The abbreviation of “SCADA” comes from Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition.

Although it may sound that it is a familiar term to the general public, it is hard to locate a precise moment in the history when this term was first used.  Most of the authors refer to the 1960’s as the SCADA system beginnings. At that time, the need to monitor and control various processes grew, which led the engineers to search for solutions to fulfill these needs. SCADA systems are generally used to monitor and control equipment in industries such as telecommunications, water and waste control, energy, oil and gas refining and transportation – mainly, systems that are geographically wide spread.

Nowadays SCADA is used in wide applications, not only in industrial use, but also it is widely used in general lives. In the coming weeks we will update this magazine on how a SCADA system works and further provide tips on how to install and test such a system. In addition we commit ourselves to provide complete practical examples of training on Mitsubishi, Siemens and Allen Bradley PLCs.

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