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Industrial Automation from Scratch

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

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800569386
Length 492 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Olushola Akande Olushola Akande
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters Close

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 20. Other Books You May Enjoy

Downloading and installing mySCADA software

Let’s start by learning how to download the software, as it will be used in the SCADA project in the Interfacing SCADA with an S7-1200 PLC using mySCADA software section of this book.

Downloading mySCADA

We will perform the following steps to download the two pieces of software (myDESIGNER and myPRO) to our PC:

  1. Visit www.myscada.org and click on RESOURCES:
Figure 11.2 – The home page of mySCADA.org

Figure 11.2 – The home page of mySCADA.org

  1. Click on Downloads:
Figure 11.3 – The RESOURCES page

Figure 11.3 – The RESOURCES page

  1. Click on register or log in here, fill in the necessary details, and click Register:
Figure 11.4 – The DOWNLOADS page

Figure 11.4 – The DOWNLOADS page

  1. You should have the following screen if everything is okay:
Figure 11.5 – The welcome message

Figure 11.5 – The welcome message

  1. Check your email for a message from mySCADA, which contains the link to access your...
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