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SCADA Overview PDF
SCADA Overview PDF
Systems
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
Programmable LabVIEW
Automation Industrial PID PC based Control System/SCADA
Controller Controller System (Supervisory Control And Data
(PAC) Acquisition)
Distributed Control Systems (DCS) PLC (Programmable Logic Controller)
? PAC
DCS
RTU
http://www.opto22.com/site/pacsvsothertech.aspx
PLC
PLC - Programmable Logic Controller
A Digital Computer used for Automation and
Control Applications
PLCs are suitable for Local Area Control (plants,
production lines, etc.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmable_logic_controller
PAC
PAC Programmable Automation Controller
A Programmable Automation Controller (PAC) is a compact controller that
combines the features and capabilities of a PC-based control system with
that of a typical PLC.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_terminal_unit
DCS
DCS - Distributed Control Systems
DCS Example:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCADA
SCADA Architectures
1. Generation: Early SCADA system computing was done by
large minicomputers.
Common network services did not exist at the time SCADA was
developed.
Thus SCADA systems were independent systems with no
connectivity to other systems
2. Generation: Distributed Systems
The system was distributed across multiple stations which were
connected through a LAN.
3. Generation: Networked Systems
4. Generation: Internet of Things (IoT)
SCADA System
The SCADA system typically contains different modules,
such as:
1. OPC Server
2. A Database that stores all the necessary data
3. Control System
4. Datalogging System
5. Alarm System
These Modules are typically separate Modules because
they should be able to run on different computers in a
network (distributed).
SCADA System Overview
Process Control
OPC Server
Plant System
Typically, the different Modules that the SCADA system consists of are
distributed physically in a Network (local network or over Internet)
PC-based Control System
Industrial PID Controller PID Control using PC and I/O Module
PC
I/O Module
0-5V/1-5V 0-5V
Analog In Analog Out Controller (PID) and Lowpass Filter
Measurement(s) - + Control Signal Implementation
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