Practical SCADA for industry / David Bailey, Edwin Wright.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bailey, David (Telecommunications engineer)

Contributor:

Wright, Edwin (Engineer)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Automatic data collection systems.

Supervisory control systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786611222666

9781281222664

1281222666

9780080473901

0080473903

OCLC:

225566014