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Learning SCADA: Collect, Analyze, and Visualize Data for Industrial Automation

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Overview

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Learn about SCADA in industrial systems
  • What you should know
  • Using the exercise files
1. Understanding SCADA System
  • SCADA system introduction
  • SCADA system architecture and components
  • An example of a SCADA system
  • An overview of the different software used for SCADA
  • SCADA in action: Project introduction
2. OPC
  • Introduction to the OPC standard
  • OPC server/client
  • OPC connection mechanism
  • Advantages of using OPC protocol
  • OPC DA vs. OPC UA
  • Different OPC software overview
  • Skkynet Cogent DataHub software tour
  • Example of using DataHub OPC with a simulator PLC
  • Differences between OPC and SCADA system
3. Ignition SCADA Software
  • Introduction to Ignition SCADA software
  • Download and install Ignition Gateway
  • Download and install Ignition Designer
  • Ignition software tour: Ignition Gateway
  • Ignition software tour: Ignition Designer
  • Demo part 1: Adding DataHub OPC UA to Ignition software
  • Demo part 2: Adding OPC-UA tags to Ignition Designer
4. SCADA in Action: Project
  • SCADA project introduction
  • Identifying the SCADA system architecture and components
  • Project demo prior to using SCADA
  • Step 1: Adding data to OPC server (Cogent DataHub)
  • Step 2: Adding OPC server to Ignition Gateway
  • Step 3: Adding tags to the Ignition Designer project
    • Adding components
    • Step 4: Design the SCADA HMI
    • Step 4: Design the SCADA HMI
    • Step 5: Binding OPC tags to HMI components
    • SCADA project demo
    • Export and import Ignition Designer project
    5. Troubleshooting
    • Troubleshooting tips
    • Final thought: Security
    Conclusion
    • Next steps

Taught by

Zara Khalil

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