SCADA Function 1714995919

SCADA
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What is SCADA?
 SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition)
is a category of software application program for
process control, the gathering of data in real time
from remote locations in order to control
equipment and conditions.
What is SCADA used for?
 Since SCADA is an automation control system....
 SCADA is used at the core of many modern industries:
 Energy
 Food and beverage
 Manufacturing
 Oil and gas
 Power
 Recycling
 Transportation
 Water and waste water
SCADA system perform
four basic operation:
 Data acquisition
 Networked data communication
 Data presentation
 Control
SCADA BLOCK DIAGRAM
RTU/PLC
SENSORS RTU/PLC
SENSORS RTU/PLC
COMMUNICATION
SCADA MASTERS
NETWORK
SENSORS
RTU/PLC
SENSORS
RTU/PLC HMI
SENSORS RTU/PLC
Components of SCADA
 Sensors & end devices.

Sensors detect and transmit readings of important
parameters to the PLCs. End devices include
equipment from valves to large machinery like
pumps, turbines and industrial chillers are
controlled by the PLCs to start, stop and function
as required.
 PLCs.
PLCs are electronic brains that scan thousands of
rungs or lines of custom code to execute pre-
determined logic based on the inputs from the
readings of the sensors in order to control the
outputs which are the end devices of the plant.
These normally happens autonomously without
requiring input from the operator. These are
sometimes called Process Automation Controllers
(PACs) or may have close cousins called Remote
Terminal Units (RTUs).
 I/O servers or the communication network
I/O servers are computers that (can be
redundant) communicate to the PLCs normally
via Industrial Ethernet to obtain the sensor values
as well as other representative data of the status
of the processes in the plant or facility and further
distributes them to the Operator stations and
Historian.
 SCADA master station
 A central host computer server(s). This is often
known as a master station, a SCADA center, or a
master terminal unit (MTU). The central host
computer is usually a single computer or a
computer server network.
 HMI
The Human Machine Interface (HMI) includes the
electronics required to signal and control the
state of industrial automation equipment. It is
simply the way by which humans interact with
machines.
 The uses of SCADA technology are vast. Why?
Because many industries require the many
monitoring and control capabilities that SCADA
offers. In most uses, SCADA is used to manage a
physical process (manufacturing and water
processing are common). In other uses of the
word "SCADA", a telecom or IT system of
communications is being managed instead.
USES OF SCADA
• Manufacturing.
In manufacturing, SCADA is used to make sure that
productivity targets are met and all systems run
smoothly. The SCADA system on a production line
tracks how many units have been produced and how
many are in various other stages. Analog values like
temp at various production stages are also measured.
 Food Production.
Very similar to manufacturing, food production is
a major SCADA application. If temp is important
for making gear, it is vital for the mass production
of foods. If temperature varies more than a few
degrees, entire batches could be bad. This
generates a lot of wasteful expense, which makes
deployment of a SCADA system absolutely
• Electric and Gas Utilities.
Utility companies, mainly gas utilities, suffer the
combined headaches of manufacturing and telecom
companies. They have to move a physical product
through their systems, and they are spread out across
big areas. This makes SCADA devices a good fit in utility
environments. They need to control the movement of
power and gas through the distribution chain. They
must also keep the supporting telecom infrastructure
online.
 Wastewater Treatment.
The conversion of wastewater back into drinking
water can really be thought of as another type of
manufacturing process. It delivers the world's most
vital item. Flow rate sensors are very common in
wastewater centers, as are contaminant sensors.
 Telecom and Information Technology (IT).
Many people don't use the term "SCADA" in
telecom environments. Still, many people do use
this term to describe remote monitoring and
control systems in telcos. Telecom is simply a
instant production environment, with bits of data
instead of parts or food products. Monitoring
temp of servers and other delicate gear is
common when SCADA is used in this type of
application.
Advantages of SCADA
 Flexible, simple, reliable, Efficient with fewer work

forces, Security,
Self-checking and readability, Portable and cost
efficient.
Conclusion and Learning
 The SCADA supplements the control and

protection system to form an integrated system,
which is compact, economical and versatile. In
short we can say that it acts under the GLOBAL
POSITIONING SYSTEM, so that whole system works
in same time domain.
 Today the buzzword in any industry is “Optimal
Performance at Maximum Economy”. SCADA has
provided the industry with the perfect “Man
Machine Interface” which has solved many or to
be precise, most of the problems related to
monitoring, supervision, data acquisition and
controlling.
 The most significant contribution of SCADA is
probably having an easy-to-use graphical
interface, which has made the tedious job of
operators very easy.

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 SCADA is used at the core of many modern industries:

 Sensors & end devices.

 Flexible, simple, reliable, Efficient with fewer work

 The SCADA supplements the control and

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