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NEWS UPDATE

Over one hundred S5 to S7 PLC upgrades completed.

The recent upgrade of a Siemens Simatic S5 135U PLC to a S7 400 PLC controlling a large Soap Plant has enabled Abacus Automation to reach the milestone of one hundred S5 PLC to S7 PLC upgrades.

We are already well on our way to 150 with se
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SCADA

Definition : Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition
SCADA Control Systems

SCADA is the abbreviation for Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition. It refers to a software package and computer system that is used to interface a user to a process plant or machine.

The software uses graphics and data values to allow a user to monitor, control and record aspects of a process from a local or remote location. The SCADA system will use drivers and interfacing hardware to connect to and communicate with industrial components which receive or send data.

SCADA software will have standard features that come with the basic version but will often offer add on software which perform higher end tasks like reporting, batch control and maintenance scheduling. SCADA software will have standard features that come with the basic version but will often offer add on software which perform higher end tasks like reporting, batch control and maintenance scheduling.

SCADA Applications

SCADA systems are primarily used to see the status of plant components, trending of process variables, recording of plant failures and monitor production throughput.

Remote control of components like pumps, valves and conveyors in process plants is also a common application. The link below shows an application in which a brewery CIP process and brew fermentation is monitored and controlled from a SCADA.

http://www.abacus-automation.co.za/project-info.php?projectID=14

Siemens SCADA Packages and Tag Sizing

WinCC (512, 2048, 8192, 65536), WinCC Flexible (128, 512, 2048, 4096)