Standard Application Scada & Automation Systems

Course Contents

Module (01) Background to SCADA

• Introduction and brief history of SCADA
• Fundamental principles of the SCADA systems
• Real-Time Monitoring and Control Principals
• Overview of Industrial Control Systems (ICS)
• Introduction to SCADA Engineering
• SCADA Basic Functions

Module (02) Comparison of the terms SCADA, DCS, PLC and Smart Instrument

• SCADA system
• Distributed control system (DCS)
• Programmable logic controller (PLC)
• Smart instrument (SI)
• Considerations and benefits of SCADA system

Module (03) Engineering hardware and firmware

• Remote terminal units
• PLCs used as RTUs
• The master station
• System reliability and availability
• Communication architectures and philosophies
• Typical considerations in configuration of master station

Module (04) Engineering Software & Protocols

• The components of a SCADA system
• The SCADA software package
• Specialized SCADA protocols
• Distributed network protocol
• SCADA Security
• New technologies in SCADA systems

Module (05) Maintenance and Troubleshooting

• Troubleshooting the telemetry system
• Maintenance tasks
• The maintenance unit system

Module (06) SCADA Standards and Specification

• Common Pitfalls
• SCADA Standards
• Performance Criteria
• SCADA Testing
• SCADA Documentation
• SCADA Future

Module (07) SCADA Systems Evaluation

• Evaluate SCADA Systems and Hardware
• Important Components of the SCADA System
• Communications Media and Signals
• Access Control
• Alarm Handling
• Logging/Archiving
• SCADA Reliability, Redundancy and Safety Issues
• SCADA Failure Modes
• Security levels applied to SCADA

Practical Session

Module (08) SCADA Practical Session

• Design and development of the New SCADA application
• Hardware/Software Requirements
• PC/Workstation Configuration
• SCADA Software Package Installation
• System Configurations Single/Multi User Network
• Create a SCADA Project
• Configuration of Communication Drivers
• Real Time Database Configurations
• Graphic Design Editor/ Mimic display
• Alarm Massage Configuration
• Reporting Design Configuration Editor
• Archiving Massage Configurations
• Security Access Control Configurations
• Test and Commissioning
• Project Documentations