The Comparison between PLCs, RTUs, and PACs

In contrast to PLCs, PCs have virtually unlimited memory, compared to traditional PLCs. In PC-based control systems, programming, MMI and ...

PLCs with Communications Feature the Most Important

Today’s manufacturing plants must operate faster, more efficiently, and with more flexibility than ever before. To do so, a growing number...

Modernizing an SCADA/HMI Systems

"Time flies". The old adage could be obsolete, but it is also true in many cases, perhaps no more so today than with the plant H...

Modernizing HMI/SCADA with Web-based Tools

A good place to start in modernizing an HMI/SCADA system is with incorporation of Web-based capabilities. The functionality standard in we...

Automatic Gates using PLC

Simulation Automatic Gates   Detail Automatic Gates using PLC Information on Drawing Numbers for Automatic Gates...

Downtime Monitoring of HMI/SCADA Systems

No 21st century company operates autonomously, and any modern HMI/SCADA system worth it salt today must be able to gather exchange analyze...

Automatic Gates using PLC Omron

PLC Type Series-CV Omron , Name Input / Output PLC : INPUT PLC : 0000.00 ; Area Sensor 1. 0000.01 ...

Practical Consideration of SCADA Checksum Function

The practical considerations related to SCADA architecture, most SCADA RTUs have a simple architecture. This allows for a straightforward ...

The Difference SCADA from Distributed Control System (DCS)

A primary differentiator between a SCADA system and other types of control systems such as DCS is the purpose to which the control system ...

The Electric Power of SCADA

The standardization process in SCADA communication protocols has been primarily driven by the special requirements of electric power SCADA...

SCADA Protocols Continue to Evolve

As evidenced by the new edition of IEC 60870-5-101, work is going on to improve these protocols. The DNP3 Technical committee has publishe...

SCADA Evolution Penetrating with Higher Numbers of I/O

A real world SCADA system can monitor and control hundreds to hundreds of thousands of I/O points. SCADA system evolve rapidly and are now...

SCADA System Expose on The Cyberspace Threats

The SCADA systems evolved from static to dynamic systems. The increased connectivity to internet and mobile device technology has also a m...

Improving Security of SCADA Systems

Internet and global e-business application requirement demands that companies increasingly implement computing infrastructures specificall...

Vulnerability Analysis to Protect SCADA System

A changing vulnerability and threat landscape and continuing requirements for compliance are the main drivers for vulnerability management...

How To Prevent SCADA Security System Attack

SCADA systems are Process Control Systems (PCS) that monitor and control critical infrastructure such as the electric power, natural gas, ...

Verification Function of SCADA System

The design of verification function is based on the Pioneer primitive. The verification function consists of three main components: the ch...

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Architecture

A SCADA system is common process automation system which is used to gather data from sensors and instruments located at remote site and to...

Cyber Security Threat of SCADA Control Systems

The continuous growth of cyber security threat and attacks including the increasing sophistication of malware is impacting the security of...

SCADA Network Operation Outsourcing

A fundamental concern regarding SCADA security is the increased connectivity to other, internal or external, computer networks. The typica...

A Typical SCADA System

Perhaps the most common architecture for SCADA (Supervisory, Control and Data Acquisition) system is a hierarchically organized structure....

Data Transaction between PLC and Micro

The underlying protocol; for the data transaction is called Modbus Protocol. It uses a query-response cycle between a master and the slave...

Implementation of Epics Support

For each PLC , the vxWorks driver code arranges the tags in scan lists depending on the requested update rate. One thread per PLC handles ...

OLE for Process Control Software for Automation Controllers

OPC – OLE for Process Control was originally designed for accessing data from network data servers, OPC interfaces are being used in many ...

PLC Driver Software

The driver supports multiple clients. The maximum number of clients has been arbitrarily chosen as 5. It can be extended if required. The ...

Process Control Security Requirements in SCADA Field

The Process Control Security Requirements Forum (PCSRF) was to develop and complete a SCADA Field Device Protection Profile. The protectio...

Automatic Gates using PLC Mitsubishi

PLC Type FX-Mitsubishi , Name Input / Output PLC : INPUT PLC : X000 ; Area Sensor 1. X001 ...

Verification and Optimization of a PLC Control Schedule

Nowadays, the verification of hybrid system is a popular topic in the formal method community. The presence of both discrete and continuou...

NSLS Control System Interface to PLC

The PLCs have been extensively used in industry to automate a variety of control a d monitoring functions in many years. They are flexible...

Development of PLC Based Controls at NSLS

The decision factors when selecting the Modicon products were costs, technical support, availability of a wide range of inexpensive I/O mo...

ABB Advant OCS – Advant Master DCS

The DCS is a control system which collects the data from the field and decides what to do with them. Data from the field can either be sto...

Controller System for Industrial Automation

The element linking the measurement and the final control element is the controller. Before the advent of computers, the controllers are u...

Honeywell Experion Process Knowledge System

Experion is Honeywell’s unified system for process, business, and asset management that help industrial manufacturers increase their profi...

Main Feature of PLC

PLC control system is that it regards PLC as control key component, utilize special I/O module to form hardware of control system with a s...

Application Fields of PLC

PLC is widely applied in all industrial departments in developed countries, which is include steel industry, petroleum industry, chemical ...

Application of PLC in Glass Industry

PLC was applied in glass industry in 1980s. Since then, PLC was assembled bit by bit. Nowadays PLC has been used in every procedure and e...

Application PLC in Cement and Steel Industry

Nowadays, various control systems of DCS come into being in view of various conditions and various network forms through Bus Technology to...

Process Field Bus – Decentral Periphery (Profibus DP)

Profibus DP is an open, high speed and widely used field bus. It provides multi-master and master-slave communication in the field area. T...

Technology Integration for Home Automation

It is a fact that technologies change and evolve throughout time. This way, new technologies arise, which eventually replace those becomin...

Information of Modbus RTU Developed by Modicon

Modbus RTU is an open master/slave protocol, and can be easily implemented on serial interfaces. Numerous automation systems have Modbus R...

PLC Programming by Integrators

The complexity of dealing with integrators has been a surprise. Integrator companies in the irrigation market have been quite independent,...

SCADA Security for System Monitoring and Control Communication

Critical infrastructure systems include critical physical processes. These processes are controlled by automation systems which combine hu...

SCADA Automation System Model

Some of the difficulties encountered in discussing security in an automation system are: the lack of security categories for operational d...

GE Substation Automation Components

Software application A powerful suite of flexible, user friendly software applications and graphical user-interface modules are available...

The System Benefits of GE Substation Automation System

GE Substation Automation seamlessly integrates the protection, monitoring, diagnostics, control, measurement, and software functions of yo...

Improved Solution for Substation Automation with GE Power Management

When it comes to managing your substation, the challenges can be difficult. Anything from unknown equipment status to unexpected outages c...

Standardization (SOP) in Automation

The idea here is to create repeatable, high quality methods for operating and maintaining automation systems. These directives cover many ...

The Substation Automation System

The system used to monitor & control power systems and process shall take into account changes made in innovation cycles as well as ne...

DCS Solutions Represent of Intelligent Electronic Devices

DCS (Distribute Control System) solutions merge all communication capabilities of IEDs in a substation or across a network to perform a ph...

Substation Control & Information Management System (SCIMS)

The substation Control & Information System (SCIMS), form the basis for integrating all substation data including traditional SCADA da...