Review of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems (SCADAS)

Abstract

SCADA simply means, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System. As the name point out, the system is not a full control program, but it concentrates on the supervisory level. The system is a computer program for gathering and analyzing real time data. They are used in the following areas: to monitor and control a plant or equipment in industries, in telecommunications, water and waste control, energy, oil and gas refining and transportation. They relatively simple, which can monitor environmental conditions of a small office building, or a very complex one. It can also be used in monitoring the activities in a nuclear power plant or the activities in a municipal water system. This paper describes the SCADA systems in terms of their architecture, their interface to the process hardware, the functionality and the application development facilities they provide.

Keywords: Supervisory Control, Data Acquisition, Monitor, Control program, Real Time