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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784329203321

Autore

Bailey David, BEng

Titolo

Practical SCADA for industry [[electronic resource] /] / David Bailey, Edwin Wright

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; London, : Elsevier, 2003

ISBN

1-281-22266-6

9786611222666

0-08-047390-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (298 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WrightEdwin, B.Sc.

Disciplina

670.4275

Soggetti

Automatic data collection systems

Supervisory control systems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1. Background to SCADA; 2. SCADA systems, hardware and firmware; 3. SCADA systems, software and protocols; 4. Landlines; 5. Local area network systems; 6. Modems; 7. Central site computer facilities; 8. Troubleshooting and maintenance; 9. Specification of systems; Appendix A: Glossary; Appendix B: Interface Standards; Appendix C: CITECT practical; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 sy