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: RTU
Use a 4102 Multi-Variable Transmitter with a Floboss 107
The past few weeks have been incredibly busy. I cannot describe it. But I decided to make some time to try out something non-standard that might save clients some money on their transmitter costs. First off I need to give a shout out to Simark Controls for lending me this new 4102 transmitter so I […]
Being Cloud Ready
I just spent the last two days participating in an IoT and Data Analytics Hand-on-Lab at Microsoft Canada in Calgary. It was awesome to see what they are doing with their cloud product offering and how it can be used to enable business intelligence and possibility for new applications. Here is a screenshot of a […]
Its About Time
Time. It flies. It stands still. It is valuable. But time is awful. I dislike time. In particular time zones and the complexity surrounding how to handle time on SCADA systems. SCADA systems run on time. Daily records are recorded at contract hour. Alarms and Events are logged with time stamps. Should be easy right? Nope. Time […]
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 […]