Practical SCADA for Industry

This book provides you with the knowledge to analyse, specify and debug SCADA systems in the instrumentation and control environment

David Bailey (Author), Edwin Wright (Author)

9780750658058, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 23 June 2003

304 pages
26.4 x 19.5 x 2 cm, 0.649 kg

A SCADA system gathers information, such as where a leak on a pipeline has occurred, transfers the information back to a central site, alerting the home station that the leak has occurred, carrying out necessary analysis and control, such as determining if the leak is critical, and displaying the information in a logical and organized fashion. SCADA systems can be relatively simple, such as one that monitors environmental conditions of a small office building, or incredibly complex, such as a system that monitors all the activity in a nuclear power plant or the activity of a municipal water system.

Background to SCADASCADA Systems Hardware (and Firmware)SCADA Systems Software and ProtocolsLandlinesLocal Area Network SystemsModemsCentral Site Computer FacilitiesTroubleshooting and MaintenanceSpecification of SystemsAppendix A: Glossary of TermsAppendix B: Interface StandardsAppendix C: CITECT Practical

Subject Areas: Communications engineering / telecommunications [TJK], Automatic control engineering [TJFM], Other manufacturing technologies [TDP], Engineering: general [TBC]