You're reading from Industrial Automation from Scratch A hands-on guide to using sensors, actuators, PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA to automate industrial processes

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781800569386

Length 492 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Scratch

Tools

Scratch

Concepts

Industrial Internet of Things

Author (1):

Olushola Akande

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Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Learning the Concepts and Skills Required to Get Started

2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Industrial Automation FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Switches and Sensors – Working Principles, Applications, and Wiring

4. Chapter 3: Actuators and Their Applications in Industrial Automation

5. Chapter 4: Overview of AC and DC Motors

6. Chapter 5: Introduction to Variable Frequency Drive (VFD)

7. Chapter 6: Drawing Schematic/Wiring Diagrams Using CAD Software

8. Part 2: Understanding PLC, HMI, and SCADA

9. Chapter 7: Understanding PLC Hardware and Wiring

10. Chapter 8: Understanding PLC Software and Programming with TIA Portal

11. Chapter 9: Deep Dive into PLC Programming with TIA Portal

12. Chapter 10: Understanding Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs)

13. Chapter 11: Exploring Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA)

14. Part 3: Process Control, Industrial Network, and Smart Factory

15. Chapter 12: Process Control – Essentials

16. Chapter 13: Industrial Network and Communication Protocols Fundamentals

17. Chapter 14: Exploring Smart Factory (Industry 4.0) with 5G

18. Assessments

19. Index

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SCADA software

This is software that can be used to create the interface (GUI) required to monitor and control the industrial equipment and perform all necessary configurations. It is usually installed on a central host computer, where monitoring and control operations will be carried out.

Common SCADA software includes the following:

WinCC by Siemens
FactoryTalk View by Rockwell Automation
InTouch by Wonderware
iFix by General Electric
Citect SCADA by Schneider
mySCADA

We are going to use one of the preceding SCADA software (mySCADA) in this chapter to learn how SCADA works, and to understand its basic configuration and wiring for a simple system.

mySCADA is powerful SCADA software that runs on Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux. It supports various PLCs, including S7-1200, S7-1500, S7-300, S7-400, ControlLogix, CompactLogix, Micrologix 1200, Micrologix 1400, Micrologix 1500, SLC 500, PLC 5, Omron PLCs, and Melsec-Q.

It basically consists...