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SCADA Tutorial: A Quick, Easy, Comprehensive Guide

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Contents
Section I: What Is SCADA, and What Can It Do for You?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 4 4 Section 2: How SCADA Systems Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5 6 6 6 6 Section 3: How to Evaluate SCADA Systems and Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 8 9 Section 4: An Integrated SCADA Monitoring and Control Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 10 10 10 11 11

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SCADA is used around the world to control all kinds of industrial processes SCADA can help you increase efficiency, lower costs and increase the profitability of your operations.

Section 1: What is SCADA, and what can it do for you?

Water and sewage:

Buildings, facilities and environments:

Manufacturing:

Mass transit:

Traffic signals:

Where is SCADA Used?

Electric power generation, transmission and distribution: 3

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Section 2: How SCADA Systems Work

24 external analog sensors

Sensors Remote telemetry units (RTUs).

control relays

SCADA master units.

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Data Acquisition

Building Access System

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Data Communication

Control

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What can the NetGuardian do for you?

Section 3: How to Evaluate SCADA Systems and Hardware

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What to Look for in a SCADA RTU

Spec

Sufficient capacity

Rugged construction extremes of temperature and humidity

Secure, redundant power supply

Redundant communication ports

Nonvolatile memory (NVRAM)

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Intelligent control.

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Real-time clock Watchdog timer 8

What to Look for in a SCADA Master

Alarm Master Choice: T/Mon LNX

Flexible, programmable response to sensor inputs.

24/7, automatic pager and email notification.

Detailed information display.

1. Detailed, plain English alarm descriptions 2. Immediate notification of COS alarms

Nuisance alarm filtering.

3. Standing alarm list 4. Text message windows

5. Nuisance alarm filtering Expansion capability. 6. Pager and email notifications

Redundant, geodiverse backup.

7. Derived alarms and controls

Support for multiple protocols and equipment types.

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Section 4: T/Mon LNX An Integrated SCADA Monitoring and Control Solution

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What Can T/Mon LNX Do for You? Glenn Lippincott, Southern Company

Lee Wells, Pathnet Why You Need Help With Your SCADA Implementation

How Can You Know That T/Mon LNX Will Work for You?

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