HI!

I was introduced to DeltaV DCS systems during my undergraduate studies a few years ago and now I have renewed interest in this technology and I am looking for ways to refresh my knowledge. I want to set up my own DeltaV DCS "lab" in my basement. I checked ebay for complete DCS systems and there are very few for sale. Besides, they dont mention anything about software for it.

My question to the community is:

What would be a good model of DeltaV DCS for my project? I certainly would not be able to afford the latest version.

Do you know where I can buy used working hardware and software from? I already checked Ebay. Not much luck there.

Should I always contact the vendor for software? or is the software downloadable from the internet? Are drivers freely awailable too?

Thanks in advance friends, I want to get hands on experience in DeltaV and I really want to set up this system at home. Hope you guys can help!!

Cheers!

Azmil