We work with SCADAPack PLCs a lot in our line of work. They are pretty flexible devices. However, what many people do not know is that they have a relatively old OS and do not have great memory management. Here are my tips for properly setting up a SCADAPack. Some explanation as to why towards […]
Tag: DNP3
DNP3 Address Mapping on Standard SCADAPack
This month has been a great learning month. I was able to build and complete a small water SCADA system here in Canada (thanks GlobalFlow for the opportunity!) and we made the communications work using DNP3. So this system is built with SCADAPacks talking over a serial radio. Conveniently the master radio is at the […]
Setup ClearSCADA Ethernet DNP3 Communications to a SCADAPack (non-E series)
So before the weekend I posted and put up screenshots detailing how to get DNP3 configured on SCADAPack to report up to a ClearSCADA SCADA host server. What follows is the matching ClearSCADA configuration to complete the loop. These screenshots were taken with the latest ClearSCADA 2017, but should also work fine in older (back to […]
Report on Exception – A DNP3 Success Story
The year was 2013 and I was working for a client in Northeastern British Columbia (NEBC). We had just finished implementing another multi-well pad RTU installation and it had gone well. The client was preparing for the next set of drilling and completions as well as construction of their new plant. It was the perfect […]