We use docker containers for CI/CD build purposes at work. We had an instance recently where our container needed some added applications in order to publish the build artifacts up and out to a web server for future download. Here is how we went about updating our docker container. To start I logged into the […]
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Use PowerShell to Push Data to a Swagger API
We went over how to get authenticated using PowerShell and OAuth 2.0 in a previous article. It might be required to do that first! In this scenario we are loading up SCADA data from CSV files on disk and then pushing the data to the remote API service. Here is the full code: # Load […]
Use PowerShell to Obtain Bearer Token from OAuth 2.0 API
PowerShell is a powerful scripting language and set of tools included with every major version of Windows in recent years. Microsoft is working hard to be competitive with Python and other scripting languages. We recently did a project that required us to export a couple CSV files to disk and then transmit them to an […]
ClearSCADA Mobile Installation and Setup
ClearSCADA Mobile is a useful add-on to ClearSCADA. It can consolidate data from several systems and provide it to remote users in their handheld or tablet devices. Because it is not easy here are some instructions on how to set it up! Disclaimer: I am putting this together so I can remember how to do […]
MQTT – Is This the Protocol We’re Looking For?
The industrial automation world is just buzzing with internet of things (IoT) news and industrial internet of things (IIoT). SCADA software, polling drivers, field Ethernet to serial gateways and just about everyone else is taking advantage of the new buzzwords. One of the new primary protocols for IIoT devices is MQTT. Last month I attended the Well […]
Maximize ClearSCADA WebX ActiveX Applet
ClearSCADA was one of the first SCADA platforms to have a fairly complete and stable web based thin client. It has stayed the same through the years and is lagging behind a bit with lack of full graphics support on HTML5, but it is consistent and works well in a Windows environment. One of the […]