Phase 27: SCADA

This phase contains 4 sections and 34 checklist topics. Use the interactive phase page to track your own learning progress.

General topics

  • What is SCADA?
  • Why SCADA?
  • HMI vs SCADA
  • SCADA architecture
  • Server
  • Client
  • PLC
  • Historian
  • And 3 more checklist topics

Functions

  • Tags
  • Graphic screens
  • Alarms
  • Events
  • Real-time trend
  • Historical trend
  • Recipe
  • Reports
  • And 4 more checklist topics

Also know

  • OPC server
  • Database interface
  • Reporting
  • Backup
  • Redundancy basic

Practical Field Additions

  • Troubleshoot missing data versus bad sensor versus communication fault
  • SCADA graphics and alarm change validation
  • Alarm rationalization and priority basics
  • Back up runtime/engineering projects and identify versions
  • Document graphic/tag changes and restore procedure
  • Basic historian connectivity and timestamp consistency

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