Snap.
The Gold Snap Essentials course has been developed for Carrier Field Office field technicians/engineers who are new to the Carrier i-Vu® Tools hardware and software.
For more information on the Carrier Controls Expert Program, please contact your local Carrier Controls sales representative or visit carrier.com/controls-experts.
After successfully completing this course, you will be able to use Carrier’s Snap tool to quickly and efficiently to:
- Describe the different types of microblocks
- Define microblock properties
- Read a sequence of operations and translate it to a program
- Simulate a program to find errors
- Modify a control program
- Edit properties pages
Training Methods Used
Self-Paced Video Tutorial: This self-paced video tutorial is the prerequisite to the Snap Advanced course.
- The Purpose of a Control Program: An Intro to the Logic Page
- Convert a Sequence of Operation Into Logic: Convert a Sequence of Operation Into Logic • Simulate a Control Program
- Discover Microblock Families: Select and Define BACnet® Inputs • Select and Define a BACnet Value • Select and Define a PID Loop • Select and Define Additional Microblocks • Select and Define a BACnet Output • Add Wires and Labels • Add a Symbol to the Favorites List
- Create a Logic Symbol: Add Another Logic Symbol to Your Program
- Finish Your Program: Complete Your Control Program
- Verify a Sequence of Operation: Study a Sequence of Operations • Verify a Sequence of Operations
- Troubleshoot a Sequence of Operations: Decipher a Control Program
- Properties Pages: Reorder Microblocks • Add Section Headers to the Edit Order List • Add Expand/Collapse Sections on the Properties Page • Align Items on the Properties Page
- Edit an Existing Control Program: Modify a Control Program
The virtual class requires a laptop with these specifications:
Laptop Hardware
Dual Core Processor | 4GB RAM | 30GB hard drive with 5GB free disk space | Communications link of 100 Mbps or higher | 64-bit server | 1 USB Port | 1 Ethernet port (wired network interface card (NIC))
Browser (1 of the following)
Microsoft Edge | Chrome | Firefox | Safari
Operating System (must have administrative rights on the following software)
Windows 11 PRO or Enterprise Edition, 64-Bit | Adobe Acrobat Reader installed (free download from the internet) | An internet connection NOT on the Carrier network
There are many different skill sets in the life of a field technician — engineering, IT infrastructure, technical support, and computer programming, to name a few. This video training tutorial will educate field technicians and engineers on the basic use of Snap.
The Gold Snap Essentials course has been developed for Carrier Field Office field technicians/engineers who are new to the Carrier i-Vu® Tools hardware and software.
For more information on the Carrier Controls Expert Program, please contact your local Carrier Controls sales representative or visit carrier.com/controls-experts.
After successfully completing this course, you will be able to use Carrier’s Snap tool to quickly and efficiently to:
- Describe the different types of microblocks
- Define microblock properties
- Read a sequence of operations and translate it to a program
- Simulate a program to find errors
- Modify a control program
- Edit properties pages
Training Methods Used
Self-Paced Video Tutorial: This self-paced video tutorial is the prerequisite to the Snap Advanced course.
- The Purpose of a Control Program: An Intro to the Logic Page
- Convert a Sequence of Operation Into Logic: Convert a Sequence of Operation Into Logic • Simulate a Control Program
- Discover Microblock Families: Select and Define BACnet® Inputs • Select and Define a BACnet Value • Select and Define a PID Loop • Select and Define Additional Microblocks • Select and Define a BACnet Output • Add Wires and Labels • Add a Symbol to the Favorites List
- Create a Logic Symbol: Add Another Logic Symbol to Your Program
- Finish Your Program: Complete Your Control Program
- Verify a Sequence of Operation: Study a Sequence of Operations • Verify a Sequence of Operations
- Troubleshoot a Sequence of Operations: Decipher a Control Program
- Properties Pages: Reorder Microblocks • Add Section Headers to the Edit Order List • Add Expand/Collapse Sections on the Properties Page • Align Items on the Properties Page
- Edit an Existing Control Program: Modify a Control Program
The virtual class requires a laptop with these specifications:
Laptop Hardware
Dual Core Processor | 4GB RAM | 30GB hard drive with 5GB free disk space | Communications link of 100 Mbps or higher | 64-bit server | 1 USB Port | 1 Ethernet port (wired network interface card (NIC))
Browser (1 of the following)
Microsoft Edge | Chrome | Firefox | Safari
Operating System (must have administrative rights on the following software)
Windows 11 PRO or Enterprise Edition, 64-Bit | Adobe Acrobat Reader installed (free download from the internet) | An internet connection NOT on the Carrier network