Practical SCADA & Radio Telemtry Systems for Industry

Practical SCADA & Radio Telemtry Systems for Industry

OBJECTIVES

• A fundamental understanding of SCADA systems
• The essentials of SCADA configuration
• Tricks and traps in installation of SCADA systems
• The essentials of telecommunications links
• Design and install radio and microwave links

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• Electrical Engineers
• Instrumentation and control engineers
• Engineering managers
• Design engineers
• Instrumentation technicians
• Project Engineers
• Technicians
• Process control engineers
• Maintenance engineers
• System engineers

COURSE OUTLINE

DAY ONE

INTODUCTION TELEMETRY NAD SCADA SYSTEMS

• Fundamentals
• Comparison of SCADA, DCS, PLC and Smart Instruments
• Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) Structure
• Analog and Digital Input/Output Modules
• Apllication programs
• PLC’s used as RTU’s & Master Site Structure
• Communications Architectures
• Point-to-point and Point to Multipoint Systems
• System Reliability and Availability
• Configuration of a Master Station

SCADA SYSTEMS AND PROTOCOLS

• Fundamentals & Components of a SCADA System
• Design and SCADA Packages
• Typical Operating Systems
• Communications Components (include Radio and Data)
• Specialized SACADA Protocols
• Configuration of SCADA Systems
• Error Detection & The twelve golden rules
• Practical Applications & Review of SCADA products
• New Technologies with SCADA

DAY TWO

LANDLINE SYSTEMS

• Background to cables
• Noise and Interference on Cables
• Types of Cables/Twisted Pair/Fibre Optics
• Privately Owned Cables
• Public Network Provided Services
• Switched Telephone Lines/2 wire – 4 wire Tie Lines/Analog Data
• Services/Digital Data Services
• Packet Switched Services & ISDN

Practical SCADA & Radio Telemetry System for Industry

MODEMS

• Introduction & Modem Principles
• Asynchronous/Synchronus & Modulation Techniques
• Error Detection and Correction Radio Modems

DAY THREE

RADIO TECHNOLOGY

• Background & Fundamentals of Radio Systems
• Fundamentals of Propagation/Gaint/Attenuation
• Frequency band selection & Modulation Schemes
• Equipent – Transmitters/Receivers/Filters, etc.
• Antenna Implementation & Cabling (coxial/audio/signal)
• Intermodulation/Multicouples/Duplexers, etc.
• Practical System Implementation & Design Considerations
• Path Loss Calculations & Fresnel Zones and K Factors
• System design practical & Data over radios
• Diversity nad duplication
• SATELLITE
• Background & Classes of service
• Relevant Organisations & Frequency Band Allocation
• Theory of operation & Downlinks and Uplinks
• FDMA/TDMA/CDMA
• Switched/Dedicated/Packet Switched
• Practical Implementation considerations
• Available Satelite Services

DAY FOUR

LINE OF SIGHT MICROWAVE

• Background & Point to Point/Point to Multipoint
• Equipment – Transmitter/Reciever/Multiplexer
• Data rates & Dishes and antennas
• Cables and Waveguides & Multipathing
• Diversity and Duplication
• PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
• Availability and Reliability & BER Testing
• Complete System Testing

Practical SCADA & Radio Telemetry System for Industry

INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS

• Location selection & Site works and access
• Mast selection & Equipment shelters
• Power supplies – Mains/Solar/Generators
• Back up Batteries & Air conditioning

DAY FIVE

FUTURE TRENDS

• Digital Modulation Radio
• Impact of based Instrumentation
• Trends in SCADA